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Don't worry iv done the same just try them in a week or so... If its turkey Breast only take a few bites bc it will make you fuller faster then ground turkey. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You said at first that you were leaning towards the Sleeve, but your Dr recommended the DS. Then you said if it didn't work out you could go back for another WLS. I would strongly think hard on that. It isn't easy to get revisions approved and sometimes they can even do the surgery. Now I will try to explain why I feel this way. It might be a long but here goes....My hubby had the Lap Band for 13 years, they punctured the port and he had to go back to surgery. Then like I said 13 years out it malfunctioned. BTW he did lose 100#'s but he is a heavy big guy. Sept of 2013 he went in for a revision from the band to a RNY. When they got in there the band had eroded into his liver. There was too much bleeding and scar tissue so they backed out. No WLS for him. They removed the band and his gallbladder then told us in 3 months they would redo his WLS. NOT!! He developed abscesses and was deathly sick for 9 months 3 of them he doesn't remember. After he healed up we went back to the Surgeon but was turned away and called a problem child!! But he did get a reference to OREGON HEALTH AND UNIVERSITY in Portland, Oregon. Again, he was told to lose 25#'s and get his A1C down to a 7 or 8. (3 month blood sugars) he couldn't do both because if his A1C was down his weight was up, the other way around weight down BS up. So we went into debt and went to Juarez, Mexico. When they got in there his whole right side was solid scar tissue then again no RNY, they did the Sleeve. Now he has lost 60#'s but you know how we all say this Surgery saved our lives? Well, he has Cancer on his Kidney and was told that he couldn't have anything done until he loses 150#'s. He now still has 90#'s to go. The Sleeve just doesn't seem to have enough restriction. I know others have great results but it isn't happening for him. All of this and he might still lose his life!!! This is why I say it doesn't always happen to have more WLS. I would really think hard on what surgery I had and go for the one that will give you all of the results that you want and need!! Just my thoughts. Good Luck

@@lambypie Hi and welcome to the forum. We've all been exactly where you are now at one point. I am now on my liver shrink diet and my surgery is on Election Day 11/8 ! Please know that your co-ordinator should be the one person that you feel extremely comfortable going to as it's her job to act as your advocate to help you get approved. She wants you to be approved as your surgery is income and job security for them. Don't worry too much about what your doctor will write, he is just basically letting your surgeon know that he is giving you clearance for surgery health wise. It's up to your surgeon to submit the test results to BC for them to approve you. You're going to do fine and I wish you the very best. Don't give up!

The only way for most of us to stop craving high carb or high sugar foods is to stop eating them. It's hard to do! Here is what I do when I find myself going off the rails with high carb or high sugar foods: 1. Get all of those "off plan" foods out of the house. You can't be tempted by them if they aren't there. If there are other people you live with, well, no one *needs* crackers or frozen waffles or chips or cookies. If they want to eat that crap, they can do it outside the house at least for a little while. 2. For five days, eat nothing but unprocessed meats (no deli/lunch meat, bacon, sausage, or jerky), green veggies, healthy fats (olive oil, grass fed butter), eggs, herbs and spices. No sauces, no cheese, nothing like that. But for those five days, you get to eat as much as you want, whenever you want! That way there is no way you can experience actual hunger. This will help you re-learn the difference between hunger and cravings, and it will also help you re-establish your restriction. 3. For those five days, no liquid calories and especially no artificial sweeteners. This will help banish your cravings for sweets and carbs. 4. At the end of the five days, commit to logging all of my food intake on myfitnesspal. Set a calorie goal that will keep me in a caloric deficit. 5. Plan my food intake at the beginning of each day and pre-log it in myfitnesspal. This helps when I get hungry in between meals or snacks. I can remind myself: "yes, I am hungry now, it is no fun to be hungry, but I am not going to starve. I will eat an apple and some turkey jerky in a couple of hours and I can wait until then." Yes, this involves some planning, work, and change. But unfortunately at least for me there are no shortcuts or magic potions or tricks. If I stick it out, it works. Good luck!

