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What meal replacement shakes did you use before surgery? I'm not required to do any pre-op diet but I'd like to try the shakes and see if I could loose a lil weight before surgery. Thanks!!

I think I may do the optifast anyway. Where do you purchase it?

I meet my surgeon again today and if BCBS plays nice next month I will be scheduled for my surgery. I asked him about the pre-op diet and he said clear liquids for 2 days prior!!! I about fell out! Really?! Just two days!!

Thanks for the GREAT advice!!! I will begin walking starting today and try some different shakes. Also I never thought about taking pictures of myself. Granted, I don't want to see any pictures of myself so I will ask my husband to take them and not show them to me Again, thanks for the wonderful advice!!

I am finishing up my last month of supervised dieting and having my trans nasal endoscope and abdomen scan done today. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I really want to be successful can anyone give me tips on what to begin now in order to set myself up for success? Thanks!!!

Dehydration will cause headaches. Not sure if this is your case, but I hope you get to feeling better soon.

That is a great suggestion princesstia!! It never occurred to me to start taking collagen.

Thanks everyone for the help!! But I noticed someone on here said that our taste and what you able to tolerate changes after surgery. So do you recommend waiting till after surgery to buy protein shakes? I was going to purchase some to have for after surgery.

My NUT told me after surgery I would need to consume 60g of protein a day, and that most patients chose unjury. What is the best protein shake in your opinion? I am looking for something really good because I'm worried about losing hair. Thanks guys!!

I have the same stats as you and your BMI seems around a 41, mine is. I am suppose to have my surgery tentatively in June. Exercise is not my problem, I run marathons, play softball, and workout with weights. My eating is the problem and the years of abuse I subjected my metabolism to in order to make weight in cheering and softball. I am praying insurance approves me. I have almost completed my 6m evaluation.

My insurance required the classes. I haven't gotten surgery date yet. I just finished with the nutritionist and I have 2 more test. But tentatively some time in June!!! I'm super excited too!!

I was in sorta the same boat as you. I went for my initial visit almost 6m ago and they said I had to do 6m of monitored nutrition classes. So I started the classes and thought well I will wait till my 4-5m to set up the rest of my appointments. After going back 2weeks ago to meet the surgeon he talked me into getting the sleeve and told me we would be in overdrive as I only have 6 weeks left of nutritional diet. So now I'm trying to get all my prepping done

Great idea about the iron skillet! Let me know if it works. I use to have very low iron, I chewed ice all the time! I received two iron skillets for Xmas and have been cooking with them continually, bc I love them, and my iron was perfect I thought maybe it was my diet never imaged it was my pans.

I think your right. Two of my husbands co-workers have had WLS surgery using our insurance, I just always love to hear from people that it was a breeze with the insurance company

I feel as though you are talking about ME!! I feel exactly the same way....I have let myself go and given up on everything! I use to have a great career and traveled all over. Then, I got married decided to settle down, had children and gave up! I became a stay at home mom and decided to focus on my family....and now I'm so ashamed of who I have become I won't go anywhere, not church, social functions, or anywhere i may run into people who use to know me. I won't even go out to dinner with my husband bc I feel like I would be such an embarrassment for him. My husband tells me all the time that I am just as beautiful as the day we met and everyone puts on baby weight. He's offered to go to the gym with me and walk around our neighborhood after he gets home from work....but I'm so ashamed for people to see me I tell myself that I am being overly vain but I honestly don't know what to call it.

Wow!!! I'm so impressed by everyone's weight loss I can't wait to have surgery!

That is fabulous!! How did you do it so quickly?!

I understand why they would cath you. I have had several patients "go" while asleep. But you will be fine, request it to be inserted after your asleep.

Please let me know what they say. I have t had my psych appt yet. I also have to have a scope done, the dr thinks I may have a hernia. I am meeting with my NUT for the first time on the 24th. I have just been visiting my PCP since I live so far away from the hospital. I am praying they submit mine sometime in June.

I have highmark as well. I am in my 5th month of diet program (about to start 6th). My coordinator told me that I had to go to 7 consecutive PCP appointments but she didn't say anything about a weight history of 2yrs. (i never went to the dr much) so I'm worried about this aspect. But after hearing all the great approval reviews I am praying

I also have high mark BCBS an I am in my 6th month of the diet program. How many times did you have to see the nutritionist? I have seen my PCP once a month. I'm glad to hear they respond quickly!!

I purchased the baby bullet. I use it to make my baby's homemade baby food with and it has a great recipe book.

I can't wait till my surgery and to get to working out!!