DianaDickey

We must stay in touch. I think it is great we are just starting out. I'm so excited to be talking with someone that is going through this. I will remember the clothing issue you had and use a bandaid if I run into that one lol. Thanks for your input on the burping thing. I hope it goes away soon. I start a new job next Monay and can't imagine how that will feel with this. Everything else is perfect and I'm not even hungry. I almost forgot congrats on your band too. You mentioned your hubby was coming home next month and you must be so excited. Tell him thank you for his service to our Country and my prayers are with you both. You know I wish I had a scale that weighed me. Mine goes to 320 and I'm not there yet. I have to wait until Oct 26th to find out if I lost anymore. Bummer

Let me know if any of you are going to chat at a set time. I will make sure I hit the chat room then. I was wondering if any of you were still suffering with the gas? I am talking about the burping kind and mine is still very painful. I don't seem to find much on it in the post's. Talk to you later.

Hello everyone, I was banded Oct 7th 2009. I would love to find friends that are going through this too. I love this site and would love to have friends to travel this journey with.

Hello I was banded on Oct 7th too. I don't work until the 19th thank goodness. I find that my wounds are healed up really nice and moving around is easy. I was wondering if you have painful burping at all? I do and it is not bad if I eat just yogurt. Whenever I drink water, or any liquids I start burping and it is so painful I can't stand it. I don't know if I'm swallowing air or what. I know it is getting better, but slowly. I walk around and my tummy is feeling pretty free of gas now. Just wondering if you had this issue as I don't seem to find anything on this. Good luck on your journey

I add a serving of my protein shake to my plain greek yogurt. I then add 1 tsp of sugar free jelly for flavor. I am only 7 days out and the nutritionist told me about the yogurt. This will work until I can eat real food again. It goes down easy and feels great in my tummy for a long time. It also gives me over 66 grams of protein at the end of the day.

I finally got it.....I'm APPROVED! My insurance will cover 100% of it too. BCBS of AL is great! I have my surgery in 2 days and am so happy.

I started off having issues of getting my info sent over. It was so bad at one point I said when this was over I was changing doctors. I love my doc though, but not a couple office girls so much. What I did was tell them that this was urgent and that I was going to miss the opportunity for surgery if it wasn't received right away. I then called everyday until it was done. After that they didn't mess with me anymore. It was very frustrating and I'm glad I don't need anything from them anymore.

I'm with you. I am 7 days from surgery and the insurance company needed one more thing. I'm told it looks good as they needed only one more thing, but a positive boost would be great in this 2nd week pre op. The anxiety is horrible waiting for approval. I think this pre op diet is not all that bad, but with all this waiting it makes me want to eat. I guess that is life and a first lesson in not eating my way through something. Take care

I think it depends on alot of things. For instance self pay vs insurance. I think the seminar is a good thing and I'm glad I went. It gave me something to work with to keep me ahead of the game. What I mean by that is I am using insurance and they required proof of a six consecutive month diet within a year of surgery date. They wanted proof of a visit once each year over the past 3 to prove my weight. The forms I received and the seminar gave me a heads up and I started collecting it right then. I will list my timeline for you. 8/4 Seminar 8/18 Consultation 8/24 Psych Eval 9/08 Nutritionist 9/17 Labwork and release from family doctor 9/30 Pre Op Appt today 10/07 Surgery In between I did alot of running around for insurance, but it is complete finally. Hope that was helpful for you and if you are self pay it may be faster. Take care and good luck. 9/21 P

You may be afraid of failure like we all are, but I feel you should be 100% sure that this is what you want before you do it. It may help to keep researching it and ask questions when you have them. You could also do a pro/con list to help you get an idea of why you do and don't want it. Good luck to you.

I'm with you both on the cravings. I am on my pre op diet and 7 days away from surgery waiting for approval. My insurance company needed on more thing, but have not said approved yet. My anxiety is causing me to want to eat really bad at times. If I could of just had the approval by now it would of made a world of difference on this pre op diet. I think anxiety causes me to want to eat and I can't, so I am sure that is what you are both feeling. Not to mention the last meal urge lol. I had several last meals before pre op diet and I stopped that because I had can gain weight very fast and knew my pre op was coming. Good luck to you both and may we all get that approval soon.

