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Great post. Keep up the good work.

Yep only because on the 9th day of pre-op they told me the hospital was not covered and I got emotional. Buttttttt I got back on track.

First of all let me say you are so beautiful. Now pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back on track. It's ok to treat yourself every now and then so don't feel guilty. I know it's hard but when your boyfriend choose to be unhealthy around you just stay strong, look him right in the face and tell him um um not this time.. Do that a couple of times and he will get the picture.

Thanks Susan. This makes a lot of sense. I was confused also but just felt everything would be ok..

I'm 20 days out. On my 2 wks follow up I lost 15 lbs. Now it seems like a stall. I still have faith though. I'm staying away from the scales for now until my 4 wk post op appt. Sorry I don't have much to offer but hang in there.

94 lbs in 5 months!!! That's AWESOME!!! Keep up the good work. Oviously that nurse is living on another planet. I think you're doing a fantastic job..

You're rocking that zero hero! :cheer2:

Hi Indi, I had this very same problem. I was actually going to be banded and was going to a doctor for 6 months. I started my pre-op diet and it was going well. On the 9th day of pre-op I received a call from the surgeon's rep stating BCBSIL will NOT cover the hospital because it was not recognized as a center of excellence (Blue Distinction). I was soooo upset so I called the insurance company and asked them why are they doing this to me? Was it not enough you told me that I only had to see a doctor for 3 months and then in mid stream you changed it to 6 months and now this? Oh boy I was going off. So I got this nice supervisor name Sherene. She told me if my doctor can perform the lapband at another hospital which carries this distinction then I can move forward. She also stated that the employer set it up that way because they wanted the best. At this point I could care less about the best, I just wanted my surgery. Finally after coming to terms with their policy I found Dr. Rehnke who took me in right away after he heard my story. I went to his seminar, and I realized he did lapband, sleeve, and bypass. Up until this point I thought I wanted to be banded, but after this seminar, I realized I wanted to be sleeved. I was suppose to be banded on the 10th by another doctor but I ended up sleeved by Dr Rehnke on 11/15/11 5 days later. This mix up was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The blue distinction is for your good. It only means the surgeon and the hospital are experts in this field and they have done thousands of these surgeries and they are willing to put everything on the line to give you the best care. I'm so happy. I'm 2 wks out and I'm down 25 lbs. I wish you the best and hope you find a good hospital.

I had my surgery on 11/15/11 and I lost a total of 25 lbs so far. 9 lbs pre-op and 16 lbs post-op :teeth_smile:

Thank you so much. I'm only 14 days out but I'm sure I will have questions in the near future.

I'm so sorry you are feeling this way. Please hang in there it gets better. I had gas the 1st few days but I asked my doctor for protonix and I can say now I have no issue with gas. I was sleeved on 11/15/11

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Congratulations! You are a success and an inspiration. Keep up the good work.

Hi Monty, Ice cravings are definitely a sign of anemia. I was cronic anemia and ate ice all day everyday until I went to see a blood specialists. She gave me iron infusions and now I can't stand ice. Please get your iron levels checked. My body does not asorb iron so I have to get it through iv and now I have more energy. I know we all are different but it's worth looking in to. I hope this helps.

Hello family, I was sleeved 10 days ago today. So far so good. The biggest complaint I have so far has been gas and even that is not so bad. I barely had any pain. I'm looking forward to losing weight and taking my life back and I'm glad to be a part of this group.

Congrats on your new journey! I'm 10 days out and I love the sleeve family. Again congrats and I will visit your channel on youtube.

WooooooHoooooo! :cheer2:

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Congrats. Maybe that was God's way of allowing you to enjoy Thanksgiving with your family. Im so happy for you!

I got my protonix yesterday and took one yesterday and one today, I'm proud to report no coughing since yesterday.

Hi Michelle You can go to http://www.weight-loss-center.net or http://www.ticketfactory.com and create your ticker. Once created copy the code and go to your profile page and click edit and go to signatures and paste the code. I hope this helps..

I almost forgot, please make sure you get something for gas.

Congratulations! You will need lots of liquids. I recommend campbell's chicken noodle soup and pour the juice off because the plain broth is disgusting. Gatorade G2 because it is low in calories, sugar and 0 fat. Jello, popcicles and italian ice (can be a discomfort if it is too cold so eat slowly) I hope this helps and I wish you the best. :whoo:

Congrats now your journey begins!

Wow this is tooooooo funny. I'm still on the liquid stages and my little girl is home from school and she begged me to cook her an egg and cheese omlet (my husband was taking care of these things but he went back to work yesterday) I could no longer take it so I put a piece in my mouth, chewed it and spit it out. No harm done. back to liquids lol :blush5: