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My surgery is Thursday and I'm so nervous about this journey in my life I'm starting....I have always been the fat sister, friend, co worker, wife, stepmother....without the weight who am I??? I dont know how to be skinny. I actually had a dream last night that I was getting prepped for surgery and before they put me under i freaked out and said.." i cant do this" :ohmy:and I jumped off the table and ran out....I just did my before pics which are in the album I just created and NOW I remember why I'm doing this...I'm flippin huge!! I cant believe I let myself get this big etc. But I am still nervous about who am I if not the fat person.:confused2:

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

Blessings to all

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I SOOOO kwym!!! Not only how not to be the fat girl, but also how to deal with the fact that as we get thin, how to deal with the attention we'll be getting. (It's AMAZING...you stop being invisible when you're not fat anymore.)

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I am scheduled for surgery on Thursday too......I wish you the best of luck! Have you started the pre-surgery diet yet? I was supposed to start on Friday but didn't start it until today. I can't wait for this to all be over with!!

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I am also scheduled for Thursday, May 8th. I am so excited and look forward to a new me. I will be praying for all of us to have successful surgery and together we will succeed.

Love to all,

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mae, good luck to you and hope to see you at support group meetings. You will do well and I will think of you on Thursday. Delo

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I am there with you! I am also schedule for 05/08 I went for pre-admission today and now all of a sudden I am scared...scared they are going to find something wrong with the bloodwork and postpone the surgery, for the first time my bllodpressure was off the charts...nurse said it was prob nervs and that it was normal to be scared. Hang in there it will be over and we will be loving the new us!!!!Good Luck Thursday

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Good luck May 8thers!!!

We will all be thinking about you and looking for your POST op postings!!! Lucky you!! :frown: Woot!!

Terri

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Alright, I'm getting ready to leave for the hospital. I'm finally getting a little nervous! :frown: I can't wait, though!

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Good luck to all of you that will be banded. You can do this and you will be so glad you did. take it a day at a time... ok... a minute at a time. RELAX... let us know how you all are doing.

Lois

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