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Another Canadian here with a September 9th surgery date with dr. Kelly in TJ. Nova hospital and hotel Lucerna! Very excited but I'll be honest...I'm finding that I'm second guessing my decision sometimes. Looking forward to it all being over and the recovery being a distant memory. And I'll be doing all my remembering in the skinniest jeans I can squeeze into ;)

Anyone know how to start a group on fb? Seems to be lots of September 9'ers out there...it would be nice to compare and ask each other questions along the way!

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Hey guys! I'm on the 2nd September' date=' too! Except, I'm in the United Kingdom. It'd be good to keep in touch to see how each of us are getting on. I'm bricking it!! How are you guys feeling? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' /> I'm so worried about losing my hair, losing my boobs and having so much spare skin, I could re-cover the sofa with it, I don't know what to focus on first![/quote']

Sounds great! Count me in. Having mine in TJ. I reside in Chicago. I love to hear how all the Sept 2 people progress.

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I think there are some groups on Facebook' date=' you just have to seArch it.[/quote']

Will private groups show up in a search? I've tried "wls" and "vsg" but don't get a lot of useful results. Thanks :)

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September 11th too!!

I think your the only one ive talked to who has the same date as me right now...not a lot of sept 11th dates for surgery??? Is it a whole 9/11 deal you think?

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From the time my family doc put a referral in to Dr Sampath ( surgeon) I waited 1 yr' date=' seen Sampath nov 2012 did all the tests, appointments at the wellness center and then surgery may 30, 2013! So 6 MONTHS. Sleeve and bypass are the only weight loss surgeries covered by MSP ( medical).[/quote']

Wow...you didnt wait long at all..its sad for me that vancouver wasnt an option... (its 4 hours to the nearest big city from where i live...so i cant imagine driving down 4 hours for appointments and then having to go to vancouver to have dr.s appointments... but wow!!! Thats awesome!! I wonder why its so fast in vancouver but not victoria???

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Another Canadian here with a September 9th surgery date with dr. Kelly in TJ. Nova hospital and hotel Lucerna! Very excited but I'll be honest...I'm finding that I'm second guessing my decision sometimes. Looking forward to it all being over and the recovery being a distant memory. And I'll be doing all my remembering in the skinniest jeans I can squeeze into ;)

Anyone know how to start a group on fb? Seems to be lots of September 9'ers out there...it would be nice to compare and ask each other questions along the way!

Im guessing its normal to second guess...i do it too..its more like a " do i really want to put myself through the pain and discomfort and fetting used to a smaller tummy" moment...but then i think about how it sucks to live in this morbidly obese body that sweats non stop and is in pain just from walking...i want to be free to live a healthy active life and this is going to help me get there..so..time to put my big girl panties on and just go for it!!!

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Hey Heather! I can't figure out how to copy and paste but I'm agreeing with you on your surgery date. I can't seem to find anyone on the 13th so now I'm wondering if its because its Friday the 13th? I'm starting to think we should've picked different dates. I am just so ready to get this done! Hope we still run into each other at the hotel.

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My surgery date is September 16, 2013.

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I am september 4th...from Iowa. Excited and nervous both!

Nice to see another person for Sept 4th.

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I dont have the date yet but have the approval already. I am thinking late Aug to first week September. Nervous and excited as some of u guys :/

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I'm sept 16th!! I have a 2wk pre op liver reduction diet of Protein Shakes for meals and Clear Liquids in between!!

That's what my pre-op diet is! My surgery is 9/10 and my liquid diet starts 8/27. I've been doing as much research as possible into the different Protein options. I'm also stocking my freezer with sugar free popsicles:)

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