Hretan01

I know roughly 6 people who have been through this. All of them are happy and eating just fine, I hardly notice their eating habits at get togethers. They might eat slower, but I'd never notice it if I didn't know about their surgery. They fit right in with everybody else.
Try to think about the success rate! Be positive.
I did get one tip from a friend who had a gastric bypass. She said the ones who have all the troubles tend to be the ones who don't follow the doctors orders precisely. She says do everything as instructed. I fully intend too!
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I'm excited to see how you feel, eat & drink when you're home. I hope it goes well for you!
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I'm pre-surgery (with a date set 9/20) and I tracked what I was eating for a week just to see my typical amount of Protein in a day. I found that I was only taking in about 20g!
I added a morning Protein shake thinking I'd just start a habit a little early, and what do you know .. I lost 8 pounds in 3 weeks! I guess we all need to do what it takes to get it in, no matter how good (or awful) it might taste
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I know roughly 6 people who have been through this. All of them are happy and eating just fine, I hardly notice their eating habits at get togethers. They might eat slower, but I'd never notice it if I didn't know about their surgery. They fit right in with everybody else.
Try to think about the success rate! Be positive.
I did get one tip from a friend who had a gastric bypass. She said the ones who have all the troubles tend to be the ones who don't follow the doctors orders precisely. She says do everything as instructed. I fully intend too!
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I'm pre-surgery (with a date set 9/20) and I tracked what I was eating for a week just to see my typical amount of Protein in a day. I found that I was only taking in about 20g!
I added a morning Protein shake thinking I'd just start a habit a little early, and what do you know .. I lost 8 pounds in 3 weeks! I guess we all need to do what it takes to get it in, no matter how good (or awful) it might taste
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I went to the information meeting a couple months ago, then the psych evaluation, then the nutritional thing by phone for 15 minutes. That all took a about 6 weeks. Then it all was submitted to BCBS of IL, that took a month for the letter of approval to get to the dr.
I was SO impatient and worried that I wouldn't get approved since I have nothing wrong with me as a result of being a little heavy. Approved though! I needed no supervised diet or anything. The downside is the surgery was scheduled for Sept. 20th and that feels like forever! I just want to get it done. In the meanwhile, I'm trying to drop some weight like the nutritionist advised.
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I know roughly 6 people who have been through this. All of them are happy and eating just fine, I hardly notice their eating habits at get togethers. They might eat slower, but I'd never notice it if I didn't know about their surgery. They fit right in with everybody else.
Try to think about the success rate! Be positive.
I did get one tip from a friend who had a gastric bypass. She said the ones who have all the troubles tend to be the ones who don't follow the doctors orders precisely. She says do everything as instructed. I fully intend too!
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Surgery was around 9:00am on a Tuesday and I was released Wednesday afternoon around 4:30pm.
Took 3 weeks off to allow the simultaneous umbilical hernia repair to heal.

Its planned for me to be there 2 nights. My surgery is Aug.3rd
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I stayed 1 night. Was released 24 hours after my surgery.

It was supposed to have been two nights, but I stayed three nights because I could not drink enough to stay hydrated. I went home the morning of day three and I was fine. I took one week off from work and was fine. Good luck.

I'm going in on the 6th for testing and 9/20 for surgery.
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You just need to quit eating sweets. That includes all "fake" sugar too. It only takes a week or two and then you're home free! Sugar is like a drug, the more you consume, the more you want it. It's highly addicting. I kicked that habit quite a while ago, along with caffeine and alcohol.
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@@Hretan01 Good luck! I should be around the same time (hopefully)! I agree 100% on the septum surgery! I've had 2 nasal surgeries and they are horrible! Post-op visits included!

I'm going in on the 6th for testing and 9/20 for surgery.
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Here's the stats:
Weight at the info presentation, 223 lbs.
Now? I think less, but I don't know. I don't own a scale.
Testing is 9/6, surgery is 9/20.
This will be my 7th major surgery in my life, so I'm a pro. Not too worried at all.
Overall, I'm pretty healthy. The doctor can't find anything wrong with me. No diabetes, no high blood pressure, no sleep apnea, not even high cholesterol. I DO have a bad back though and losing weight will help with pain (car accident -I flew out back window when it flipped end over end). I'm approved through BCBSIL. All will be covered, as I have met my deductible already this year. I had a lumpectomy in Jan. and surgery on my septum in March (that was awful!!).
I feel good about doing this overall, I have no qualms about following instruction. I like Water and drink it all day anyway.
How did I get to 223? I'm over 40, have a sedentary job, plus a hysterectomy. Ugh. Over the last 6 years, the weight just slowly piled up. Right now, I'm excited and anxious to get this done!
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I wish you the best in everything!

You just need to quit eating sweets. That includes all "fake" sugar too. It only takes a week or two and then you're home free! Sugar is like a drug, the more you consume, the more you want it. It's highly addicting. I kicked that habit quite a while ago, along with caffeine and alcohol.
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