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April sleevers!?

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Flippista    67

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April 10! I'm still waiting for insurance approval! Hopefully I'll get it sometime this week.

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olamae    16

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How do you have a surgery date without approval or do you need approval?



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PatientEleventyBillion    851

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9 minutes ago, olamae said:

How do you have a surgery date without approval or do you need approval?


Need approval.

In my case my weight management process started in September 2015, after a long an arduous process of dietary changes and weight control, and numerous approvals from different professions, got my 12-week pre-op liquid diet date of Feb 1st 2017 so had a rough date of April 20-26 until got a call late January with an OR date of April 20. They hold the date with the hospital pending confirmation, then it's done.

The process for me might be a little different though. While the process is more rigid in Canada (have to appease the gatekeepers of approval), there's no concern or worry about coverage, as long as you have approval it's covered 100% by universal healthcare.

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GigiLane    19

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I have been approved, just waiting on a date. Hoping for end of March or April date! Just counting the days, then going to be counting down the pounds!! Woohooo!

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Flippista    67

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How do you have a surgery date without approval or do you need approval?






I asked the surgery scheduler about reserving a spot. I asked very nicely =)

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Tashagirlxo    41

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April 11th. This time has definitely flown by. I can't believe I start the liquid diet this month

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Sharnamarie    9

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I have consult date set. I start pre op diet in one week. Then they set surgery date for sometime first of April. I haven't been nervous until now. I'm having anxious thoughts of how much Protein I need to drink and finding something I like. I bought two samples of Isopure (grape ands fruit punch) which is 40 G protein but they are huge and you have to drink two in a day. I can't hardly stand the taste now. How in the world will i be able to stand it if nauseous after surgery. Any advice on what kind to get that's tolerable? I think I wouldn't be as nervous if I could just nail down what Protein Shots to get that taste decent and give you the most protein for your buck. Any suggestions appreciated..




Look up New Whey Nutrition Liquid Protein. They look like shots but have 42g of protein in them. U could probably even Water them down.

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carolynjackson    171

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I've been trying the Premier Protein shakes, not bad, I like the chocolate and Carmel, the strawberry n cream was too sweet but added a banana and was OK.



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carolynjackson    171

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I'm getting excited but nervous, March is here and will be surgery next ( April) time is flying



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Tashagirlxo    41

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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