excited2lose

Let me know when it finally goes away so that I know what to expect. I hope you feel better soon! I start my diet the 19th. I am kind of working on it now, but honestly it isn't going so well. :crying:

Welcome. There is a wealth of information here and some wonderful people providing it. You are so lucky to have your dad 's support. My dad isn't financially helping out, but he is emotionally right there iwth me. It makes a huge difference, doesn't it?

So what are you drinking for your protein drink at this point? Everything my doc gave me looks gross.

This is what it says: Bowel Function: -You will be given a Senokot tablet (vegetable laxative) the night of your operation. -If this is not effective, on the following day you will receive suppositories every 6 hours until you have a bowel movement. -Constipation is a common complaint early on after surgery, due to the anesthetic, pain medication, and low Fiber intake during the full liquid phase of your diet that you will be on for 3 weeks after surgery. Try taking a stool softener daily to help you with this. Colace is a name brand-you can get the store brand... ...If you are still having a problem, please contact our office. So actually it didn't say that they wouldn't release you from the hospital without a bowel movement, but I remember them saying this at our preop appt. I hope I don't have to stay longer than 2 nights!

I like the muscle milk light also. The chocolate just tastes like chocolate milk to me-and I am PICKY!

I am still preop but my doc won't let me leave the hospital until I go. It says it in my book! :crying:

Has anyone taken Biotin before? My doctor has recommended it, so I am taking it-I have no idea if it will help. If it is better than post pregnancy hair loss, I am good to go. I have already been through that twice!

I have been so excited about this entire process, but today I feel like that excited feeling has been replaced with fear. I have a 13 month old baby and a 5 year old that I am unsure about how I am going to care for them afterwards. My 5 year old-no problem. But I will only have help for a short while after surgery-how am I going to manage with my 13 month old that isn't walking yet? Then I read the thread on hair loss. :w00t: I have super thick hair and I lost a lot after each baby, but I hope I don't lose a noticeable amount. I tried some of the Nutrimed stuff that I am supposed to drink for the week before my surgery yesterday and I almost threw up. How am I going to do that for a week? I know in the end this is the right decision for me, but I just have a ton of fear about these other things.

I am using Dr. Myers at Fresh Start. They have been great, but I really doubt that he would compete financially. I remember thinking he was higher than anyone else I had looked into.

Congrats! My date is 1/25/10 so I am right behind you! :biggrin0::thumbup:

I know there is a ps forum, but there seems to be no traffic down there. If I wanted to find out if my insurance covers removing the skin from my belly, what do I ask? Is there a technical term? What do I ask?

I have my preop appt tomorrow. They said I should plan on being there from 8:30-1:30. Any thoughts on what to expect?

Girl, you look great. I don't see surgery needed anywhere! Thank you for sharing! This helps a lot!

That is very sweet. I would appreciate it. I am just so curious as to what I am going to look like after all this! I have only been this obese for a bit over 5 years. I didn't every battle with weight at all until about 22 and even then I wasn't really big.

I am so curious whether I will have a lot of extra skin or not. I am 5'2, 226 lbs and 31 years old. Anyone have any thoughts/experiences on this? I have my surgery Jan 25th.

January 25th, 2010. Nervous, but I know this is what I have to do. I am going with Dr. Stephen Myers with Fresh Start Bariatrics in Columbus, Ohio. Can't wait!

Do pain meds help with the shoulder/gas pain?

My surgery is going to be Jan 25th! I am so excited!

I have UHC and was approved last week for the sleeve! I am thrilled!

I have told my husband, my mother, my father and my absolute best friend. That is all who will ever know. It is an extremely personal thing to me-and perhaps I will feel differently when it is all over. For now, they are my lifeline. They are who I trust in this world and they are the only ones that will know.

I have been approved for the gastric sleeve procedure. I got my approval last week. My surgeon's office is very slow to call me back and now I just found out that my surgeon will be in Africa for 2 weeks in January-so now we are looking at February-at the earliest. (and if they don't call me back soon, even later!) I liked my surgeon, but I have my reasons for wanting to have it done at a certain time. My original plan was to have it done at the end of the year. However, it took them 17 days to return a phone call, and that bumped it so far that I now can't even consider that option. My thought was-what if I changed surgeons. I have talked to two-and I liked both. I just chose one over the other-no real reason. Would it take long to change the paperwork for the procedure for my insurance? (My insurance approved me in 3 days-they were very quick-doctor's office? Not so much.) Is this even possible? How soon do most surgeons schedule out? Days? Weeks? Months?