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Hi...sorry i don't have the same insurance as yours, but I'm in Northern VA also. I am getting sleeved this Thursday at Virginia Hospital Center. Good luck with your journey!

Great story! Glad to hear you had a successful surgery and a great hospital. I hope that I come through mine as smoothly as you did yours. Luckily my insurance covers my surgery. I hope Virginia Hospital Center provides me with a similar experience as yours did for you.

Welcome Caaattt! There's even a forum here about people who have had revision from the lap band so I'm sure you'll get a lot of useful information. Hope you get your May date!

Since I sit at a desk all day, my doctor said I probably could start working some in about 3 -4 days. I'm just not allowed to drive. With a sales job,do you have to lug equipment/products around? My doctor says no lifting of more than 10 pounds. Maybe you can work part-time to begin with then build up to full-time. I have decided to take off 3 weeks of work since I will then be having hand surgery and be out for another 2 weeks. Work prefers I just stay out for 5 weeks so that I heal properly from my surgeries...especially since I have enough sick leave time to cover the 5 weeks.

LOL....Are you sure he wasn't making them for you? Or at least I hope he was smart enough to say he was making it for you

congrats on the weight loss! I'm kind of weird. since I've been yo-yoing with my weight and have been at the same job for 23 years, I kind of wish people didn't comment because I always feel bad that I would eventually gain the weight back. I hope this time, I will have a tool that really works to help me maintain my weight once I reach goal.

I believe they can check circulation when they push down on your nail.

Hi Marbear, I agree with you. this site is very helpful! I am a week away from surgery and I've been on this site practically everyday since I started my journey back in August. Are you getting close to having a surgery date?

Hi, I'm suppose to start mine today, but I kinda cheated some. It's hard with it being Valentine's day and my anniversary. So I've done 2 meals of liquid diet and 1 regular meal. Tomorrow I will definitely do full liquids. Good luck with your liquid diet!

Sorry to hear the problems your husband is going through. I hope it improves soon and he start having a speedy recovery. Remember to take care of yourself also! good luck to you both.

yum...printing this out so I can do it for my preop diet! thanks!

My surgeon's office game me a Diet progression sheet and it says I can have low-fat/low-sugar yogurt the second day after surgery. I have the day after surgery as clear liquid then I go to full liquid for 2 weeks which include yogurt

Good luck and hoping you have a speedy recovery

Woo hoo! Congrats!

Way to go grandma!

Yayyy! I had my pre-op yesterday. Prepare to take a short quiz. At least I had to with the surgeons that Kaiser uses.

No burping you either!

Hi...sorry to hear your having a hard time, but 70 pounds is great! I totally understand how you're feeling about food. It is one of my worries that I will slip. This is why I hope a smaller stomach will help stop me from binging as I do now. Try reaching for something healthy instead. I know it's hard. Have you added any exercise in your daily routine? If not try that. I wear my pedometer everyday and do my best to get in 10,000 steps a day. Many times I get in over 12,000. There are days, like this past week where I was working 10-13 hour days that I was not able to get the steps in, but I'm back to it now. Good luck!

Each person is different, but I found drinking 6 glasses of crystal light in the morning helped me. yeah, it's a lot of crystal light, but I was working on getting in my 8 glasses of water each day. I have a cup that holds 3 cups. So I would fill it up twice with crystal light than once with water. It made me regular in the morning. I lucked into something that worked for me. Maybe it would work for you.

Not Feb 22, but Feb 21!

Hi, I had to lose 7 pounds but was able to lose 14 about 2 months ago and hadn't lost anymore. As long as you meet their requirement you'll be fine. I start my liquid pre op diet in 2 days for a week and hope to lose some more. the 6 months will fly and creep by. Since it is a serious surgery, I think the 6 months was good for me. It allowed me timeto really let it sink in on what I was doing that I have no regrets and am ready for it.

I wish you and Dream a smooth surgery and speedy recovery!

Hope you get approved!

Hang in there....you can do it! I start my 1 week liquid pre op diet in 2 days....I'll just have to remind myself that I need to hang in there. Think about how hot you will look after this. That's what I'm using as motivation to keep me going. Good luck with it !

I told my closest friend at work that I am having a "cyst" removed from my stomach. that's what I decided to call the extra part of my stomach that is being removed. I know co-workers are going to ask her when I'm out. Ok...bad me, but just trying to preserve my mental health