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I'm at the hospital now waiting to go into the OR wish me luck

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Good Luck.

Things to do immediately after for a fast painless recovery.

Get up immediately to walk.
I did 1/2 a mile 1 he after ( 5 turns around the floor I was in)
And every time I had to pi I walk again.
This will help you eliminate gasses from traveling to your upper body and give you painful aches.
Breathing thingy every hour! It’s a must!
Your lungs need to recover and you want to avoid a pneumonia.

Ask the nurse for a girdle/lifting belt,
This will give you comfort and you will be able to sleep however you want except face down on your belly. I’m 5 days out of surgery and can totally sleep face down in my belly. I attended church and bible study in heels without a problem. Nice tight Spanx full body girdle helped.

Ok back to instructions.
Your mouth might feel dry and yucky.
Ask for a popsicle, the cold feels great in your mouth. Do not take bite off it! You cannot gulp down large qty, it will feel like a rock going down n in your belly.

Remember. You have a belly that takes only 1 oz for now. Ask the nurses for those 1 oz cups. Put your Water n shakes and any liquids you drink in them.

You can do 1 oz every 15 min.

When you get your liquid food.
I noticed I could feel the food going down my throat to my stomach. Weird. Take small sips of liquid and if you get Jello, chew it well and tiny pieces. I also got putting, they hadn’t added milk to it to soften it so I just took tiny qty and savored it in my mouth.


Once you get home, you must have at least 30 G Protein and 64 oz water.


Extra benefits to doing everything right:
“Protein is important to avoid Hair loss as well and water so it doesn’t dry out”

Don’t get aggravated about how long you have to wait to get real food. Patience......... realize you put yourself in this situation so don’t be angry at the world. ; )

Be positive and happy that you have an awesome tool now to get a healthy body back. If you add weights and running to a routine, you will Be rewarded with a sexy healthy body!

And yes we all have time to workout, working out actually gives you energy believe it or now. Once you get hooked on it you will crave it!

Follow instructions, don’t CHEAT.
Cheating will lead to more cheating and that’s not good.


I started at 205
2 days liquid diet took me to 201.3
This afternoon will be 5 days after surgery I’m at 193

Very happy with results so far and look forward to much more weight coming off once I get back to working out.


Good Luck!

Does insurance pay for any of this?

Normally no. Mine was cosmetic.
Now people that loose a lot of weight and the extra skin becomes a problem yes it will. Everyone is different.

Hi there!
We have our psych evals on April 19th. They will submit to insurance after that is done. I keep reading up and doing my research and my husband says I’m silly. I just want to be sure I’m doing the right thing. I’m also afraid of Hair loss since my hair is already thin. So your big day is tomorrow? [emoji3] I’d love to be in your shoes right now. Please keep me posted. We’re Texas buddies. Good luck tomorrow!!

Thank you Tx neighbor!

I’m excited.
I didn’t have to do any diet just my liquid today.
But I actually started since yesterday but not hungry at all just drinking Water.

I love to cook so I’m ready, I already have items in my freezer ready for my liquid diet and purée.

The most important thing that will help with the hair loss , make sure to have your Protein and veggies every day.

Hope this help.
http://drnichter.com/hair-loss-after-surgery-explained/

I’ll let you know tomorrow or Thursday how it goes.
Have a Great rest of your day and God Bless.

Hello everyone, I live in San Antonio Texas. My husband and I are diving in this together. We had our consult on April 6. We were told that we had the “Cadillac of insurance plans” and the only requirements were a nutrition consult and a psych evaluation. No waiting period. I was expecting a lot of requirements and waiting. But since that isn’t the case, I’m a little scared. It’s moving very quickly. One minute I’m thinking of backing out, the next I wanna be on the operating table already. I’ve had a lap band that failed and had to be removed so I’m a little scared of going through similar problems again (It was a nightmare). I’m hoping for insurance approval in the next week or 2.

Hi.

So did you get your insurance approval ?

I’m in Houston, getting sleeved on Wed.

That’s nice you both are having it done together, it will be much easier to both be on the same page.

I was nervous and wondered if I was doing the right thing, but as of Sunday I’m very sure and clear that this is a good move for me.

Not worried about recovery nor pain, my biggest worry was loosing hair, but after reading some articles I know what to do to avoid that and I’m

Ready now.

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I had surgery on 4/5/18 and am down 9 pounds. When I started this journey I was 238, my surgery weight was 207 and now I am 198. I am finding that I NEVER get the full feeling and its probably all in my head but I seem to always be hungry (even while eating). I am on pureed foods now and was told I can have mashed potatoes but I can not tolerate them. Last night I had 2 ounces of tuna and for once since surgery I felt satisfied. Good luck with your upcoming surgeries!

Question.

You are closer to my weight.
This gives me an idea on weight loss thank you fir sharing.

Did you have trouble with:

Drinking Water?
Gas after surgery
Level of pain?
And other side effect like nausea, weakness?
How soon did you have a ok to drive again?

I have had the same thoughts since I booked this back in November. But I know that this is what I need to help me in achieving my goals and as said above, the before and after pictures people are showing from just the last couple of months of post op are what make me keep the course and have this done. I want to see change and I need this tool to help me.

There may be days where it’s not pleasant and easy going but you have to remember this is going to help you for life not just short term and in the end I don’t think you or any of us is going to regret it.

