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Thank You Carolina Heck, i got to be positive, right? Hahaha i have no other choice! Lol Just feed my girls some french toast and i was able not to try a bite (or eat left over) as always! I'm feeling proud of myself already hahahaha

They told me that they have 14days to give an answer. Omg 21 days would make everything hard.. I only have 10 days now ???–???­???­

Hey guys.. Starting my new journey today. Surgery is scheduled to march 21 (if insurance doesnt decline, which please help me pray they dont lol) My diet consists in: FREE ZONE: sugar free beverages broth only Soups Sugar free Popsicles and sugar free Jello Items in moderation, as they contain larger amounts of sugar. 2 cups or less of juice/gatorade/powerade 3 or less regular jello/popsicle/no sugar added fudgicles 3 or less 1% or skim or lactaid milk/ 6oz light yogurt, 1cup low fat ricotta or cottage cheese 1-3 Protein shakes Supplement Guidelines: At least 15g of protein per 8oz serving Less than 20g carbs per 8oz serving Less than 5g fat per 8oz serving ------------------------------------------------- I intend to take 1000cal a day. I'm not sure if is too much, but its probably what i can do right now. And i MAY take some powdered Soup that i found in a brazilian store, it has 60calories which 1.3g fat, 12carbs, 2g Fiber, 3g protein, maybe 2 a day (in case i get bored of the broth) Who's with me?!?

@sassy My surgeon is Dr Adam Glasgow in East Walpole, and the surgery happens in norwood hospital. How many days exactly took for them to approve you? Xx

I got mine on the unjury website, and took 2 days to arrive! Super Fast!

Hahaha thank you! My nutritionist said the same thing, that some people will hate their favorite food after surgery. Uh, i guess just time will say lol

Oh reading this makes me worry lol If approved by insurance, my surgery is march 21. I LOVE salads and fruits (specially watermelon) i wonder how will i feel after banding.. Ugh, lol

Well, they both said that sometimes the port site gave some discomfort, not pain! One of they had unfilled at 28weeks, and gained about 15lb (only after the unfill) the other one had no need to unfill and gained minimal weight too (i dont remember how much).. I was around 210-215lb when started my fertility treatments and i'm now 250???³???”..i'm 5'6" I would fell comfortable of trying again when i reach 180lb hopefully 170lb... Lol

Hi! I havent had surgery yet, but if my insurance doesnt decline lol i'll be getting banded march 21!! I tried for 16months to get pregnant last years with no luck, until they found out i had pcos, did fertility treatments and finally got pregnant, but miscarried at 7week. So, i got the the point that i realized that i gained 30lb with all the treatments (plus i was super heavy before) so, i somehow decided for the surgery, my obgyn agreed that it was the best choice i could've had done. My surgeon mentioned having to wait about 12 months after surgery to try again, but said that 6-8months after woulnt be big deal.. As we usually loose most of the weight in those 6 first month. I have 2 friends that got pregnant 6months after being banded, had health pregnancies, and super healthy babies! So, my advise is, go for it! Good luck..

This is what she wrote: "Dear Colleague, This patient was seen in our office on Tuesday feb 26/2013 for a complete physical and found to be in good health and fit for surgery. She suffers from morbid obesity and polycystic ovarian disease causing her infertility and depression. Her obesity also puts her at risk or the development of diabetes and heart disease. She has tried numerous methods of weight loss including liposuction and intragastric ballon treatment. It is my professional opinion that she would benefit from bariatric surgery to help control her weight." Then there's my vital signs of today and somehow they measured me 1 inch higher lol which made my bmi be 39.93 (I already called and she is going to fix that tomorrow). Do you guys think is enough? She havent mentioned about my priors attempts as ww, nutritionist. Ugh...

Hi guys, Today i have my pcp apt for a physical and to get my medical clearance letter. My surgeon required that. (I saw the surgeon before i talked to my pcp) But, i'm worried that she wont know how to write me the letter as she is a np. Can any of you tell me what was written in your letter so i can have an idea to tell her? Thanks

My pre op diet starts march 11, for 10 days tha k GOD lol

If everything works out the way we are expecting, i will have surgery march too. March 21! Yay!!

Just got off the phone with my drs assistant, and they booked my surgery for march 21. They are hoping to get the insurance approval! Ohh, i cant wait!!!

I called them, but they said that every case is different, it all will depends of what my surgeon sent to them, and the insurance doctors will review my case.

Hello.. I just had my nutritionist apt today and yesterday the visit with the surgeon. Should see the psych in the next couple of days. But, i'm having some insurance fears, as we found this: NHP covers bariatric surgery for: Medical necessity for bariatric surgery is established when all of the following criteria are met: Individuals who are at least 95% of predicted adult stature who are: 1. BMI greater than or equal to 40 (mine is 43) 3. Documented failure of attempts to sustain weight through less intensive, physician supervised methods, such as diet, exercise, behavior modification programs and pharmaceutical interventions ; (in which we are confused if this means that they r going to require a 6 months with supervised program. or if just my medical records, ww attempts, prior weight loss surgery done in 2007 (called Intragastric Ballon - BIB) which didn't worked.) Would those be enough? They already told to expect my surgery to happen by end of march if they approve me...so im very excited and afraid to not get approved?!!! Anyone???

Im gonna check it out later on my computer, here in the app it doesnt give the link to click!!

Ohh yay! One more here @Banjo how long took all ur process? Idk if you read all my posts lol but im about to change my mind and instead of going to Italy and do the surgery there, im thinking of trying here!!! Just dont want to waste more time!

I will call them at first thing in the morning! I'm not sure if it really is going to cover the surgery as my health insurance now is towards masshealth (i just canceled my private insurance that i was using for the infertility treatments, ughh - i thought it was just waste of money paying $500 a month if i was approved for mass health. The only thing mass health woulndt cover was infertility, now im sooo mad, why did i have to rush and cancel?!???­).. Anyways, if my plan wouldn't cover, i will try to buy a new private policy again, if the dr guarantees me that the process could go faster here in US! I will message u as soon as i have an answer lol

I live in Framingham how about u? I want to have a life too! I dont have kids yet, but this is the main reason i want to be healthy! I have pcos, and after months of fertility treatment i finally got pregnant but miscarried at 6weeks! Then after this episode i decided for the surgery. I'm going to do in Italy (my parents live there) because i heard that here in the area it could take years to be approved, i cant believe how fast ur journey have been! Im envious now lol