karpouzian

Good luck with your approval. For some, that is the biggest barrier!

I know I've been complaining about diabetes lately, but this is killing me. I thought I'd test out the liquid diet today in an effort to lower my blood sugars, and... Diabetes sucks... I don't get it. All I've had today to eat is something with 8 grams of carbs, 30 calories (sugar free popsical), and water/sugar free Protein, and I'm still running high sugars. If I don't have this surgery soon, I'm going to die from diabetes... And I probably wont have the surgery soon because my sugars are high. /cry

I'm worried that my a1c is going to delay my surgery... I've started checking my sugars in prep for the liquid diet, and they've been running pretty high. Now my a1c is being taken on Thursday, and I'm just terrified that this will mean another surgery delay. I know, I know, I can wait... But it doesn't mean I want to wait any more. My doc is self admittedly OCD, and wants everything to be perfect operating conditions, but the two week liquid diet pre and post will totally reduce sugars... /cry

I struggle with my blood sugar, and I'm worried that after my labs, my doc will delay my surgery for at least three months... He's slightly ocd, and wants everything to be perfect, but a liquid diet for two weeks will reduce my sugars quite a bit... /sigh

Sure, protein shakes and coffee, but what else?

I'm a be on my liquid diet on the 4th that would suck

I must have made my appointments far enough apart because I was approved... I would have been so ticked otherwise because it would have meant three more months of waiting as my appointments were Jan Feb and mar, and I'm just getting approved now

I will keep up with it, I just whine a lot

Well, I took a slow meander (a quick 20+min) on my new tricycle, on one of the several paths by my house, and I'm EXHAUSTED! My wife got worried when I came in from the ride, cause I was panting like a dog in heat, and my legs were a little wobbly... I hear people say it gets easy, I just don't believe it.

I haven't been, no. Thank God!

In no particular order 1. Be able to play outside with my four year old for longer than 5 minutes. 2. Not tell my wife for one whole day that it is too hot! 3. Buy clothes from wal-mart (wow, that sounds like I'm one of 'those people') 4. 'Experiment' with my wife 5. Go swimming without a shirt on. 6. Do any kind of non-sedentary activity for more than ten minutes. 7. By clothes without an x in the size. 8. Enjoy thing like going to the zoo, fair, museum, outdoors, etc. because I enjoy walking. 9. Fly a kite by running. 10. Not be tied to the couch/computer chair all evening. 11. Sit down in my tub, and not move to one side to let the Water pass. 12. Take a long relaxing shower and not get out after 5 min because standing hurts. 13. Have underwear that fits right. 14. Not be self conscious about having my picture taken. 4. I want to have clothes that reflect my style and not what I coud find that would fit me. (Stolen) 16. Not be embarrassed to post my photo on a weight loss surgery website (how stupid is that?) I'm sure I'll add more...

I'm scheduled for my pre-op testing, and some of the tests are in the cancer ward! Should this make me nervous or concerned?

I've looked in all the local grocery stores, and health stores, and I finally found G3 and K2O! This liquid diet, when it comes, may actually be tolerable!

I think I'm going to switch to http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schwinn-Deluxe-Stress-Free-Bicycle-Seat/17248453

Do larger men prefer a seat with nothing to... Interfere? I've been riding a bike lately (first time in YEARS) and it hurts the gentlemen.

Do they delay your surgery? Ys, every surgeon is different, etc., but did anyone experience this?

>"You could lose this weight if you really wanted to...you just need to have more discipline, not surgery!" Have YOU ever gone on a month long liquid diet? >"You shouldn't mess with what God gave you - he gave you a big stomach - that's what you should keep!" No, He didn't give me a big stomach, I gave me a big stomach. >"It's all just a fad....hopefully, you'll 'come to your senses' before the surgery!" It's a fad that has been going on for 30+ years. How are your bell bottoms? >"Why would you want to do that - you could just go to Weight Watchers and get the same results!?!" If it would have worked the first six times, I may believe you!

And... The day I decide I'm NOT going to check in the status, my wife calls me and tells me I've been approved!

If it falls through, I'll buy it.

I will be using FMLA, and no, I wasn't required to use PTO before it kicked in.

I'm not losing hope, just whining

I have the stomach flu for a couple of days, and while that sucked, it did make me think that a liquid diet would not be complete unbearable... On the other hand, it was 2 days, not 2 weeks pre/2 weeks post, but hey, I'll take support where I can get it!

I'm always self conscious about going to a trainer... They're going to judge me (whiney post, sorry).