I'm scheduled for Oct 7th and have been doing my pre op diet. Having all those emotions I don't want when I can't eat a pizza lol. I am very nervous as my insurance approval has not come yet. I guess they needed one more thing and it is now sent. I wont feel at ease until I hear the magic work....Approved. It is hard to go through all the tests, appt's, and this pre op diet not knowing if it is going to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for news this week to help me get through this anxiety. Best of luck to you all

I am new to this, but I am doing the pre op diet right now. It seems everyone is different by what I read on here. My doctor has me doing the pre op diet 2 weeks prior to surgery. I have 2 protein shakes and one meal. My meal consists of 4 oz of lean meat and 1 cup of green vegie with nothing on it. It does wonders though as I lost 16 pounds in 7 days. I drink 64 oz of water a day and sometimes have a cup of tea in the evening to comfort my belly. I did great and now the 2nd week of it is starting and I have had a hard time the last 2 days. I have not cheated or anything, but I couldn't get crazy foods out of my head. I am pretty confindent it is only because of my insurance approval that is still pending. Anxiety seems to make me want a pizza lol. Anyway good luck to you and I hope that was of some help.

I agree with you on all of your trigger's, but the one that angers me is TV. I can't stand when I'm doing fine (minding my own business) and along comes a pizza commercial. It starts something in me that brings out the most insane cravings. Sometimes for a couple days I think pizza. In case you didn't notice I love pizza so I used that example, but their are tons of these food commercials that do this to me. I'm on the pre op diet right now and I have to turn the channel, or mute and look away. It is frustrating though as it is already planted in my mind. I swear I never seen a whopper from Burger King look as pretty as it does in a commercial. Little things like that can really make it hard. I never noticed it until I stopped eating what I want.

I agree with Kiz about your weight loss. Your body has lost alot of weight already. You have been watching what you eat prior and that is very good. You should be proud of yourself and not worry. Just stick with it and you will be alright. I think the word diet makes us all slip up, so think of it as the start of your great journey and not a diet. Good luck to you

Wow! I'm on my 8th day pre op diet and have lost 16 pounds. If my insurance doesn't approve me I may stick to this if it is safe. Who am I kidding it wouldn't take long before I made a date with a pizza.

I'm am so with you. This is just horrible waiting. I think tomorrow is 2 weeks for me and everytime the phone rings I tell myself it is not them to keep from getting upset. I sure could use the uplift of a yes at this point. I want to call the insurance company, but I am afraid it will mess it up lol. Good luck to you Diana

I too was afraid to tell my hubby. I just knew he would think I thought this was the easy way out. I told him I needed to do this for me, for us, and to live. He was the one person that knew how much my weight held back our fun on vacation etc. Before I told him I made a mental list of reasons that he could understand because he lived them with me. He is supportive and now he asks questions which is great. He brings up my surgery and not just me now. Good luck to you, but remember this is your life and who wants it to end because of food. Diana

My doctor has me on a pre op diet now, so I did what you are doing. I was thinking I have a 2 week pre op diet and they only want me to lose 8 pounds, so I can have many last meals at the beginning of the month. Then it accured to me that I have to weight in and of lost the weight a week before surgery. That means I miscalculated the days to lose weight. End result.... I gained 5 pounds by not changing my eating habbits, so I turned that simple 8 pound loss into 13 pounds with only 10 days to do it. I started my pre op diet 3 days early and am down 10 pounds, so now I have 3 left to lose before 9/30/09. My advice is go now and have your last meal then change those eating habbits.

I am only on the 4th day of my pre op diet. Are you drinking your Water? I'm not sure what your doctor has you doing pre op. I do 2 Protein shakes and 1 meal with 4 oz of lean meat and a green vegie. I am some how doing very well on this. I don't know if this will help you, but I can list what I am doing. Morning: I put my scoop of protein into my coffee From morning until lunch I drink Four 8 oz glasses of water Lunch: I make a shake Fom lunch until dinner I drink Two 8 oz glasses of water Dinner: is 4 oz of chicken and a cup of peas (green vegie). I am getting myself use to the coming changes in eating, so it takes me an hour to eat that small amount. I chew as if I had the surgery. I don't drink while I am eating and I try not to drink 2 hours after I have eaten. 2 hours after eating I start working on the last two 8 oz glasses of water for the day. This gets me 64 oz of water in daily. Doing this has helped me not starve and it is much like we will have to be doing it after surgery. Hope some of that will help you and good luck. Diana

I'm on my 4th day of the pre op diet and feel really good. My Doctor has me drinking 2 Protein shakes a day and one meal of 4 oz of lean meat (chicken/fish)with a green vegie. I thought this was going to be horrible, but I feel better then I did stuffing my face all the time. I lost 10 pounds in 3 days. I know it was Water, but what a relief. My surgery is set for 10/07/09 if my insurance approves it. I can't wait to get the yes/no answer from them as the waiting is very hard. Good luck to you Diana

I use the patch so I hope that is not an issue. I would be very upset about that. My doctor never mentioned a test.

I have no clue and that is a good question. It would concern me if I couldn't get that answer from my doctor and nutritionist. I know I would worry too.

Good Job! Keep up the good work