blessedmom2fourkids

I'M only 3 days post op and yes im tempted. I have to prepare food for the rest of my family so it's hard. I'm on clear for one week then full for a week. Then pureed. I won't have regular food until 9 weeks post op. But my surgeon said the people that are most successful with the lap band are the ones that can follow the rules the first few weeks post op. That was enough motivation for me to stick to the rules.

Same here. I knew about my hernia but had no clue they were going to fix it. They told my husband they fixed it for free. I have to stay on Clear liquids for a week. I feel pretty weak too but when i move onto full liquids I hope to feel better.

The gas pain is still bothersome but I'm home. I've been walking around, trying to get some relief. Other than that I'm feeling great!

I'm home from the hospital after spending one night. I feel good in general. Have some shoulder pain from the air being trapped there but the meds are pretty good. Thinking about taking the advice of others that have gone through this and taking milk of magmisia or something foe the gas.

I made it also. Came home from the hospital today. Im feeling pretty good as long as i stay on top of the meds. The toughest thing for me was the shoulder pain. And getting poked 8 times when they were trying to find a vein for the IV.

Hi - I have my surgery tomorrow and yes every doc is different. I will be week 1 clear liquids, week 2 full liquids, weeks 3 and 4 pureed, weeks 5 to 8 are soft foods, then regular foods at week 9. Very slow process but I'm going to do what he says. Trust your doctor's recommendation.

My date just got changed to the 27th! That works too.

Happy Banding Day! I pray all goes well for you.

I stay home with my kids full time but my hubby is taking off about 5 days to help out.

I just got my insurance approval so my 9/28 date is set! I only have two days of a clear liquid diet since my doc's office requires patients to lose weight before surgery. I'm so ready!

Some insurances require nutrition counseling for 3 or 6 months and may depend on how high the BMI is and whether you have comorbilitis. According to my insurance I needed nutrition counseling for 3 consecutive months. I would check with your insurance company directly so you know for a fact what you need to do.

I have not had the surgery yet,but decided on lap band because it was less invasive with a lower morality rate. I have a husband and 4 children and so I needed the option that would have a better chance of me seeing my little ones again :-) I knew my husband wasn't going for anything he thought was invasive, like cutting on my stomach. I liked the idea that it is reversible. I wanted a slow, steady weight loss to give my skin time to bounce back if it is going to :-) I didn't feel, nor did my surgeon think that I had enough weight to lose for any other surgery. For me, if it wasn't the lap band then it wouldn't be any of them. From here I have about 90 lbs to lose and I know I can do that with the lap band.

Hi - My insurance company required three months of consecutive dietian appointments, but there is no requirement on their part to lose weight. But, the place I chose to have surgery does require you to lose weight. For me it was 10 lbs in the three months. If you haven't lost it within 2 weeks of your surgery date they will postpone your surgery until you've lost it. They basically said they wanted to see how serious their potential patients were about the weight loss and wanted to see if they could make the changes they will have to eventually make later. I did lose the weight within the first month by telling myself that I wanted this bad enough to buckle down and give it my all. I know its not easy, believe me I know. My nutritionist gave me a calorie goal for each day and I track my calories using www.livestrong.com which is totally free. I workout about 5 days a week. If you have to lose a certain amount of weight contact your nutritionist again and ask them for more detailed info on how you can do it, if they don't require you to lose then attend your last three sessions and just do what you can. I think the insurance companies just want it documented that you tried something and didn't just revert to surgery. I've tried everything myself and have been successful in losing, only to gain it all back eventually :-)

Ive used this one for months before I even decided on wls. I use vanilla in water or skim milk, only 1.5 scoops at a time though, thats 30 grams of protein! And it tastes the best out of any I've tried.

It depends on the psychologist/psychiatrist. Some require more, some less. My insurance required one to say i knew all the pros and cons but the actual psychologist required me to see her three times. She was great. I had to take the MMPI test which was about 550 questions, time consuming but not that bad. They just need to make sure there are no underlying, un-treated issues.