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Me too! I was just getting ready to post. I'm 5 weeks out. No problems with food but fluids nauseate me. 32 ounces a day is my max. Also about 50 grams of protein. I have multiple food allergies which make so hard. Highly allergic to soy, wheat, sea salt so almost all protein shakes and protein bars are out. This is very difficult because salad was what I ate prior to surgery with fat free cheese which only has 2 grams of protein per slice. I guess I probably only got 10 grams of protein per day prior to surgery my whole life since I ate mostly vegatables and it is very annoying eating all things I don't like now to force eat protein!! I don't know what to do about the nausea with fluids!!

Thanks guys!

Typos galore!!

OK So definitely can't live without my IPad. I wearing the hospital gown one frontwards and one backwards like a robe - no home PJ's because I'm not getting hospital germs on my own stuff if I don't have too. The hospital should supply the toiletries, toothbrush etc. for the same reason - I'm not bringing any semi private germs home it's all getting disposed of when I walk out the door. My husband will bring the pillow for the car. I may sound germ phonic but I'm a retired RN and believe me I'm not! Most nurses I know strip off thier uniforms at the door and walk straight to the washing room and drop it in and bleach it. I am really dreading being on the other side of the stethoscope!

Hanging in there !

@BeagleLover that would be a Godsend.

"seasoned food "

@blondebomb seriously though I have been on a low sodium diet for the last 2 months and doing well but have still been eating highly seasonrd good. Mrs. Dash Taco seasoning, Rotel Tomatoes no salt added. Now it's cold turkey. We went to Sam's club and the sight of those 3 foot jars of olives were just too much for me!! When I was a little girl my mother put a jar of green olives in my Christmas stocking instead of toys that's how much I love them!!!

@blondebomb prayer!!

@blondebomb you are 100% right. Being from New Orleans "hot" means nothing to me lol. It is the vinegar but yhe salt too. I love to salt creole tomato slices. I am over the backing out of surgery. Just weak moment. I know I will gain it back. And I can't carry on with yhis acidity and sodium abuse either.

Thank you @BeagleLover !

Thank You @ BeagleLover and @BLERDgirl ! I think this pre- op diet is making me insane!!! Also (this may sound nuts) I have an addiction to drinking pickle juice, olive juice, jalapeño juice as well as eating them!!! These salty snacks are my downfall and I am in SERIOUS WITHDRAWAL!!!!!

I see it's not just me. Please fix our site we love so much!

How tall are u?

Thanks. Isn't it a shame we have to do their job for them. We are the clients!!!

Well I saw the surgeon finally yesterday. He says that he still wants to do the sleeve. He says I may have a hietal hernia and if so he is going to repair that as well at the time of the sleeve. He said he only does the bypass in patients who have cancer. He is very pro sleeve.

Yea! Yea! Yea! Super happy for you and insanely jealous at the same time!

So i am going to repeat my sleep study because it is 7 years old on Monday and give it to Moron Office Coordinator as 1 of the 2 comorbidities I need. I don't think she can handle information gathering on her isn.

Well the Doctor was very nice, very confident that the sleeve is the surgery for me. He set my goal weight at 150 pounds. Then I went to see the NUT and she comes back saying that they are not sure if my Medicare Advantage plan covers the surgery. Now mind you I've already talked to the office coordinator several times, she sent me a packet in the mail etc. Also I got the surgeons name FROM my insurance. She says that she thought I had traditional Medicare. Now I told her what I had but despite that Medicare AdvantGe Plans have to cover everything regular Medicare does. So she goes to call the insurance and I say I'm not going to have the consult with their NUT until I find out. So the office coordinator cones out and says she talked to "Janie" in customer service who says there is a rider on my plan and they don't cover WLS. So again I tell her that they told me they do. So she says "maybe they cover it if it's medically necessary" - DUH. What insurance covers it if it's NOT medically necessary?! So back she goes to call them AGAIN. So I call from the waiting room as well and they say it's all been taken care if. She comes out and says she justs needs medical records from my PCP from the last 2 years for my comorbidities to submit to them. She says they asked for "Janie"s name to report for the misinformation. Now what if I had just left because this incompetent office coordinator said my insurance didn't cover it?

Hi! I'm about your same height and weight, currently 5'4" 239#. My first consultation with the surgeon isn't until Feb 5th but I've been in contact with his office coordinator getting information, beginning psch eval online. I added you as a friend. Keep me updated with your progress and I will do the same!

Yes, I'm going to drill him goo lol. I may have to have surgery for my reflux before anything can be done. My ENT mentioned something about a nerve being separated to control acid? Also does anyone know how stomach polyps affect surgery? I know from past EGD's that I have severe stomach polyps as well. My gastroenterologist removed a couple of the large ones and they were benign so he said it was normal because of the reflux medication. I saw the scope and my whole stomach looked lime it was filled with brocolli.

Typos!

I do have very severe reflux problems. That is what is really motivating me to get WLS. It has become so bad that even though I have taken Omeprazole 40mg twice a day for years, sleep with my head elevated, a oid many foods my vocal cords now have blood blisters on them causes by reflux. These hemmohorragic polyps are not responding to treatment.

I wasn't sure how to post from my page but I think I've figured it out...maybe...