Hello I finally met my surgeon Dr Douglas Krahn in San Bernardino CA. He was so nice and understanding. He said for someone in my weight range the process is quicker. His staff booked me for an ekg, pych eval, upper Gi, chest xray and pcp clearance all before may 4th. He said I should have surgery within 4-6weeks he wants me to start the pre op diet asap and is hoping I loose 25 lbs before surgery.

I'm so excited what are some Protein shakes that are high in protein low in carbs. Should I get started on Vitamins?

I am a hispanic female 22 407 pounds 4x/26 clothes bmi of 63. I have 1 child.

Insurance= iehp CA

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Very similar starting stats to me. My highest was 442 but I was 402 and 23 years old when I started the program at my bariatric center. I'm now 8 months post op and down 141 pounds since the day of surgery.

I would highly recommend Premier Protein. Especially the chocolate. It tastes like chocolate milk and has 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of sugar. These are still something I drink once or twice a day on days I'm having trouble eating. As for Vitamins, I started mine pretty much right after I started the program. I wanted to be as healthy as possible for surgery and have several months to build the habits I would need after surgery.

Amazing. Congrats @@Cervidae where can I get these shakes in large quantities? What kind of Vitamins did you take?

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I take opurity chewable Calcium, and use a Multivitamin patch from patchplus. I also take an iron/b12/folic acid capsule that was prescribed to me by my surgeon.

I get my shakes from costco. They sell them online and at walmart but it's cheaper to go the costco or bj's route.

Yay for you and congrats! I'm currently 22, 399 pounds, and mommy to twin girls. I'm currently going through my preop phase! Good luck love

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