Saundra

I don't have any documentation for you but I have read in a lot of places that its a myth that we can only absorb so much a time. If I wasn't straining to type this I'd google it for you. I know that I was told the first 3 months are when we usually don't come close, so thats where I'm focusing on, after that I'll probably still need to keep them around, I know when I go to drs appts and such it messes with my protein and fill days are back to the liquid diet. I like the grape, haven;t tried the others yet though. Went with what I knew I liked best.

My dates the 23rd!!!!!!!!!!! I hate being put to sleep but its a small price to pay. I am a total fanatic when it comes to checking out doctors and Dr Shin is awesome. :thumbup:

Hey everyone Sorry I missed the comments I've been in Morgantown and never stopped to get online. I just found my Customer Number its 0125199 and my name is Saundra Rotherham. I see that its to late to edit my original post and add the customer # there. I'd love to chat i probably won't be back online till Thursday since we came home last night to a flooded lower level and are still working on that. I toola break to check out my email and to thaw out brrrrr I have an appt with the dr who will be doing my eye surgery tomorrow and then of course my surgery is Friday YAY me!!!! I will turn on my Yahoo messenger today Carla, its MichaelnSaundra Good luck everyone!!

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Looks like theres a few of us that can help each other afterwards.

Between now and that lil shot in the IV i'm probably gonna be a mess. I hate being put to sleep, total control freak, which is funny cause I have almost NO control right now LOL.... The easiest way to explain it is similar to cataract surgery. My sisters suppose to come stay with us so hubby can work, we think its funny he will take Friday off, both my sis and hubby will be here for the weekend, he works on Monday. Surgery again on Tuesday, and I better be able to watch biggest loser that night, then we go from there. We are hoping for no complications, shes doing me as her first of the day because of (what all she says can happen because of the OI). So even though I may not want to do anything they plan on making me walk to get rid of any gas, and I guess I'll have company as well. Sis is mainly gonna be here for LB cause shes gonna have it done if I do good. I need her more for after the eye. Hehehe I like using the word hottie its only been forever :laugh:

Took awhile but I finally made my glitter thing YAY

Hey Needs Looks like we share the same date, Jan 23rd. I've had my aopproval for awhile, was starting to wonder what was up so I called my drs office as they were calling me today. I'm an afternnonie. Good Luck. Heres to seeoing our toes again before to long

Got my appt today its the 23rd. I hope I heal fast, I have my first eye surgery on the 27th. I didn't think I'd get this nervous.

the 1200 calorie is what I was put on from day one with portion control and 3-4 meals, it did speed up my metabolism much to my surprise when I quit skipping so many meals and doing all my eating in the evenings when I wasn't alone. Good Luck sounds like your on your way

Hi, I'm in Hamlin and having my surgery in Chas at CAMC by Dr Shin. I have approval so I'm just waiting on a date. Good Luck everyone

Hi everyone, long time no be on. I was trying to catch up with what alls been going on. I noticed a few new people. Hi all I'm Saundra, I'm having mine done by Dr Shin in Charleston. I noticed the comments about deductibles, I haven't had to pay one yet and I'm bcbs federal as well. standard which is support to cover more, isn't it? I just opened my insurance approval letter today, with the holidays and my oldest getting married I didn't even know it had come. I am curious though since its a new year and I've had the thing down my throat and all what I will have to pay now. I am hoping only my $500.00 deductible. Right now thats a fortune for me. I had some vision problems come up last month so I will also be having surgeriy on both eyes and our vision insurance sucks from what my hubby and I have been able to read. It seems like theres so many differences between my dr and the kaplan group on just about every level. Froggi keep up the great work hun. I skimmed through the posts with hubby to see how you were doing. Oh and the holidays were mean to me or should I say I was mean to me and used them as an excuse. When I found out I could loose my vision I went into a huge pity mode and ate stuff I shouldn't have. I avoided the scales until I read the letter today. Talk about shocked, ouch. Me and the Wii Fit need to get busy in the morning. I didn't think I had eaten so much, I think it was those freaking white choc pretzels. I know I was bad. Time to put things in to perspective again. No more pity parties for me I hope. Happy New Year everyone, may it bring major weight loss for all of us!!

heres my take, personally I liked phil and his wife, the old "blue" team however had some major players, the blonde whose name I suddenly can't think of, the one who''s hubby went home last week and heba and her hubby they have all been playing for the money, the blonde more than anyone, this week they are gonna be so mean to Amy for protecting herself and voting to send the blondes hubby home, which if she hadn't the "blue" team would of sent her next. Phil being a guy was a treat, thats all I ever seen him do wrong, the 2 girls heba and the wicked witch and her now gone again hubby really wanted him gone. Wicked witch bragged that she would be the biggest loser and her hubby the at home winner at the beginning of the season. I think everyone realizes that now heba and her hubby have the advantage instead of the wicked witch, I dread watching how they will treat Amy but I can promise I'll be glued to it. Sometimes they show older shows of the season, you can go to nbc and link up or try the biggest loser, I know theres a lot there just not sure how much, it might help bring you up to date. Its been the most game playing season so far, which ya I'd want the money too, but I can't stomach the blue team - Amy. Amy was a bit whiney at the beginng when she was with Jillian but shes came around ans seen whats going on, hope this didn't confuse you more

I'm so glad your Moms doing well, the length would of drove me crazt, sitting there waiting, glad it turned out to be fine.

