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NOVEMBER 2013 Surgeries

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KristieRerouted    24

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Sorry I've been slacking. Lots of pain and very tired since surgery :/ Just wanted to say Good luck to upcoming surgery peeps and prayers for a speedy recovery to all pre & post-op peeps.

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Jasie    17

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I was banded on November 11th

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Dvguy    2

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This is my introduction:

I'm DVGUY and my date on the table is set for Tuesday 11/19. I considered this surgery 5 years ago but in the 6 month dr supervised diet I got real serious and lost 80 pounds, no longer qualifying. I worked my butt off and seriously dieted to lose the weight. Of course, I burned out and the weight came right back.

Today my knees are no longer allowing me to do the kind of exercising I once did and I haven't been able to kick myself onto another long program to try to get this off again. In January of this year I decided to look again at surgery. Since then I only lost around 20 lbs in order to disqualify myself from insurance rules.

I ready to begin this process again and looking to the WLS to be the tool I need to do this at a more moderate pace that can be sustainable for the rest of my life.

I'm glad I have found this web site and look forward to sharing and learning from all of you. I wish you all well on your efforts and I'll update you on my progress.

DVGUY

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mskami77    295

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This is my introduction:

I'm DVGUY and my date on the table is set for Tuesday 11/19. I considered this surgery 5 years ago but in the 6 month dr supervised diet I got real serious and lost 80 pounds, no longer qualifying. I worked my butt off and seriously dieted to lose the weight. Of course, I burned out and the weight came right back.

Today my knees are no longer allowing me to do the kind of exercising I once did and I haven't been able to kick myself onto another long program to try to get this off again. In January of this year I decided to look again at surgery. Since then I only lost around 20 lbs in order to disqualify myself from insurance rules.

I ready to begin this process again and looking to the WLS to be the tool I need to do this at a more moderate pace that can be sustainable for the rest of my life.

I'm glad I have found this web site and look forward to sharing and learning from all of you. I wish you all well on your efforts and I'll update you on my progress.

DVGUY

I'll be on the table too! Good luck!

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salits    24

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This is my introduction:

I'm DVGUY and my date on the table is set for Tuesday 11/19. I considered this surgery 5 years ago but in the 6 month dr supervised diet I got real serious and lost 80 pounds, no longer qualifying. I worked my butt off and seriously dieted to lose the weight. Of course, I burned out and the weight came right back.

Today my knees are no longer allowing me to do the kind of exercising I once did and I haven't been able to kick myself onto another long program to try to get this off again. In January of this year I decided to look again at surgery. Since then I only lost around 20 lbs in order to disqualify myself from insurance rules.

I ready to begin this process again and looking to the WLS to be the tool I need to do this at a more moderate pace that can be sustainable for the rest of my life.

I'm glad I have found this web site and look forward to sharing and learning from all of you. I wish you all well on your efforts and I'll update you on my progress.

DVGUY

I'll be on the table too! Good luck!

So will I good luck guys!!!

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fbstar73    1

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We'll went in for my RNY last Wednesday they were unable to do it due to my anatomy so now I have a nice new sleeve. He did say after loosing weight if I stall he can change it to rny.

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mskami77    295

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I'm sitting here with my iv in waiting to get the ball rolling. Can't believe it's already time!

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msfunsize51    0

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i was banded 11/15/13.. im very happy that i made the choice to have the surgery and im very anxious to fully recover so that I can really start my weight loss journey! good luck to everyone! :)

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Dvguy    2

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I'm back home from my surgery on Tuesday. Tuesday was very tough but on Wednesday I began to feel better. Thursday I went home and today, Saturday, I'm doing pretty well. I was prescribed Roxicet for pain (5ml to 10ml) every four hours. I'm taking a couple times during the day (5ml) and at bedtime. It is really wonderful stuff and I feel clear headed and good while taking.

I started Protein shakes today. I have to limit my food to Protein Shakes and liquids until the Monday after Thanksgiving. I'm really not hungry but I find the shakes boring and looking forward to something warm and savory (maybe puréed soup).

Belching and passing gas, with lots of gurgling in the belly is frequent for me now. If I try to help around the house, I tired very quickly, like in ten minutes.

I have got to say the experience at the Hospital was really good (pain excluded). The nurses were great and took very good care of me. They were very attentive and seemed to really care about making me comfortable and encouraging me.

I'm off to a good start. My wife is fantastic support and a great caregiver. My kids and their families are coming up for Thanksgiving. All are supportive (only told the kids a few days before surgery about my plans) and I'm looking forward to seeing them this week.

Hope all is going well for my other November surgery mates and please let me know how you are doing and any tips you may have to share.

Best regards and Happy Thanksgiving.

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salits    24

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I also had surgery on Tuesday but I was home Wednesday night. I'm struggling to get my Protein in. I went home on the puréed diet an I'm finding it hard to eat anything but yo plait light Greek yogurt. Water and milk have not been a problem for me. I still can't sleep laying down so I sleep sitting up on the couch

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Dvguy    2

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Wow, only one night in the hospital. I'm glad to hear your Dr. allows puréed already. Jealous of your choices available and hope you can enjoy them soon.

I'm sleeping in bed but struggling to roll on my side.

Good luck.

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jcoklahoma    24

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I had surgery November 5th. I've lost about 21-22 lbs as of this morning. I had surgery on Tuesday went to work on Friday. No problems until the last few days. I'm battling Constipation and can hardly get anything down. I'm better now but wow I was do scared!!!

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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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