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My approval came in today and I am scheduled for June 21st with pre-op diet starting almost three weeks before. Apparently, when you're near 50 BMI, my surgeon likes to have an extended pre-op. Yay!

I feel like I should be nervous about having such a major surgery, but I guess it doesn't quite feel real yet.

My date is June 21st too!! I start my pre-op liquid diet next Tuesday, the 7th.

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Yay, Junesleevers!

I got my date today: June 22, even sooner than I hoped. (My first appt was only May 18.). And my surgeon said I don't have to do ANY liver diet, because I've been eating high Protein (and losing weight) so she says my "liver has shrunk enough." Hallelujah!

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I started my three week pre-op diet today, which consists of 2 Protein Shakes and then for dinner I can have 4-6 oz of some sort of meat, 1/2 cup of starch, and unlimited greens. Very hungry right now and I've got another 20 days to go. Yikes!

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Ugh, Farcaster, three weeks of SUCK! But a lifetime ahead...

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Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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I'm on my pre-op diet now and will have surgery in less than a week on June 7th! I'm so excited to be getting my band out and revising to the sleeve!

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Mine is June 13th

so ready to get busy living!!

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Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?

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Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?

My preop testing is blood work, chest X-ray and EKG. I go tomorrow for that. I also have to pre-register at the hospital. Surgery is June 9.

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Got it - thanks. Do you get to skip the endiscopy, shrinkingkimber?

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Got it - thanks. Do you get to skip the endiscopy, shrinkingkimber?

Yes. My doctor didn't require it.

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Instead of endoscopy... I'm having an upper GI X-ray series with contrast ...

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Einstein

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Good morning June Sleevers! June has arrived!!!!!

I'm at the hospital doing pre-op testing right now

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What is pre-op testing? The endoscopy?
My preop testing is blood work, chest X-ray and EKG. I go tomorrow for that. I also have to pre-register at the hospital. Surgery is June 9.

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I all had that, plus a pulmomary clearance and a Upper GI. I'm really impressed with all the testing and technology involved in this pre-op stage. The Upper GI was really cool and I have the monitors in from of me so I was able to see all "my insides" while I was drinking the contrast

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