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Everything posted by nazzy
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Pre-Op Diet Concerns - Help!
o was on the 6 month diet first be careful they is a fuk 6 months i actually had to go 7 i payed 7 times since bcbs wouldnt cover that.they tell u to get covered u musy do the 6 months but dont pay for it,anywayi didnt lose a pd till the last month and i was approved,plus this helped my dr put down it was medicaly ness, last year when i had my knees repalced i gained another 40 pds in 1 month was 20 i couuldnt belive it,but here is the good news i was banded oct 20th and ive lost over 30 pds.tg,best thing i ever did,good luck to ya,and thanks to my dr i was approved,
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kinda dissapointed...
hey all,i think my dr told me the first 6 weeks is about your stomach area healing.not about losing a lot of weight,ive lost over 30 pds in 2 weeks but im getting all my protien,im walking 2 miles a day,i love the whey liquid 42 g then i have a slimfast low cab shake at dinner,yopliant thick lights are great,im feeling great.sugar free puddins and cream chik soup at dinner is working great,even if i gain alittle when i got to mushies ill just pick up the walking this am i was out for another mile walk so today be 3 miles,good luck all
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Old clothes
wish there was a clothes exchange at my drs meetimgs that be so cool,never lucky me lol
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Old clothes
my fat clothes are all ugly lol,illbe a size 20/22 soon hopefully i can find some cheap clothes,gonna look at that craigs list
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Port Incision
im 2 weeks after surgery and mine is almost gone and 3 no scars tg not even red mine was glued,whats weird u cant even see where the scars are so weird
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insurance is dropping bariatric coverage - what's that mean for my fills?
mom what insurance did u have?i wonder what bcbs michigan does?
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New here, in need of Pre-Op diet HELP!!
im going on my 3rd week here from being banded i added a banna to my choc unjury i hope thats ok to do
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insurance is dropping bariatric coverage - what's that mean for my fills?
i have bcbs michigan hope mine is covered for a year
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Dr said eat anything I want! What??
hi soalfosh,im same thing i am going nuts to so far ive been great,tomarrow im gonna try 2 crackers even tho im not surpose to for a another week i got banded oct 20th so its been 2 weeks,i cant wait to have some mashed potatoes lol.atleast thanksgiving ill be able to eat alittle lol.then right after that i get my 1st fill,we can make it i know it,ive walked since day i got home and i am walking 2 miles a day.jsut rember theres others thinking about food to like me,loli total understand gl
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
well honey thats a a cool story.but arent u afarid eating real food so soon?i have to wait near thanksgiving to have mine,i got banded oct20th/wish u luck tho
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Those banded 10/22/08 KEEP ME POSTED
i was banded on oct 20th im walking 2 miles at night and 1 mile in am,3 of my scars are like disapeared lol.they healed so fast i cant belive it,the other 2 looks great small and look like they is almost gone.people cant belive it,that i was banded lol.i cant have mushies till after 3 weeks,can hardly wait.but i am not hungry at all,which is great.this thursday i get weighed my scale says ive lost 25 pds
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Shopping list
the peppermint with inhury choc i hated lol the oran=ge and vanilla was great still.with the choc i added a small teaspoon peanut butter,and a frozen banna this was good and alittle sf choc pudding
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Will I have to get my rings cut off??
when i had knee surgery last yr they had to cut mine off,but was easy to have repaired
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
hows everyones scars i cant belive 2 of mine have healed,and u cant see them and its not even been 2 weeks,the other 3 look like they is gonna do the same,he glued mine,i couldnt ve happyer
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diet question 3 weeks post op
lucky u guys i cant have solids foods till 5/6 weeks thats what my dr says,cant have mushies till after 3 weeks
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
im so proud of myself i got banded oct 20th and i walked all week 2 miles to nite yhippeeeeeeeee i didnt exersize at all before surgery
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bad news today
when my dr did my lap band a week ago he found a small hernia he fixed it then so we didnt have to come back to fix it
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Protein Shake Suggestions....
i got the unjury choc and hates the taste so today i used soymilk choc,1 teasppon peanut butter,1 Tablesppon sf choc pudding, omg it was sooo much better,this i can drink mmmm
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
hi ruby,if u was banded same day as me i dont think u can eat bean soup and ik thought for 2/3 weeks broth cream soups exc,sf pudding sf jello,and i know no way spagtti sause,your dr ok this?i got banded oct 20th to i know thats not long enough for some those foods,id be careful,every thing ive read u cant eat those things yet,o well
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
i just posted i didnt mean to put ass in it lol,i just made some choc unjury and i wanted to know what to put in it to get that bad taste away?any suggestions be great thanks
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
hey all i got the unjury choc and i hate it,anything i can ass to take that taste away?
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
heycyndymi was banded the 20 th i didnt have depression that yr talking about ,but last year when i had my double knee suregry i had the depression yr talking about,i had it almost 4 months,i still dont know why i would cry for no reason,i also stopped taking my sleep meds at nightg and i was some better,hope it passes and so far im glad i dont have it with this surgery,things will get better as we go,so cheer up ok.i know what yr talking about tho
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What do people x-change?
all i got is the fat clothes i have now,they all sucked lol,im gonna have to get 20 x clothes soon. 18/20,maybe salvation army ill look,just get basics cause i want to get smaller.i doont think bras be bad to find used undies tho no lol,maybe ill luck out find someone that dont want there clothes or check garage sales
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
wow suzieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thats hreat how long it take ya,
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
ive been doing great since monday,i have protirn vanilla unjury in am with ehe orange ext in itmmm,then about 10 am a yoplait then a protien water about 12 lunch and about 2 am sf jello.dinner i have another protien shake unjury choc with peppermint ext and then asome beef or ck broth at about 6pm,if im hungry later another protien water.i went wallmart walked 2 times around whoile store and went shopping after,i kept forgetting stuff so id have to go all the way back to get it,that way alot exersize.my arms hurt alot last nite took gas x that helped gas is mostly gone tg gl all,hope alls well,gonna walk 2 miles tonite or try,i like going at nite when it cools down