Texasmom65

Yes this is about all I think about. My surgery is Monday at 9:30. I just got back from getting broths, Soups, and GasX LOL Oh and my prescription for the nasuea medication patch to put behind my ear the night before surgery. I've got my Protein powders ready too. Now all I have to do is pack a small bag. This time next week....I'm be a loser!! One happy loser.

Good Luck :-)

Good Luck Ashley. :-)

Ok, I'm suppose to be on full liquids for 3 weeks, then soft foods. Not really a pureed stage. In my first three weeks there is a list of foods, very basic foods that I can have.....only if they go through a strainer. No yogurt, no Jello, no pudding. Everything has to be able to flow through a strainer. I've got a call in to my Nut to see if I can do some of the above mentioned if they are thin enough to flow through the strainer. would love more ideas on the full liquids.

Thank you for the post. So being older didn't slow down your weight loss? I'm 46 and in menopause and its been hell to lose just 10 lbs since March. I was doing Weight Watchers until my preop diet and I'm still not really losing. It drives me crazy. The calorie intake is about the same per day as I was doing on WW. I will be so glad when next week comes and have my surgery. Sometimes I feel I will just be fat forever :-(

I love that. It's taken my 46 years to come to that conclusion also. But I do so enjoy the taste of food. Just not so much of it anymore. LOL

You know what's funny....just thought of this. I want to lose weight so hopefully I won't have to take BP meds anymore. Because I hate taking pills. But if I do get off of it, it will be replaced by all the vitamins....I have to take forever. LOL So much for that kind of thinking.

I think he uses a size 36. The bougie is a tube used to guide him to make the size of your new stomach. If you watch a youtube vid of a surgery, you can see the bougie moving in the stomach as they do the surgery. Good luck with your surgery date.

Congrats, sounds like you are doing well.

I watched her vlog this morning...she did a vid right before heading to the hospital....LOL I would be too nervous to do that. Yes, just 4 more days....I'm excited.

Wow that is fast. Congrats!

If your plan pays for out of network 70/30% then you will only have to pay 30% of the allowable. Not above the allowable. Even though the doctor is out of network the insurance still will only approve a certain amount. If you did NOT have any out of network benefits it would be different. But since they are telling you they will cover 70% of it, you will only be responsible for the 30%. The best bet is to find out the procedure codes from your doc and call BCBS and ask them what the allowable is. They can give you an estimate. Plus if your plan states no matter what you are only responsible for a certain amount before they cover 100%, the the $2000 could be true. Just depends on how good your plan is. I have BCBS of TX and I have to pay my $500 deductible and up to $2000 out of pocket for co insurance. Since my deductible is almost meant I only have to may $2030 to the hospital, because my co insurance is 20% of the allowable. Then my insurance will pay 100%. The doctor will be afterwards if needed. Hope that helps.

Nancy....how much have you lost so far? I'm just not losing on this pre op diet. So I think the until surgery on Monday I'm going to do nothing but shakes all day, no more food.

I think Butterfly had hers today.

I found out yesterday in my pre op class we get one too. :-) I'm excited. Silly, huh?

Have you drink much since having your sleeve? I mean to know how it affects you. I will say, last year I had a mix of vodka and cranberry juice and it pretty much knocked me out. I think it was the vodka itself....it was a fruity brand. And I have not had the sleeve yet. Or maybe someone put something in your drink.....sure glad you had a friend with you.

Do they know what caused your levels to be so low? Is it because your not eating/drinking enough or vitamins, or what? I go in next week for my surgery and just want to make sure I do it all right.

Thank you everyone and Tiffykins. I know everyone is different and the docs just give us guidelines. So I feel a little bit better now. I'll try caffeine down the road at some point. But until then, I'm so sleepy every day. It's hard to function. I sure hope this passes. It's my second week of no caffeine. :coffee: I want to lose my excess weight and maintain it forever. So I will stick as close to the plan my doc gave me....98% of the time. I did order some samples of the Vitamins from Celebrate last night. I guess my hubby can have the adult gummies. LOL Only 4 days away :cheer2:

Congrats. You will do just fine. I've had all those feelings and still do. I go from excited, to totally scared to death. LOL

Heather, its funny how the info differs from doc to doc. LOL I think my doc is being very careful and knows for some people he has to be very strict and straight forward. It's like the people you give an inch and they take a mile or two. I get it when they say, every once in a while is ok. But for some, that once in a while turns into a daily thing and then they stall or gain.

Congrats, that is awesome news!

Tonight I added a teaspoon Peanut Butter to my chocolate Protein drink, blended well....and OMG...it tasted like a liquid Butterfinger. Try different flavors in your shakes, maybe that will help a little. I've added banana flavoring to my vanilla shakes. Yummy

Surgery set for next Monday, July 11th. So today was my Pre-op and Nut class. After surgery diet: Stage 1 Day 1-21 Full liquid including Protein supplements (only liquids that go easily through a strainer) No Jello. Fruit juices, protein supplements, cream Soups (thinned), broth, Skim or 1% milk, sugar free drink mixes, Water, SF popsicles, and decaf tea/coffee. Stage 2 Day 22-42 Soft solid foods Stage 3 After day 43 Regular bariatric diet ********************************** Try to consume: 60 oz of liquid per day 60 gms of Protein per day Protein supplements: per 8 oz, 200 or less calories, at least 15 gms of protein (whey, egg, casein or soy based) and less than 5 grams of sugar. The paperworks says to AVOID alcohol, caffeine and carbonation. The nut says to NEVER have them for the rest of your life. The room of people started to freak out. NEVER, ever again???? It was almost comical. Her reasoning is that it can cause ulcers. ****************************** Vitamins and Minerals NO GUMMIES. What? No gummies. I went out and bought my adult gummie vitamins this past weekend. Now I can't have them. The thought of chewing up a chalky Vitamin just makes me gag. But I guess no choice now. Anyone have one they love? LOL Take 2 Multivitamin per day Take 1500-2000 mg pre day of Calcium. Chewable calcium citrate plus Vitamin D and magnesium. You are only suppose to take 500 mg at a time. So take it throughout the day. Vitamin B12: 1000 mcg sublingual once per week. All the above vitamins are to be taken FOREVER! I guess that is when it hit me...Forever? Really? Not sure what I was thinking, but this statement made it REAL for me. Part of my stomach is removed and now I have to take this stuff forever to be healthy. Also Decaf FOREVER!! That was kinda hard to hear for me. I can do without the soda's, but if I wanted some good coffee, it has to be decaf PRE-OP class was interesting too. Like most have said, No nail polish, toes or fingers. Lots of good info on what to expect at the facility I'll be at. We also got a tour of the hospital. Oh and no straws....forever. LOL I'm still very excited about my surgery. A little more scared and nervous than before. I guess this just all made it more real for me. I'm also interested if others surgeons or nuts gave you similar info on the above or not. I know alot of docs are different. And I know the info they gave us today was to help us work the sleeve to the best we can to not only lose the weight but to keep off the weight.

Butterfly you will be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. You will do just fine. Can't wait to hear your story. Good Luck and big hugs. I had my pre-op class/nutrition class today. Wow, now I really feel overwhelmed a bit. Going to re-read the stuff again and let it sink in tonight. It's funny how surgeons differ on what you can and can not eat. I plan on making a post later tonight.

Congrats on your surgery date. Mine is next week also. You will be fine. Just read all you can on here. Tons of great advice.