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Any Esthetician can treat women and men. Just Google esthetician and you zip code. ~Amy

I'm June 5th....and not a teacher. I'm so jealous of you teachers who have summers off! :-) ~Amy

That is awesome news! Way to go! ~Amy

I second that I've never had a problem on planes. However, I've only put Vitamins and aspirin in a pill box. RX meds, I always left in their original containers. ~Amy

Thanks everyone for your responses. I think I like the idea of putting each of my meds/vitamins in one slot. Kinda like one of the holders MeMeMEEE showed me. Also, I understand not taking iron with calcium, but MeMeMEEE you say no iron with ppi. What is ppi?

I'm in the process of ordering various things I'll need postop. I've seen several people comment about having pill organizers. I've been looking at them on Amazon and there is a variety out there to choose from. Some of them have compartments that divide the pills up by what time of day you take them which made me think of a couple of questions. How many times a day do you take medicine/vitamins? If you bought a pill organizer, did you get one that divides your pills up by when you need to take them or do you just throw all the ones you need to take each day in one pill compartment and pull out what you need when you need it? Thanks for your thoughts!

I even saw the nutritionist and she told me not to worry about it. Just follow what they say and I will be fine. I just rescheduled today for June 5th too. How cool. I would love to have a sister sleeve buddy off the boards too. If you are interested in chatting, my email is amyh@tx.rr.com. I will give you my number off line. BTW, where do you live? ~Amy

I have the same surgeon and there are no specific preop protein requirements..The goal is less then 1200 calories and less than 120 grams of carbs. Did you get the folder with about 45 pages in it at your appointment with Dr. Nick? ~Amy

I so hope I'm posting one day about being cold. I am soooo hot natured I'm sure due to my weight. I'm tired of breaking a sweat at the least little exertion. It's just awful especially when I keep my air low! ~Amy

Love that! ~Amy

Welcome! You will find all kinds of information here and lots of helpful people. Best of luck to you on your journey. ~Amy

Okay, here it is. http://www.wheatoniowa.org/programs-services/weight-loss-surgery/patient-education/diet-and-nutrition.aspx I have no idea what it says. It is detailed though so it may be useful for you.

Mine stuff says no raw veggies until 6 weeks out too. Sorry! I have a link to another surgeons site that I will try and find and post to see what that doctor says. It seems there are so many thoughts and opinions from all the professionals.

Aaww! You poor thing. Hang in there and keep the end picture in mind.

Just read it. It says avoid all fruit exct for bananas for 6 weeks. I'd say to proceed with caution if you try it.

My nutritionist says fruit with any kinds of seed or any that is acidic is off limits for weeks (can't remember the exact amount right now). Acidic fruit may not be tolerated bu the tummy and the small seeds like most berries have can get caught in the suture line.

Yup. They bill more when insurance is involved. Doesn't seem right, does it? ~Amy

I am so sorry that you are going through what you are! I hope that things turn around for you soon! Hugs!! ~Amy

I posted 100 reasons to lose weight on my blog. Although some are personal, a lot of them are things I think a lot of overweight people can commiserate with. Check them out if you like. http://myjourneytoamy.blogspot.com/?m=1 ~Amy

I'm a girl so I have no personal knowledge of your topic but I have heard weight loss does that for guys. Great "side effect". Congrats and enjoy your new ability! ~Amy

I know my benefits were chosen by my company. I think it is really crappy of them to basically say yeah we cover bariatric surgery only to find out they chose benefits so bad anyone would be stupid to use it when they could cash pay for cheaper. I have a huge issue with this and plan on nicely letting them know. My company is really good to us so maybe they don't know the bariatric benefits are so bad it saves us money to pay cash. ~Amy

I think you can do either or a combination of both. I happen to do a combination. Some lowfat stuff is very good, some not. I pick and choose. Mayo and cheese are definitely full fat. Hot dogs, bologna, pepperoni are low fat. Those are just a few examples, but you get the idea.

I have BCBS and I only know the approved amount for the hospital. It is in the $42,000 range. Because my bariatric benefits are only 50%, I would have to pay half of that amount, $21,000. Also, my plan has out of pocket maximums, but not on bariatric surgery. There is no out of pocket maximum. So, based on just that, you can see why I am choosing the $12,000 cash pay option.