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Hey everyone! I just started my 6 months supervised 2 months ago. I had my first appointment February 12th. And so far I have had attended 2 dietary classes, had my upper Endoscopy....(they did find a hernia at the bottom of my esophagus) that he will just correct during surgery, follow up with my surgeon. My psychological evaluation just last week, and that's it, so far. I am looking into the sleeve surgery and my surgeon has recommended it for me, as well. I thought that I would give this app a try because right now, I will take all of the support/advice I can! I also need to battle quitting smoking, along with food! Anyone out here have any tips for me? I am also from West Virginia. Any neighbors out there? I also joined a gym yesterday, it's GO time!

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Howdy neighbor! *waves* I'm in WV as well, my surgery is next month at WVU Hospital. I'm also opting for the sleeve, I think it will suit me better. I can't speak to quitting smoking except to say good luck, they say it's tough but so worth it in the end. The clearances and tests you'll go through usually depend on what your insurance requires and what's the "norm" for your surgical program; mine is 6 months of nutrition class, cardio testing, pulmonary testing, psych eval, letter from my PCP, and endoscopy. One more class to go! :) I'm relatively new to this forum as well but I've found it a wonderful source of information and support, and I think you will too. You can edit your profile from the main webpage, that's how I do it, I don't think there's an option for that on the app. And "stickies" are forum posts that are permanently set at the top of the page so they're easier to find, usually FAQs or necessary information. Hope that helps, and welcome! :)

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Howdy neighbor! *waves* I'm in WV as well, my surgery is next month at WVU Hospital. I'm also opting for the sleeve, I think it will suit me better. I can't speak to quitting smoking except to say good luck, they say it's tough but so worth it in the end. The clearances and tests you'll go through usually depend on what your insurance requires and what's the "norm" for your surgical program; mine is 6 months of nutrition class, cardio testing, pulmonary testing, psych eval, letter from my PCP, and endoscopy. One more class to go! :) I'm relatively new to this forum as well but I've found it a wonderful source of information and support, and I think you will too. You can edit your profile from the main webpage, that's how I do it, I don't think there's an option for that on the app. And "stickies" are forum posts that are permanently set at the top of the page so they're easier to find, usually FAQs or necessary information. Hope that helps, and welcome! :)

How did your surgery turn out at WVU? Mine is Monday January 16th 2017 with Dr. Nova Szoka because Dr. Tabone left.

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Sounds like your on the right track daily! I had to quit smoking, and just went cold turkey. They do test before the surgery and based on what I've read, it takes about 3-5 days for nicotine to be out of your system. However there can still be traces in blood or urine. To be really clear will take a few weeks.

I with this in mind, I picked a date, then each day acknowledged I was one day closer to being rid of it. By day 4 celebrated it out of the system and next target was 2 weeks, or in my opinion, halfway to clear.

It's not easy, but break it up into smaller and manageable success points and you will beat the habit!

Good luck!

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