Erika78
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Surgery went well!!!! Very sore, I think the gas is worse than the incisions. Very difficult getting protein shakes down. I rather just sip on water all day! I will keep everyone posted on my progress, thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
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Protein Drinks Stage 1
Erika78 replied to Marebeth1's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The berry is pretty good. Mixed with Water its more like a juice. I am getting tired of the sweetness of some of them. Who would have thought,lol. -
I have been on this pre-surgical diet since last thurs. Surgery tomorrow and then a week of liquids. Refried beans with cheese sounds sooooo good and I am not even crazy about beans!!! LOL I am getting nervous about having surgery tomorrow. I still have to pack my bag for the hospital. Thinking good thoughts I love hearing about everyones stories, Thank You All September Bandsters--Looking forward to seeing you guys on the other side. Erika
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Surgery tomorrow! I wasn't nervous till today. I know I am making the right decision but my head is playing games on me.
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Hoping your endoscopy went well! I am so happy for you, you are getting closer and closer to surgery. You gotta let us all know as soon as they give you a date
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Day 5 of pre-op diet! I have a terrible headache all the time--I guess its the lack of food. Only a couple of days to go. I went food shopping and got all my broth and stock of sugar free ice pops.
I am getting alittle nervous as this gets closer. Glad we have this site, it really does help. Take care, Erika
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curious about sugar free restrictions
Erika78 replied to mst's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I always say the same thing. I am not diabetic so why all the sugar free things. I am assuming its the calories too. I have to say all this sugar free stuff tends to give me a headache. Does this happen to anyone else? -
Protein Drinks Stage 1
Erika78 replied to Marebeth1's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I bought sample sizes of quite a few! I go to a nutrition shop close to my doctors office and the people there are great I tried Syntrax nectar in the peach flavor and mixed it with 8oz of water--Terrible. It didn't mix well and had a very strong flavor. My doctor only wants 100 % pure whey Protein isolate-no blends or from concentrated. It limits a lot and I found them to be more expensive. I am trying Dymatize ISO-100 in Gourmet berry today for lunch, I will let you know how it is Erika -
Day 2 of pre-surgery diet. Doing ok during the day but man was I starving last night. I keep telling myself its only a week
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I found a site for weight loss recipes. It is www.skinnytaste.com!! They also list the serving size, with calories, fat and protein, which helps. I started the pre-surg diet today so a cheeseburger sounds delicious. But I will stick to protein shakes and raw veggies--cheeseburger still sounds better-lol. Glad you are feeling better!
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Thanks!!! I started the pre-surg diet today. So far so good! I am so happy to hear your surgery went well
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I am having surgery Sept. 29!!! Starting the pre op diet tomorrow. I have to admit I am getting really nervous. Not too much about surgery itself but about failing. I am afraid of failing like I have failed other diets. I am assuming this is normal, but man does the brain play games. This group has been wonderful and I hope we continue supporting and checking in with one another. Erika
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Hey!!! Thanks for adding me, I would love to help each other along. Its nice to know someone who is undergoing everything at the SAME time. I start the pre-surgery diet on Thurs. not looking forward to it at all. I have been so bad leading up to this point. Eating everything and anything before the big day. You would think it was my last supper-lol. Hope you are doing ok with the diet. Keepintouch
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I am also waiting for approval. Now, I am flipping out cause surgery date is only 2 weeks away from tomorrow! I have read on here, how people had to appeal or even got lawyers involved. Well keeping my fingers crossed for us--Good Luck!!!
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Insurance Company reasoning
Erika78 replied to kmt1973's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Its a game these insurance companies play!! I swear they think if they give us enough S***, and make us really frustrated, we will just say forget it! Keep on them and keep appealing. Not sure where on this web site I saw someone mentioning a specific lawyer who specializes in this. By the way, what ins. co is doing this? Just wondering since I am in process of submitting everything to mine for approval.....Good Luck -
1 Year Anniversary- 60 pounds down and non-scale victories
Erika78 replied to yl2010's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Congratulations!!! Those are awesome achievements, keep up the good work! I can't wait to have the same successes.
