gentylwind

Hi all...glad to hear you are all doing so well. Me, not so much. I am hungry all the time and having trouble making good choices. My first fill is Monday...will help a lot with the ability to eat I hope, but the poor choices thing is up to me. I miss my restriction!

You do sound like you have your hands full. I am new to this journey and have no answers for you, but wanted to extend you some sympathy and that I hope things turn around for you soon.

Steve, that is freaking fantastic!

I can't say why it is taking so long, only that it does. It looks like the average time for someone using insurance for surgery is 4-6 months of waiting and jumping through hoops.

How awesome is that?! Congratulations!

Mindy, it is well known that every surgeon has their own set of guidelines. If she was told by her surgeon and nutritionist she could try new foods, who are we to question it? If she was told it was okay, how would she know it was not??There's no need to get uppity about it. Obviously chicken didn't work for her and I doubt she'll be eating it for dinner tonight. One can help someone make better choices without three posts of being flabbergast.

Oh...and I could have had a surgery appt within 2 weeks if I had wanted to, being self pay.

I am in DFW...had my surgery with Dr. Manuel Castro through TLCEdge. I am dealing exclusively with Dr. Castro now though and not TLCEdge. He is honoring the same deal/price TLCEdge offers, so no loss. He will do my fills after my initial 6 free ones are used up at just the cost of my office visit co-pay by billing my insurance for an office visit. He's a great surgeon and I love him and his office staff. I was banded on 11/21/2008 and am doing well. I get my first fill this coming Monday (12/22). All basic pre-op testing other than the psych eval is included in the TLCEdge price (blood work, EKG, urinalysis). Presumably if you need a sleep study or something like that, your insurance should cover it, but msot insurances do not cover a bariatric surgery preop psych eval (and you probably dont' want them to know you are having bariatric surgery). Feel free to PM me with questions.

Banded 11/21/2008 here in DFW too. Congratulations and good luck!

Best to give up the bad habits now...good to see your mind is open about that. I have had a little wine since my surgery, very limited. I don't seem to get tipsy any faster, at least not yet.

My doc is aggressive with fills, has an excellent success rate and an A+ reputation here in Dallas. He has said once we start the fill process, I can see him every week if need be to get to good restriction. You'll hear all kinds of stories here. Since you presumably researched your physician beforehand, trust his judgement and do what feels right to you.

I am allergic to sugar. It makes me break out in fat.

I was not told 1/2 cup. I was told to eat 1 cup 6 times a day.

I get my first fill on Monday. I am very ready.

Egg foo young

My doc does not do the bypass, only LB, and he gives the same instructions as the ones you suspected were a mix up.

I am only four weeks pre-op so goodness only knows how things might change, but my hair is thicker, fuller, shinier than it has been in years.

You didn't leave an option for "had it before surgery but no longer have it afterward"

Could be adhesions (scar tissue) that has formed. Would not show up on Xray, only visible with exploratory surgery usually. I hope that's not the case though. I hope you get relief soon!

Yep, that was the definition given to me in my paperwork. Full liquids only extended to creamed Soups, FF pudding and plain FF yogurt along with everything on clear liquids. My doc considers soft foods to be a separate category all together.

Mushies are anything you can blend to a baby food consistency.

If you have a 10 cc band you have a long way to go before you peak your fill level. Some of it is still going to come down to your choices of what you put in your mouth, how long you chew, how big of bites you take, how long you take to eat a meal, whether you drink with meals etc. The rest is getting adequate medical care. You said you are working out five hours a day? What are you doing for exercise and how do you have time for five hours of working out?

No problems whatsoever here.

I just started back on soft solids and had egg foo young this weekend. Tasted great, went down fine.

I have 6 free fills in the first year with my surgery cost. AFter that he will bill my insurance for an office visit and I will pay a $25 co-pay and that's it.