emily111

im having it in lafayette where are you having yours?

I have surgery on the 16th and I started the diet on the 5th Dont worry the doctor will tell you when to start :thumbup: and if he doesnt then start it 14 days before your surgery date

Ok so I have been on liquids now for 7 days and I have bad bad pain in my stomach.. I have followed my liquid diet 100 % so today the pain in my stomach was so bad I thought I should try to eat something.. well when I did I threw up and there was alot of slime? mucus? I dont know is this normal to have this pain from not eating? Is it normal to throw up when you try to eat something? I have never went without eating for this long before. I get my band on the 16th. Its not a hunger pain or an acid pain its an actual hurting pain. Thanks for any info

loool thats me... Im on the pre op liquid diet day 7 and itss beeeeen verrrry hard!!! I love food. lol but I am following it exactly how I am supposed to because I dont want complications in the surgery. At night is the hardest for me when I could just eat anything anything at all lol.. I also feel soooo weak but Im making it and so will you :thumbup:

Sooooo I lost 8 pounds now.. still starving lol... I did find relief with atkins slim fast type drink it actualy helped my hungery :thumbup: What I think is so odd though is that I loose exactly 1 pound a day to the T its so weird. Well the first day I lost 2 pounds. So during the day I am fine but at night is when I just want to eat its soooo hard in the evenings. What I dont understand is I read all these things about people not doing the pre liquid diet and ppl going for one last meal before the surgery.. So how can you do this .. will it mess up the surgery? I am soo scared I just only have water protein water and the atkins protein drink. Oh and one more thing its been a life saver.. shwans chocolate popscicles 50 cals no added sugar so it has i think 2 sugars and 4 sorbital no fat. I love them!! Surgery on the 16th!!! its getting close happy happy happy:thumbup:

Sooooo I lost 8 pounds now.. still starving lol... I did find relief with atkins slim fast type drink it actualy helped my hungery :biggrin: What I think is so odd though is that I loose exactly 1 pound a day to the T its so weird. Well the first day I lost 2 pounds. So during the day I am fine but at night is when I just want to eat its soooo hard in the evenings. What I dont understand is I read all these things about people not doing the pre liquid diet and ppl going for one last meal before the surgery.. So how can you do this .. will it mess up the surgery? I am soo scared I just only have water protein water and the atkins protein drink. Oh and one more thing its been a life saver.. shwans chocolate popscicles 50 cals no added sugar so it has i think 2 sugars and 4 sorbital no fat. I love them!! Surgery on the 16th!!! its getting close happy happy happy:thumbup:

hmm well I am not banded yet but I know what they told me in the group meetings.. after a fill its liquids for 2 days then mushies for 2 days then soft food for 2. Also they told me that if I am having problems that its probably because I am not chewing good enough or Im taking too big of bites. So I dont know from experience but this is what I am being told at my pre op meetings :thumbs_down:

right now I am on my pre surgery liquid diet day 5 and 6 pounds gone :thumbup: Also I was in a meeting for 2 1/2 hrs yesterday with my nutritionist and I went to the store and bought new products.. the atkins protein drink .. the first thing that made me fill full with no surgar and no carbs also I found out that the protein water by special K in the bottle has 6 grams of sugar and the one in the packet has none. :tt2:

I did I really thought I would be denied.. but very happy I was approved :redface:

Im on the 16th also!!! :redface:

I lost 5 pounds and im starving but I am stuck on my diet of nothing lol I went and had all my pre op stuff done.. very fun!! it was horrible glad its over :thumbup: So hmm I think by the time the 6 weeks of liquids are done i will be at my goal weight hmm yummy food it would be nice but oh well i will just sit here and starve lol

I lost 5 pounds and im starving but I am stuck on my diet of nothing lol I went and had all my pre op stuff done.. very fun!! it was horrible glad its over :shades_smile: So hmm I think by the time the 6 weeks of liquids are done i will be at my goal weight hmm yummy food it would be nice but oh well i will just sit here and starve lol

mine is on july 16th also in lafayette :redface:

like i said you cant give what you dont have... only thing you can do is write a really good letter. In my case I wrote that letter documenting everything from age 12 till now and had about 10 family members sign it. I am sure this is why I got approved because my pcp wrote a letter only saying I think my patient needs this surgery call me with questions lol ugh I did all the pre op testing today that was horrible!!! :smile: but very happy to have my surgery and I already lost 5 pounds in 3 days on the liquid diet woohooo :scared2:

my plan with bcbs of mn are required to give an answer within 10 days they gave me mine in 2 days.. so check your books or call and ask.. 30 days!!! thats horrible I hope it all works out :wink2:

