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The Premier shakes from Costco are pretty good (I prefer the chocolate over vanilla ones). I have had one every day for the past four months and have not grown tired of them.

I saw the same thing before my surgery so I called Member Services and had them look up my coverage. I was 100% covered. You might want to give them a holler tomorrow. Good Luck!

Congratulations!

My surgery was done at Kaiser and my surgeon told me they wouldn't use one unless I was having trouble urinating after surgery. Needless to say, I was up within an hour of surgery and headed to the bathroom.

I'm three months post-op and have just noticed a dime-sized bald spot just above my right ear. I keep my hair really short so it's pretty noticeable. Someone just told me about Nioxin shampoo and vitamins, which is supposed to help.

I've been chewing my nails AND FINGERS down to nubs! I'm also ripping skin off my thumbs. It's terrible and incredibly painful, but I don't even realize I'm doing it until I'm bleeding. I've always been a nail biter, but it's much worse since surgery. Gum chewing could help, but we're not supposed to chew gum. Ideas?

Congratulations! You look great!

Such a great feeling! Congratulations!

Like everyone is saying, it does get better. Please remember that you just had major surgery on your stomach and it's still sore and probably pretty swollen/inflamed. As you heal, you'll be able to eat a bit more. Good luck to you...you're going to love your new life!

Congratulations and all the best!

Great idea! Thank you.

Congratulations!

Good stuff...thanks for posting!

All the best to you! You're going to love your sleeve and new life!

Congratulations!

Hope your surgery went well and you're recovering well. Congratulations!

I noticed this the other day and thought I was imagining things, but a few days later I was looking through some of my before photos and was shocked at how much more gray hair I had six months ago. I've read a few things online about how people who stopped smoking, drinking, or changed their diet have experienced this. Someone also attributed it to taking vitamins, which I have been diligent about. Just curious to see if anyone else has noticed this.

That's awesome! Congratulations!

My surgery was on a Thursday and I came home that Saturday.

Dr. Fadorka was my surgeon and he was amazing! Everything went smoothly and his calm demeanor kept my anxiety level down through the entire process. Good luck to you! You're going to love your sleeve!

Congratulations! Best of luck to you! You're gonna love your sleeve!

Congratulations and good luck!

Congratulations!

I'm sure you've read this all over this site: Having the sleeve done was one of the best choices of my life. The physical and emotional transformation in just under three months has been phenomenal for me and the best is yet to come! Stick with it, talk to people here, join a support group, do your research/homework, prep your cupboards for post-op, and you'll be doing the happy dance before you know it! All the best to you!

Anything too dry like chicken breast and sweets do it to me.