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A blog by cookertl in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by cookertl on BariatricPal. 8 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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almost 1 year to the day but im finally banded

Yesterday was my band day. had to spendthe night, just came home and im still very sore. I had taken off 7 lbs in the pre op but ive got it all back and havent eaten anything but broth and ice chips all day. did this happen to any others?? well just thought i would share that with you all kinda tired so ill blog more tomorrow. have a great nite all.

SOOO Bummed

I am on day 8 of my pre op diet to be banded this next Monday and my doctors office calls and says they have to re schedule my date for the 19th of July because my doctor has to be in court on Monday. So upset, Ive waited 11 months for this and doing great on my pre op diet. So excited about it finally happening and i get my bubble busted. Ive lost 12 lbs so far. I need to go stuff my face with some pizza hut bread sticks, that would make me feel better, but i wont, it would only hurt me mor

One Step Closer

End of day 5 on my pre op diet. My doctor has me on atkins and im down 9 lbs already. I have a craving for bread or some pasta, but ive Done well and havent had anything that im not supposed to. I dont get banded til the 28th. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning, first one of the day. They are going to make me spend the night because of my sleep apnea, that part i dont care for to much because my parents are coming cross country and will arrive the day before, but i guess i

Liquid Diet

I start the pre op diet tomorrow. I hope i have the will power to be successful. I took my before pictures tonight and i was shocked. I knew i had been putting on weight but never realized how much until i took the photos. But on the up side, this is the start of my new life. I have been fighting my insurance company for a year till i finally got approval. I thank all of you out their for all the blogs i have read over the year. I know i have support here if no where else. My husband wil

Finally

It has been 11 months and 5 appeals and i finally have been approved by tricare and I have a date of June 28th. I really didnt think it was meant to be. Tricare had denied me for every little thing. first it was my co-morbidities, I had sleep apnea and gallstones (short for their colstectomy or however they spell it). That alone was not enough for them. and even though I was 104 pounds over they take 5 pounds off for clothes so they denied me because i was only 99 lbs over and not

psych eval nightmare

I have finally completed all my pre op appointments and when i went to the psych eval i had to take this 400 question test, pretty strange questions, like do i love my mother? if i were an artist would i like to paint flowers? do i like popular mechanics magazine? ok now worries i answered all truthfully. today i get a call from the psycologist saying she has gotten my results and needs to schedule another appointment with me to discuss some things. Should this be something for me to worr

Pre Op nightmares.

every thing has been running smooth, had my referral from my PCM on 4th, all my lab work on the 4th, seminar on the 11th pulmonologist on the 16th, 1st Consult with NP on the 20th, nutritionist on the 20th and then I hit this brick wall called the psychologist. she just kept telling me to lose weight on my own and that i didnt need lapband. well Hello i have tried to lose weight on my own just to gain it all back again and then some, you all know what i mean. but when your talking to someone

Waiting for my date

Hi eveybody! I have been approved by my insurance (Tricare) and waiting to see the surgeon for my date. I have read hours worth of blogs and im so excited to be apart of this journey. I know that I will have so much support along the way. One of the exciting things for me is not only will I be healthier but My husband is in Iraq until January and Im hoping I can surprise him when he returns. see if he recognizes me when he comes home

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