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Just a heads up. That's actually too much protein. I was getting in that much as well, and my dietician and surgeon both told me that the high amount of protein was the reason that I stalled for so long. When I cut down to 60-80 grams a day, I started losing weight again. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

I am on WV medicaid, and I have completed all my pre-surgery requirements, but I found out in January that the state is changing the requirements. No one knows if I will be grandfathered in under the old ones, but no one can tell me the new requirements. To top it off, medicaid is not approving any bariatric surgeries until the new requirements take effect, but no one knows when that will be! I'm so frustrated.

Support groups can help, both in person and here online. Find a breast cancer support group as soon as you can. It will help to talk to others going through the same thing. I would also suggest talking to a therapist. You've got a lot to process right now, and a therapist can help you deal with the stress and uncertainty. I wish you all the best.

You can visit the protein company's website, or go to http://www.nashuanutrition.com/store/protein-powders/protein-powder-samples-1-serving.html where you can buy individual samples with lots of choices. I haven't bought samples from them yet, so I can't tell you how their service is.

I restarted my pre-op journey 15 months ago. My surgeon gave me a tentative date of Dec. 2013, sice I had gone through all the preims almost two years previously. Then my endo told me she wouldn't approve me for surgery until I got my sugar under control. Which led to my year long supervised weight loss expiring, so I had to start that over again. A year ago, I talked a lot about the surgery to a very dear friend of mine, and she decided to go for it as well. She had her surgery in July of last year. I still don't have a surgery date. It's pretty frustrating. However, I know that, barring any unforeseen thing, I will eventually have the surgery. It'll happen. I just need to be patient and learn everything that I can so I'll be ready when it does.

I still get panic attacks and I have trouble being around strange men, but I'm getting better. Therapy has helped. I'm getting better every day, and WLS is going to help me get my health back. I feel lucky to have made it this far, but I'm not giving up. I have my son and my partner who both need me.

When other kids had imaginary friends, I had a very real constellation: orion. Orionova literally means 'Orion's Daughter', and I use it everywhere.

I was tirty when I left my husband and moved myself and my son to the states. I was thirty-five when we divorced, but we hadn't lived together for those five years, and he was living with someone else. He didn't like that I divorced him, because his current wife told him that he had to marry her. My ex abused me emotionally and sexually. He forced me to have sex with other men, which ledf to me being raped more than once. I was afraid that he would invite a man over to our house who would hurt my son, and I knew I had to get my son out of that environment. If it hadn't been for my son, I would have stayed, and most likely would be dead by now. I was suicidal for a while because of what happened. I am still in therapy a decade later. I was lucky. I met a man who loves me as I am, but is fully supporting me in my Quest to have WLS. He loves my son as if he were his own, and is everything I could ask for in a partner. I love him with all my heart, but I don't think I will ever marry him. I'm just too gun shy.

I remember watching a programme on British TV when I lived there, about a low income woman who was given free WLS, and after she had lost all the weight, free plastics. She went from a quiet church goer to a wild child who had unprotected sex with multiple partners and abused drugs and alcohol. There was no psych or nutritional support that I can recall. It was pretty scary for me at the time. I wonder what happened to her.

I got my nose pierced in July, and it's still healing. I'm looking at a possible surgery date in February, but I suspect it will still be healing then. Will I have to remove my nose stud for the surgery? Since it's not fully healed, I can't keep it out for more than a few hours or it will start to close up. I will if I have to, of course, but I'd prefer not to have to if I can help it.

It's pretty simple. You cannot get 30 grams of something in only 15 grams. Genepro claim that the 10 grams you get is equivilent to thirty grams of protein because of the way it's absorbed. And it says that it is absorbed in the area of the intestines that gets cut out in RNY. I don't know about other surgeries because I don't have any experience with those. So even if the thirty grams of protein is true, you still can't absorb it properly if it does get absorbed in the upper part of the intestines like they say. By all means, use it if you want. But don't count it as thirty grams of protein.

From what I've researched, I would not recommend Genepro. The actual protein content in one serving is 10 grams, not 30. It claims that you absorb it three times better, so that it's as if you are getting 30 grams. I find that difficult to believe, especially since it says it is absorbed mostly in the upper part of the intestines. The part that gets cut out in RNY. The reason it is so tasteless and disolves so easily is because there is so little actual protein in it. If you do use it, use it in everything so you have a chance of getting your protein in.

