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Typically as long as your policy covers the sleeve, as long as you are over 40BMI you should get approved.
Typical criteria is BMI over 40, or over 35 w/2 comorbidities.

As for me the same when I'm on my phone.

Homeopathics! I hate western medicine so they are the only thing I use. You can get them at health food stores.
Also take a table spoon of organic honey sprinkled with lots of cinnamon and swallow.
Sip on lemon Water (can add some apple cider vinegar if you can stand it).
Suck on zinc lozenges.
This is all I ever do when I am sick and it works every time.
Also garlic and echinacea help tons.

I just made some amazing quiches that I'd like to share...
Reduced Fat Cresents (one package made 16 quiches)
Used a mini cupcake pan
One was with one egg, cheese, and turkey bacon...calorie count 34
The other was with turkey pepperoni, cheese, and Tomato sauce...calorie count 22
My 13 year old and his friend even loved them! I'll be trying with other combinations. I haven't calculated the Protein yet, but if anyone is interested in finding out let me know and I'll post it.
Enjoy!!

Down 8 pounds after nothing for 3 weeks. Feels good to be back on track again!

I never knew how much I used food to stuff my emotions down Im 10 weeks out and very easily aggravated everythig seems to get on my nerves very quickly yes I know count to 10 ... take a walk .... I guess I just needed to vent a little here I feel like such a b***h most of the time I hear myself then feel guilty about being so quick to snap

So I might have a another chance at this!! I called my pcp and let him know how I was denied for surgery do to only having 1 cormorbite and asked him to take a look at my labs to see if there was and level that I came borderline in ... Just called back and said my cholesterol was borderline and that he will write a litter staying its high and that I have a family history of this. I don't wanna get my hopes up but I have to say in alittle excited !!! so in the am I'm gonna call and try to enroll into the bariatric program again since I have 2 cormorbititys ! Please wish me luck as going to Mexico isn't going to go well with my mother!!!

After nothing lost last wk, down 4lbs this week :-)... which puts me only 9.5 lbs from wonderland!!! I cant wait!!! Some point in Feb **fingers crossed** I will b under 200 for the first time since probably HS? !!!

After nothing lost last wk, down 4lbs this week :-)... which puts me only 9.5 lbs from wonderland!!! I cant wait!!! Some point in Feb **fingers crossed** I will b under 200 for the first time since probably HS? !!!

As I recall, there were 2 leak tests performed, one while I was under anesthesia, still on the OR table, and the other the following day.
I did have a considerable amt of pain, gas pain and overall weakness the first week post op.
I do have to say that I am apalled by some of the responses that members receive, especially by more seasoned members. I would never respond to people in this manner. It is not helpful, it is condescending, and mean spirited.
People join support groups, both in person and online, for 'support' not trashing, questioning, belittling and name calling.
When I posted something in a thread a while back about my nutritionist concentrating on calories rather than exercise for the majority of weight loss, another member basically called her a nut job...How is this helpful?
Needless to say, I withheld my response to this post.
I am an RN, work in a major Boston hospital, and I can say this:
If I ever spoke to a patient or a family member the way I see people treated here, I would be out of a job.
Sometimes it's best left unsaid (or typed).

OK I personally want to invest in your new business embroidering that on pillows in hospitals!!!! I've dealt with so many lovely docs...and so many who need your pillow LOL Just as a daily reminder That quote should be in stone on the outside of every medical school

Thanks Dawg for pointing out the whole Protein thing. I know OP stated that she is going to cut her protein in half at least for the next couple weeks.
Lets look at this a bit closer. As originally stated, 120g of protein from liquids alone. Plus she is eating also. Well, even the best protein supplements are 100calories per 20g protein. If she is using a Meal Replacement shake, like ensure, for protein, then you can quickly quadruple that number. So without even going to weight gainers we have anywhere from 600-2400 calories a day from liquids. Additionally she is eating also, we do not know what or how much. It is quite possible that even with a proper sleeve to over consume and gain weight.
I for one have never experienced any restriction to liquids. I could easily consume 10,000 calories/day on a liquid diet if I so chose to.
I've seen it numerous times on this forum where people get sleeved and run straight for the highest calorie Proteins they can get.
I am not saying that this is what the OP did or that this is her fault, I am simply pointing out that there are a lot of assumptions being made in this thread.
To assume that any surgeon would botch a surgery intentionally or simply not perform the surgery while claiming to have done so IMO is pretty preposterous. With the amount of liability surgeons assume every time they cut into a patient it would take an idiot (one not smart enough to get through med school) to even consider this.
As to the possibility of a stretched sleeve(pouch). IF the sleeve was properly formed, it is not going to stretch. However, if the surgeon failed to remove the fundus then, yes the fundus that is left will still be pliable. Though this is possible, I don't believe it could have been stretched much in such a short time frame. Keep in mind the only thing that is going to stretch the fundus is solid foods.
I am not making any assumptions as to what the problem is, however the only 2 conclusions that I can reasonably come to is that either the sleeve was not formed correctly and thus, a "resleeve" should be performed, or there are too many liquid calories being consumed.
Well, I guess there is a third "reasonable" possibility. It could be a combination if the two.
Any which way, I wish the OP a sipped resolution. And a happy life.
AND YES, we have had members that have experienced improperly formed sleeves which didn't function properly. As a matter of fact, I know both dr. Ponce de leon, and Dr. Aceves have performed resleeve a for that exact reason.

