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Haven't posted in a long while. I am approaching 6 years post op. I have had lots of ups and downs. Generally I am pleased and I have not put weight back on. I was about 350 prior to surgery and I float in between 160 and 170 pounds. Eating is still a struggle but its something you learn to deal with. I hope everyone is doing well and receiving the support that is needed. If I can help anyone the way that I was helped and supported by this forum, I would gladly help.

Looking for people in the Annapolis area. I would love to start a group where we could meet each week. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Biotene for sure! That was a great thirst quencher.

Thanks, that's nice of you to say.

I LOVE this guy!!! He has helped so many people, giving great advise and being so loving with everything he does!! Much better at motivation than many I have read and tried. His DEAL A MEAL was simple and it worked. But...like most who have WLS they have been on many diets and lost many pounds to only regain most of what they have lost plus more!! What a great guy!!

I recently switched insurance companies, but I had BCBS of Western NY when I started this process. Requirements were 6 months of nutrition visits, 1 psych eval and 1 exercise class. No endoscopy.

It’s probably going to vary plan by plan and practice by practice. That being said, if you’d been seen by my surgeon, you would’ve had to have been on a pre-surgery liquid diet for a longer period of time than someone with a lower BMI, and might have had to go in for blood work while you were on the pre-surgery diet. All plans and practices seem to require some form of supervised medical weight loss program and a psych evaluation, as well as a screening for sleep apnea if you haven’t already had one. Also, though I haven’t heard it mentioned here, my surgeon requires that patients get their A1C below 7 before surgery.

Congratulations on catching yourself before the ultimate fall! That's huge! You are still a success because you've kept more than 50% of your weight off. You're even just a success for catching yourself before the fall. Now just go back to the bariatric basics of protein first and follow this. You'll be back under control in no time.

Thank you for your response. I did go to my primary doctor and talked to her about it. She offered an antidepressant but I am reluctant to get on them. She did give me a list of professionals to talk to, so I may go that route first. I just want to get excited about life again, like that first week after surgery. Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

What’s keto? & thank you(: