aneffie53

My doctor recommended a Atkins type Low Carb diet for two weeks. He said my liver looked real good at surgery too.

Can only answer one of your questions. I'd recommend to take off a full week after surgery. I tryed to come back in 4 days and really regreted it. Some say it works for them, but it sure didn't for me. Good luck with you voyage of discovery . . .

Mine was August 25th.

I'd say go ahead and submit the requests through your doctor. I was told absolutely not but they were my secondary insurance so I kind of excepted that. My doctors office sent it in any way and low and behold got back an approval letter. Just had my surgery!

I'm a Newbie from Washington State, and was banded last Thursday. I'm 52 and made this decision because I was tired of well feeling tired all the time. I know it will be great in the long run, but the short run isn't alot of fun. Having a pretty tough time with gas pains -- way worse than the incisions. Went back to the doctor today and got some nausea meds, and additional pain meds but still feeling rough. I'm loving the weight loss, but I'd really like to feel better soon. The wonderful support on this site is very encouraging, I'm so happy that I found it.

My last name is Lindsay . . . As in what did lynn say? Or maybe what did Lynn See? How do you get those cool scales at the bottom of many of your posts?