WaywardMama

Awesome I'm at mine right now waiting

Goodwill, Ross rock. You will need new shoes maybe too. I know I did when my lap band worked

Goodwill, Ross rock. You will need new shoes maybe too. I know I did when my lap band worked

Oct 6th

Hi everyone! I'm Sunny. I finally have my first appt with my surgeon! What questions should I be asking at this appt?
Office told me surgery is covered 100% since I'm double insured. My BMI is almost 32. 202 lbs, some comorbidity HBP, cholesterol. I do have to wait until Jan 1 due to insurance requiring 3 month wait. Pre op diet? Will losing weight affect my ability to qualify? Recovery time?
TIA!!
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I did mine at different times. My surgeon said it was better to heal first. Also he would have a better idea about how much scar tissue I had before he converted me. He seemed to believe it was safer. It worked out for me bc at first my insurance wasn't going to cover the sleeve and after my band was out thry did!

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Hi All,
I was banded back in 2009 with a starting weight of 252lbs. In 3 years I was down to 149lbs. From 2012-2015 I got back up to the 200lb mark, yuck. I’ve had major food intolerances and heartburn ect. I had surgery for something else in 2015 and that surgeon took a look at my band and said “it doesn’t look right” so I’m suspect it has slipped. I have my consult for the revision surgery on Friday 9/15.
Some questions:
What was the recovery like for you? How long did it take from your consult to the surgery? Anyone with Cigna? Can you share your experience with insurance? What is the post op diet like? Similar to the band? When were you sleeved and how much have you lost so far? Do you recommend the sleeve?

What was the recovery like for you? My recovery was not typical.. I came home with chronic bronchitis and had one of the most violent coughs I've ever had in my life that last about two weeks. On top of all that, I had horrible scar tissue all over my band, liver and spleen from the lapband. I had an endoscopy prior to surgery that showed no indication of esophageal dilation, no erosion, or any symptoms of scar tissue. My 45 minute surgery took 5 hours because of all the adhesions and I lost a lot of blood. How long did it take from your consult to the surgery? 2 months Anyone with Cigna? Can you share your experience with insurance? No insurance What is the post op diet like? Similar to the band? Post op was much different that the band for me. It took about 3 weeks before I could get much more than liquids down, and even at that point I still struggled to even get in enough Water. You just feel so full all the time. When were you sleeved and how much have you lost so far? July 12th of 2017, down 40 lbs since surgery. Been stalled for 3 weeks so that means I lost that 40 lbs in 6 weeks. The stall isn't a bad thing. I really needed time to let my body reshuffle.. and I've lost several inches in the stall time. Do you recommend the sleeve? Would do it again in a heartbeat!!!!

I hope you are feeling better!

I've heard acid reflux can present In hunger ? Maybe ask your doc for a pill for that and see?

Protein bars rating out of 10
P=protein
C=calories
S=sugar
Sa=sugar alcohol

Balance-
Chocolate chip cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 5/10
Chocolate mint cookie crunch 14p 200c 16s 9/10 (tastes like thin mint)
Chocolate Peanut Butter 14p 200c 17s 4/10
Cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 4/10

Bounce-
Coconut macadamia 8p 160c 9s 4/10

Cliff bars-
Blueberry crisp 10p 250c 22s 10/10
Chocolate chip peanut crunch 10p 260c 20s 7/10
Peanut toffee buzz 10p 250c 21s 10/10
White chocolate macadamia 9p 260c 20s 4.5/10

Cliff builder-
Chocolate hazelnut 20p 280c 20s 7/10 (does not taste like hazelnut, more like caramel):
Chocolate mint 20p 270c 22s 8/10 (flavor [emoji1303] texture [emoji1304])
Chocolate peanut butter 20p 280c 21s 6/10

Epic-
Beef habanero cherry 13p 190c 9s 0/10
Chicken Sriracha 15p 100c 0s 9/10

Fit joy-
Birthday cake batter 20p 230c 3s 10/10
Homemade pumpkin 20p 220c 4s 8/10

GNC-
Lean shake banana cream 170c 25p 2s 7/10 (not strong but no after taste)
Lean shake chocolate 25p 170c 2s 6/10
Lean shake pumpkin spice 25p 170c 2s 10/10
Lean shake strawberries and cream 25p 170c 2s 9/10
Lean shake vanilla 25p 170c 2s 5/10

Isopure-
Blue raspberry 40p 160c 0s 9/10

Larabar-
Pumpkin pie 10p 220c 18s 4/10

Luna-
chocolate cupcake 9p 190c 4/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 12p 170c 15s 9/10
Chocolate coconut almond protein 12p 180c 13s 8.5/10
Chocolate peanut butter 8p 180c 5s 8/10
Chocolate peanut butter protein 12p 190c 13s 11/10
Chocolate peppermint stick 8p 190c 8s 10/10
Chocolate salted caramel protein 12p 170c 15s 6.5/10
Lemon zest 9p 190c 9s 12/10
Peanut butter cookie 10p 240c 18s 2/10

Oatmega-
Brownie crisp 14p 190c 5s 7/10

Oh yeah! One-
Almond bliss 21p 230c 1s 10sa 10/10 (tastes like almond joy)
Birthday cake 21 p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Blueberry cobbler 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Chocolate birthday cake 22p 210c 1s 9sa 5/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 210c 1s 11sa 6/10
Cinnamon roll 20p 230c 1s 11sa 0/10
Cookies and cream 22p 220c 1s 10sa 5/10
Lemon cake 22p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Maple glazed donut 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Mint chocolate chip 220c 8/10
Peanut butter pie 22p 220c 1s 9sa 10/10
Salted caramel 20p 220c 1s 10sa 11/10

