bigsleeve56

Are we talking weight or mass you want a lbf or just lb. You really need to get a life everyone else knows what is implied by the statement that muscle weighs more than fat. But to make it correct we need to call it lbf/volumn^3.

So how much of the exp. did you eat?

In the shower and look down and see two mammals

I like how you gals blame the hormones, face it you are perves and all it took was some self confidence and energy. we all just want some fun and its time you admit it.

What helped me pre-op was starting to take control of the eating start finding a protien drink you like and try to replace one meal a day. Start to log your food and just look at what you are doing and start to look at where you need to be after the surgery. When I did these things it gave me alot to think about and less to worry about after the surgery. Set your goal and dig in and before you know it you will be here too so good luck keep your head up.

Shakes pre-op sure made the post-op transition smooth already had found shakes I like and felt good going in to surgery not starved. I did 19 days of two meals replaced with shake and one good meal and lost 20 lbs.

I always blamed the ins. for slow paperwork but going through this has shown me it is more Dr. fault and not ins. My Dr. waited a week to send in report and ins. had approval the morning afer receiving it. The Dr. made all of the preop appt. for me but forgot to make one with his office so I had to wait two weeks to see him after the others were done. The one thing that I did that the ins people liked is I made all app mail a copy of reports to the ins as well as DR.

My concern is that both times my wife lost weight and made goal she got knocked up and I just hope that that does not happen to me.

Wife gets headaches but has not botherd me yet.

I would go for it you might create a cool peice of abstract art(good story to tell). When do go make sure it is a good artist and the shop is well known and clean(one of my six was done by artist named Rusty Savage).

Please help and get spell check I am an Engineer and can't spell worth a damn. I have been doing spelling tests with my 8 year old and she even makes me look bad.

Maybe a convertiable for a midlife crisis.

I have had several and never cared I think you should quit thinking about it and think about getting healthy.

I have been at Sturgis 31 years I have to miss this year so I can have vsg the week after. I know you will have fun and next year will be more fun for me.

I am in day 3 of 14 of pre-op and I do not know about you but I can hear a pop can being opened from a half mile.

Well maybe they loose the weight before they lose the weight you never know for sure.

It will be hard to stay away from all the fried junk and beer. I will miss sturgis this year third time since 1976. Good luck.

I would make sure you stay consistant with the percocet take every 4 to 6 hours weather you think you need them or not this will even out the pain and ice is way better than heat for back pain( I have had 4 back surgeries) you should also look at getting an anti inflamatory to help with the pain.

Got surgery scedualed today and started pre-op diet. August 14th is the date and i am already tired of app. with doc and such when they offer nothing new and could have done it over the phone. It is 340 miles round trip and so far there has not been a required app. worth going to. After the surgen talked to me yesterday I had basicly force the nurse in to giving me pre-op diet and they want to wate till the day before surgery to talk about post-op diet. Only have 5 days of leave left so that should make things interesting. But I am on my way so I guess thats all that counts.

No I just eat because it is what I am good at. Things are not good but not near as bad as these people had it. I think it would easier if I could have one thing to point at and say this is the cause. I have the last app. with surgeon on 7-25 to set the date for the vsg.

This makes me feel bad I am fat and do not have a reason like these people.

Talk to your ins. company everyone has a diffrent approval process. I had to be accepeted to the program and then was told what hoops to jump do not assume anything and get it in writing. My bmi of 56 and several other problems has kept me from having to wate.

I am 47 and weigh 420lbs and 6 ft tall and have to many problems to list. I jump through my last ins. hoop wed the 25th ins. said they will fast track me so I get to skip the 6 month weight loss. I have done enough research to know i want the vsg and the nut was unable to tell me anything I did not know from this site. She told me one thing I had not read and that was not lieing down after you eat for a hour because of presure. I do not own a scale and do not plan on using one to reach a "goal" my goals are to be able to walk and get some exersise and play with my two young daughters as I really can not do much now without large quanities of pain med. I have had 4 back sur. and one knee scoped and this has stopped all activities that i enjoy. I went back to school and received a degree in Civil Engineering in 2009 so the desk job has added to the weight gain. My wife is completely behind this and has provided much support. I live in a small town in SD 3 hours from the nearest town with a support group so I may have to start my own.

When I had back surg. my daughter was 4 mths old and that was the worst feeling when I could not pick her up. Good luck

The only person I have told that was not supportive was a friend that had RNY and failed.