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I'm so glad you posted this question! I'm 25 and this is my first major surgery and I am just like "what do I do?". My surgery is this Thursday(9/24)!! AHH.. I bet you are excited too!

I had not thought about eating with my left hand! That's a great tip!

I found an app and it's called "slow mow eating timer".. it was .99 but I feel like $1 is definitely worth it! I have been using it all day to really concentrate on eating slower and I have to say this app is quite impressive. You can set it to make a sound, buzz, or flash on your screen which is helpful if you're out and about. I tried the bariatric timer, but wasn't feeling the whole donut bit. Lol

My insurance denied the first time because my Surgeons office left out some important documents, but then we resubmitted on 9/4 and I got my approval yesterday. Like, Lose it Kacy said it, i think it depends on how many surgeons are there.. I am actually having surgery next Thursday (9/24), but I think it's partly because of the size of the practice and I had everything finished a while ago.

My surgery date is the date before yours on 9/24! I started my liquid diet today and all I can think about is food. Lol

Thank you!! So happy!

I love all the ideas and helpful tips! @@Daisee68 I tried the timer thing last night and it was so much harder than I thought it would be!! I definitely need to practice more. @@mskami77 What you said rang a bell with me. My mother said the same thing a few days ago!

So is it an app or just your stopwatch thing? I'm trying to explore all options and ways to s-l-o-w down.

omg! I can not believe my insurance company! They denied me stating there is not sufficient medical records showing I have been overweight for 3 years. Seriously??? I mean seriously. ugh. Okay, my rant is over... I will definitely be resubmitting and jumping through their hoops.

*Update** So my surgeon's office called insurance and found out they accidentally left out a year of my charts showing that I was overweight. So now they have resubmitted and hopefully I will have good news here soon! Keeping my fingers crossed.

I have BC/BS of AL... hopefully I can get this fixed and get approved.

You're only a couple hours away! It would be cool to have someone that close to share experiences back and forth with... So where are you at in the process?

I have blue cross/blue shield. It's not quite anthem, but has a lot of similar traits. My surgeon's office has sent off for my approval about a week ago and still haven't heard anything back. I can let you know if I get approved and how long it took once I find something out if you would like? I'm so nervous right now playing the waiting game!

That sounds like an awesome idea! I should be having surgery soon and it would be fantastic to share problems, ideas, and post op life with people my age.

I live in Virginia Beach, VA. How about you?

I'm 25 and currently waiting on Insurance approval. Hopefully I will get a big APPROVED this week!!

I'm very excited about the trip! I have talked to my surgeon and he said I would be fine, but will have a follow post op too. 2015 so far has been a busy crazy year! Still can't believe I'm actually having this surgery!

Hi all! So I will be starting my pre-op liquid diet next week and I just noticed that my paper says for me to only drink 20 grams of Protein a day. That is seriously one protein shake! I'm going to starve. Lol On a serious not does anyone else's liquid diet call for such a low amount of protein? Thanks!

I did call this morning and sure enough they only want me to have 20 grams a day, but they said I'm allowed to go up to 40 if I'm starving. Just madness. lol They said its to help shrink my liver which I knew, but I thought that more protein would not have made a huge difference. @@Madeleine Renee I did a semi-liquid diet a few weeks ago and the first day I was hungry too, but by the 3rd day I was okay. I guess the body kind of adjusts. You got this!! Congrats on the surgery date mine is the next week! I'm so nervous and excited all at the same time.

I'm so excited to go to Disney World too! We will be there November 7th to the 14th and I'm super pumped! Hopefully your surgery went well and you are doing great. Yes, please let me know how it was when you get back. I bet you will have a blast! Congrats on the weight loss too!! I read where the dole whip's are not that bad for you, but I'm going to double check it first. At least we all will get plenty of walking in.

It does have a lot of other liquids I can have like sugar free fudge pops, Jello, broth, and milk. I'm not allowed any solids at all not even fruit. Now that wouldn't be terrible but this whole 20 grams of Protein to me is just craziness. I thought maybe it was a typo, but two different places on the sheet it says low protein liquid diet.... I'm guessing they are serious, but I will call today.

I'm having surgery this month too and from Virginia Beach VA.