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I want to ask my dr. what size he uses but I don't want to sound like an idiot when I do!

Is it good? I'm having a hard getting all the water I'm supposed to be drinking and thought maybe flavoring it up would help. I like Crystal Light OK but I get kinda tired of it.

Buying clothes that were not designed by Omar the Tent Maker and his Bedazzler. Having wild monkey sex and not wishing he would just hurry up and finish because I am sooo tired. Going off the diving board (weight limit 250 lbs.). Running. Going to my high school reunion and not being embarrassed. Living.

Oh honey you have been through the wringer! How would they know if you're using the CPAP machine? Asthma? I have asthma and I can't believe anyone could have it and not know. It sounds like they're just looking for stuff to be wrong with you. I know it is late in the game but is it possible to find another surgeon that won't make you go through all these hoops? If you have most of your records already you could just take them and give them to the new doctor (make copies to keep first) and see if that's enough to submit. I don't know. That sounds like a whole lot of extra stuff they're trying to make you do. Good luck and I hope you get your surgery soon!

You'll do great! Good luck and check in when you can!

Holy cow that is great! Thanks for the info guys! That means that I could be submitting very soon! I saw my PCP yesterday and got all my previous diet history and there was one more month in there I had forgotten about. Yippee! Excuse me while I count out loud: I have visits from 6/09, 7/09, 8/09 and 12/09. My insurance says I have to have 6 months with only 3 being consecutive: (6, 7 and 8/09). I had my 1st nut. appt. March 16. 2nd on April 11. So I count that as six! My appt. with dr. is April 26. He requires an upper G.I. After that I will have everything done. Let's get this thang submitted!! I could be done and recovered in time for family reunion in July!

Does that mean 6 dr. visits or 7? If I had my 1st diet appt. on April 1, my second on May 1 and so on would I have to have the last one on Aug. 1 (6 visits) or Sept. 1 (7 visits)? In other words do I have to actually BE ON the diet for 6 full months or just have 6 visits? Does that make sense? And in your experience are the insurance companies sticklers for the "within the last 2 years" requirement? I ask because I have some diet visits from April-Aug. 2009 and I'm wondering if my surgery is not scheduled until like May or June would they still count those from 2009?

Does that mean 6 dr. visits or 7? If I had my 1st diet appt. on April 1, my second on May 1 and so on would I have to have the last one on one Aug. 1 (6 visits) or Sept. 1 (7 visits)? In other words do I have to actually BE ON the diet for 6 full months or just have 6 visits? Does that make sense?

That's good information about the grehlin and other hormones. Your doctor sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I also think the sleeve will allow you eat in a more normal and healthy way. You may not be eating enough with the band. And if you fear everything you eat then that seems to be a very hard way to live. I don't have either yet but I have decided on the sleeve after reading so many stories like yours of people with the band having so many problems. If I ever have a doubt I just come here and read some revision stories and that sets my mind at ease! Thanks and I hope you do great with the sleeve!

If we increase muscle does that raise the metabolic rate? I've heard that muscle burns more calories than fat.

Feel better soon!

Holy cow I hope not! I think they just mean that most people have to do 1 to 2 weeks of low carbs or liquids right before surgery. My doc says just don't gain and nothing solid the day before surgery. But I believe I will probably do at least a few days of liquids so I won't have much in my bowels after surgery.

Absolutely, if your drs. say it's OK, I would go for it. The hysterectomy will probably be the hardest to recover from and if you have them together it's one recovery not two. Good luck and let us know!

Just curious - who says you have to lose 10%? The insurance or your doctor? Neither one requires any loss for me just proof that I was under a doctor's care for a supervised diet, but no mention that I have to lose any weight on it. The dr. says he just doesn't want me gaining any before surgery and if I lose a little that's great.

I get weepy when I'm exhausted. When I was working full time and going to college and had 2 kids I would come home at night sometimes and just sit and cry for about 10 minutes. Not sad, just wiped. Then it was over and I felt better. I'm sure it will pass, but you should mention it to your dr. anyway, especially the temp. part. Feel better soon!!

I asked the original question not to offend or cause an argument. I'm not sleeved yet and I'm still learning all I can about the operation and what happens afterward. Yes I realize we are all unique and that's great. But what I was trying to figure out for myself if I was going to spend the rest of my life living on 800-1,000 calories a day after I'm sleeved. I guess the answer is wait and see.

Thanks for the link. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that thinks that living on less than 1,000 cal./day is not healthy. Maybe if someone gains weight on more than that they need to exercise more or something? I know when I used to run regularly I was eating over 2,000 cal/day and still losing weight.

That's great! How exciting! This will be happening before you know it!

Huh? Sorry but I didn't really understand what you said. What I'm talking about is people saying that they try to stay UNDER 1,000 calories even after they've hit their goal. Isn't that too few to even live on? Or are you saying that if its like 800 calories of protein then it's OK? I thought calories were calories. And I've been told by doctors not to stay under 1,000 calories for long periods of time.

I've been reading some stories that talk about people years after WLS and they usually say they are eating less than or around 1000 cal. per day. Why so few? According to most calorie calculators I have tried it says that a 5'5" 120 lb. woman with light activity would have to eat about 1700 calories to maintain her weight. Is everyone just really short or what?

That doesn't make any sense. In my insurance it says that "depression stemming from obesity does not count as clinical depression" or something to that effect. Of course we are depressed. We are obese! My psych eval was today. After all the questions he told me that the purpose of a psych eval was to weed out the people who were getting surgery for the wrong reasons, such as those who had unrealistic expectations that the surgery would solve ALL their problems in life, or people who were being abused because they were overweight or something like that. I hope you find another psychologist and get your approval.

Gosh I love Kirstie! I admire her trying so hard for so long, but come on Kirstie. You aren't getting any younger and it only gets harder! But her religion probably has something against WLS. Too bad.

Had my 2nd nutrition appt and my psych eval today. The psych said he would fax the approval over today. So yippee! I have cleared another hoop!

OK, thanks for the info!

I've seen some people talking about a max their insurance will pay for the surgery. Does anyone that has Aetna know if they have a max? Thanks!