I dont know why they want it but I didnt have a weight history at all.. I did everything they asked and I wrote my own weight history from 12 on up and I was approved in 2 days !!! :wink2: bcbs!! dont worry i am sure you will be approved.. I thought I would be denied and I already had an appeal letter lol

thats crazy they are treating you like that I did the 6 month diet and one of the notes my dr did not write wat she was supposeed to. But I also had 5 months with the nutritionist. I would suggest you get the name of the person working on your case and send them a letter certified.. then I would also ask your PCP to do a peer to peer. I hope it all works out :biggrin:

Well my BMI was in the 30s my insurance would not approve me at that.. so I had to gain 15 pounds and then we messured me at 5"1 instead of 5"2. So If I lost 2 pounds I would have been disqualified since I have no health problems. So my 6 month diet was basically the first time in my life I wasnt dieting. I have heard that alot of ins wont approve u for lapband if your BMI is over 50 so make sure its like 49 before u submit. Also if I were you I would skip the 6 month diet get a letter from your PCP then you write a letter and I would even just pay the 400.00 for the lawyer to help... but I cant stand the stress of the 6 months it almost killed me... during that 6 months my dad died suddenly.. I found out I had cervical cancer.. I just had a hard 6 months But I will have my surgery soon and they are starving me now on this liquid diet so I lost 4 pounds in 2 days :cool2: But I am weak and sick feeling. I dont know how I will go with no food until the 16th!!

I was approved in 2 business days with bcbs of mn. my surgery is on july 16th!!!!!!! I had to do the 6 month diet. I did it with my pcp and the nutritionist at the center. I also got a letter from my pcp and wrote my own life history letter I wanted to be prepared since my bmi is 40 with no health problems

I have my pre op on the 9th and my surgery on the 16th... I am on a liquid only diet for 2 weeks.. I am starving!!!

ugh I know what you are feeling i went through it a week ago. I was so nervous and sick I could not even sleep!!! But I was approved 2 business days later :tt1: Soooo just try to stay calm and try to think about something else to keep your mind busy and know if your denied you can ask your dr to do a peer to peer and if that doesnt work theres the appeal :tt1: congrats in advance!! My surgery is scheduled for july 16th wooohoooo

im nauseus also... i think this is normal since we r not eating

The only light mayo I will eat is KRAFT light.. the lid is light blue and I am soooo picky with mayo but in my opinion this is the only one i have tasted that taste the same as the full fat mayo :tt1: even my husband agrees and he hates anythign diet :tt1:

So today is my 2nd day on the liquid diet. I am doing pretty good. I am now thinking of food food food lol. I thought they were crazy at first when they said that I need 2 weeks on liquids BEFORE the surgery.. I mean really I thought if I can do that then why do i need the surgery? BUT I have to think of it like this.. In normal without the surgery you can go a while with no food and u may loose weight but u will just gain it back. So 2 weeks wont kill me :thumbup: Anyways I bought sugar free pudding and jello, milk, protein water, protein shakes, slimfast optima and chicken broth.. but all i want is pizza lol. OK so we will see how I do until the 16th.. I am sooo excited!!!! woohooo Surgery in 9 days!!!

So today is my 2nd day on the liquid diet. I am doing pretty good. I am now thinking of food food food lol. I thought they were crazy at first when they said that I need 2 weeks on liquids BEFORE the surgery.. I mean really I thought if I can do that then why do i need the surgery? BUT I have to think of it like this.. In normal without the surgery you can go a while with no food and u may loose weight but u will just gain it back. So 2 weeks wont kill me :shades_smile: Anyways I bought sugar free pudding and jello, milk, protein water, protein shakes, slimfast optima and chicken broth.. but all i want is pizza lol. OK so we will see how I do until the 16th.. I am sooo excited!!!! woohooo Surgery in 9 days!!!