July25th....JULY 25TH!i start my liquid diet the 11th:)!i can't believe it....I've been up the past week anxious to hear if I was approved or not by cigna,after having complications with them I really thought I was going to be denied.i am so excited,so nervous and so anxious for this major life change.any tips or anything anyone has would be greatly appreciated:)

Congratulations Tracey! So glad it worked out for you!!

Thank you so much,greatly appreciated:)

OMG I just got a call from my doctor office I have cigna as well. My surgery is July 11th. I am nervous as well. Good luck to you

congrats !!!!!!

I am so happy for both of you! CONGRATS!

Tracey, that's awesome!

What an exciting time this is for you! I'm so glad you're able to move forward now in the direction you want to go in! Since you asked for suggestions, might I suggest making sure your food tastes good? This is important before surgery, but even more important afterwards. You'll be eating much less than you did before, so you can afford to add a pinch of garlic, some lemon zest, some herbs and spices, whatever you're hankering for! If all you eat is chicken broth and yogurt smoothies, that gets old kinda fast.

Might I also suggest that you test drive some non-flavored Protein powders? You can literally put them in anything, and most post-op bariatric diets that I've seen rely on Protein Powder pretty heavily. Even people who can get their protein from other sources, and have gone on to a solid diet sometimes can benefit from using protein powder in sauces, Soups, beverages, etc.

I'm so excited for you! You're going to do great!

Thank you everyone for all your support....those are some great tips and I will definitely look into all of that!what an exciting journey!july 11th huh?!keep us posted on your success!

Congratulations! I just got my surgery date, too. Mine is July 11th. I start the pre-op diet on June 27th. I'm a little nervous about the surgery and the major life changes I'm going to need to make, but I'm excited, too. I'm really looking forward to being able to tie my shoes again without having all the air squeezed out of my lungs!!