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Interested to see the awesome group that will be going through this journey with me at the same time. Please reply so that I can follow your journey as well. :) My last weigh in is on April 15 and surgery date will either be May 11 or May 18.

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HI there. My last appointment for my dietician is 04/7 and they believe surgery will be 30 days after. So im hoping to be amoung the May sleevers!

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My last apt with my dietitian is next week, so I'm hoping for a May date!

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May 21 here! Excited and scared at the same time.

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How exiting, our month will be here sooner than we know it! Of course I dont feel that way at the moment, but at this point I'm on cruise control. I've already been through the emotional roller coaster: I was origionally going to have surgery in March but BC changed their requirements in 2015 going from 3 months to 6 month weight check...everything happends for a reason and now i'm happy to be a May sleever especially since my Bday is in May.

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I'm scheduled for May 19 :)

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My doctor stated that I don't have to start the pre op diet until 2 weeks prior to surgery. My birthday is April 26, so I'm having a blow out this year.

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My Doc also stated that Pre Op will be two weeks before surgery, ALL liquid DIET.

When I first started this journey in Nov I was so determined and motivated that I was on information overlaod. Reading everything I could and trying to learn everything I could, to prepare me for pre and post surgery. I had a bump in the road with my insurance becuase they changed the requirements in 2015 from 3 to a 6 month weight check and this threw me for a loop (since I had everything done). I was on an emotional roller coaster for 1 week and second week I started feeling better, but during this time I was still doing everything the Nut asked that I do and eat. The only thing I did stop doing is walking on the treadmil, which I am focused just trying to get back that 100% motivation. Which is where I'm at now. I eat 1400 calorie meals (veggie and Protein and very little of the extra). I feel like I'm on auto pilot right now and going forward just trying to get to the finish line before the real journey begins.

What about you ladies, how has your journey been?

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Hi 'MAY SLEEVERS'.. I'm new to this site and "one of you." :P .. I've not been given my actually date yet, just told it will be in May. It seemed SO far away and now I am nervous as if it's coming up so fast. I have a million questions so signed up for this site tonight hoping to find fellow sleevers so am glad to see you all here!

I have a few things left to do. Blood work, EKG, Chest X-ray and 3required visits with a therapist discussing my 28 year relationship ending in divorce. Apparently, that affected me somehow? lol .. With all of the other hoops I've jumped through, I feel like these last few things are small.

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@@bvenegas ... I had the opposite experience with my insurance. At my last weigh in I was told in 2015 my insurance now only requires 3months rather than 6 so everything was moved up. Talk about a feeling of a PHYSICAL fast forward lol.. I was excited at first, but after having a week to think about it.. I am nervous and feel ill prepared mentally..

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