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I'm not going to tell you that the next few months are not going to be trying but... this is the way I look at it, find out exactly what your insurance requires when you go to you drs apt and if you feel you fit the critera to get covered then just jump through the hoops to get them to pay. Because think of all the things you are not doing since you are overweight......now think of all the things you could do with the money you save by having them pay (which you are really paying by paying all those damn premiums) and really you have waited as long as you have so what is three more months? well good luck in your choice and your journe!

CONGRATS!! and Good Luck with your journey!!! I am not sleeved yet but the only DO' and Dont's I can give you is DO read alot of the threads on here that are a great wealth of knowledge and encouragment and Don't forget to keep us updated with your progress.

Wow that must feel awsome to surpass your original goal! Great Job!!!:thumbup:

Jane thats awsome!!! but I think that you may want to find a Dr. that is more up to date with medical research lol

Thats awsome good job!!! cant wait to be able to say something like that.

About the big mug thing not made in china, try looking only line for a nalgene, they are made in usa and you can get BPA free. A good place to look for them cheap is ebay, you can get them in many sizes but I find that the 32oz wide mouthis the best, so that if you drink 2 a day you will get you 64 oz in a day, plus the wide mouth makes it easer to clean so you can even out your protien shakes in them. Also I would recoment getting a splash guard for it they really are awsome. oh and nalgenes are actually made for rock climbing or hicking so thay are virtually indistructable and come in alot of different colors. and as far as I know you can put hot or cold in them I usually keep one half full in the freezer so i can pull it out fill it up and go and i will have cold water for all my running around for the day. I do not really drink hot liquids but like I said you should be able to put them in there allthough it is not insulated so it may not stay hot for long. well any way good luck getting in all your water and protien. and great job so far! keep us posted

I'm with the above mentioned my Dr/Nut said no raw veggies or fruit for like 3 or 4 months but I am a total tomato freak also, I know that its not an heirloom tomato but try some tomato soup, or if you are really ambitious try making some tomato soup from that heirloom tomato (oooo yummy now you got me thinking I may just have to do that tonight)

I feel the same as you I swollow less air when drinking with a straw, but some people tend to swallow more air with a straw. I personaly think it is more when people get to the bottom of the cup full of ice are are sucking up those last few drops that they get a lot of air, which I guess could cause discomfort

I dont really have an answer to how long the scars take to become less visble but if you are that worried about it you could try looking for a surgen that does the SILS (single insision laproscopic surgery). I know that is what my surgen does and I am very happy about it. Oh and the scare is in the belly button. SILS? Overview What the SILS? Procedure Means for You As surgery, in general, is a significant step toward helping restore a patient to health, researchers and physicians continually seek out ways to innovate new techniques that yield positive treatment outcomes and advance the surgical experience for patients. How could the SILS? procedure make a difference for you? It?s a good question, deserving of even better answers. The single incision SILS? approach, combined with the SILS? Port that makes this procedure possible, translates into some compelling benefits worth consideration. Potential for No Visible Scar. We all have them, but do we really want them? After all, scars change our bodies and represent the large and small battles that we?ve all faced. With the SILS? procedure, patients can look forward to the possibility of no visible scars as the incision is hidden inside the belly button. Possible Reduction in Pain. Pain. It?s a universal experience we would all rather avoid. And for too long, it?s been a part of the surgical experience. However, the pain and discomfort often associated with surgery isn?t always caused by the procedure itself, but rather from the trauma resulting from gaining access to the problem area. Laparoscopic surgeries (generally requiring three to four small incisions) often result in less post-surgical pain compared to open surgery (which requires one large incision) by minimizing injury to the body. By utilizing only one incision, the SILS? procedure may further eliminate the wound pain that results from multiple points of entry required by standard laparoscopic procedures. Clinical trials are under development to study these benefits in depth. Potential for Faster Recovery Time. Many patients consider a quick recovery time to be one of the most important factors to consider when deciding upon surgical options. The SILS? single incision approach through the belly button means that surgeons can avoid cutting through layers of muscle to reach the problem area, which may reduce overall recovery time and get patients back to normal life sooner.

LOL I need to read more carefully I though you had said "Sour cream" I was like what in the world would would sour cream do to help scars???

A lot of times even with out surgery you can miss one due to stess but go get a test just to get that one more stress of not knowing out of the way! Good luck!

Congrats on your complication free surgery!! And I comend you to be brave enough to have a surgey that is so new. Jane_J I am not sure where I read this but there is a though out there that with the plication the grelin levels go down a bit (not as much as VSG) the area that produces it is so squished in a small space, then the pressure on it helps slow the production of it. I dont know if it true but I guess as more of this surgery is dont the real asnwers will come out!

