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On the other side! - 9/3/12 I had surgery on Wednesday the 29th and came home in the afternoon on Thursday. My pain is minamal and tylenol does the trick. Yesterday I was bored so went down and walked...

Home from the hospital - Had surgery yesterday at 9;30 and came today at 3. Excited to be on the losers bench! A bit sore but I am sipping and walking!                        

Surgery in the morning! - I can't wait! I want to thank all the posters here who have helped me learn so much about this surgery and to be so certain of my decision to have this life changing surgery. Thank...

Oh how I have changed!! - 8/25/12 I am in the midst of my preop diet for surgery next Wednesday and as I walking on the treadmill this afternoon I was thinking about how much I have changed in this process...

I'm excited! - August 14th Tomorrow is my date for preop testing and my preop education class. I am so excited I am not sure I can sleep tonight. It finally all seems real-like surgery will actua...

Hot and Steamy August Challenge Check In - So how are you doing this week? I'll start out: I walked over 40 minutes for 6 days-Sunday thru Friday. Even though it was hot and two days I really didn't want to walk I did it an...

I Have A Date! - August 3. 2012/ Late yesterday afternoon I got the call from the insurance company that I was approved for surgery. What a pleasant surprise--it had only been 1 week and a day sinc...

I have a date!! - My pre op education class is August 15 and my surgery date is August 29th. I can't wait!!

Pleasantly surprised! - Just heard from the insurance company and I have been approved for surgery--and its only been a week since my doctor submitted! Now waiting on the doctors office to call with a dat...

Hooray!! - 7/5/2012 The doctors office called this morning and said that they had received all my referrals and clearances from my cardiologist and rheumatologist. An hour later my patient a...

Hooray!! - I finally got all my referrals anf clearances from other doctors in and now have an appointment on July 19th to meet with my surgeon. The process is moving along! I can't wait to g...

Still plodding along - 6/29/2012 I have all but one of the letters needed by my surgeon's office in order to schedule an appointment with my surgeon. Spent all day on phones with doctors offices -2 times...

Getting started - 6/19/2012 Today I met for he first time with the staff at my weight loss center. They were all so friendly and welcoming. I felt at ease as I met with the dietitian, the nurse edu...

new here - I have been lurking here for awhile and posting recently so wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Karen and I live in central Illinois. I am scheduled for appoint...

new here - I've been joining in on posts and wanted to take a second to introduce myself. I am a 52 year old wife and mother of two college age boys who has basically struggled with my weight...