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Perhaps it's time for some therapeutic help before things get way out of hand. Good luck, Tek

Perhaps it's time time stick a flag in the ground and declare "Goal!" Good luck, Tek

to Arancini - Re: but I just found out that I have inactive thyroid and possibly fatty liver. ...I have been on thyroid medication for 13 years. It has not affected my surgery or post-op. Usually, you have to have your thyroid levels checked about every 90 days

Definitely call your doctor then.

That you got you gall bladder removed. Same scars, same recovery, same-ish post op diet, and can be used to explain why you are cutting out fat and grease from your diet, and why you are losing so much weight. Or say you have a benign tumour in your stomach that is being removed, along with part of your stomach? …or say nothing at all ❤️

i has my RNY Nov 1, 2021, the first two things that jumped out when i woke up is, had to pee so bad and wanted to throw up! Being groogy i held it and told the nurses needed to pee. After that all i thought about was the feeling to puke. My pain was minimal. Good luck! Sent from my SM-G973U using BariatricPal mobile app

Too bad I didn’t watch football lol

The liquid diet pre-op has nothing to do with insurance - it's designed to shrink the liver because most obese people have NASH (fatty liver), so it's less risky if the liver shrinks prior to surgery because the surgery involves lifting up the liver to get to the stomach. It also makes recovery easier. I did have a pre-op diet of low-carb, low-fat, high protein and lots of non-starchy vegetables, but again, this was my surgeon's requirement, not related to insurance. Insurance required me to attend 4 really dumb nutrition classes. I am very fortunate that my surgery covered it, but I personally think the entire US health insurance system is abhorrent.

Here are just a couple of the silly things that have made me smile the last couple weeks: 1. I can buy cute underwear that are not made out of white flour sack material. 2. I can put on my socks in the morning with out making strange sounds and grunting. 3. When getting dressed to go somewhere the first thing out of my mouth is NOT "does this make me look fat!"

I love chicken pad Thai so much, but I haven't had it in months. I used to eat a full order in a sitting at least once a week. Last night i asked if they could replace the rice noodles with bean sprouts and ate 1/4th of an order (about 1 cup). My husband's full order is included for comparison. It was amazing! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app