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I'm still waiting to find out what the total amount I owe and it's been a week and a half since the operation. I have 20% co-insurance and a $2,500 deductible but there is a max out of pocket of $6,750. The original amount the hospital told me was over that max out of pocket number so I told them they are wrong. Once the insurance company tells what I actually owe I'll pay it. I did put $1,000 down right before the surgery as a compromise since I knew it would be more than that. They'll bill the rest once we see what the insurance company says.

You did the right thing. It's important to seek treatment. Hopefully it's nothing. With your body weakened it's easier to catch bugs. Good luck

It's the same concept but the leak test is a lot easier. They don't move you all around like the do in the upper GI. They didn't even tilt the table. You just stand there, take a tiny swallow and hold for the picture. Then they turn your body the other way and do the same thing. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes. The ride on the bed to the x-ray department was more uncomfortable than the actual test.

I started pureed foods day 2 after the operation. My doctor only has 1 day on liquids. I wish he felt that way in the the pre-op since I was on partial liquid for a week and then full liquid for another.

I've done it in the past. Nothing helps but time. The good news is it will be back to normal in a couple days.

Just keep walking when you can and that pain will go away. Warm, room temp or cold really doesn't matter. Keeping hydrated does so warm it up if that's what it takes. Sounds like you're doing great. Your positive attitude on this site always cheers me up. Glad to hear that all went well.

It really depends on your insurance. I also had a 6 month supervised diet requirement so it took 7 months total.

I had surgery the same day and feel the same way. I've been on soft food since day 2 but that hunger just doesn't seem to go away. Ignoring it isn't hard though. I'm sticking to the plan that I was given hungry or not.

This is my 7th day out and getting liquids down has been pretty easy so far. No you can't gulp but I have no problem swallowing pills and taking normal sized swallows. Keep up the walking. I've been using an elliptical since my 3rd day out and can now go 25 minutes with a little resistance, level 5 out of 20. That seems to help everything.

I'm out a week and 96% lean ground beef has been on the menu given to me by my NUT.

Nothing to worry about.

Whoa! You look awesome. Keep up the great work

It's like everything else in life. You have to want it with all your heart. You've come to far to lose motivation now. You don't want to quit the race when the finish line is so close. Keep fighting.

Just follow through with everything they tell you and it will be a breeze. Good luck

Good luck and a speedy recovery. Losing 35 pounds before surgery proves your commitment. Keep it up and you're going to do great!

Congrats. I had mine on November 1. It was supposed to be Oct 30 but Sandy cancelled everything and knocked out power at my home for a week. When it was cancelled we weren't even sure it could be rescheduled in time enough not to have to redo some of the tests. Even getting to the hospital under hanging trees and down powerlines was more stress than I needed. Despite all that it worked out. They were able to fit me in just 2 days later. We did find a way to get to the hospital. The procedure went great and having some heat and lights was a nice bonus. Recovering in the cold and dark wasn't so fun but even under those conditions it was okay. The bottom line is no matter what happens it's not going to be as difficult as you think. You can do this and will be okay. Take a couple of deep breaths and do what you have to do. Saturday will get here soon enough.

I'm 5 days out. My Breakfast Protein shake is 160 calories. 2 chopped eggs 155 calories 3 oz of salmon 90 calories 3 oz non-fat plain greek yogurt 53 calories That's 458 calories according to MFP. Interesting that mine is so much more. I realize my doctor is more aggressive when it comes to eating mushy food earlier than others. I was only on liquids for the day of the operation. I'm not even looking at the scale until I see him 2 weeks out so we'll see how this works.

Exercise was a key for me. I ran 3 miles a day, biked as often as I could and did daily yoga. I had my procedure last week and my recovery has been fairly easy. My surgery was at 11;30 and by 4 I was walking laps around the nurses station. I really feel that regular exercise more than anything has helped me through this. I also had those better eat it now food cravings a week before the liquid diet. It lasted a couple of days and I felt sick after doing it. If I had to do it again I wouldn't have eaten those farewell potato chips.

If he's not going to sign off you're going to need to find a different doctor who will. My surgeon spends and awful lot of time educating other doctors about the benefits of weight loss surgery. Many just don't want to hear or believe it. They don't look at all the latest data that proves just how beneficial this can be. If you run into one of those you are pretty much stuck and need to find someone else

Stevia is your friend. It's the only 0 calorie sweetener that's natural. It's come way down in price too. Works great in everything from herbal tea to plain greek yogurt. I also hate artificial sweeteners and am so glad to finally have a real alternative.

Thanks to everyone. I left the hospital on Friday hoping that power would be back but no such luck. Lucky i have family in the area with power. A nice couch with heat and light seems like heaven compared with those dark nights.

It all seems to depend on the doctor. Mine only wanted full liquids for 1 day post-op. Too bad he didn't feel the same way with the per-op diet.

You can get rid out those aches and pains even while you are still fat. I started yoga years ago and those pains go away if you practice for just a half hour s day. Your body needs to be stretched out no matter what weight you are. Don't wait for the operation to start getting in shape.

I was sleeved on 11/1 and right from the start liquids have been easy. Day 2 they started me on mushy food and that's been a lot more challenging. It takes me an hour to go through 3 oz of tuna or 4 oz of cottage cheese. I'd rather that be slower than the liquids since staying hydrated is job 1.