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Every surgeon seems to have their own pre op prep. Mine was just five days pre on clear liquid diet. Was not a too bad. What ever your surgeon requires, you will get thru it too. Good luck!

I am sorry that you are having difficulties. It does get better but will never get back to guzzling a bottle of Water right down. I am one year out and still sip. I take a large mouthful sometimes but then swallow it in several small swallows. It is not difficult nor does it hurt but it is not good for my stomach and I still get a lot of noises when I eat or drink too fast.

Aloe Vera is good for healing skin from things like sunburns. Vit E oil or cream helps with the elasticity of the skin

Hi..good luck with you decision. I am seven months post op and feel great. I can eat1/4 to 1/2 c food, salads a little bit more. I really have not found a food that I can not eat.

I guess you can rationalize your decision to be noncompliant anyway you want. Sleeve or no sleeve 64 oz of Fluid a day is recommended to keep you body healthy. It moisturizes your skin, helps your kidneys flush away waste, helps your GI system digest and excrete ( lessens your chance for constipation), helps keep your mucous membranes moist....on and on and on. Good luck.

Add Diet carry out, Weight watchers, counting calories and Diet Center.

As a preteen I was heavy and went on my first diet when I was 13. Stayed thin throughout high school...5'6 125#. Was 135# by the time I married and gained every year and have been struggling for over 20 years.

The studies that I have read all discuss partial gastrectomies due to peptic ulcer disease. It was low on the risk factors after heredity and smoking and several more.

I lotion my several times a day...it doesn't pucker as much.

Yes this must bother you. It's funny cause when people tell me how good I look I usually reply that I feel so much better.

This is a great site! From the time I decided to persue this avenue to a denial letter from my insurance thru my surgery last January I have received a lot of support and kindness. My many questions and concerns are also address. I also say...Thank you! Good Luck!

I don't think I would call it remorse. Twice I remember thinking...what did I do? That was when I was being wheeled into surgery and a few days post op. I was just scarred and hoping I didn't get any complications. I am almost six months out.....NO REGRETS. I love my sleeve....love how I feel and look!

I am also a nurse. You would be having pain and changes in your blood work. You must try to drink and get in your fluids....it is very important!

I am a nurse in a busy hospital and it got to be that my back, feet, ankles and knees would just ache and hurt after a shift. It was amazing how great I felt after the first 25-30 came off....it's wonderful!

Things will get better.....those feelings go away in time. I loved eggs prior to sleeve but now they don't always settle too well. My breakfast every day consists of 1/4 cup cream of wheat with a pad of butter....it holds me till lunch.< /p>

I take omeprazole (over the counter) every morning and it helps keep it at bay.

I know what you mean...I was worried too because before, I ate even when I was not hungry. With the sleeve...when you are full....you are done. You do have to eat slow (over 20 minutes). If you eat too fast then you are miserable in 20 minutes. It is a different kind of "full"....I think it is more intense.

I figured out what my normal BMI weight is and went for the high end of my Normal (healthy ) BMI. For me that was 150....5'6"

We are the ones that decided to go thru this...not him. We have to try NOT to judge other people in how or how much they eat. Just take your time....eat over at least twenty minutes , put your fork down between bites and enjoy the food....not the scenery. It is amazing that we used to eat that much too.

I went to Vegas six weeks post op and did fine. I am 41/2 months out now and can handle the alcohol and food fine. Have fun!

You are not breathing as deep as normal due to the pain it causes. This IS something you need to buck up and do. One major post op complication can be pneumonia (with any kind of abdominal surgery) cause patients tend to shallow breathe not wanting to hurt, then the secretions accumulate in your lungs causing pneumonia. You can prevent this from happening by making yourself take deep breathes....take 10-20 everyhour. Splint your abdomen (hold a small pillow or folded up blanket tight to your abdomen..over you incisions, and breathe deep. You should even try to cough to clear your air passages. Your hospital may of sent you home with an insintive spirometer to help with the deep breathing. Really try to do this even if it hurts. Also you must get up and move even if it hurts, to prevent blood clots from forming. These are basic things to do post op to prevent complications. Take your pain medication and breathe and move. Good luck....the pain gets less everyday and the more you move the faster it gets better.

Hi...I have BCBS of IL. Prior to surgery I had someone on this site give me some advice and it was very helpful. After you have been submitted, call BCBS and ask for them to check on the status and explain that you are checking with them to make sure that everything that they need has been submitted. Check back every few days with them. ALWAYS be very polite with lots of pleases and thank you very much....gush kindness. This did work for me and help things get thru a little faster....even though I was denied at first they called me to tell me why and explain what I needed to have to resubmit. Good luck!

Hi...I have BCBS of IL. Yes I was denied the first submission. I had to go back to my primary MD and she had to send a letter explaining that my need for BP med and my need to start a new Cholesterol medication. She also went over my numerous failed attempts to keep the weight off after loosing over the years, the different type of diets I tried. I was approved after that.

started coming out around 3 months out....I get plenty of Protein.< /p>

My fitness pal. Love it!!!! The psych doctor I had to see prior to surgery suggested it and said he uses it everyday. Suggested that I use it for the rest of my life. It helps me keep on track , keeps track of my calories as well as my Protein and Fluid intake. Also tracks exercise! LOVE it!