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Hi, I have not heard of anyone going from band to sleeve that wished they hadn't changed. Everyone loves it and wishes they had done it sooner. Don't back out, you will be fine and wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Hang in there.

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Call your doctor. Sounds like you need a sulfa drug to clear it up. I used to get them from drinking too many sodas.

You didn't mention where your rash is, what you use could vary on the location. For dry skin, I prefer a thin coat of petroleum jelly on my arms and shins. It cures those scaly looking skin cells for days. It works great on your heals too. Who knew at 54 white chicks get ashy? LOL

You are both right. Usually each person has themselves as the primary on their own policy and the spouses insurance as secondary. In the case of whose birthday is first only applies if you both have "the same" insurance company. I wouldn't put too much stress in figuring it out for yourself. The insurance companies will work it out between themselves if there is any question. Once the decision is made, one company will pay 80% and the other company will pick up the 20% if both companies pay for WLS. If only one company pays for WLS it will be covered at 80% and the other will not pay any. This is the norm in most cases. I would put yours as primary when you have the staff submit for a pre-determination of benefits.

I'm getting sleeved about the same time. My doc has a specific diet he wants me to follow post op. He says...if its not on the list, you don't eat it. So with that said, I'd wait and see what your doctor recommends for a post op diet. I have a magic bullet also and make smoothies with it. I love it more than my blender because you mix and drink from the same small cup. All you have is the cup you drank from to clean. LOVE IT !!!

My hubby got an electric throw blanket for his birthday. I plan on taking it to keep warm.

I think I will write my name in magic marker in big letters on my arm so I don't have to tell them who I am so many times. LOL

I'm jealous! LOL.....JK........Congrats!!!! I can't wait to know the feeling of that experience. Keep up the good work !

I'm 54 and hope to be sleeved soon. We are trying to be in the Vertical Sleeve chat between 7-9 PM on weekdays. We are all on different time zones so check in if you can. We have a couple of veterans and several newbies with questions. The Vets are happy and eager to help.

Try this website: http://www.howmuchprotein.com/foods/ and this website http://www.hungry-girl.com/show/show-recipes

It may have to do with shrinking your liver before surgery. I think it depends on you BMI also. If you have a higher BMI you may have to diet longer in order to shrink you liver size to make surgery safer. It will also introduce you to what the typical postoperative diet is like.

I have not heard of being denied life insurance, only personal medical policies. That's not to say it isn't a problem. I just haven't heard of it. Let us know the outcome. Good Luck.

Thanks Lissa. That answers most of my question. If it comes back up then it doesn't like it or if you slime it doesn't like it. I've heard of the slimes before but not really sure what that is in detail. Is it mucus that causes it to come back up?

What does it mean when you guys say, "My new stomach likes this but hates that?" I mean besides the obvious. example: my sleeve loves steak but hates hamburger. How do you know? What symptoms do you get with it? Thanks, Vicki(Oma)