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My doctor's office submitted my information to my insurance on 8/30/16 and they called me today, 9/9/16, to tell me I've been approved! Surgery is scheduled for October 18, 2016 in Rochester MN (Mayo Clinic). It's starting to feel more and more real! :-)

Anyone else having surgery on or around that time?

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I'm having it October 14th. Yes it is really feeling real to me now. I'm 51 and have wanted this it seems like forever. Good luck to you.

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@Thea1965 I started this journey one year ago and my day is now officially on the calendar. I'm 52 and I'm ready for this. I haven't met my surgeon yet but I've heard good things about him. I'll meet with him Oct 11 during my pre-op visit. No 2 week liquid diet for me. Just liquids the day before surgery. Do you have to do a 2 week liquid diet?

Good luck to you!

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My husband and I had the RNY Gastric Bypass on October 18th. Feeling pretty good on postop day 3. Trying to stuff in our Water, Protein and the tablespoons of puréed food we can start. We never thought it would be this hard to eat! Lol! We'll keep plugging along!

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Hi,

How are you doing? I had my RNY surgery on October 18, 2016. I am just beginning to feel like myself again. I am blessed that I haven't had to go to work. I'm just a little envious of the people that begin feeling better in a couple of days. When I look at the people on youtube they all seem to complete their recovery in record speed. My doctor said not to worry about it, but I admit I had to stop looking to youtube as my adviser in this journey.

Now that you are almost 3 weeks post op what are you eating? I think the first two weeks I was either nauseous or hungry. I'm glad I'm past that stage. Congratulations to everyone. Even though this has not been an easy experience, I do NOT regret my decision. I just wished I had done it earlier.

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Attymc I'm glad your starting to feel better. Each day gets better and better for me. I'm in the puréed stage and I've been eating scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt... I have tried any recipes yet but I will staring next week when I get to move onto mechanical soft for 4 weeks.

I hope you continue to feel good. And yes, stay off YouTube

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