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Hi everyone! I just got my surgery date today - January 22!

My doctor is Dr. Robert Marvin and I'll be having the surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston. I cant WAIT...I'm so excited!

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Hey all Jan banders I will be banded in Overland Park, KS at Menorah Medical center by Malley surgical on January 19 and I am soooooo excited! Good luck to all and happy New Year! 2009 is going to be a great year for all of us!!!! Cara

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Hey I am getting banded on the 8th of January. I too am very excited. The 8th is just next week. I will be banded by Dr. Moran in Raleigh, NC.

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For all the people that are getting banded soon!!!!! Good Luck!!!1

Make ice cubes using a Protein drink. If drink has 20 grams of Protein and tray make 10 cubes, then each ice cube has 2 grams of protein.

:) banana shake

Crush 3 protein ice cubes in blender. Add 6 oz. of low fat milk. Add 1/2 ripe banana. Add high Protein powder and blend.

:thumbup:Cinnamon smoothie

Crush 3 protein ice cubes in blender. Add 6 oz. of low fat milk abd 1/4 tsp. cinnamon. Add high Protein Powder and blend.

:) Ice Cream shake

Crush 3 protein ice cubes in blender. Add 6 oz of low fat milk and 1/2 cup fat free sugar free ice cream or frozen yogurt. Add protein powder and blend

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Hi, Im booked in for Jan 15th at Bromsgrove Hospital England,

Not quite sure what to expect.

Starting my pre op diet Mon:scared2:

Anyone out there with any tips.:):thumbup:

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Hi, Im booked in for Jan 15th at Bromsgrove Hospital England,

Not quite sure what to expect.

Starting my pre op diet Mon:scared2:

Anyone out there with any tips.:):thumbup:

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My surgery date is January 16th, will start my pre-op diet of 2 slim fast and 1 Healthy Choice Meal a day. This will be for a week, then 2 weeks of liquids. My surgeon does not put a fill in during surgery as he said this is what causes bands to slip! I am having my surgery done in Dayton, OH:thumbup:

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Hi All! I am being banded in TJ Mexico on January 2. I will be banded at the OCC by Dr. Martinez in Dr. Ortiz' office. (self pay) Im excited, but nervous at the same time.

My birthday is Jan. 5th, so this is a great way to start a new year...and a new age!:wink2:

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    • Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

      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

      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

      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

      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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