Lexigurl82

are you supposed to be on soft foods? I ask because I am almost 3 weeks post op and I'm supposed to be on liquids and soups. I can have pureed food around week 5. You probably got sick from eating and drinking at the same time or maybe you need more time on liquids. If your surgeon or NUT says you can have soft food, then remember to have liquids 30-45 minutes before and after eating, that way you're getting in all your nutrients. Good luck!

My surgeon never gives his patient a drain. I was sleeved on 12/2/2015

I'm sort of in the same boat. My husband asked me a few times before surgery would I leave him once I got skinny. We have been married for almost 7 years and had been having issues way before I considered weight loss surgery. I recently told him I was unhappy and he says that he feels the surgery was my "exit strategy". I ignore him when he tells me that I realized that he is refusing to take responsibility for his actions and him mentioning my surgery is his way of deflection. I decided that we needed to separate for a little while to see if the marriage is worth saving. I do love my husband and I don't know what the future will bring, but I refuse to live the rest of my life being unhappy. I hope everything works out with you and your SO.

I'm 2 weeks post op and out of my 4 incisions all of them have closed except the biggest one...the biggest one actually looks like a freaking wound. I had my 2 week follow up on yesterday and had my surgeon look at it. He said he thought it was healing well and for me to keep it clean and place neosporin on it. I just wish the biggest incision would heal so that I can take a hot bath or get in an indoor pool lol.

try some refried Beans made with reduced sodium chicken broth. I am 2 weeks out and starving lol. So I made some refried beans with reduced sodium broth and although I couldn't have but a few spoons of it, it satisfied my hunger and went down well. It also has Fiber and Protein in it but you can add some unflavored Protein powder to it so that you can increase your daily protein intake.

I'm 2 weeks post op as well. You can add cheese and milk but try to make the egg soft as possible. Whether you scramble it or not, take small bites and chew constantly. I also had a "soft egg" a few days ago with cheese and when I took bite without chewing it constantly, it felt like it was stuck in my chest. So now, I take a small bite and chew it as much as possible before swallowing it. I hope this helps.

it stops in time. I'm 2 weeks post op and during my first week my stomach would make the loudest gurgling sounds after I would have any liquids or broth. now that I'm in my second week I no longer hear those loud stomach sounds.If you have prevacid continue to take them. I was given an acid reducer for surgery too but haven't taken it since the stomach sounds stopped. hang in there.

same here...it's something we have to adjust to. Just to eat a boiled egg that darn near in mashed potato form I have to take the tiniest bite I have ever taken....a baby can probably eat more than me right now lol...I'm only 2 weeks post op. I think in time we'll be able to take a bigger bite but it won't be much bigger.

it's best that you ask your surgeon. My surgeon has me on milk and clear liquids, broth, sugar free juice for 2 weeks. On Week 3 I can have low fat cream soup, cream of wheat, grits or tomato soup. I am still in my first week and would love to have something pureed but I don't want to take a risk since the stomach is still healing.

same here...I was sleeved on 12/2. My stomach makes a gurgling sound everytime I consume something. I am supposed to consume 32 ounces of skim or 1% milk and 32 ounces of Clear liquids daily. It is a constant struggle but Im sure in time it will get better. I also have diarrhea which is something the nurse told me I would have for a few days. The pain meds don't help with incision pain so I don't even take them. If I need to take any pain meds I just use Tylenol. This surgery is a new outlook for us but it is not the easy way out.

I am sorry this happened to you. How does your husband feel about the surgery? Does he want you to have it? Is he supportive? I ask because it kind of sounds like he doesn't want you to have the surgery and telling his parents and yours might have been a poor cry out for help. Sit him down and explain to him that what he did to you really hurt your feelings. Hopefully he will see where he went wrong and the both of you can move on.

Congrats!!!

First Aetna told me they have up to 15 days for a decision. Then they told me 30 days when I called them again. I was approved after a week.

same here...according to my calendar my period will start a day or two before my surgery, which is on 12/2. I was told the nurses and surgeon will be very understandable, plus they've seen everything. I hope I can manage to clean myself and change my pad myself after surgery

I think your heart was in the right place. But as others mentioned above me, you know when you're obese. I am set to have my surgery on 12/2. The reason I am going thru this surgery is because I came to realization that I am a fatty and my health problems would increase if I didn't do anything about it. I have a friend of mine who is 5'4 and 314 pounds. She was recently diagnosed with diabetes and is extremely self conscious about herself and her body. Earlier in the year we both agreed to do weight loss surgery together but she changed her mind before we could even get started in the process. I have asked to go thru with it only because I want her to be healthier and happier. She comes up with multiple reasons on why she doesn't want to do it like not having money to go thru the process (she has insurance) or fear not waking up from surgery, etc....she decided that she wants to lose the weight on her own and all I can do is be supportive of that. The person who made a facebook rant about you is probably sensitive about their weight and has not come to the full realization that they are obese.

@@lolitajm I had my sleep apnea test done in May and had my 1st appt with the surgeon in July. I did the 3 month process with Aetna. The surgeon's office submitted everything to my insurance on 10/14 and I got a call on 10/23 saying the surgery was approved. Good luck!!!

congrats on your approval I made the decision to have my surgery on 12/2. I could have had the surgery weeks ago but I wanted to get past the Thanksgiving holiday and prepare myself financially. Do what you think is best. If you want to have the surgery now, I say go for it. Just like others have mentioned, everyone's recovery process will be different. Surround yourself with positive thinking and you'll be fine.

My surgery date is December 2, 2015! I have to be on a 2 week high protein, low carb diet for 2 weeks which begins on next week Tuesday...I'm excited!

I meet my surgeon exactly 3 weeks from today. I also meet the nutritionist while there. November is also my last month of the supervised weight loss program. So all I foresee myself needing to complete is the EGD, upper abdomen ultrasound and psych eval. I'm ready to get my papers submitted already!! Let us know what they say about yours! When did they submit your information? And what insurance do you have, @"Lexigurl82" ? @@sassyfrass23 I was approved! I have Aetna and my surgeon's office submitted paperwork to Aetna around October 14th. A week later I was approved. My surgery date is set for 12/2/2015. Have you heard anything? If not, continue to be proactive and hope for the best. Good luck and let us know how everything goes!

sometimes it's like that...my surgeon's office took a week to submit my paperwork to my insurance. it took the insurance company a week to review and approve my surgery. good luck!

How did the appeal go?

so sorry to hear this. Peer to Peer can be very useful and some people are approved after a peer to peer. Good luck!!!

congrats!

Thanks everyone... I'm going to keep the surgery date for 12/2/2015 but I still feel a little weird about it. I appreciate all the kind words it did help me out a lot.