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I was sleeved July 1st. My endocrinologist had me stop my metformin one week in to my 2 week preop liquid diet. I see him in a couple of weeks and will find out the plan then. For now, I'm testing at least twice a day and my numbers are anywhere from 85-97.

I'm doing well. I'm still struggling to get in enough fluids and protein. The most protein I've been able to have is 51 grams. I need to shoot for 60-80. I've only managed about 50 oz of fluids. I start purées on Monday and I can't wait. I'm a bit nervous because tomorrow is my daughters birthday and she wants to go to PF Chang's. I guess I'll be sipping on egg drop soup.

When I was preop, I made chicken soup. I strained the chicken, onion, carrots and celery out so I could have the broth for preop and postop. I puréed the chicken and veggies together for the purée stage, which I'm clear to start on Monday. At the first bite class I attended, the NUT said to stay away from celery because it's hard to digest. Do you think it would be ok to have the purée I made since the celery was first boiled in the soup and then puréed with the chicken, carrots and onion?

Like others, I'm looking forward to not shopping in the plus size department and to be able to go into stores I couldn't have considered. I'm looking forward to being a good example for my kids in terms of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. I'm looking forward to weighing less than my husband for the first time ever. I want us to go to Hawaii for our 15th anniversary in a year and a half being able to do whatever we want to do.

Ditto!

I had a strong sedative and felt very well rested when I woke up. I commented that I could understand how Michael Jackson got addicted to the stuff.

Arsenic is natural. That doesn't mean it's good for you.

I'm using the unflavored unjury and mixing it with my own broth. I found a full scoop changes the flavor, so I'm using a half scoop.

I was supposed to have single incision, but had a fatty liver, so he needed to use 3 incisions but it was still laparoscopic. He did a biopsy and sent it out for tests. I was really good on my 2 week preop diet too. The only time I strayed from shakes or clears was a week before, when I had egg drop soup.

I drove today for the first time. I'm one week out. I'm feeling pretty good. I had only been using pain meds at night and haven't used any since Thursday night.

sorry - double post

I paid $9500 at TLC in Houston. They discovered a hernia beforehand. Insurance covered a portion. Otherwise it would have been about $13800. The price includes BLIS insurance in case of complications. The cash pay for the original surgeon I was going to use was around 20k because he did it at a large, expensive, teaching hospital. That cost didn't include complication insurance.

Thanks. I asked when I was discharged and they said to open it for now but I forgot to ask for how long.

Thanks. Maybe I'll try tonight since I can now take bigger sips of Water.

I was sleeved on Monday, July 1st. I take medicine at night. It's a capsule (about the size of a tylenol capsule). I've been opening it up and pouring the little balls on a small spoonful of jello. At what point do you think I can swallow the capsule whole without feeling like it's stuck in my throat?

I was only going to use 1 scoop, but the unjury website called for 2. The texture was ok - it was the aftertaste that got to me.

I tried making high protein white chocolate pudding using jello SF pudding mix, mootopia skim milk and 2 scoops of unjury unflavored protein. Yuck! Blech! Gross! So now I'm having my yoplait light vanilla Greek yogurt.

I'm feeling better each day, but still working on getting in my liquids and Protein.

I just had mine done by Dr Sherman Yu on July 1st.