Heather S

Gallbladder issues are common after the sleeve. Better get checked out if you haven't had it removed. Can cause pain in back and other places

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Gallbladder issues are common after the sleeve. Better get checked out if you haven't had it removed. Can cause pain in back and other places

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I started with tuna, chicken breast and Turkey recently. I'm at 6 weeks

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You can take milk of magnesia right now and after surgery. It's liquid and really helps.

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You can take milk of magnesia right now and after surgery. It's liquid and really helps.

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Do it for yourself and your grandchildren. He will come around.

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Stuffed with salad shrimp.

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Yes take calcium citrate. You can crush them or chew them up. I was instructed to take them along with a few others daily at day 3 post op as well. Flintstone Vitamins twice a day, calcium citrate one to two times a day if you don't have a Protein Drink, B1 once a day, prilosec once before each meal, B12 once a week. Your body will be deficient in these vitamins if you had the sleeve done. Hope it helps. We had to undergo a lot of nutrition classes before surgery

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We could start a page. I had mine 10/20/17.

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My family and close friends are supportive and know how many hoops I had to go through to finally get it done but a co worker of mine asked me why I couldn't just go on a diet like so and so who is 25 and just had a baby. She supposedly lost 70 pounds by dieting. Frustrates me so much! First of all I'm 49. I don't have the metabolism of a 20 something and no way did that girl lose 70 pounds. She maybe lost 20 after her baby. I hate being compared to others. People always think I am taking the easy way out at work. I have to ignore the haters and do what's best for me.

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I made a Veggie Butternut Squash Chili recipe this week tweeking 2 different recipes. (One was the sweet potato recipe on here). It turned out SO tasty & I've given some to loved ones and had it several times myself (sticking to my 1 cup limit - sometimes I just have half a cup).
So I used the following ingredients:
Cubed butternut squash (found in produce section)
1 can of low sodium black Beans drained/rinsed
1 can of Bushes Chili Beans medium
1 can of Pinto beans drained/rinsed and blended in Ninja blender
1 can of Mild Rotel
1 can of Hunts diced basil, garlic & oregano tomatoes
Diced garlic (2 heaping Tbsp.)
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. Cumin
1 1/2 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Oregano
4 cups vegetable broth
First sauteed a mixture of: diced onion, celery, carrots found in produce section. Then added the rest of the ingredients brought to a boil, turned down heat to simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. The next day I added in a cooked sweet potato diced to the leftovers. Delicious!

It does get better each day. I had my surgery 10/20. Almost got 2 premier drinks down for first time yesterday so you are not alone. I concentrate on liquid first, use flavoring for Water made with spenda. Keep making yourself walk, even a little.

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Yes. My work switched insurance companies in September and I had 12 months of medical appointment plus psychological and a bunch of other stuff. The new insurance accepted everything and I had surgery in October. I don't think it matters which insurance you used before but rather did you meet your current insurances requirements. I was worried too but it was fine. Turn in everything and see what they say.

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It does get better each day. I had my surgery 10/20. Almost got 2 premier drinks down for first time yesterday so you are not alone. I concentrate on liquid first, use flavoring for Water made with spenda. Keep making yourself walk, even a little.

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Yes. My work switched insurance companies in September and I had 12 months of medical appointment plus psychological and a bunch of other stuff. The new insurance accepted everything and I had surgery in October. I don't think it matters which insurance you used before but rather did you meet your current insurances requirements. I was worried too but it was fine. Turn in everything and see what they say.

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1 night for me. Had surgery 10/20. So 3 days now

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