Mobeans63

I'm 3,weeks out, still more tired than I'd like and my BP is running very low-today was 90/58!

I'm just 1 week out and could add yogurt, applesauce and digit mashed potatoes thus week. I have absolutely no trouble eating 1/2 cup of anything mushy. Is that bad?

Karl I will post tomorrow what the vitamin choices I was given was! One of them was actually a Flintstones chewable (but you need 2)

@@MsUjima -- how do you do that chart?

I'll be in 2 days before you! Clear liquid started today. Best of luck for smooth sailing!

@@Djmohr - thank you that is a good idea! And yes, I am very lucky to only need to do 3 days clear liquids!

So my three day liquid diet begins on Friday. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM Monday for my 7:30 AM surgery...my husband and daughter are very busy this weekend and I'm looking for things to do-other than just cleaning the house-to keep myself occupied and my mind off food! I am seriously debating doing a major overhaul on my bedroom closet--eliminating all the size 18/20 pants and size 1 and 2/X shirts...what do y'all think? Do it now? Or wait a few weeks and enjoy trying them all on and watching them fall off me (God willing!)

@@smrogg -- OMG!!!

July 6!

Mine took one week after entire package was submitted by office/all prerequisites met. Surgeon office called me.

Hey July peeps! Got my approval from Aetna yesterday -- I am good to go. July 6 7:30 AM! So anybody who wants to start a July support group--how do we do this? Friend each other on FB? I personally Believe I would really benefit having people to talk with Who are at the same point I am...I can be found under Katie Morgan on FB. I don't have a profile picture posted yet,?but my cover photo is a sunset on the lake. This is a separate Facebook account I use just for my weight loss journey. Thanks and good luck everyone! ????

Just curious-do you all think that if you started surgery at a lower bmi that you may have had an easier recovery/no complications? I am just over the bmi that qualifies me for approval (with sleep apnea and gerd as comorbid conditions)...surgery scheduled for 1 week from tomorrow and I still don't know if I'm approved! But I am praying for a complication-free experience! I have things I want to do this summer!

You may also find that your surgeon may order a sleep study to determine if you have sleep apnea, a bonafide co morbidity. I was extremely surprised to find out I do have it!

Just to relieve any concerns about Gas X...it isn't really a drug in the true sense of the word, as its action is mechanical, not chemical (I.e. Doesn't need to be absorbed through the blood stream to work) Simethicone works by coalescing the gas bubbles, breaking them up, so they can dissipate. It is very safe. Obviously we should all be following our doctors orders so if someone's been told not to take it, there may be a reason! But I'm sure going to have some with me!