I got my surgery date!

Shelia called me today, and my surgery for the gastric sleeve surgery is July 6th! I feel like I won the lottery! Thank you everyone for giving me this chance to start a new healthy life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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congrates!

Congrats girl!1 I am scooted over on the bench saving room for you. I cant wait for you to be sitting next to me.

Sherri

I'm from Baton Rouge, LA and I'm scheduled for July 4th. Who is doing your surgery?

Dr, Charles Bellows, From Tulane University hospital.I found out my surgery was pushed back to July 13, but looks like we will be doing this together!

Hi, I am new to this and am at the beginning.  I talked to Brooke at Dr.Bellows office yesterday and she told me the first thing I need to do is get a PCP referal.  Do I just ask my PCP for one?  Then she told me it can take as little as 9 months to get a surgery date.  How long did it take you?  You are on M'caid right?  What did you have to do before surgery?  Thank you for your help, I feel kind of alone and unsure....

Are you nervous? I've been told that I need to lose at least 12 lbs before surgery. Have yall been told this too? I can do it, I was just wondering why this is needed? Have you heard anything?

You need to shrink the stomach before surgery.  I'm not really sure about the percentage. 

Oh my goodness NO! I can't wait! I am actually counting down the days. I have lost 29 pds since I started going to see him. I will start my liquid diet on the 20th of June. All I have heard is u are suppose to lose 10% of ur weight by surgery. Im sure I will lose even more once I start that torture liquid diet. lol

@ crazyduck how did you lose the 29lbs.