Definitely not pregnant and haven't changed anything in my routine at all-eat the same things, Water, Vitamins, etc. No other symptoms besides the nausea and it doesn't necessarily coincide with eating/drinking. Spoke with the doctor today and he did say to try zofran just for the next two days. Said if it doesn't resolve by Sunday morning that I should call back and they would probably want to do an endoscopy to check things out (which scares me a lot Bc my first endoscopy experience was far from pleasant). @@tenseintexas I also just want it to go away-I've never been a medication person, but if it helps this to pass quietly, then I'm willing to try! Just took a half a pill and heading back to my sales floor to finish the last few hours of my workday-wish me luck! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you..I been doing good besides a bite of mash potatoes it's not easy I dont get my Proteins im at all Sent from my SM-G930P using the BariatricPal App Definitely work on the proteins. This is VERY IMPORTANT. You need to keep your muscles well fed and prevent loss of lean muscle mass, and I believe that adequate Protein helps with hair loss. Other people on here can probably support this. As I understand, PROTEIN and HYDRATION are the 2 most important things. If you're really struggling, call your doctor. Good luck! We're here if you need us! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App

My suggestion is to get a hold of either your primary doctor or surgeons office. How often do you check your bs? I check twice a day once in am which is a fasting result of like 80. And once before bed time. I was off metformin immediately after surgery. You diabetes should get better or disappear. I had surgery June 14th 16 and I had labs done from my primary doc to check the usual stuff and she wanted a A1c..my a1c before surgery was 6.4. Now it is 5.2. I do get worried sometimes cuz my blood pressure runs low now too. I have been off blood pressure meds for about 2 months and it's running normal. Example is 93/71. Anyways I better get off of this. Goodnight Sent from my Z959 using the BariatricPal App

Go see your obgyn bc it could be cancerous! Better safe then sorry Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How exciting!!! I also have BS of CA and I am on month 4 of 6. How was the process for you? Where are you having your surgery? Sent from my iPhone

It hurt a little when they took mine out but was do relieved to have it gone. I did not see how big it was bc he kinds had it to the side and quickly threw it away. It kept feeling like it was there for awhile even when it wasn't. I'm glad I didn't have to bring it home in the end

My all in one Bariatric Choice chewable wafer supplement has Iron in it~ and it is like sucking on a candy- yum But just in case your tiredness isn't from low iron, the nurse at my clinic always says that if we start to feel that way to start charting: 1)how much Protein we are getting in 2)how many fluids 3)how often we are taking our Vitamins and are e taking enough? She said that often we will find that we aren't doing what we are supposed to be doing and that's why we get really low energy. Also~ my sister had extremely low Bs. It affected her very badly with low energy. She ended up getting a B shot every week. She said she felt so much better right after getting it too. If it continues def go to the dr and see what's up! I hope it passes quickly, I hate that feeling

But innersurfergirl is right it all about the money! But having one insurance company would be a big mistake like here in NC BC/BS is the big one here they got to big for there bridges that's why here they lost a lot of the big hospital accounts they are going to feel the burn for that. Competition is the key to this!

I know I keep given bits and pieces I am so excited some things are coming back to me one of the prescriptions my Dr. gave me was for nausea,pain,and to treat reflux even thought I don't have reflux and never did he said he wanted me to take it everyday for a precaution. I also think you guys should talk to your caseworkers about having your insurance company to pay for your Vitamins too like mine does I have BC/BS and my caseworker hooked me up. Since we have to take them for the rest of our lives and I also will be using my flexable spending account to pay my 25$ copay.

Ok today my body is all time low, bc of my period. I feel so weak and tired. I think it might be my Iron so what do y'all do to get iron in? What kind of Vitamins? Do you only take iron when your on ur period or it everyday? My doctors don't push taking iron for most patients. And iv only had my period last month and this month. My surgery was on August 22 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yea I don't think I will be tempted at all honestly I have already lost over twenty lbs just changing my ways of eating and what I eat so I watch my husband eat junk all the time and it doesn't phase me or bother me at all bc I know I have to do this for me I want to be healthy again I want energy again I wanna be a more active mom and not feel so winded when I'm outside with my kids. Nothing will stop me ha ha. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That's why I burned mine bc they were all out of date lol I have plenty of room now two things hanging in there and yes I love thrift stores and flea markets!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

What sucks is the month before I decided to do this I got rid of so many clothes I kept hanging on to bc I kept saying I will fit back in them one day even a pair of dice 10/12 that I haven't fit in 8 years and made my husband burn them bc I was so disgusted now I may slowly start fitting into them again and I have none left. So I'm just gunna do thrift stores till I'm at a stable weight and hopefully goal weight I have my surgery on nov 22 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

lol that's a good idea ha ha I might try that omg thanks I even have pickle juice bc I'm sure the jar I bought today will be gone by the end of he week ha ha ha Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have bc bs of Iowa most have six months but mine approved me to just have one visit with dr because I have sleep apnea and high cholesterol. I had to have 1 cardio appt , two psych visits and one group session. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The duodontal switch was recommended bc of ur weight and the diabetes mixed that is why they recommended it bc u will loose the weight faster and take the diabetes away to help ur health that is why they recommended that for you there is always a reason behind they're recommendations and they always do what they feel is best for you if that's what they are recommending I would listen to what they think is best for your health. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Lollll I was in the computer room and my family had the Windows open bc it's nice. But I had to go get my winter coat bc I was freezing haha and not to mention the cold cold toilet seats hahaha my poor bum Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

