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Pre banded and soon to be post banded and I use dailyplate.com

I am pre band and I can barely drink that now without feeling like I am going to pop. It's alot of liquid calories so you might want to rethink if it's really worth it or not... But I would just get a tiny bit in a glass and sip it very slowly to see how you react.

Awesome! Congrats... Boy do I know how it feels to finally have a date :rolleyes2:

It all depends on your surgeons requirements, if you're self pay, if you have insurance, your weight, your comorbities... Theres just not a set guideline really... The best thing to do is if you have insurancec call them ahead of time and have them fax you the part of your policy that talks about the bariatric surgery coverage so when you fill out the surgeons paperwork you have that info to get a head start.

I had bloodwork done today. I go in on 4/17 for my Preop with surgeon... if I have lost 5-10 pounds they said they wont put me on a pre op diet.. currently I have lost more than that but it's almost that time of the month so I am gonna balloon up any second I hope they realize that :rolleyes2:

Hey 4/23 people do you have preop diets?

Yes , I had to do the 6 month diet... very easy tho and time went very fast.

Donate. You will get a tax write off.

My surgeon charges 23k with everything included in Eugene, Oregon. I have heard great things about a surgeon in Coosbay, Oregon tho for 10k.

It's not a scare tactic some surgeons will close you up and not complete the surgery. They have medical reasons that they do this... it's for your safety.

Hi Sufina, I spend a ton of time researching everything on this site. You will find it all very helpful! I spend most of my time in the pre op section since most of the threads there will answer questions all the questions I had about the procedure and what to expect. I am not sure if I would of been ready for all that comes with lap band if I hadn't read this forum.

The mind is like a parachute. It only functions when it's open.

Ragdollx19 does I have talked to her in the past.

I think it's because of what people put on the krispies that make them so horrible With the right knowledge of what to add and not add and eating it in moderation you'll be fine.

Oh man I tried to use Tongs last night on the grill..

Call and ask your surgeon they will tell you whether to stop taking it... Whats good for one person might not be good for another.

I have to be the most impatient person in the world... I don't know how I made it. I was a complete nervous wreck... I figured once I did all that I would be told oops sorry you're denied.... I was absolutely over the moon when I got the call. I had to do the 6 month diet and phsyc eval for my insurance... However, the surgeon required an addition 3 hours of food counseling, blood work twice, EKG, lose 5-10 pounds, seminar etc... I completed all these about 1 per month during the 6 month diet to keep me busy and checking things off the list. While I was doing it I really felt like it was going to all be in vain but really the outcome was so worth it. I have a pre op next week and thats it before surgery..... estatic truely estatic. I wish everyone luck I hope their process is as easy if not easier than mine. P.s I don't have any nails left thats my reward for 25 pounds lost after LB haha

I have the Walmart sugar free equate shakes that I put in the bullet with ice and I add 1/2 a scoop of EAS Protein powder to for Breakfast. If I feel like having a thinner one I use carnation instant breakfast sugar free. I think I will try freezing a few in my popsicle molds

I have bcbs of Minnesota and was a cake walk: 1) 6 month dietitian appts 2) Physc eval The rest the surgeon required. took 1.5 days to get approved after submitting pre auth.

BCBS of Minnesota pays for it. I live in Oregon but have this plan from my employer.

I was so worried about this too when I started my 6 month diet. I assumed I would do all this and never get approved or that they would drag their feet. Exact opposite. Alot of people are so quick to complain that their insurance won't pay and drags them through the mud but mine didn't! Hooray. I started in Oct 07 and made sure not to miss 1 appt. While I was going to the 6 appts I did all the other requirements that my insurance and surgeons office required. So that I felt like I was getting somewhere I would schedule each of the extra appts a month or so apart. I went to my last appt with my dietitian on 4/2. My doctors office submitted to the insurance and a day and 1/2 later I got a call from them saying I was approved and my pre op appt is on 4/17... NEXT WEEK!

I didn't do mine with either of them. I just chose a dietitian and then saw her monthly. She would write a short report and fax it to the surgeons office monthly. I have no comorbities and was approved within 1.5 days of submitting pre auth

Thank you for your response. Hmm.. I think Rosemary there is tired of hearing from me.. I think I will just wait until the pre op appt. I have tons of questions that I didn't pose when I met with them before because I had to do the 6 month diet first. I need to find out what size and brand of band they are using and if they put any in the band at the time. I dont have pre op appt till 6 days before my surgery so I am not sure they would have the blood work back in time if thats when they would do it

Will get easier and easier with fills.

I am terribly sorry you feel that way... I am in no way trying to shut anyone out. I normally only respond to things that I have input on otherwise I would have to post something to every person that I read about. We're all here to be supportive of one another and I would like to support you in anyway I can. If you have a question for me feel free to ask. I can't speak for the others on the board but I am sure they are here for the same reasons