jennk1975

I think I am more anxious to get to my surgery date than I was when I was 8 months pregnant to have my kids.

I finished all of my testing and classes, just waiting to get insurance approval before I get the surgery date.

So anxious!

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The Premier Protein is my favorite, they just released a caramel flavor which is a nice change. Bananas and cream is okay. I get mine at costco or sam's club. Buying by the case puts the cost slightly over a dollar per. I drink 2 a day post op so I get about 60g of Protein just from that.

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I bought these yesterday at Walmart. Trying the vanilla today. It's not that bad. I can slightly taste the Splendia but it's not overwhelming. Usually I get headaches from sugar substitutes but I had one already so I won't know if they cause one today. Good news is that I could tolerate the taste well enough to finish it today. The first powder I tried didn't pass that test.

Thanks again for the recommendation.

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Wow Mudgy6, what do you do to get Protein?

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Great. My mother drinks the premier just for the heck if it and recommended it. I saw it at Walmart and it seemed reasonably priced. My husband drinks muscles milk which also had a 20g version. Has anyone tried the strawberries and cream? I saw it said improved taste on the box so I was wondering how awful it was beforehand. Lol.

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Probably nothing, but my friend had terrible nausea and eventual vomiting post surgery. She had a structure. She had to go to the GI lab where they could stretch it. It actually happened twice to her. I would talk to the doctor. Also make sure you are not dehydrated that can cause nausea as well.

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I HATE artificial sweeteners. Can anyone recommend a palatable Protein shake that has little to no artificial sweeteners? My intake will be 64g Protein

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Today I did my EGD, the last pre-surgical hurdle. Now the doc is submitting everything to UHC for final approval so I can get my surgery date.

Current Stats:

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 216

A1C: 10

Although I am only a BMI that fluctuates between 35-36 I am so scared of my diabetes and my failures to control it (10 years since initial diagnosis) that I opted for the RNY as It seems to have better outcomes with diabetes.

I am a mother of 4 kids and I want to be around to see them grow up. My husband lost both of his parents to obesity related deaths at young ages (58/65) and it really woke me up about taking a stand.

Anyways, I just wanted to put myself out here as I will be getting more and more involved as I get deeper in this process (possible surgery as early as October)

Thanks for listening!

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