Fluffy_Gurl

I would take at least a week, just so you can recover properly otherwise you will be so worn down from going to work too soon you wont have any energy left for your family, and being a single mom is hard enough!

I agree I use splenda in my tea, I also use a couple of constant comment tea bags in with my reg tea when i make a jar of tea gives it a lil sweet/spicy taste I love

im getting banded soon and was wondering where most ports are placed.... If you could choose the location of your port would you have chosen a different place? Is there a bad place for the port? Did you get to choose where your port is located? Can you feel your port??? How much weight did you lose before it showed?

I know just how you feel! My dr wont do the surgery until you have quite smoking for two months. So im on day forty something of no smoking. I quite cold turkey..it was pretty hard but glad i did it before being banded altho i did gain about 6 lbs but thats slowly coming off now and i havent even started the pre-op diet. when i left my dr office i finished my pack and never looked back! I wont lie its hard, i think about it daily...even had dreams about smoking...i just keep thinking about my surgery, and how much easier exercise is now that i dont smoke! you can do it!:smile2:

PS...just remember why you started this process to begin with....and everyone has a different pre op. I have to do clear liquids for three days prior, my friend did the protien optifast shakes for two weeks...all inended to do the same thing...shrink your liver for surgery. no worries.

YAY! im excited for you! Everything will fall into place. This site has been amazing for me and I actually recomended it to my nutriion class. I think i have gotton more from this site than an actual support group I attended. You will do great! take a deep breath!

my nutritionist told me in our nutrition class that u should be eating 1/4 C veggies 1/4 C starch and the rest should be protien. hope that helps, but I would also call your nutritionist to clarify! you shouldnt be only eating protien.

I wish I hadnt told already. I really didnt want everyone n my buisness. unfortunatly one of my family members didnt "understand" that I wasnt really telling people and has blabbed to my entire family. I just decided i really dont give a crap about what they Think. the rest of my family is all tall and very thin and im wider than i am tall. I wish i wouldnt have told, unfortunatly i had to tell someone..cuz i need a ride to the hospital wich is an hour and a half away.

Each ins is different and it depends on how your employer has the plan set up, some plans dont require pre auth for procedures, some require pre auth for everything. I once had an ins that I had to get pre auth for immunizations for my dtr at her preventative visits.

Totally depends on your dr and your ins co. My doc scheduled my surgery at my first appt for two months out. my insurance only took a week to approv but they required thirty days notice. so the whole process took two months...im scheduled for 10-12 and my initial appt was 8-18. so totally depends!!! Good luck in your journey make sure you do lots of research and ask lots of questions. This site has been AMAZING for me. Hope will help you as much as it has helped me.

I would definatly choose a doc that has a support team such as nutritionist and support. perhaps you should consider counsleing prior to surgery. Face it, we all like food, or we wouldnt be here. the deal is which do you like more food...or living?

CONGRATS! Be proud that is an amazing accomplishment!

Most of the process is regulated by the ins company. sometimes the dr.s but most likely the ins co. Mine was pretty easy with the ins co i have now, but the one prior was like a two year process. glad my company changed ins!

Hello everyone! Congrats!:smile: My surgery date is October 12th!!!!! I am so stoked! Ive been researching this for 3 years! and now Im ready! Where is everyone getting their protien drinks/shakes from? I do have to say that i tried muscle milk light and gagged! so nasty, so i dont reccomend that at all!

OMG! I stepped on the scale today for the first time in three weeks. so heres the story...before my initial appt I was slightly under for a bmi of 40, so i gained a few pounds to qualify. I went to my initial apt and they said quit smoking or no surgery so i tossed the smokes as soon as I got to my car. my pcp changes some medication that makes me super tired. three days later I lose my job. so ....I've gained twelve more pounds since that appointment. I'v also been allowing myself to eat foods i know i shouldnt with the mindset that ill never be able to eat them again after the surgery. I know this is not ok. Ive also not been exercising like I should because I am so tired and depressed over the job loss. Im also a single mom making the job loss even more stressfull. I have decided to spend some of my savings(which is mninimal anyway) to pay for cobra and go ahead and have my surgery in two weeks. how do i get back on track before my surgery? are there tips or a process that anyone has used to try and get in the mindset beore surgery that was successful? Thanks!

U could try liquid ibuprofen until you can call ur dr n the am. u can crush vicodin but it is super nasty! I have the same girl issues, every month i am hoping weight loss will help!

:smile2:Does anyone utilize flaxseed in their diet? if so how much a day do you eat do you tolerate it well, how do you eat it or in what form do you take it?

Im also pretty sure you can, but you can always call a pharmacy and ask

I am also getting my band on the 12th! Very excited I do not have to do opti-fast but Clear liquids for 3 days. Which I am not excited about but I did quit smoking cold turkey to have the surgery and so far have gone almost 40 days without smoking, so I figure if I can make it through that I can make it through the few weeks of not really eating food lol Best of luck o all of us, here hoping for great surgery outcomes and healthier bodies!

Lmbao. Funny! I seriously giggled for 5 min! seriously tho...the kind of guys who "like" bad girls, only like them while they are being "bad" after that they arent a second thought. Stick with being who you are and the right boy will fall into place.:biggrin:

Congrats! and Welcome! I think that you may benefit from joining an overeaters annon. group before your surgery. being prepared emotionally will help you be successful when u get your band!

Someone who has never had a weight problem will never understand. Even though my family is trying to be supportive they just dont get it. Until someone has gone through the emotional issues of being overweight, the teasing, staring, shopping in the "fat girl section" getting stared at when looking in the "regular section" for a gift, been laughed at etc. They will never understand. just like i dont understand what its like to be a smokin hot sex godess...yet anyway lol I say...screw em! yu have support here. If they dont like it they dont have to have the surgery. right? As long as you believe in you thats all that matters! Good luck in your new journey!:biggrin:

I am in the same boat with COBRA! good luck!

I say good for you! If i had this "issue" I certainly would be more motivated to go to the gym for sure! Enjoy it cuz it may not last long!

:confused:I need help! boy do I need help! lol My surgery is in almost two weeks and i am so excited! I want to be succesful! I have no idea where to start as far as stocking up the fridge for before and after the surgery. I also have a 13 yr old daughter o shop for as well. She does some light cooking and we have talked that maybe she could do some cooking while I am in the clear liquid phase before surgery and I think she is a litle excited about that. So my question is....What do I buy???? What things were helpful during this phase for you? My nutritionist has stated what I need as far as protien etc but I dont know how to put it all together and do the shopping. :biggrin::confused::crying::confused::frown::confused::confused::mad::confused::confused:Help!!!!:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: