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Sleeve was so much easier for me and I was pain free by day 3.

Thanks for providing the chart!

I also have Aetna and I had a response within a few days, but our plans may be different. The thing Aetna threw at me last minute is the surgery had to be at a hospital considered a "center of excellence". I am in the Chicagoland area and there are only 9 hospitals with the closest being 40 minutes away that are centers of excellence. Of course my surgeon didn't have privileges at that hospital so last minute everything got tossed into a whirlwind. Your plan might not require this, however mine did.

My appointments usually started with weigh in and BP. The appointments were quick and I saw a weight loss DR and a nutritionist, and we spoke about refining my diet pre-surgery. Mine put me on a 100 grams of Carbs or less/day eating plan. No calorie limit - think Keto. I had to show that I was able to lose. I dropped 26 lbs in the 3 mos prior to surgery. I am still seeing my nutritionist but now it is every other month. I have Aetna Ins.

Welcome Shells83! It sounds like you are doing all the right things to get to the losers' bench.

I have to say that Jello-o SF chocolate pudding is my go to treat. I have also tried the Enlightened "ice cream" bars once a week (my nutritionist approved) which also has protein in it (they are low sugar not SF). I have also made homemade Keto "brownies" which are completely SF and were delicious. Texture reminded me more of a cheesecake than a brownie when refrigerated. If you'd like the recipe, I will be happy to share.

How exciting! I can't wait to join you. Congrats!

AWESOME! Do a little dance, you deserve to party!!

You are so right, I am very happy. I also just noticed I am under 100 lbs to my goal weight. Good day for me.

Plenty of room on this bench for you to join me! You are doing great.

Congratulations for starting this amazing journey!

I am celebrating breaking my stall and moving from Morbidly Obese to Severely Obese today! BMI started at 49.4 and I am down to 39.8!!! I am having a very happy start to my day. HW: 308 Starting Weight: 297 Surgery Weight: 270 CW: 239

I have noticed I am less sweaty, and like others are tending to be cold now. I used to sweat walking into the building for work from my car and that no longer happens.

I went back to my desk job working remotely 4 days after surgery. I ended up off the entire next week because of fatigue. It was more than I could handle and I napped a lot which is completely NOT like me. I hope this works out and you don't over do it.

That is awesome!

My weight loss journey started with me at my high weight of 308. On day of surgery I was 270 and now I am down to 241. TWL = 67lbs. I was wearing a size 26/28/3x but now am down to 2x in most everything - depends on the style. I am 10 weeks postop now. I am struggling with only losing 29lbs since surgery. I feel like it should be more based on what I see others losing.

No issues here with swallowing a vitamin pill except if my stomach is completely empty. I have a supplement/med cocktail I take in the morning of about 11 pills so I need to eat first and then I am good to go.

I'll be right over!

I hope you feel better soon. My surgeon did a patch behind my ear for nausea and it made the world of difference for me. I did have a heck of a time pushing liquids and ended up back at the ER a week afterwards because I became dehydrated. So if you can tolerate it, sip as much as you can. Hang in there.

Me either! I am also really ready for a 3 day weekend.

Thank you for the kind words.

Thank you!

Here's a picture of me a year ago on vacation and another of me from last night. This is the first photo I have taken since my sleeve on 3/16/2018. This is the first time I am actually SEEING any change. When I look in the mirror I see the same person on the left when I was at my HW of 308lbs. This morning I was weighed in when I saw one of the many docs we see, and was 242lbs. I can't wait to put the next version of me next to these 2 pictures.