Thank you [emoji1374]

April 18th

Surgery getting close and I have to admit I’m a bit nervous. I find myself wondering if this is for me, if I should just hit the gym and get really focused on healthier choices. [emoji848]

Today’s the day. So excited!!!

Good luck and keep us posted. [emoji1374]

April 18! Finally I got my date.

Hello! Newbie here!
I've already received the go-ahead and referral from my GP, so I'm impatiently waiting for the first meeting with my prospective surgeon (June 2nd seems very far away!), and they sent me a packet of papers to fill out; there are two questions right next to each other: "Do you binge eat?" and "Are you an emotional eater?" I am afraid that answering those two questions honestly would be cause for immediate denial. Not only that, I have Bipolar II Disorder (though I have been stable for at least 5 years thanks to the right cocktail of medications).
But there is nowhere to write an explanation about any of these things.
I mean, yes, I have been known to binge eat and to eat emotionally, and though I haven't been ready to make the commitment to weight loss in the past, I am certainly ready now - I am willing to do whatever it takes, including seeing a therapist or doing group therapy.
Perhaps I am being silly, and no matter what I put they will meet with me and talk it out, but... I dunno. I will definitely answer honestly, but I am a bit hesitant about it.
Did all you post-ops out there answer these questions honestly?
If you guys have the same conditions (binge eating, emotional eating, Bipolar II), how difficult was it to "convince" your surgeon to do the surgery? And has it been successful in spite of these conditions?

The reason they ask these questions is to find out if there’s s problem that needs to be addressed and resolve by getting help. The reasons why your possibly overeating will cause you to fail even after surgery. Do it the right way so you have a successful weight loss n stay off.

I’m having my surgery in two days on April 2nd. Very excited but also nervous! The liquid diet was hard for the first three days but after that I felt like it got easier. Good luck to all of you!!

How are you doing?

Congrats, I’m still waiting for my date. Hopefully this week.

Nutritionist said Fiber fiber fiber. Everyday.

And good luck,[emoji13]good health[emoji13] and smooth surgeries for each and every one of us![emoji12]

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AMEN!

Retired Insurance agent here.

The Cost is what people without Ins Pay, each carrier has a negotiated rate with every Doctor, Hospital etc. Your Cost could be 75K but negotiated rate is like for example $10K.

From there it starts with your Hospital Deductible, the after deductible is met you have co-insurance which normally is a percentage like 20% . The Co-insurance is up to certain amount like $5,0000. So based on this you take the assigned deductible you have and deduct from the 10K. Then whatever is left over you Pay only 20% of that balance until it adds up to your out of pocket max of $5,000. Until you reach your out of pocket max, everything else is 100% coverage until next year when your deductible starts over. Now this is for this standard plan, there are many other plans out there like HSA, and some where you pay your full deductible which is normally high and everything else is 100%. And still many other plans out there. It’s always best to consult with your agent and get a better understanding how your plan works. You’d be surprise how many people I met thru my years in the Ins business and they had no clue how what they had worked. There are hundreds of plans out there and a good agent will consult with you and look into your health history and families health history to figure out what plan is best and if it would be wise to add a supplemental policy to help with out of pocket expenses.

Nope doesn’t happen to everyone and happens to a different extent in different people. Keeping your nutrition on point and your Protein up can help, but some is unavoidable for many of us, here’s a good explanation—

http://drnichter.com/hair-loss-after-surgery-explained/

Mine did NOT get dry and in fact has been healthier post op than t ever was before, but my nutrition is on point and I get all my Protein and Water in, so that may help, I don’t know!

Thank you for sharing

What other things happen after surgery?

Gas
Little pain from incision
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.
.

I haven’t had my surgery yet , looks like next month. Just want to know what to expect. And I realize everyone is different, I just want to be ready.

Thank you [emoji1374]

That no one has mentioned! Most of the people I know that've had hair loss have had thick hair like me, so the number one comment has been just feeling noticeably thinner. I'm sure there are other threads on here regarding Hair loss that might talk about that!

My hair is thin already [emoji30]

Does it get dry as well?

Oh! And tell them to make sure they place your belly button right in the middle. Sometimes they are off a bit.

I had a Tummy Tuck in 2010.

I’ve had many major surgeries due to health issues si I was not afraid. I have to warn you, when I took off bandages I freaked out for a bitand cried. I looked like Frankenstein. My cut was huge almost all the way around. I also had Lipo so I was purple everywhere.

Recovery wasn’t bad, I was back doing step class “ low impact” with a tight girdle in s month.

There are things they don’t tell after surgery so here are some suggestions.


Get a long pair of cooking thongs, and wet wipes. You cannot reach sideways or under to wipe. The first time I had to pee it was painful to reach and wipe so I thought omg! What if I poop? So I headed to the kitchen to get my thongs and then it was a good thing I always kept face wipes so I used them until I got regular wipes.

Oh! Things are pulled up so your pubic hair line will be a bit higher and bend over when you pee or you will see pee shooting out and have pee running down the toilet bowl .

I don’t sugar coats thing I will say things as they are.


Important to drink lots of Water and moisturize your skin daily before surgery, that will create good elasticity.

And kept that up after as well.

Cost was $12K

Hope this helps.

Do you loose hair with all procedures?

I received my date about two hours ago! Yay! April 11. I start my high Protein diet on the March 28.

Congrats!

I’m waiting for my date, so at this point I’m guessing April not March.