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Yesterday I made the decision to take a step towards the sleeve. I have an appointment on Thursday with Dr. Juarez in Phoenix, AZ. I'm nervous yet excited for this journey. Unsure of the process or how long it will take. I want it done asap. I know I have to be patient.

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Yesterday I made the decision to take a step towards the sleeve. I have an appointment on Thursday with Dr. Juarez in Phoenix, AZ. I'm nervous yet excited for this journey. Unsure of the process or how long it will take. I want it done asap. I know I have to be patient.

It feels to me that I just started my journey yesterday yet in fact it was Dec '14 that I made my first phone call. I thought it would be forever before I could have surgery. I just got sleeved May 4th. It goes by faster than you think. Good luck

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[quote name="sunshinetinaz"

I'm just as impatient!!! Never ceasing to enjoy the moment I'm in. Always wanting tomorrow.

If I just think about where I was in December 2014=20lbs heavier than what I am today---it puts things in perspective.

It takes time. This too shall pass. We need each other as a community to pull each other through it. I can do it. You can do it. We can do it together!!!!

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