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Thank you Dr. Long great article.

Thank you guys contact my doctor he doesn't feel its heart or surgery related thinks I have a pinched nerve.

I've seen many members report gas or other similar pain in their shoulders many weeks after all types of endoscopic surgery. As @Berry78suggested, contact your surgeon or another medical pro asap just to make sure everything is OK.

It's a similar pain but generally, that pain is pressure on the vagus nerve caused by the Lap-Band.

Aint gonna lie but i cheated my 2nd week of the 2week liver shrink and got back on the ball the next day....... surgery went fine i am 3 weeks post op 22 pounds down........ This was my experience not saying you should cheat but I think it fair to say you would not be the first to have cheated.

I did so much as lie I just didnt tell nobody...... but thanksgiving almost bust me because everyone was wondering why I was not eating.........I said I on a liquid diet lol again I did not lie.......

Im 3weeks post op i feel faint when I dont get my fluids in

Im 3weeks post op i feel faint when I dont get my fluids in

Im 3weeks post op i feel faint when I dont get my fluids in

Congrats!

Congrats!

I was not given the soap either when I asked I was told they will wipe me down in the OR.

They look at it. They don't check it preoperatively or anything. They stick the trocars and camera in and see the liver as they start the surgery (along with everything else)
That said I've never heard of/seen a surgeon starting a case and aborting it because of the liver, and I've assisted with over 1000 cases. It's possible that because my facility doesn't do patients over 500 pounds, that that is reserved for patients north of 500 who may have extremely large livers. Or maybe for surgeons who aren't technically skilled and don't know how to retract a liver.
That said of course you should follow the diet properly. I mean if you can't follow directions for 1-2 weeks when motivation compliance and enthusiasm should be at its highest, what is going to make you think you could do it for the rest of your life.

Thank you guys for your support. So for on this pre op diet I have lost 7 pounds got 9 more days to go before surgery day

I am 4 days into this liquid diet and this is hard. I have a serious headache and would normally reach for some IBuprofen but cant...... OMG I have 10 more days feel like i'm going insane. My mother in law brought over those big muffin that you find at sam's I am soooooooooo tempted to eat one she does'nt know I am having surgery. Those of you who walk this walk and made it to the other side my hats off to you.............Any advice would be awesome.

Thank you guys for your support. So for on this pre op diet I have lost 7 pounds got 9 more days to go before surgery day

I am 4 days into this liquid diet and this is hard. I have a serious headache and would normally reach for some IBuprofen but cant...... OMG I have 10 more days feel like i'm going insane. My mother in law brought over those big muffin that you find at sam's I am soooooooooo tempted to eat one she does'nt know I am having surgery. Those of you who walk this walk and made it to the other side my hats off to you.............Any advice would be awesome.

Thank you guys for your support. So for on this pre op diet I have lost 7 pounds got 9 more days to go before surgery day

I am 4 days into this liquid diet and this is hard. I have a serious headache and would normally reach for some IBuprofen but cant...... OMG I have 10 more days feel like i'm going insane. My mother in law brought over those big muffin that you find at sam's I am soooooooooo tempted to eat one she does'nt know I am having surgery. Those of you who walk this walk and made it to the other side my hats off to you.............Any advice would be awesome.

The time do fly by before you know surgery is here.

October 31st

Its nerve wrecking waiting on an approval. I don't have BCBS but it is normal to be nervous I stalked my insurance company for 10 days sometimes calling 2x a day just to check the status so I get it.

Hey guys I came across this website that help you in getting the insurance to pay for your Protein Shakes. I have not personally use them because it is only for POST OP not pre op. Thought I would just throw this out there something to have in your pocket and pull out when need ed.
Have a great day.
http://www.insurenutrition.com/category_list.php?parent_id=24&cid=28

My surgery is Nov 14th. I am starting my pre op diet on 10/31/17. The broth I am going to go with is the sam's club organic those are good I like them. I think that is pretty cool that you made your own. For the hospital I am packing my phone/phone charger, comfy clothes to go home, slippers and gas x. The hospital i'm having my surgery at they give a travel bag that has toothbrush, soaps, roll on, and things like that. I don't wanna take too much into the hospital because I am a germaphobe if I can't wash it it does not need to be there. As time is getting closer I am starting to feel nervous.

A random person with a bag of hot juicy big macs trying to give em away is super hero weird.

I have aetna I had 4 nutritional meeting 1 meeting once a month for 4 months. It took another 10 days to approval my surgery is next month nov14. So when it's all said and done about 6 months