I've been pretty damn open about the fact that I'm planning on having the surgery. Probably too open. However, it has led me to meet several people who said "oh, yeah. I had that...", which led to good conversations. Then again, I've always been open about my life, except when I was going through my divorce. I'm still in therapy over that. (See? I did it again!)

There are two blogs I can recommend, http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ and http://bariatricfoodie.blogspot.co.uk/ . I recently heard about a book of bariatric recipes, and I'm waiting for my copy to come in. It's called Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You. There is a bariatic surgery for dummies book that has recipes, as well. I hope that helps.

Two to go. I had my heart eval on Wednesday. I had one done last year, which found a problem, but not so severe as to keep me from having surgery. I had an ECG, which was done by the nephew of one of my high school friends (it's a small world). Then I saw the doctor. He said that my heart hasn't gotten worse over the past year, and he is happy for me to have the surgery. And I don't need a new stress test! That leaves the psych eval in two weeks, and the pulmonary eval next month. I'm becoming hopeful that it's actually going to happen this time.

How in the world is taking care of your long-term health selfish??? Are you so rich that they want you to die early so they can get their share of your estate? Yes, in the short (very short in the scheme of things) term, you will be relying on their help as you recover. But that is far outweighed by the improvement in your health. Tell them that if they can't say anything positive about your surgery, to keep their mouths shut. Your mind is made up, and that's final.

If you find a strong decaf K cup, let me know! I used to like Newman's Own decaf, but now it just seems too weak after getting used to dark roasts. Good luck to you on your way to surgery!

Hello, fellow Pens fan! Have you taken your husband to a support group meeting? That might help. If you can get him on board, he can help you stand your ground with the rest of your family. They are probably concerned aboput the fact that it is major surgery, since general anesthetic is used. That's what mine are concerned about. I tell them that the risks of the surgery are far outweighed by the risks of staying morbidly obese. I lost weright on my own before, and they saw that. But they also saw me gain it all back then some, so I think they get it that dieting on your own just isn't the answer for us. Sure, we can take it off. But it always comes back. The surgery gives us the help we need to keep it off for good.

I have no advice to give you that others haven't already. I just wanted to wish you good luck.

Ky89, have you ever thought about seeing a therapist? No, I'm not saying you're crazy, honest! But you do seem to have self-esteem issues, along with a stong shyness that can hold you back if you let it, and talking to a therapist or couselor can help with both issues. You are so much more than you realise! I saw on another thread, that you had trouble with a man who kept talking to you, and you didn't want to hurt his feelings, but it freaked you out. Therapy can help you in situations like that, as well. I used to be very much like you, and seeing someone has rreally helped me. I'll always be an introvert, but I am able to express my feelings so much better now, and I don't put myself down nearly as much as I used to. (I'm a work in progress still.) Good luck to you, whatever you do.

I'm easy to please. I just want to know that, barring accident, I will have more then another ten years of life to look forward to. And if, for some reason, I only have ten more years? To actually feel that I am living them, and not just existing.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll ask my surgeon when I see him. I hope he'll ok a retainer, sine it would be plastic. Built2live, My nose bone slipped out in my sleep recently (it got caught in my CPAP mask), and by the time I woke up, the inside of my nose had almost closed up. I hope my surgery won't go too long, so I can get my piercing back in quickly. I don't want to have to get repierced... again!

Thanks, Laurenella. I'm waiting for an appointment with my surgeon soon, and will bring this up at the clinic while I'm there. I haven't called the clinic yet because I've spent so much time calling them for other things, and don't want to make an annoyance of myself.

I am on WV Medicaid, and started the process of getting my pre-surgery evaluations and diet started at the beginning of 2014. I finish my 12 month supervised weight loss in January. I am having my heart eval next week, my pulmonary eval next month, and my psych eval as soon as I can get it scheduled. I am also waiting for an appointment with my surgeon, Dr. Akkary. Does anyone here have any experience with WV Medicaid? I don't know what to expect re getting approved for the surgery. How long does it take to get approval? I have a BMI of over 60, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and GERD, so proving comorbitites won't be a problem!

This is something that worries me. I take several medications, and I know I will probably be able to get off of the insulin and diabetes meds, but I have psych meds I won't be able to come off. I spoke with my Pdoc on Monday, and he is going to research alternatives for me, since some of my meds aren't able to be crushed.