AnneG

You must be inadvertently related to me- wonder if we share the same sister in law.. hahaha

Don't you love how a little honesty- just weeds out those overly nosy inlaws?

Good luck to those of you having surgery- Will be thinking of you and waiting for updates.

I'm so happy for you- it will be over before you know it.

Thanks everyone- that's exactly what I did and when I called him- he said that was absolutely perfect!:angel:

Ohhhhh all of those sound really good. Can't wait to try those suggestions. Thanks :wub:

How many appeals am I allowed to have?

You would need to ask your insurance company how many appeals they offer but I'm aware they often they want the info within a specific time framelike as an example 10 days - to add to current request but as an example- 30 days with an appeal. Every insurance company is different those examples are for mine insurance company.

Stay strong and focused even if it takes a bit of time. Keep us updated. Hope all goes well.

Congrats! Will keep you in thought. Keep us updated. :woot:

Oh! I remember feeling that way last week! Hang in there- almost done. I'm day 3 post op and have been trying to get all my fluids in- Not hungry at all.

Will be thinking of you and wishing you the very best- keep us updated!

I am 2 weeks post op right now and yesterday I had a few pieces of white chicken (very well chewed) and some mashed potatoes. I ate a bite every few min but i really wasnt getting full. Is that normal? Was anyone else able to eat pureed foods this early out? My stomach handled it pretty well although i should still be on full liquids for another 8 days.

Aren't you a bit worried about eating things you "shouldn't" be eating?

I guess I'm feeling a little fuzzy this morning. I want to take a shower and wash my hair

and I remember my doctor said I could do that - he said tomorrow..when you take a shower..

as I was being discharged.. I'm trying to remember what he said about this dressing over my

drain incision. I think he said to take it off- and to be honest it's coming off already on one side

and I can see that some drainage has taken place but- I can't remember if he said to redress it-

or just leave it off exposed to air.

Anyone have suggestions- if I can't recall or find his instructions with my paper work- I will call much later

this morning-

It's 3:55 am- my first night back home from the hospital- I'm up..

I barely slept for more than 1 hour stretches post op until last night- I slept from 11pm - 3am.

I'm 3 days post op- Was released from the hospital yesterday. I don't have any regrets so far- I mean

it hasn't been effort free by any means- but the struggles I've endured so far have been bearable-

and everyday seems to get better.

I came home from the hospital earlier today.

I feel pretty good- no complaints to speak of except that I feel so full it's hard to get my fluids in-

I did notice this evening that my lower abdomen seems swollen - more than it was when I got home-

that's probably pretty normal considering we had surgery but I was wondering if anyone else noticed it

when they got home? My incisions all look good from what I can see under the steri strips.

I wonder if your friend could call the insurance coordinator of the surgeons office and explain that he doesn't have a pcp and if they could give

him a recommendation of a good pcp in the area who has referred patients to them? Is that considered- acceptable?

Yeah, we gotta sip sip sip. Hope you feel better soon. Do you have any gasX strips on hand? Those might help some.

Sleeved yesterday- still in the hospital-

Will update soon as I'm able.

Welcome- Glad to hear you are doing well- Mine is in the morning..

I will look for updates soon as I can get on the laptop.

Wonderful News! Congrats!

My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. I guess I will see you all on the "other" side.

Well, everyone's pre op requirements are different. My surgeon has me doing a low fat, low carb,

low Protein liquid diet for an entire week before surgery of which today is day 4 for me.

Below is a list of items I can eat

Broth- Low fat and Low sodium

Decaf coffee or Tea with no sugar may sweeten with sweet & Low, equal, splenda, stevia etc.

sugar free Jello

sugar free Popsicle

Water

Crystal Light

Propel

And a shake or yogurt or Soup with additional Protein added to meet daily requirment of 20 grams-

If using yogurt then I must use the low fat, no sugar added such as carbmaster from Kroger.

The yogurts and shakes are not free foods in which I can just eat until I'm full either-

tho I have yet to see an exact limit- I'm guessing it's 1 or 2 per day until the protein requirement

has been met for the day.

I was scared to death that I wouldn't like the protein- especially Isopure made me ill when I tried it months

ago- but I was pleasantly surprised that my unjury vanilla powder tastes great in yogurt.

I'm sure there are many different pre op diet plans - so it would be interesting to see what other people

are doing- and it's really best to do what your specific surgeons directs - because each is different.

Awesome! That is sooo Great!

Way to go!

Welcome!

Course on Day 4 broth and tea have grown real old- I'm hungry, tired, lethargic, sometimes confused and lightheaded- especially If I'm outside getting overheated

carbmaster yogurt has been a good addition and my Unjury Protein vanilla flavor tastes exceptionally good mixed into that- and today I splurged and got egg drop Soup and put it through a strainer- it did wonders for my hunger and the moral booster was much needed -because it's getting really tough.

Sept 8th for me

good idea's THANKS!

Oh Kami, those are so cute. You should sell them :-)

I know KAMI- I have 4 of those rubber maid ones- I'd love to buy one of the covers you've made- nothing worse that a sweaty Water bottle- I"m always wrapping paper towels around mine

and fastening a rubber band around it. haha