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	<title>...Heart On Her Sleeve... &#187; pre-op</title>
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	<description>Surgery, recovery and a new way of life...</description>
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		<title>the countdown continues..</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/04/?y%/the-countdown-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 days!  i think i&#8217;ve got all my ducks in a row.  i&#8217;ll be picking up the vitamins i need in the states cause they&#8217;re a hell of a lot cheaper there. i have protein powders, blender bottles, a magic bullet&#8230; pretty well everything i need. tomorrow i&#8217;m on clear fluids all day, meaning today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>oops.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i installed some wordpress spam plugin cause i was getting slammed by spambots and somehow it deleted all my comments, which makes me sad like this: i&#8217;ve installed a different, less aggressive plugin, so hopefully i won&#8217;t lose any more comments. i&#8217;m happy to report that all the tests they ran at barix came back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 weeks out</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/03/?y%/3-weeks-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3 weeks!! honestly, i&#8217;m having trouble focusing on much else right now.  i&#8217;ve been reading all i can about life post-op, talking to people who&#8217;ve had it done, just to get more of an idea what i&#8217;ll be dealing with.  i mean, i know on paper what i&#8217;ll be dealing with, but when i hear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>low carbing the days away&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/03/?y%/low-carbing-the-days-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[in an attempt to lose 10-15 pre-op pounds, i&#8217;ve been doing a modified southbeach type eating plan for the last week, and sure as shit, it works like a charm.  i&#8217;ve always done very well when i&#8217;ve cut out refined carbs. newsflash: they&#8217;re bad for us.  *GASP!* so basically, i&#8217;m sticking to meals consisting of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>pre-op dieting.</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/02/?y%/pre-op-dieting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[so, dig..  my surgery is performed laparoscopic. lap-a-ro-scope /?læp?r??sko?p/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [lap-er-uh-skohp] –noun Surgery. a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery. the abdomen is inflated with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>uuuuh..</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/02/?y%/uuuuh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[all this pre-op/post-op talk makes me feel like i&#8217;m discussing sexual reassignment surgery. for the record, i am not a tranny. not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>I HAVE A DATE!</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/02/?y%/i-have-a-date/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[once you have approval from OHIP, this stuff sure does move with the quickness! my very nice and lovely parents came with me for my consult last week.  the consult itself is of two parts.  they have a group info seminar (8 people altogether, 4 of which were from ontario, jeez.) dr poplawski talks about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>headed to barix!</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/02/?y%/headed-to-barix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i am out the door, headed to the barix clinic in ypsilanti mi to have my consult with my surgeon.  today i&#8217;ll secure my surgery date.  this is feeling pretty real right now]]></description>
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		<title>we&#8217;re downsizing!</title>
		<link>http://blog.heartonhersleeve.com/2009/02/?y%/were-downsizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[howdy, and welcome to my shiny new digs. i&#8217;m about to embark on a very exciting (to me) journey, and i&#8217;m happy to have you along for the ride. in september of &#8217;08, i started researching the different types of weight-loss surgery (wls) available, finally deciding on the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, or VSG. (heartonhersleeve&#8230; GET [...]]]></description>
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