sbdooly73

Good news today! The surgeon said I'm an excellent candidate! All of my records were submitted to insurance today. Looks like early May! I should get a date Friday or Monday after approval! I'm thinking positive.
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I'm using the Premier Protein. It's not too bad. I lost an even 6 lbs. That's a plus.
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Getting ready! Two hours till go time!
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Tomorrow is my surgery day! It has been such a long journey. I'm super excited and a little nervous.
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Tomorrow is my surgery day! It has been such a long journey. I'm super excited and a little nervous.
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I'm on a dart league and it is the end of our season. We have to put in what size t-shirt we want to order. Right now I wear a 2x. My surgery is in exactly one week. It made me giggle that I'm not sure what size to order.
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I have lost 8.5lbs and I started April 27th. This liquid diet is tough though.
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I started the dame day as you. My surgery is May 10th. This is tough! Sent from my SM-G900P using the BariatricPal App

I'm may 10th too!!

They are pretty good (only had berry flavor). I am drinking some but still mostly doing isopure. The atkins drinks seem cheaper but when you break it down to price per gram of Protein its same as isopure and isopure packs in more protein and less calories per ounce Sent from my SM-G900P using the BariatricPal App

I not allowed to have that many carbs. I use the Premier Protein with 5 g of carbs. It also has 30g of Protein too. Either way, this liquid diet sucks! Sent from my SM-G900P using the BariatricPal App

Lol, I already got the gas x strips and chapstick. Surgery is May 10th.
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It's crazy how much the pre op diets vary! I'm on liquids 2 weeks before surgery ( May10th )with a low bmi. I see so many that are only on liquids 3 days or even just the day before surgery. I eould love to eat something lean, but no can do for me.
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I was recently having a discussion with a Personal Trainer (PT) mate of mine.
He was asking me about the changes I'd noticed with my body since losing my 230 lbs (so far)..
I told him about my 'deflated balloon belly'...
He laughed...
I told him about the 'bat-flaps' of skin under my upper arms that slap against me sometimes when I move...
He laughed...
I told him about my two sizes smaller feet...
He laughed..
The I told him about what was REALLY p*ssing me off...
My 'turkey neck'...
You see, I had a great big bullfrog type head...
Neck really...
I was one puffed-up-canetoad lookin' dude...
I mean, have a look at this -
As you can see, I've kept the beard in an effort to cover up the under-chin carry on...
Actually, that pic on the right was in October last year, so I've lost a little more from there now...
I'm in a new job now, so I'm decidedly more 'neat and tidy'..
Anyway, back to the 'roid cream thing...
My PT mate was telling me that a lot of the female body builders he knows use the 'roid cream to smooth their bits (no, not THOSE bits) when it comes to comp time...
He reckoned that if I grab a tube or two and have a crack at applying it regularly, it may just smooth and tighten my biggest uncovered embarrassment...
So, here's the sh*t -
Beginning Monday, I'll be applying the Doot Cream twice a day...
It'll be post shower in the morning and evening...
Over the weekend, I'll try to take a decent pic of the affected area...
If I can do so, I'll post it on Monday, then each Monday after I'll post updated pics to see if there's any difference...
I'll also be trying some 'neck yoga sh*t' that I just stumbled on when I googled "wobbly neck skin"...
I hope to be able to shave the beard off (or some of it) by my birthday in July (18th for all those planning gifts)...
So, if anyone is interested, stay tuned and we'll see how we go...
Of course, if anyone has already tried this, please feel free to chime in and let me know how you went...
Thanx for reading all the way to the end...
Assuming you did...
Jason

In Louisiana you need to do a 6 month supervised diet. Once you do that and meet all qualifications it usually is pretty quick.
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May 10th. Start my liquid diet today.
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My liquid diet starts now! 2 weeks till surgery. I have a feeling it will be a long 2 weeks. I have a lot of family coming to stay with me for a week. My son will be graduating from highschool on May 7th, I am throwing him a crawfish boil graduation party May 8th( I crawfish, I'm in Louisiana) and surgery May 10th! I'm a little overwhelmed but will make it through this.
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May 10th. Start my liquid diet today.
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May 10th. Start my liquid diet today.
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Went to the surgeon yesterday at 3:00. My paperwork was submitted today and I was approved today!! May 10th!
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Went to the surgeon yesterday at 3:00. My paperwork was submitted today and I was approved today!! May 10th!
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Went to the surgeon yesterday at 3:00. My paperwork was submitted today and I was approved today!! May 10th!
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The following is simply my opinion...
At 12 days out, you can't cheat with the post op 'diet'..
At 12 days out, you're not on a weight loss diet...
At 12 days out, you're on a post-surgery, what's best for your healing innards 'diet'..
At 12 days out, what you're doing is going against a medically 'prescribed' eating plan that is given to you to assist with the quicker healing and recovery from what is major surgery, and should see you thru until you're able to start eating regular food again...
So (again, in my opinion), at 12 days out, what you're doing is CHOOSING to ignore the doctor's orders and eat something that, while calorically won't make a scrap of difference long term, could (repeat, COULD, not will) have a massive effect on the time it takes to heal properly...
Of course, I'm no doctor...
I'm just some guy who has an opinion on stuff...
And yes, I know EXACTLY how difficult this stuff is...
But believe me, the rewards are so worth the inconvenience...
Good luck with your choices in the next few weeks...

Approved! May 10th is my date!
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