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Hello and welcome. Lots of great information you will find here. So tell us a little bit about yourself. What surgery are you planning on getting, height, Weight, and is insurance covering or not?

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Hello, I spent ALL of my free time reading through this forum and another one I found months before surgery. There is so much useful information out there.

Good luck with your surgery!

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Hello and congratulations on your new skills. I hope you like this forum as much as we all do. Its full of empathy and kindness and experience. Let us know how your surgery goes

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8 hours ago, summerseeker said:

Hello and congratulations on your new skills. I hope you like this forum as much as we all do. Its full of empathy and kindness and experience. Let us know how your surgery goes

Thank you everyone has been great

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12 hours ago, Mstravel302 said:

Congrats, my date is July 27, a day after you, good luck

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How are you doing on pre op diet...im drinking the Protein Drinks as instructed and I gained 2pds I pray this does not effect my surgery I've lost weight all along the way been doing Keto so I'm not sure if I stalled...anyone have this issue also

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How are you doing on pre op diet...im drinking the Protein Drinks as instructed and I gained 2pds I pray this does not effect my surgery I've lost weight all along the way been doing Keto so I'm not sure if I stalled...anyone have this issue also
I'm doing pretty good with them, sometimes I just want something to eat, just for a min, but 4 more days to go is what I keep in mind, so far I have lost 11 pounds on my pre op diet, I hope all goes well with your surgery

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I'll keep you posted. Im hoping because I lost 40pds since starting this journey I just stalled...let's keep in touch since we are doing this so close together

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Hello and congratulations on your surgery date.

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Thank you...nerves are setting in but I'm excited to start this new journey. Can anyone tell me how quickly they got you up walking

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10 minutes ago, Brennanfan said:

Thank you...nerves are setting in but I'm excited to start this new journey. Can anyone tell me how quickly they got you up walking

I was up walking in recovery which is before they even bring you back to your room.

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      1. NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

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        Well done! I'm 9 days away from surgery! Keep us updated!

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