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I can have a cup of veggies on my pre-op. I have concluded today that they are going to be made into Soup. I am STARVING. I plan to use my tortellini soup recipe sans the tortellini and Italian sausage. For anyone who wants something to help ward hunger and spread their veggies out, this is what I am doing: Saute one onion and several cloves of garlic until soft. Add in large carton of broth (I use LS organic chicken or veggie broth) Add 1-2 cans of fire roasted tomatoes Bring to a boil for several minutes Add in one bag of spinach and stir until wilted Sprinkle with crushed red pepper if you like a kick I figure this will do a couple of things: -- Broth is ok and it will flavor it up -- A bowl of soup can be mostly broth and half a cup of veggies -- I can have soup at lunch and still have lean Protein and some veggies for dinner. Please post if you have any ideas to help get through the 2 weeks.

I had 2 yesterday (but way too much wine on Tuesday). We can do this. 13.5 more days.

We went to Double Dave's pizza yesterday. It was my last hurrah. I started my high protein diet this morning.

Water is your BFF. Just repeat that mantra.

I hope all went well today!

YAY for quick approvals! Boo for the fall down the stairs! That is something I would do.

I have seen the pre-op diet vary widely from doctor to doctor. My doctor's pre-op diet is 2 Protein shakes a day (powder, Water, fruit if you want, sugar free pudding if you want). Then a meal of lean meat and veggies for dinner. I start it on Thursday. My surgery date is July 19.

Have you tried adding stuff to the Protein drinks? I like to add blueberries, cherries and pineapple to vanilla Protein powder. My docs office said no dairy or yogurt, but that I could add sugar free pudding. It makes for a really good smoothie. I can't even taste the protein. I do similar with chocolate protein powder - I just nix the pineapples. It is mighty tasty.

Apparently I don't have an EGD ordered? I just talked to True Results and it is not in my paperwork. We are verifying with the doctor's office. Can it just be July 20 already? This scheduling/testing is making me neurotic.

Can someone tell me what to expect with the EGD? Will I be able to come back to work? Do I need someone to drive me?

I made a mistake - my EGD is the day before. Surgery is actually on the 19th. Sorry!

Houston here! I see Dr. Speigel's signs every day when I come to work. Congrats on your surgery!

A little meltdown can go a long way sometimes! Maybe we will see each other at the hospital. Mine is at 7:30 a.m. My pre-op is the 18th. Surgery and EGD are the 19th. I can't just change doctors though. I would have to be resubmitted and it was a nightmare to get approved. I don't want to take a chance of being denied. My fills will be with TR, so just a few more weeks and I will be done with the main part of dealing with them. Yay. Wooty Woo!

I think my little episode on Monday may have helped. I am scheduled, the nutritionist has called and the girl at the front who is supposed to give me $$ info called me sweetheart (ha). I don't have an email on me, but I will send it when I get to work. Have you done your patient portal info?

I live in Houston, Tx. I am from Corpus Christi, Texas, but I have been in Houston for 16 years. My surgery is July 19. TWENTY TWO DAYS AWAY!!! What excites me most? Um...being thinner (err...healthier), being able to have relations with the lights on (maybe), breaking up with Lane Bryant, not hearing that damned but you have such a pretty face bs anymore. What scares me the most? Other than that I will die during surgery, um, I am pretty scared of not being able to eat tortillas again. I live in Texas for crying out loud - they are a staple.

I think we need to make the July group the best group ever. Anyone up for a get to know you poll? Where are you from? When is your surgery? What excites you most about the surgery? What scares you the most?

I am in Houston, but on the West side. Can I still play?

I am STILL waiting to find out my portion. My max OOP is $2500 and I have about $2300 left of that. The lady at True Results said my part should be around $1800, but the doc's office would tell me for sure. I finally called the doc's office on Monday and basically had a nervous breakdown about not having a schedule even though I kept getting told I was going to be called "tomorrow". I know they are busy and I don't want to be "that patient", but I was going nuts and taking way too many anxiety pills because of the lack of schedule (see blog for more details - ha). I got my email from J (the scheduler) and I am trying to find the webinar I am supposed to watch before surgery. This whole process is making me crazy. I take it you live in Houston? What part of town? Is there a bandster group here? I would love to be able to meet up with other bandsters as a support group!

My surgery is on a Thursday, I am going back to work on Monday. I have a pretty high pain tolerance. I had a c-section and within 2 days, I was doing a heck of a lot more than I should have been doing with no issues. I am thinking since this is not nearly as invasive as a c-section, I should be ok with 4 recovery days and then coming back to my desk job.

He is doing my surgery on Thursday, July 19. Anyone else feel like you are just drifting at sea waiting on his office to call with information on scheduling, fees, etc?

July 19 baby!!!!

This may be a really dumb question, but will they post pone your surgery? I have a similar fear.

I am right there with you on the viscous cycle. I hope you get approved! Fingers crossed. Toes too because I am cool like that and my toes are freaky.

October 27 happens to be my handsome husband's birthday! Thanks for the warm welcome to everyone. I plan to be around these parts frequently. I haven't decided how many people I am going to share this with in real life. It isn't that I am ashamed of WLS, it is that I don't want to have to punch someone in the throat if they give me grief about it. Also - I really, really, really hate when someone assumes that their way of losing weight is the right way and I get real twitchy when someone says "If I can do it, YOU can do it" when they are bemoaning WLS.

Congrats on the surgery! I hope your pain goes away ASAP! I look forward to watching your progress.