10 days out and you can eat normal food allready???? I am so jelous, on my Drs plan I wont be able to ear "notmal" food until like 4 months out!! Any way good job on your loss I am sure you will hit or surpass the 30 by 6 weeks. And I totaly agree I think it is totaly normal to think you are the only one that the surgey will not work for.

did your Dr. prescribe prilosec or some other acid reducer?

AHHH no fun I sure pray not to get that and I am sorry you are going through this, hope it gets batter soon!

why do I keep reading about having issues peeing after surgery I had no idea this would be an issue, Why is it an issue??

what is a Esophageal Spasms and what does it feel like????

I am in the same boat as you just waiting to finish up to send in paper work but I got most of my info by just reading all the threads on here, Googling VSG and going onto you tube. hope this helps good luck in your journey

all surgens have there own recomendations for how lond each stage is but for mine it is one week Clear Liquids 1-2 weeks full liquids 1 month pureed 1-2 months mushy/ soft food then ease into solid foods.

Maybe I will just stay on the diet and do just that... water and weights good idea thanks guys!

I love this thread but I really have to stop reading it at work I go from tearing up with one post to laughing out loud with the next and my employees are starting to think I am a bit nuts... oh well I cant wait to be able to post here you are all doing so great and are a wonderfull motivator for me and the other pre opers. Thanks!!!

determined1 No I have not gotten any approval yet I am still have 4 more weeks of mandatory (by the insurance company) counseling to do before my paper work is handed in for aproval. The assistant said after I get the approval then I am free to loose, but to be on the safe side I need to stay above 40 bmi to be approved. Iamsunshine the diet that my nut game me to follow was a high protien 1200 cal diet and I decided to cut out all refind carbs the only carbs I got were from fruits and veggies. So it is supoed to be a shake with each meal one serving of carn with either lunch OR dinner lean protien for lunch and dinner with veggies on side. for Breakfast it is the shake plus berries. I know I said it was a 1200 cal diet but really I was only getting 700 -1100 cals a day. But basicaly it consisted of a protien shake made with skim milk plus a cup of berries for breakfast.2 hard boiled egg whites or 1 cup of melon for a snack. 2 oz of turkey of dry tuna with raw carrots celery radishes and cherry tomatoes for lunch. then 2-4 oz chicken with steamed veggies plus either a canned veggie or 1/2 cup Beans. then if I was still hungry later at night I would have a mini bag of light popcorn, Oh and lots and lots of Water at least 64 oz usually more but no drinking 1/2 hour before eating during eating and a 1/2 hour after eating honistly that was the hardest part. good luck with your 10 pound I know you can do especially if you do some excersize which I did not.

Okay so before anyone starts yelling at me I am not going to go over board I will still keep the same lessons lerned, I will onlt eat when hungry and only untill satisfied, I will still keep the high protien and not so much grazing or snacking. I am just going to add more calories by adding back in carbs which I had compleetly avoided except fruit and veggie carbs by choice. I will just have to add them back in moderation, chalenging but what part anout this journey is not, so its doable.

So I went to the nutrishinolist on the 22 and she told me to start on the pre op diet of 1200 cal low carb high protien. So I started on the 23 and during the past five days I have lost 4.6 pounds(which I was happy to see gone:thumbup:). Well while I was as the support group my DR. and Nut put to gether, I was talking to his assistant and she told me to stop loosing :confused1:becasue I was right at 40bmi when I started and now am below, and not being aproved by my insurance yet thats not a good thing. So I am frustrated that I have to go through the start up process again at a later date but also happy that I can go back to eating yummy food and no more damn protien shakes for a while!! Well any thanks for letting me complain a bit feel a little better now. Off to get some sushi and chocolate :drool5: well I guess I could weight till at least lunch time :001_smile:!!

For me I dont have a date yet but they have me on a pre-op diet anyway the basics of it are low carb high protien and no more then 1200 cals a day. It says you can have one portion of carns a day like brown rice or whoel grain pasta but I have chosen to stay away from all carbs that are not in fruit or vegies since that are a namjor triger food for me. But since I am not eating carbs I am actually finding it hard to even get in 1000 cal a day I have been ave about 700 - 900 and have losy 3 pounds in 3 days. so it is toatly worth it to start the diet asap plus it will help you get used to the diet after the surgery and if you slip up now its not as big of a deal just get back onto it. Good Luck all!!