timshel

Ursidol (crushed) was one of the worst parts of this Baritric experience! Once I could include some yogurt in my diet, I would put yogurt on a spoon, sprinkle the ursidol on top, and then try to swallow it as quickly as possible without it touching my tongue, but even that was only partially successful. Once I was 3 weeks out I could swallow it without crushing it, and that was a HUGE day! 😂 hang in there, you’ve got this!

Hang in there with the energy, I felt a huge shift around week 6 where I felt like my energy levels went from the worst I’d ever experienced to better than I had experienced before surgery. I totally get the restaurant thing—I can’t eat leftovers more than once or twice. I also had the same experience re: feeling unhealthy with the meat and cheese, a lot changes in the next few weeks. For three weeks (week 3-6) I alternated between refried black beans w/ cheese and chicken salad every meal, and when I could finally handle more and more interesting food (like vegetables!!) everything felt so much better. Ive been following your story for a while and I’m so proud of you and the work you’re doing, and know that you’ve got this!

Hello! I’m now about 10 weeks out and had a similar issue at 5 weeks. My doctor told me to (1) buy a new bra and (2) get regular massages. Those two things helped immensely. I was in shock at how much my band/cup size has changed in just a few short weeks. My current bras hadn’t been helping my back out in the support department at all. As we lose weight, our body is rearranging the way it holds us up to accommodate this new state. The massages help your muscles relax and get used to the different ways they’re holding you up. A third reason you may be having back pain (mine was more mid back) is that your abdominal wall is healing, so your back muscles are compensating for that lack of support. Massages will help with that too! Good luck, and hope you feel better soon!

tl;dr: Is it crazy for me to go into my self-pay vsg without supplemental insurance? Several months ago I found out that my insurance doesn't cover WLS period, no matter how necessary it is. No problem, I decided to self pay, saved my money, etc etc. One of the costs the doctor's office listed was supplemental insurance to cover any complications. I went to my pre-op on Thursday and found out the office does not have a supplemental insurance agreement. I'm pretty shocked. As of yesterday they still don't have one. My surgery is at 9:45 am on Monday. When I talked to the surgical coordinator on the phone, she said that they had stopped requiring supplemental insurance for self pay patients because (1) it was so expensive and (2) they never had to use it. I really don't want to postpone the surgery--I'm mentally and emotionally prepared, been on this liquid diet for 2 weeks and really don't want to do that for any longer than necessary, and I've rearranged schedules (both of myself and others) to accommodate this surgery. But is it foolish to go into surgery without supplemental insurance? What did you other self-payers do? If this info helps at all, I'm 29 years old, 41 bmi, slightly high blood pressure and cholesterol, but generally "healthy" (besides the weight of course, haha). I've been under anesthesia before and never had a negative experience.