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Wow, cant believe it, had my final weigh in today, got my pre and post op directions...started phase 1 south beach on monday and was down 2 lbs this morn...its real now, Aug 1st, 1 week from today is my date....getting really nervous now...going from sleeve to RNY....

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Wow' date=' cant believe it, had my final weigh in today, got my pre and post op directions...started phase 1 south beach on monday and was down 2 lbs this morn...its real now, Aug 1st, 1 week from today is my date....getting really nervous now...going from sleeve to RNY....[/quote']

Congratulations on revision

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thanks country girl and congrats on your surgery!!

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My surgery date is August 7th. I've just completed Optifast week 1 and I'm down 10.2 lbs!

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Mine is August 26th! A month and 2 days! SO NERVOUS!!!

We are surgery buddies! Congrats!

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YAY!! We'll be sitting next to each other on the losers bench! Keep me updated!

Will do! I'm the first one for my Dr that day. I've got to be at the hospital at 5am. I start my pre-op on the 12th. I'm getting excited and I've already started packing. How about you?

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Will do! I'm the first one for my Dr that day. I've got to be at the hospital at 5am. I start my pre-op on the 12th. I'm getting excited and I've already started packing. How about you?

I start my pre-op diet on the 12th, too. That's gonna suck! I don't know what time I have to be at the hospital yet, and I still have to go to one surgeon visit before surgery. I'm just a mixture of excitement and nerves now! It's been a long journey and now it's so close!

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I start my preop on the 12th as well. 2 weeks to preop diet, pre-op physical and anesthesia visit on the 9th; endoscopy scheduled for the 14th. The latter is something being added on last minute, as I had one 2 years ago but the doc wants one within 3 months. Crazy time right now.

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I start my preop on the 12th as well. 2 weeks to preop diet' date=' pre-op physical and anesthesia visit on the 9th; endoscopy scheduled for the 14th. The latter is something being added on last minute, as I had one 2 years ago but the doc wants one within 3 months. Crazy time right now.[/quote']

Yeah, I had a scope in September, when I was in the hospital for kidney failure, and I started this whole process the first of December and they said that scope was fine but since its been a while now I don't know if they'll make me do another.

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August 3 very nervous what do I pack anyone knows

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August 3 very nervous what do I pack anyone knows

I only took stretchy pants &flip flops cause ya can't bend over for a wk @least, my toothbrush of course they supplied the rest. I went in on monday @11:00am& out by2pm Tuesday

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PrettyNpink, my last scope was fine too. I just can't afford to rock the boat too much up there--they've been cool about getting monthly checkins from my providers locally. I have to travel more than an hour away from home because Medicare doesn't reimburse my local hospital's bariatric program. (I'm on disability for something else.) I figure, I need to jump through their hoops until I'm free & clear post-surgery (a ways down the road yet) then I'll get the local folks here back on board and stop driving up there.

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I only took stretchy pants &flip flops cause ya can't bend over for a wk @least' date=' my toothbrush of course they supplied the rest. I went in on monday @11:00am& out by2pm Tuesday[/quote']

Wow that's great thanks

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