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It’s interesting to see how different things are for everyone. During my two weeks post op, my nutritionist said he was not worried about calorie intake since we are only on liquids. My calorie counting did not start until after two weeks and I started on soft foods.

Is your soreness your entire stomach or around your incision sites? My soreness went away almost immediately. Did they give you any pain meds to take? If the pain is around your incision site you may want to call your doctor. You may have an infection in there somewhere.

I only weigh once a week. I feel anything more than that is just too obsessive.

I had this last week and found out it’s because I’m dehydrated. We are still supposed to be drinking 64 ounces of water every single day. I just have not been able to do that. I have been working for the last several days to get an additional 10 ounces, so now I’m up to getting about 30 a day.

I had my surgery at Blossom back in May. I am now 7 weeks postop. I could not recommend Blossom enough. From the moment I called to get all of the information all the way to the day we left Vegas, I feel the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. They are still calling me and checking up on me to see how I am doing. Just a note for the ones of you out there that do not think your insurance will cover this, you still need to call and find out if you are considering Blossom. They file this differently with your insurance company. My insurance company paid thousands and thousands for my surgery and the other things that had to be done. I only had to pay $6000 out of pocket. I did the fast track program which is done in 4 days. What I paid out of pocket, covered everything for my surgery, the medications you will need after surgery, all of the compression socks, the hotel and the ground transportation to and from the doctors offices and the airport if needed.

Wow! I just joined this forum yesterday and have already read numerous stories where people are sharing bad experiences with their surgery. These stories really made me appreciate the fact that I had mine done at Blossom Bariatrics in Vegas. I can honestly say I had absolutely no problems there. Had my surgery on Thursday and was on a plane Saturday morning flying home and back to work on Monday. The only day I had pain was the surgery day but taking the pain meds helped and I did not experience any more pain after that day. I hope you are doing better now. Keep up the great work!

It’s normal for your appetite to diminish during that time. I lost my appetite one week into my pre-op diet as well. I am now 7 weeks post op and I still have absolutely no appetite. I’m supposed to be eating 600 cal a day, but I can barely get to 400. I am literally forcing myself to eat every day. I spoke to my nutritionist—I had my surgery at blossom bariatrics in Vegas, and he said not to worry about it right now. He said I am still fairly new post op and this is very normal since I no longer have the hunger hormone. He assured me this will get better over time.

I had my surgery at Blossom back in May. My insurance company would not pay for just weight-loss surgery unless I jumped through 1000 hoops for the next 12 months. I qualified for the fast track and my out-of-pocket cost was $6000. This included all of the appointments, EGD, surgery, IV fluids, all of the medication you will need, compression socks, hotel and ground transportation. We rented a vehicle and did not use the ground transportation though. I highly recommend Blossom. Just call them and give them your insurance information and they can tell you immediately how much your out-of-pocket expense would be.

I had my surgery in May at Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas. They filed it with my insurance and out of pocket only had to pay $6000. I scheduled it several months in advance, so I was able to put money back into a separate account to go towards it. I was able to save up enough and was able to pay it off two weeks prior to my surgery.

Oh gosh! My head is spinning just reading this. This is exactly why I went to Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas. We didn’t have to do that crap and they still file with your insurance. I can say that for me, I do not snack at all anymore. They will be removing the hunger hormone during the surgery, so you will not feel very hungry at all, especially in the beginning. I am almost 2 months out and I still struggle to force myself to eat. Good luck on your journey!

Ah! I just found this message board! Hey fellow North Carolinaian! I made the journey from North Carolina to Blossom back in May. We flew out on a Saturday and rented an SUV. We drove up to Utah and visited some national parks for a few days and then back down to Nevada. I had my first day with appointments at Blossom on that Tuesday, EGD on Wednesday, surgery on Thursday, IV fluids on Friday morning. We were on a plane Saturday morning coming home. We rented an SUV, mostly because we do not like to be tied down to one place, a.k.a. the hotel. We like to be able to go anywhere we want to and I did not want my husband being stuck in the hotel the entire time while I was at Blossom. We made several trips to Walmart, including my wonderful hubby going the day of surgery to get me some sugarfree Popsicles. Be sure to take walking shoes and clothes because you will be walking on a treadmill. They will give you all of the medications that you will need on your first day visit. They will tell you exactly when you will need to take them. To be completely honest, the only day I had any type of pain was the day of surgery. I took the pain pills as prescribed. On Friday, we were out shopping at the Tanger outlets. The nurse will go over a lot of things with you on the day of surgery. The main thing will be having your husband “pound” on your back to help with the gas. My husband did it to me about every 15 minutes. The other main thing is you will have to get up and walk every 2 hours for 15 minutes. For me, I got over that pretty quickly and it had really subsided by Friday. They will provide you electric compression socks for the flight home. You will not need to get up and walk on the plane nor did they advise me to. Just be sure to pack those in your carry-on. I put them on as soon as I got on the plane and let those go until we landed. I had no pain on that Saturday on our way home. I did not feel like I needed anything extra to sit on. Make sure you buy some water or something to drink inside the airport and take on the plane. I am not sure if they are still not providing beverage service or not, but many people were getting on our planes not knowing that they were not providing beverage service. I really liked everyone that I dealt with Blossom. I think Alex is a fantastic nutritionist and he will go over lots of things with you. Be sure to write down any questions you may have for him. You will have an opportunity to talk to him the first day you are there. They also do an outstanding job of following up with you after the surgery. They gave you ample opportunities to discuss any concerns you have with them. One week into my pre-op diet, I completely lost my appetite. It has only gotten worse since the surgery. Nothing smells good, nothing tastes good, nothing looks good. I even flipped to drinking plain water, because the flavored water just isn’t cutting it for me anymore. I can tell my taste buds have definitely changed along with losing the hunger hormone. On the flipside, I am down 39 pounds since the start of my pre-op diet.