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mitch22622    21

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Today I am one week post-op.

Down 10.4 lbs since morning of surgery.

No gas pains, just a little bloating and its getting better with Gas-x.

Still on full liquids for another week, and not even missing solid food.

Who would have thought I would not be hungry. WOW.

Time for a Protein Shake.

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Matt Z    4,138

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15 minutes ago, mitch22622 said:

Today I am one week post-op.

Down 10.4 lbs since morning of surgery.

No gas pains, just a little bloating and its getting better with Gas-x.

Still on full liquids for another week, and not even missing solid food.

Who would have thought I would not be hungry. WOW.

Time for a Protein Shake.

Congrats! Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones that doesn't have their hunger return. But be aware, it can and does happen so be ready!

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Wanda247    908

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4 hours ago, mitch22622 said:

Today I am one week post-op.

Down 10.4 lbs since morning of surgery.

No gas pains, just a little bloating and its getting better with Gas-x.

Still on full liquids for another week, and not even missing solid food.

Who would have thought I would not be hungry. WOW.

Time for a Protein Shake.

Congratulations Mitch! Glad to hear that your first week is going well.

By the way, I'm your neighbor, I live in Delray Beach.

Keep up the good work :)

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mitch22622    21

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11 hours ago, wanda247 said:

Congratulations Mitch! Glad to hear that your first week is going well.

By the way, I'm your neighbor, I live in Delray Beach.

Keep up the good work :)

Hello neighbor.

Where did you have your surgery?

I used Dr Podolsky at Delray Medical Center.

Having a great experience with her team.

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Wanda247    908

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11 hours ago, mitch22622 said:

Hello neighbor.

Where did you have your surgery?

I used Dr Podolsky at Delray Medical Center.

Having a great experience with her team.

I’m still pre-op as of now. I have my last of the required 4 month nutritionist visit by my insurance company next week and then my team will submit to my insurance for approval, I am seeing Dr. Larson at JFK Bariatric Center. I like the program that they offer and they are a great team as well, I’m hoping to have surgery in August, getting very excited so I’m reading as much as I can trying to prepare myself.

You are the first person that I came across so far on the site from the south Florida area. Keep up the good work!!

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I’m still pre-op as of now. I have my last of the required 4 month nutritionist visit by my insurance company next week and then my team will submit to my insurance for approval, I am seeing Dr. Larson at JFK Bariatric Center. I like the program that they offer and they are a great team as well, I’m hoping to have surgery in August, getting very excited so I’m reading as much as I can trying to prepare myself.
You are the first person that I came across so far on the site from the south Florida area. Keep up the good work!!
Hope your insurance approval goes smoothly. Unfortunately I was self play, so the process went really fast.


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Wanda247    908

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9 hours ago, mitch22622 said:

Hope your insurance approval goes smoothly. Unfortunately I was self play, so the process went really fast.


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Thank you!

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mitch22622    21

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Had my 2 week post op today. Down 23 pounds. WOW.

I am nervous and excited to start soft foods.

Best news, I can get in the pool finally.

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I'm 3 weeks post-op today.

I was thinking that how come this is taking so long to get to goal. Then I realized I have been obese for most of my 63 years, so my steady progress is very exciting.

I was 333.8 lbs today down 30.2 lbs since starting liquid diet and 23.4 lbs since surgery.

So far my only problem has been food portions. I eat/chew very slowly and only put 3-4 oz on my plate. I really can't tell if I am full till it is too late. I'm thinking I should just eat 2-3 oz at a time to avoid that horrible full, bloating feeling. What have been your experiences?

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