Pnut&Bull

Thank you! I will look into the tasteless protein powder. Good luck with your surgery and hopefully you'll have a speedy recovery.

Congrats to both of you

Congrats!

Congrats! I'm glad everything has worked out and you are feeling good. It's nice to be home, huh?

I was sleeved on July 29th and am still having a hard time believing that it's finally been done. I've had a wonderful experience and feel very fortunate. My surgeon was/is great, the hospital I had the procedure at is top notch and the nurses and LNAs that took care of me were great. If there is one thing I can recommend is to start walking as soon as you can. I started walking 8 hours after I got to my room and it helped tremendously. I didn't end up needing any pain killers but wished I would have been drugged up when my surgeon removed my drain as that was the worst pain I have ever felt. To date I have lost 9 pounds since surgery. It's really great seeing the scale go down and I am walking about 1-1.5 hours a day. I'm having a really tough time drinking the Protein Shakes. The after taste is killing me, any suggestion on other ways to get Protein? I'm currently on phase 2.

I am also July 29. My original date was August 26th. I can't believe that a week from Tuesday is the day. I am excited and scared.

I just got a call today that my date has been moved up to July 29th. My paperwork was submitted this morning and when they called to change the date I was approved over the phone. Best of luck to everyone.

Mine is August 26th too. I was hoping for July but am glad that I have a date now just waiting for approval. My paperwork was submitted on Friday.

My date is August 26th at 3:30 pm. After reading how long some people have been working at this I feel very fortunate. I started doing all the pre-op on April 4th, finished on May 22, had to get final sign off by the director of surgery which was 3 weeks later and met with surgeon and got my surgery date on Monday. Before I could meet with the surgeon I had to do a 6 week lifestyle change course, 2 support groups, 2 part psych eval, exercise class, sleep study, EKG, and upper GI as well as blood work. I met my goal weight that I needed to be at. Before the surgery I have to meet with the surgeon again, the person who administers the sleeping gas, and the dietitian. They also have all my post-op appointments scheduled. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time.

Thank you and I completely agree. It seems like it's taken forever.

You look amazing and congratulations.

My first visit was a seminar in March, which you have to go to before even getting your first appointment with the surgeon, then I had my official visit with the surgeon three weeks later. I am now at the end of all the pre-op requirements; EKG, upper GI, 6 week lifestyle change course, two support groups, blood work, psych exam, and sleep study. I meet with the Director of surgery on June 25th for final sign off and then about a week later I meet with the surgeon, get my surgery date, submit to insurance and wait for approval. I am thankful for all the pre-op requirements because it has made me 100% ready. I am hoping for a July surgery date.

I'll check them our too, thank you

My favorite flavor is the strawberry mousse

Hey Everyone, So I will be done with all my pre-op requirements on the 4th and hopefully my sleep study will come back negative so I can go see the surgeon. Anyways, since I am so close I have been trying out Protein powders and have found one that tastes great, even if just tasting the powder, easily mixes with a spoon, comes in many different flavors and has 23 grams of protein, 0 carbs, 0 sugars, 0 cholesterol, 0 fats, 15 mg sodium and 40 mg potassium. I mix mine with Almond Milk :-) The Protein Powder is Syntrax nectar. I was able to make my own sample pack, 11 flavors either same or different, for $14.95 on www.bjsbariatric.com They also have a container that keeps your shakes cold that has a storage part for more powder.