Power bar-
Cookies and cream 20p 210c 13s 1/10

Promax-
Chocolate chip cookie dough 20p 290c 26s 6/10
Double fudge brownie 20p 280c 29s 2/10

Quest bar-
Apple pie 20p 190c 3s 7/10
Banana nut muffin 20p 180c 2s 10/10
Blueberry muffin 21p 190c 2s 11/10
Cereal-chocolate 12p 110c 8s 10/10
Cereal- cinnamon bun 12p 110c 8s 8/10
Cereal-waffle 12p 110c 8s 10/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 21p 190c 1s 10/10
Chocolate peanut butter 20p 170c 1s 5/10
Cinnamon roll 20p 170c 1s 4/10
Coconut cashew 20p 190c 1s 7/10
Cookies and cream 21p 190c 1s 10/10
Lemon cream pie 20p 170c 1s 4/10
Mint chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 8/10
Mocha chocolate chip 20p 180c 1s 11/10
Oatmeal chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 5/10
Peanut butter and jelly 20p 200c 2s 0/10
Rocky road 20p 210c 1s 10/10
Smores 20p 180c 1s 9/10

Quest chips-
BBQ 22p 130c 0s 9/10
Cheddar sour cream 22p 130c 0s 10/10
Sea salt 23p 130c 0s 1/10
Sour cream and onion 21p 120c 1s 9/10

Quest shake-
Banana cream 21p 100c 2s 6/10
Cookies and cream 20p 100c 1s 4/10
Peanut butter 23p 110c 1s 10/10
Salted caramel 22p 100c 1s 12/10

Think thin-
Brownie crisp high protein 20p 230c 12sa 5/10
Chocolate peanut butter toffee 13p 180c 2s 9sa 5.5/10
Cinnamon bun white chocolate 10p 150c 5s 10/10
Cookies and cream 20p 230c 14sa 1/10
Lemon 20p 240c 13sa 10/10
Peanut butter 20p 240c 11sa 11/10 (tastes like Reese's)
- [ ] Salted caramel 10p 150c 5s 11/10
Smores 10p 150c 5s 8.5/10

Zing-
Dark chocolate coconut 10p 210c 13s 3/10
Dark chocolate mint 11p 210c 13s 6/10 (mint flavor VERY strong)

It really is amazing how you feel better after. Lol. After my gallbladder surgery I remember the feeling. Lol 😆

She doesn't post much or come on here anymore but we met and had lunch last week. She had bypass a month and a half after I had the sleeve. It's been so nice to have her as my friend through this. I live in the sticks so it's been a cool surprise to have met someone so nearby. It was lovely to nibble my food with someone who gets it! If you get the chance to hang out with someone you clicked with on here I recommend it. Pretty cool!

My story is pretty typical. I have been overweight most of my life except for the few times I went on crash diets, lost a lot of weight, only to regain it back and more.
My peak weight (or maybe it was the nadir) was when I hit 292 last January. I'm a 5'11" 48 yo male who should weigh 190. I was pretty depressed and didn't want to socialize or even leave the house except for work. I also had hypertension and was prediabetic. I still can't believe I didn't have full blown diabetes.
I made the decision to have a VSG in March, and the surgery was this past Tuesday, August 22, 2017.
I'm not hungry but the Protein Shakes are a bit of a drag. I even put one in a martini glass to make it seem better.
My mood is fair at this point.
Glad to find this forum to connect with folks on similar paths.

Atkins Lift Protein Drink . . . 20 g of Protein per bottle, counts as Water, not nearly as disgusting as Protein Shakes.
I still like eggs, thank goodness. A lot of stuff I've tried I'm not crazy about--canned chicken pureed and made into a salad was disgusting to me. I'm okay with the ricotta bake, but can't eat a lot of it. Like yogurt or cottage cheese.
Still early days here . . .

Early on
Syntrax Nector

Later
EatMeGuitlFree Brownies
Halo Top Ice Cream
Quest chips

sugar free tropical flavored Popsicles!!!!! Sugar free whipped cream in the can for yucky Jello Jalepeno tuna packets (smash it with avocado or mix with mayo), riced cauliflower in the freezer section (I eat it as a side or mix it in cream of chicken cup o soup)

HI, I like the Syntrax Nectar (they sell it in the store on this site). I got the sampler pack and it was fun to try different tastes - I mix it with a complimentary flavor* of yogurt and it is good! I tried the mix in water and it was not great tho.
*Ex: I mix the peach flavor with peach yogurt. caribbean cooler is good in any fruit flavor yogurt.
Hope this helps.

I love BBQ Quest Protein chips! 21g of protein in a bag and it fills me right up. It also tastes pretty darn good!

Nope not just you

Oct 6th

Yay! Happy for you.

I just got my surgery date - October 4th. Plus I was told I have to start my pre-op diet tomorrow. After all this preparation that was fast! Anyone else out there scheduled for October?
Nervous and excited at the same time.

Hey there! After doing my 6 month check-ins with my doctor, I am FINALLY approved by insurance and have a surgery date of October 10th. I have noticed on here that a lot of people have to do a liquid pre-op diet before surgery. My surgeon has me doing a pre-op diet that pretty much mirrors a ketogenic lifestyle. I'm curious to see if anyone else's program is this way? I can basically have any Protein or vegetable I want, as long as it isn't startchy. It doesn't seem like it's going to be too bad for the 13 days. I just heard the withdraws from carbs can be bad. If anyone has any good snack or meal ideas, I'd love to hear them

Wow great for you! You will have a surgery date before you know it! I'm sure that's going to be so hard... at least you will lose a lot of weight pre-op.. that's a positive! lol