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I had my surgeon appointment today after completing the 12 weeks option program through Kaiser insurance the doctor was amazed by my weight loss 55.8 pounds he did not put me on A special clear liquid diet he told me just to do what I've been doing and I'm actually having my surgery on May 31, 2017 I am super excited it is a little over a week away I have to do my bloodwork EKG and chest x-ray and I have to do my pre-admission to the hospital.

A lot of people have liver disease (especially obese people) and few even know because most stages show no symptoms. The pre-op diet is to leave nothing in question with the liver shrinking and being a non nuisance during surgery. Liver disease is a comorbidity that adds to the justification of having WLS done. The livers of the vast majority of people who have WLS improve provided they follow the lifestyle changes required. There are a very few people who have worsening liver problems but they're special circumstances. I have stage 3 fibrosis and it's improved with the surgery.. to what degree I'll find out from my hepatologist.

I have to give a shout out to the valets working for Bariactric Pal MX. Today Juan took us to a great seafood restaurant that served shrimp broth. Well I don't eat shellfish and he had no way of knowing that. I was really ok with it because I wasn't even hungry and I told him I would just get some broth at the hotel. Well a few hours later he calls me and says he is out and would pick me up some French onion broth from Caesars because he knew how much I liked it and he felt bad that i didn't like the shrimp broth. Now that is someone who truly cares about taking care of their patients. I have had such a great experience here and I want to let anyone know if they are still thinking about using Bariactric Pal, just do it, you won't be disappointed.

I had no issues with the healing process.

Been thinking of yah 2....I was bypassed yesterday n I'm surprised how well I'm feeling

Several months after surgery I began using protein bars instead of relying on protein shakes. I found Quest protein bars to be an excellent choice. They had high protein, low sugar and high fiber [to help with constipation issues]. They also tasted good and came in a variety of flavors. They came in handy in getting in the daily protein when I was on the go and couldn't drag around my Ninja blender to make my protein shakes. So a few minutes ago I received an email from GNC saying they were giving away free Quest Hero Protein bars for today only. So I thought this might be good information. But then I pulled up a food label on these new protein bars. They contain 12 grams of sugar. That is way too much sugar. Comparing that with the original Quest bars that contain only 1 gram of sugar.

I'm sorry I'm just seeing this! Don't be afraid to keep calling! I had to do the same thing!

Feeling ok. Tired. Staying in hospital. Just wanted to update. Will write more when I'm not drugged Ipad !

Dear Harmonyherb, Papaya Enzyeme works wonders for food that is stuck. I take it and it really helps can buy it over the counter its not that expensive and like 30 mins later you should feel better. it helps break up food that is stuck

Yes, I agree. Every time I came out of my room to walk if my husband wasn't with me they were right by my side walking with me. I never had to worry about anything.