time2liveagain

There's one by Advocare that I love, i like the Vanilla & I add strawberries & banana, it is a lil pricey but I found the taste worth it & I tried quite a few. I'm 5 yrs out & I like to check in periodically & let every one know this is doable. Tho a friend (Nurse) said to me the other day "you are the only person I've seen not put the weight back on". Quite a compliment but I just can't eat more than my stomach can hold, one bite too much & every thing I ate comes back up.

Hello ALL, I'm new to the AA Sleevers forum & I just wanted to say HELLO!! Been lurking around for a while & finally finished the 6 month physician supervised nutritution program. I learned so much more than I knew already about Portion Control. But this time when I lose the weight I will be able to keep it off, never to return again because I will follow my doctors' guidelines. I am scheduled for surgery Feb 16th & I am soo excited. I've read the good & the bad on the main forum or should I say the positive & the negative & I know I'm READY!! Goodluck to everyone on this journey!! Naomi

Congratulations on following thru to revision to the sleeve. I truly enjoyed reading your journey!! I am 59 & hope to get my surgery date later this month if approved. Thank you soo much for sharing, soo encouraging!!

Hi Ready2BDone, I feel your pain. I am also on month 5 and I have Knee & Back & through out my body issues. My doctor gave me whats called a Kenalog injection in both my knees in back August, which I do get every few months, because I knew that would be the only way I could get any exercise done. Well I need another one to get me through these last 2 months. I see my Rheumatologist next week but I'm having to really watch what I eat to try to keep the weight down. As long as your doctor documents for the insurance company why he feels you gained the weight, it should not be a problem. Please don't give up. I feel fat & depressed today too is why I decided to post something. So much so that I've decided to just skip Christmas with the family & stay in my house instead of meeting up at somebody else's house with everbody. I want this surgery so I just talk it out with my PCP when I run into a problem & if he is supporting you thru this he will make sure the ins co gets what they need to approve you.

Thank you soo much & CONGRATS on your 85 lbs down!! My surgery is not until February & I am currently using 2500 mcg of Biotin but I will up it soon. That Kitoko sounds great & I'll order some next month.

Great news. My dr also said that if they deny me, he will appeal for me too. So I'm trying not to panic while I wait. I'm hoping for late January or early February.

So sorry to hear that Twndr3, do you have any comorbidities such as hi blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes?? I would still appeal it either way and stress your need for this surgery.

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