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Thank you so much. Have you had your surgery or do you have your date?

On May 18th I get a call from my surgeons office it's patient coordinator she tells me that she should be hearing back from ins. in a day or two I say great we hang up.She calls me back 15mins. later to say that the DR. wants me to lose 15 pounds and she proceeds to tell me to go on the protein only diet drinking 5 shakes a day with sf jello and pudding. Again I say OK but, this time my heart is racing I am thinking I can't believe she just called me today with no warning so I could a least mentally get myself together. Well of I went to find protein, Jello and broth. Day 1- was fine I found one that I really liked and one that was awful I returned that one to get the brand I liked the Syntha-6. My husband and kids had pizza for dinner and it did not bother me. Day 2- OK now I am wondering do what did I do that was so bad that I can't eat. Day 3- I am losing it I have emailed the dietician to ask her is there any other way we can do this. Day 4- I really don't know how much more of this I can take. I go to the support group meeting hoping that would help and I knew that Kristen would be there she is the dietician. she did help a lot she told me to and one extra shake because I was only getting 1260 cal. and will start to affect me mentally. little did she know the night before i had a dream that I was eating shrimp and some kind of pastry. Day 5- I switch to soy milk and I add four ice cubes to the blender that gave the filling that I was getting more than I was and it worked.That same day I call saying that I was approved and my surgery date will 6/12 that made really happy. I also had to go and get my first weigh in so I had lost 8 of the 9 pounds I had gained since 4/15. Now I need to lose 16 pounds more. Day6- I weighed myself and I have lost 6 more pounds and I have lost some desire to eat. I am only on three of the 5 shakes so everything is going great for now. Tom. will be the challenge I have to go on 6 hour road trip 3 going and 3 back wish me luck.

On May 18th I get a call from my surgeons office it's patient coordinator she tells me that she should be hearing back from ins. in a day or two I say great we hang up.She calls me back 15mins. later to say that the DR. wants me to lose 15 pounds and she proceeds to tell me to go on the protein only diet drinking 5 shakes a day with sf jello and pudding. Again I say OK but, this time my heart is racing I am thinking I can't believe she just called me today with no warning so I could a least mentally get myself together. Well of I went to find protein, Jello and broth. Day 1- was fine I found one that I really liked and one that was awful I returned that one to get the brand I liked the Syntha-6. My husband and kids had pizza for dinner and it did not bother me. Day 2- OK now I am wondering do what did I do that was so bad that I can't eat. Day 3- I am losing it I have emailed the dietician to ask her is there any other way we can do this. Day 4- I really don't know how much more of this I can take. I go to the support group meeting hoping that would help and I knew that Kristen would be there she is the dietician. she did help a lot she told me to and one extra shake because I was only getting 1260 cal. and will start to affect me mentally. little did she know the night before i had a dream that I was eating shrimp and some kind of pastry. Day 5- I switch to soy milk and I add four ice cubes to the blender that gave the filling that I was getting more than I was and it worked.That same day I call saying that I was approved and my surgery date will 6/12 that made really happy. I also had to go and get my first weigh in so I had lost 8 of the 9 pounds I had gained since 4/15. Now I need to lose 16 pounds more. Day6- I weighed myself and I have lost 6 more pounds and I have lost some desire to eat. I am only on three of the 5 shakes so everything is going great for now. Tom. will be the challenge I have to go on 6 hour road trip 3 going and 3 back wish me luck.

For those of you who have kids I wanted to know how did you deal with your child who thinks that they are your shadow and you are there chair? My three old thinks I am her chair her bed and anything else that requires her to be on me. My band date June 12th and I am just not sure how to let her know that she will not be able to climb on mommy.

Hello everyone, I am from MD. closer to DC. I just found out yesterday that I was approved by BC/BS fed. and my band date will be June 12th. I am so happy:biggrin:. it seems like it took forever but, it really did not. I met with Dr. Rickford April 15th. I had my cardiologist and physch. done within two weeks. Those were the only things I had to do. Prior to getting my date I was put on the Protein diet because she said they should be hearing back from BC/BS soon, and he wanted me to lose 15 pounds prior to the surgery. I started on the 19th the first day was fine the next three was hell but I stuck with it and today I am doing great. I have not cheated and don't plan to. I have been using the Syntha-6 it is pretty good I started putting in the blender with soy milk and 4 ice cube. the serving size is 6oz. so by doing that it makes more like a shake without changing the servings. I have already lose 9+ pounds I had gained 10 since meeting with him. I had my first weigh in at the office yesterday so at this rate I am sure it will be than 15. I have two and have weeks to go!!!!

Hello, I just found out I was approved today fed. bc/bs and my band date will be June12 she offered me the June 10th but I wanted to have to have close to the weekend. I am already on the protein shakes I have been since the 5/19 I have to lose 15 pounds.