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I cannot believe that my surgery is three days away. It seems like yesterday they assigned me a date ( and that was in June) and it seems like a month ago I met my surgeon ( and that was in January). What I mean to say is time had flown by and now I feel like I can't catch my breath.

Please tell me it is all going to be ok. Right now I can't seem to see around everything to the place where I live a semi normal life. And I worry if I am prepare for everything or if I'm going to fall hard and ruin everything I've worked so hard for.

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Hi Karebear..

My surgery is in 9 days assuming all the moving parts line up (insurance approval etc.). I haven't had a chance to worry much about the surgery because of all the other crap worries. Just think positive and go for it! I hope you have a good experience! Get ready to start your new life!

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Mine is in 7 days, so I know what you mean!! Everything will go just fine!!!!

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Keep a positive mind, you have already mentally prepared yourself along the way..you will be fine..this is the beginning of your new life...

in a blink of an eye you will be on your way to a healthier you, congrats and good luck!

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Just heard from my insurance that my surgery has been approved. I'm just a few days behind you Karebear!

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Am I the only one this worried?

Nope. I am in 7 days. I am scared but excited. You will do great. Think positive!!

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Nope! I'm eight days away from surgery and starting to panic over little crap. I've been super busy jumping through all these hoops but I'm nervous. I'm nervous that ill regret this although that seems to be rare. I'm nervous that i will do all this and fail like carney Wilson. I'm worried because i can't stand these Protein Shakes. Its frightening going into the unknown. I'm just trying to focus on the end result.....losing this weight! I want to be thin, i want that badly. Focusing on that helps me.

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It is completely natural to feel this way. But trust me it is the best thing we could have done for ourselves. As for being afraid of failing, the advice I really took from my nutritionist is after the required appointments are over to come back and see them as soon as you notice you are gaining again. She said it is a lot easier to fix 5 pounds than 100. Be honest with yourself and as soon as you suspect you are forming old habits, go see your support team!

Also don't forget to take a before picture and keep that as your motivation!

Surgery: 6/26/13 HW 370 SW 331 CW 299

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