Elizabeth I'm so happy you broke though that stand still, with all the diests in my past, stonewalling usually did me in. I'm glad though that my attitude is so differant now. Its nice to finally REALLY believe something will work with me in my weight loss journey. YAY girl you go:thumbup:

Froggi - wish I knew but I'm sure one of the who do will chime in, I think its great your so close.....I'm always surprised at the way things are done with differant drs, My endo was right after first appt, and my psych eval will be one of the last things before surgery. WVU-FAN - Your friend who had Dr Shin has she hot goal yet? I don;t mean to be to nosey but it seems that more of Shins patients are on another board and don't care for posting to much, details if its ok with her please, thanks

I'm so happy for you froggi, glad it didn't take as long as they said it could!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smile:

Has anyone used the Wii Fit for exercise......hubby bought it for us and it kicked my big ole hiney real good. LOL...I'm filling out my exercise logs for everything since Friday evening and trust me, no fat girls should be so full. I have to admit the Wii is more fun than the treadmill or elyptical, and since dh is using it as well we naturaully made it competitive. I only mind his beating me when it doesn't involve me squatting. Since we already had the Wii it wasn't to horrible to add the Wii fit price wise. Not sure how accurate the BMI thing is, but it was real close to what my drs said. Heres hoping this works. Hehehehehe you should see me do the hula hoop one naked LOL

Elizabeth I was reading your post about you thought you had posted it, and I'm like ya I thought I read it, its hiding at the bottom of the previous page, sort of easy to over look. WB Bek,.....Kar is good at motivating LOL she got me so excited about Zumba I was thinking Parkersbusg was off I-79 and was planning on coming this Monday on our way back from Mo Town. Unfortunately, now that I've looked at a map its pretty doubtful. Hopefully I'll get up there sometome.

Froggi - hopefully they say that to cover their butts, most places give themselves tons of time so we won't hassle them. I'm hoping it works faster for you. WVU-FAN - got them, thanks :-)

I just asked DH and since he'd be driving me regardless, he says cool, couples class. If you have a # I'd appreciate it. I feel for the instructors though he so can NOT dance.....hehehehe but hes willing to try

WVU-FAN When you were driving to Scott Depot, for classes, where were they at. I'm trying to find something that fits our schedule

Elizabeth, Sorry things seem pretty crappy right now, but maybe she confused you with someone else. I mean drom what I've read and been told, if you don't let them know theres something wrong we could end up hurting the bamd or us, so I wouldn't be afraid to complain. OK after what you've been through I would, but I think you have to, especially when you don't know the answer. I'm hoping she was just having some sort of pissy moment and unfortunately you became her target. I have heard about chicken and bread getting stuck more than anything else, so I've been working on ways to make chicken pretty much melt in the mouth. I so dread having to go through that feeling so many describe, choking is one of my wordt fears. Froggi---good luck hun, I hoe you have the approval in a few days as well :-)

Theresa, Its so good to see you back and doing better. I wish you tons of luck at work today. I've done a lot of playing with foods, cooking deifferant ways to find what makes things the most tender.......I worry about the dry meant, that tends to get stuck. Me and a crock pot have gotten real close, I made homemade chicken soup the other day, even through in just a wee bit of rice at the end for hubby. I chichen melted in my mouth, not bragging but seeing how chicken isn't a fav of mine, I was impressed. Oh and of course freezer bags, my true best friend, I trim and cut everything into the right size portions before freezing. Saves a lot of money too. OK I better stop before its obvious its 3 in the morning. Good Luck today, don't let those junk food lovers get to you, remember, your the one thats going to be healthy and hot.

Not sure if I should get excited or not, went to both my regular dr today and the nutritionalist, my reg should me a fax from Dr Shin saying my insurance had no time reqquirements, only the 3 months that his weight loss center expected. I thought today was my third but they don't count the first time you meet the nutritionalist since you haven't had a chance to loose yet, so one more Oct I go for 3rd time, then my psych eval, then final insurance and surgery. So its looking like it could happen this year, possibly. Oh I do have a seminar I have to go to tomorrow night after I meet the exercise gal. So I'm like happy and trying not to get happy and even a bit nervous at the same time. I know I'm strange. On a bad note I gain 2.5 lbs, but my mass went down LOL, So either I'm building muscle or retaining fluid. I'm real sure I'm not retaining, Hopefully next visit I'll know for sure of the montha t least.