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Hey all!

I started this journey in January and have been doing the 6 months of Dr supervised diet since then (doing that with my PCP). Yesterday, I had my appt with the Nut and she went over my diet after surgery...week by week...and really talked about everything. Wow! It actually started to get real for me at that point. I guess doing the 6 months of dieting seems literally endless so really going over the diet after surgery got me excited and nervous at the same time!!! I still have two more months of my 6 month requirement before submitting to insurance for approval but just had to share. I'm hoping I'll have surgery in August!!! It will be here before I know it! :)

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Howdy from Forney, Dallasgal!

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Howdy from Forney' date=' Dallasgal![/quote']

Howdy!! I'm actually in Mesquite, so just right down the road from you!! :)

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It will be! Time just flies by!

It really does! I was so bummed when I found out I had to do the 6 months but its really going fast!

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Im hoping to get surgery in July.... nervous but ready!! Just ready to be done with all this dietician / logs/ insurance junk and get on with it. :)

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Howdy!! I'm actually in Mesquite, so just right down the road from you!! :)

Were you planning on going to/have you been to any of the support groups in the area? I went to my first one at Methodist last month, planning on going to the one this month as well.

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Howdy!! I'm actually in Mesquite, so just right down the road from you!! :)

Hey me too! I live in Mesquite as well. You, me, and DonRodolfo are neighbors.

Good luck with your surgery!

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Agree...the NUT appt made it real for me too...I'm still waiting for the,ball to drop. PCP on friday. Hope they don't derail me.

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Were you planning on going to/have you been to any of the support groups in the area? I went to my first one at Methodist last month' date=' planning on going to the one this month as well.[/quote']

I am planning on going to one at Medical City in June. Haven't been to one yet though. I wish I had been going each month because my Nut showed me the topics they have covered and I really think it would have been good to be there for those.

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I am planning on going to one at Medical City in June. Haven't been to one yet though. I wish I had been going each month because my Nut showed me the topics they have covered and I really think it would have been good to be there for those.

I go to the one at Methodist Hospital off of Beckley and Colorado Ave. They have one every 3rd Tuesday of the Month from 6p-7:30pm in the Weiss Auditorium. Great place to ask questions of people who have had surgery as well as bariatric nurses that attend. Anyone who has had surgery or is going to and their families are welcome to attend and it's free.

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Does anyone know of any meetings in the Arlington/ Grand Prairie area!

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