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Linda, I was just taking care of a pt that was sleeved 5 years ago and was going through severe DT's when he decided to quit drinking. He ended up in my ICU intubated for 2 days. When he started coming around we talked for a while, said it started slowly because he was bored and didnt have anything to do with his time in the evenings and weekends and then it gradually escalated to a bottle of vodka a day. Good for you that you recognized it...I can see this being a problem for us nurses when we get home after a bad day and cant eat bad food to self medicate....so we turn to alcohol instead. Like I said good for you, thank yoi for sharing.

I was wondering the same thing since i had temporary success on hcg in the past. I pretty much have concluded that there is no science to fall back on that it would be good or bad. My main reason for leaning towards NOT is that it wont help me learn good habits from the beginning and i need to use those early months as a way to relearn eating and learn about what it feels like to work my new sleeve so I dont ever regain the weight like I have so many times in the past.

Hi guys! I am a critical care RN in the Orlando area. Been a nurse since 1996, seems like just yesterday. The knowledge of what can happen in the long run from obesity is why i am going forward with the sleeve, that is more scary to me than the idea of complications from this surgery. I am waiting for the last paperwork to come in before they can submit to insurance.

Another diet coke addict here. I used to drink 1 to 2 big 2-liters a day. I loved the tingly burn on my tongue from the CO2. I learned that I can not have carbonation and decided right then to stop....then another 2 weeks went by before I finally stopped cold turkey about a week ago. I have started drinking coolaid made with splenda and different flavors of herbal tea. I think i will choose my new addiction, it will be good loose leaf herbal teas.

I found a good article about natural herbs to eat that are good for this. http://www.easytogrowherbs.com/Top-10-Anti-Inflammatory-Herbs.html

I am an ICU nurse, since I have trouble getting enough fluids presurgery this was one thing I have been concerned about too. I am still in the prelim stages so I appreciate this topic being addressed.

I am still in the tests and weight management phase for insurance purposes. I am convinced that the achy pain I always have is 2/3rds caused by the inflammation that high fructose corn syrup and trans fats cause, the rest I believe is caused by the weight. I can hardly wait to really take control of my diet once I am sleeved, this time it will be for life!

How are you doing? And why in the world are you awake this early!

I was concerned about this too since one of the first things the doctor told me on the very first appt was that I couldn't be on Voltaren (diclofenac) any longer since it is a NSAID. On a positive note, I will say this, last time I lost a lot of weight I did it primarily by cutting out trans fats and high fructose corn syrup and watching calories. Thing is my aches and pains were cut in half within 2 weeks of starting the diet and I was completely off the meds by the time I had lost 50 lbs. The problem was I only kept the weight off for about 8 months, then I was back on the Voltaren! But this time we will keep it off for good so it shouldnt matter. I choose healthy over being on a NSAID!

So glad you are doing well! But I gotta ask, any incriminating tape residue on the girls?

Did mine yesterday, talked for 30 minutes and then completed 168 T/F questions. I guess I got off easy!

OMG 576 questionaire is crazy!

I am going for my psych eval on Monday and was doing some research about it tonight and stumbled onto the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery website (ASMBS) I found lots of good information there including this in depth guideline statement about the pre surgical psych assessment. Hope this helps someone else out there. http://s3.amazonaws....lAssessment.pdf

If u are feeling lightheaded it could be you are dehydrated.

My insurance is healthchoice select, $5000 deductable specifically for wls then everything else is 100%. I do not have a copay or deductable normally it is only for wls, go figure. At least they are covering it under the plan. Now to jump through all the hoops to get approval.

I have had the same fears, I have been worried about how I will look with loose skin or deflated boobs after the weight comes off....I have finally decided that it can't look any worse than having the fat under my skin looks now.