All of these messages are so great and thank you ALL for not judging me! I feel pretty vulnerable after writing all of that. And yes, i have felt like i tolerate much more than I should bc of low self esteem. This guy is not sleeping with other women, i just wanted to make that known. If he were, i would have no problem walking away. And its quite funny, i have given my daughter advice on having a fwb and how she deserves so much more. Yet here i am. I am going to have to make a decision soon. I cannot stand the pain in my heart. As far as the insurance, thank you for the advice. I feel a little more relaxed about it. I am really looking forward to this journey. I love this site so far although im still trying to figure it out. Thanks again to all of you Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have the implannon and haven't had my surgery yet. I'm scheduled on Nov 7th. I have gained about ten lbs on while on it. I am now on the liquid pre op diet and I have lost weight while on the diet. My question is to those who have already had the surgery. Were any of you on BC and did it have any impact on how much weight you lost after surgery?

Thank you everyone. I am trying not to get my hopes up so im not disappointed in case it doesn't happen. But I want this so badly. I need this. My BMI is 42 i think. Im 5'6", 300lbs and im 43 years old. I am the result of too many starvation diets with weight loss and weight regain, with a little more weight gain each time. Im an emotional eater and im Very emotional apparently! I wasn't always overweight. I was 118lbs when I graduated high school at 18. But i was into drugs and alcohol back then. Nothing major as far as drugs but i was more into partying than eating. Then i quit partying- quit smoking, drinking and doing any kind of drugs. I went from one addiction to another... I found out that I liked food! Gained about 70lbs the first year. And on n on from there. Then every time i lost weight , which i was only able to get as low as 145-150, i got pregnant every time. Anyway, here i am. People treat you so different when you're overweight! I went from being able to have any guy I wanted to being completely invisible. Ive been on dating sites but of course i only use head shots for photos, never ever full body pictures. And i get an unbelievable amount if response however, it only makes it that much harder when I meet someone who seems decent through conversation but then when I finally arrange to meet in person, i never hear from them again. One guy actually made efforts to overlook my weight but finally he said "your butt is just too big!" Lol. I do have a huge butt but... so now im in a strange relationship with this guy i met in a dating site. We really got along via texting and when we met in person he didn't seem too concerned with my size however, he made it known that we were just friends. That if it developed into anything then fine. But in the meantime he was still going to remain on the dating sites because he wanted more 'friends'. Well we then became fwb. But he maintained that he still wanted more friends ( he moved to my area from 2 hours away and just got out of a 25yr marriage). Anyway, we have spent every single day together and we do everything together from grocery shopping to going to concerts ect. Here it is over a year later, he treats me like he lives me, very affectionate and always wants me around but verbally he still says that we are best friends with benefits. ( the benefits aren't that great either considering my size) but he's still on the dating sites and i just feel like ive wasted all this time on someone who doesn't love me and probably never will. He says he doesn't want a relationship now, which I understand, and he says that im not as financially stable as him and i have kids who are still at home so im mot the kind if woman he would want bc i am mot able to travel and just up and go places. I felt like we have become very close over time and i cry about this all the time and even though he says its not, I feel like it's mostly my weight that is the problem. Its definitely a problem for me. But he says weight is nothing, that weight can be list and he encourages me to exercise all the time. But I constantly feel like im not good enough and im constantly emotionally hurting. I am pursuing the wls for my self, bc its what i need! But whether or not to bring him on this journey with me, that is the question. He is really my only support right now. I dont have a very good mother or father and i have very few real friends. I feel like i need him but on the inside I feel im just being used by him, i am the only one he knows in this area and as long as i am around he isn't going to pursue dating so, not sure what to do. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

well. Apparently the surgeon on call moved the doses closer together by an hour so that has helped some...Took a midnight walk .. Still can't sleep bc of gas pains...and hospital beds... well lol although the mattress is like the leg air wraps so that's kinda nice.lol