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How close are people to chosing a date im about 3 months away

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I have a 6 month supervised "dieting" period. I am almost done with month 1 lol. So I'm about 5 months out. And boy is it creeping I'm eager. But can't rush time.

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According to my insurance I'll have no dieting period but my first appointment with my surgeon is April 8th. It feels like is so long away!

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According to my insurance I'll have no dieting period but my first appointment with my surgeon is April 8th. It feels like is so long away!

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When are you planning to have your surgery?

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According to my insurance I'll have no dieting period but my first appointment with my surgeon is April 8th. It feels like is so long away!

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When are you planning to have your surgery?

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I didn't mean to say April 8th July 8th is my appointment I'd like to have surgery over Christmas.

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@@mstolfi I figured you meant within the next couple months that's not to far. This year seems to be flying! We can be here for each other!

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My final appointment with my surgeon is in june and im hopefully chosing a date in july

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My tentative date is May 24!! It's insane! I can't believe this is actually happening, I'm so excited!

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Yeah me neither. The hard part for me it going to be just figuring out what to tell people. I don't want to tell them I am having surgery, cause is none of their business, but when the ask me how I'm losing weight I need to have an answer ready.

Oh yeah and I am in college.

The only person that knows about my upcoming surgery is my husband. My plan for when a family member or acquaintance asks me about the weight loss is as follows: I have been blessed and that I am on a high protein/ low fat diet. I feel that is the truth without actually divulging my WLS.

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there's a girl on YouTube that vlogs about her experience with wls. she's 21, in college, living on campus..she talks about dating and sorority life etc..she's almost 5 months out I believe. her name is JuliaAnne RNY on YouTube. https:// youtu.be/CzKhn8E7MVs

check out her videos.

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there's a girl on YouTube that vlogs about her experience with wls. she's 21, in college, living on campus..she talks about dating and sorority life etc..she's almost 5 months out I believe. her name is JuliaAnneRNY on YouTube. check out her videos.

I couldn't find her!

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there's a girl on YouTube that vlogs about her experience with wls. she's 21, in college, living on campus..she talks about dating and sorority life etc..she's almost 5 months out I believe. her name is JuliaAnneRNY on YouTube. check out her videos.

I couldn't find her!

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here's the link to one of her videos. :-) https:// youtu.be/CzKhn8E7MVs

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Yeah me neither. The hard part for me it going to be just figuring out what to tell people. I don't want to tell them I am having surgery, cause is none of their business, but when the ask me how I'm losing weight I need to have an answer ready.

Oh yeah and I am in college.

Just tell them you made a lifestyle change: eating healthy and exercise. All of this will be true- you're only omitting the part about surgery. I'm 26 and just got a RNY nearly 4 weeks ago. Best decision I've ever made. When I was 23, my neurologist team didn't agree that I needed WLS- so My weight kept spiraling out of control.. I have Pseudtumor Cerebri, Papilledema, & Hashimoto's, and I got pregnant back-to-back 3 times because thyroid medication aids fertility I was forced to get lumbar punctures and blood Patches every other Friday for 2 years! until I switched neurologists, they read my entire medical history, and actually listened to the torture I've endured over the course of my young twenties. I was so excited when my new neuro signed off on the surgery, I ran around work telling EVERYBODY. I'm an open book, though, so I didn't care what anyone thought... I was finally getting relief from the headaches and the pain from the spinal taps, and then the pain after the spinal tap from a low pressure headache.. The blood transfusions.. Everything. So do as you wish.. But if you wish to not speak on the surgery, like I said above- just tell them it was from a lifestyle change. Really, even after the surgery, it's the change in your eating habits and exercise that is going to make you lose weight, anyway. Best of luck to you!

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I'm 27 and have my consult with the surgeon on 5/26. In my opinion the younger the better. I wanted to have kids by 30 so now I have to wait until after. I know several people who did it at 18 and 19 and there journeys were remarkable. The younger ones seem to not have issues and bounce back well. I'm hoping to be scheduled in June so I can have disability in July. Keep me updated.

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