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WELCOME Have you tried like unflavored protein powder and adding it to say broth? Its another way to get protein in instead of the constant shakes.

The caffeine thing i have noticed is different with every surgeon... Ive watched a ton on youtube and some say they dont care if their has caffine, others say to stay away. Main reason i have heard is because it can cause dehydration and obviously with WLS you want to be hydrated.

Cool... and welcome to the page. So if you want to share (you dont have to) What is your height and weight? What made you choose Sleeve? and is Insurance covering it or self paying?

Wow 20 years ago you had bypass? That is amazing. I saw someone else on here mention alcohol is causing weight gain for them. Maybe you can switch to a very low carb, calorie beer?

you cant worry so much. Dont be checking that scale so often. Its normal to gain a little and then loose a little and so on. eat well, Exercise and enjoy life.

Prune juice... My God the mistake i made one day drinking that for the first time because i thought it tasted good... lol

No. Tho you overfill your little sleeve its not gonna feel great. Possibly throw up.

I am also not telling anyone. Only person that will know will be my mom who is taking me for the surgery. I am a person who does not like the support of others. I support myself. But find yourself someone you really trust for your support.

Its specifically Excluded in the paperwork. . So i have health insurance thru the marketplace (Obamacare) and there are certain states where insurance companies are not required to cover bariatric surgery and Florida is one of them. So they exclude it on all their plans thru it. I contacted them asking if they had a plan that covered it and they said no, Not in Florida. Private insurance thru a employer sometimes do cover it. but my employer does not offer health insurance

I am the type of person that would have called the moment i heard insurance approved. Lucky you lol. insurance wont cover me. 18 grand gone out of my bank account is just sad lol

Every surgeon is different. All depends on their schedule and how many people are ahead of you. you could possibly call and simply ask. No harm in doing that.

Psychologist involves the mind... They Typically have no training or education on nutrition... Especially a nutritionist who specializes in weight loss surgery.

My insurance wont cover anything either so i am self pay. I am going for the sleeve. Just waiting on preop crap. as long as you stick to it and do your part, You will be successful with a sleeve. What made me go with the sleeve was all the videos i watched on youtube on all the different weight loss surgeries. as someone already mentioned, Mexico is a option if you want it done cheap... If i was gonna go that route i would want to get it done at Endobariatrics. They only do sleeves. But there are others. last i saw they were around the 10 grand mark. My Sleeve i am paying for here in Florida is costing around $18-19K

Never heard of that procedure. I just googled it https://www.brighamandwomensfaulkner.org/programs-and-services/cwmw/endoscopic-sleeve-gastroplasty Its interesting. I personally dont care about scars and the scars are so little since they are not slicing you wide open. Good luck with Mexico. I thought about going to Endobariatric center there to get my sleeve but decided against it.

When did you get the sleeve surgery?

you got it for a reason... When did you get it done? You want to stretch it so you can go out and have dinners? you can still have dinners if you have healed up. you just simply wont eat as much.

Interesting. I didnt know they inflated your stomach too... I just thought they pumped air into the stomach cavity. I had a colonoscopy last year and when i woke up those pains from the air they pump in your colon was some of the worst pains i ever felt.

Interesting how different surgeons require different pre op diets... Mine is strictly liquids only for the preop diet. On a side note never had tofu lol.

I never understood why they cant release that gas they pump into you before closing you up.

Mortal Kombat Theme song LOL

My dad drinks those all the time. (He likes to work out everyday) He likes the chocolate ones more but loves the fairlife brand.

I chose Sleeve because of the price lol. bypass was like another 5-7 grand and i am already paying $18K+ for sleeve.

Mine is EKG, Chest Xray, and like 12 different blood test My blood test stuff says CBC W DIFF, CMP Serum, PT/PTT Plasma, Magnesium blood, Cooper blood, Zinc blood, Phosphorus blood, HBA1C, Lipid Panel, T3 Total, TSH ect... Also a Psychological evaluation. I didnt need a sleep study because i have diagnosed sleep apnea, and also did not need a upper GI Endoscopy because i had one last year. All i have left waiting for me is the Psyc eval, taking 2 months for the next appointment for that which is BS.

Yea my insurance specifically excludes bariatric surgery and any complications that it may arise including needing revision or whatever. It sucks.

Gastric sleeve. My first appointment was in December and one requirement from this doctor is a Psyc eval which the next opening wasnt until March which sucks. after that i can get going with scheduling surgery hopefully.