The only thing I'm going to contribute here is that I urge any new and researching folks to wait out the results of this thread before jumping to conclusions.
It is a physical impossibility for a properly sleeved stomach to first of all, stretch that much, especially that quickly (especially during the swollen healing phase) and all without the pain and vomiting that follows a sleever eating even a bite too many. Second, to stretch to the point where you could rapidly regain 20 pounds is something I have never, ever seen here. Anyone I've seen regain has regained on sliders. And immediately post op? No way.
Anyone that's been operated on can see there is something missing here - either on the OP's or surgeon's end. I reserve my own judgment for when we know more, but acknowledge that we can't ever really "know" anything about this situation because we're trusting in social media without any way to prove anything.
Remember those first few days post op? I clearly remember not being able to sip more than three spoonfuls of broth in the hospital because that much made me feel full. All sleeves aren't equal, but none of us can fit the quantities as discussed by OP on other threads, even at seven weeks post op.
So, let's not panic, everyone! Wait and see if anything more concrete comes from this, because this isn't even a case of getting a bypass instead of a sleeve. I have friends that had a bypass and none of them bounced back or were able to eat like that, either. In fact, I'd argue the bypass surgery was harder on all of them than my sleeve was on me!
OP - sorry you're going through whatever situation we have here. I hope that you won't disappear before filling us in on the rest of the story.
~Cheri

Those r "liquids" & shouldnt have stretched ur sleeve... if ur sleeve is big, id venture to say ur right, they didnt do ur sleeve right... u should b able to find out... did they do a leak test @the hospital the day after ur surgery? If so, its an xray and they can see ur stomach size on it bcuz of the contrast u drink... & as the patient, u have the right to request a copy of the xrays & the report! Pls do... i hope u figure out whats going on...

That's why I am having this surgery because you CAN have NSAIDS. I have to have them and that's why I am having VSG.

ok, so here is the deal. i had the nasojejunum tube placed yesterday in IR....not as bad as i thought (way better than chest tubes and drains) but today my nose and my left face hurts. this is a temporary as i see the specialist wed and hopefully have an OR date for a jeujuostomy tube placed surgically like my last one. so i have to suck this up for about 2 weeks. i do not think i can handle much more than that. i bought a backpack and placed the bag, joey, syringes, alcohol wipes, etc so i can be on the go if i feel like it. not gonna feed during the night this time....will shoot for the 15 hours day time. yeah, the tube sucks, but i keep thinking temporary, and i know i will feel stronger and be able to socialize and beat this malnutrition thing. nice not to urp, vomit, etc.plus, with the 900cc of flushing, i can get hydrated even if i do not take much in orally. that said.....here's to Protein and health!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH AND THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4158774411180&set=pb.1338620242.-2207520000.1359161701&type=3&theater
Thats my before on the left at 325, and the after on the right. I was 157 in that pic, I'm at 151 now.

Just ran 6 miles. Felt great. I ate some little "energy squares" made of whole grains, nuts, seeds and Macao nibs (unsweetened chocolate) with some PB2. The last mile was like running down hill. I had visions of Olympic gold. It must have been a lack of oxygen or something.

It's not a race it's a journey. You are at 187 your not likely to lose as fast as someone who is over 300 pounds like myself. You say you lost almost 13 lbs in a month, when you had only lost 20 pounds in 5 years on the band, sounds like your doing much better. Don't get discouraged but keep going and when you get to goal you'll look back at it and be happy. Good Luck.

I babysit a two year old. I'm 8 months post operation and I'm 39 pounds away from the surgeon's goal. Here's a look at my Breakfast this morning. His plate has the orange fork. He cleaned his plate while I was barely able to get in half of mine.

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