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I had Medicare through UHC and was approved the same day! They didn't waste time. However, my Dr office was slow and I waited 2 months, 1 week to have my surgery. Good luck!

Walking for now at your own pace. I started to walk on the treadmill one week after surgery for 30-40 mins. I tried the elliptical at 2 weeks out but did not have the strength and stuck to the treadmill. I am 6 weeks out and started spinning 2 weeks ago and the elliptical machine is a breeze. I am waiting for clearance for weights next week once I see my medical team on Wednesday. Congratulations and good luck.

Good Luck and Congratulations!

There is a big difference between a secret and something that is simply private. Secret frequently involved shame whereas if something is private it’s personal

This is me pre-op (left) and 5 months post-op VSG (right). Will update after this stall ends and I start losing again.

nope - you're fine. DO NOT worry about your rate of weight loss. For one thing, they pumped you full of IV fluids at the hospital. It takes a few days for that to work its way out of your system. For another, rate of weight loss is a very individual thing, depending on many factors - gender, age, starting BMI, metabolic rate, etc. It's way too early to even tell what your rate of weight loss is, in fact. Once you start dropping weight, though, keep in mind that your commitment to your program will have an INFINITELY greater effect on your ultimate success than your rate of weight loss will. I was a slow loser from the get-go, but I really stuck to my program and lost 100% of my excess weight. I know several others who have as well. You really have no control over your rate of weight loss - the only thing you have control of is whether or not you stick to your program. And the weight WILL come off if you stick to your program. For now, just focus on getting in your protein and your fluids and try not to worry about how fast or slow you're losing weight!

Well, weight moved downward again this morning. one pound closer to below 300.

Told my husband, my mom and my daughter. My mom has a big mouth and told my brother. His wife had RNY and lost A LOT more weight than me. I had VSG. I feel judged by both of them which sucks. Wish my mom had kept it to herself like she promised. Huge betrayal. Anyway, like someone else said, no one cared or asked how I got fat so why do they need to know how I lost it? If I had an abortion would it be lying to not tell anyone about it? Should I walk around saying “Hi, I had an abortion, that’s why I’m not pregnant any longer.” I find it ridiculous that some people on here say it’s lying not to tell people you had the surgery. That’s BS. I’m extremely private about all of my life and this is no different. I am 18 months post-op and I am so happy I kept it to myself and my immediate family. It’s my body, my business. I had 70 lbs to lose so my weight loss was fairly slow and that probably made it less obvious to others. I feel that telling people (when they ask) that I eat low carb, smaller portions, very little processed food and I do 50 minutes of cardio four times a week is an accurate description of HOW I lost the weight. Seems honest enough to me. But everyone is different.

I have the same and they are still there six months later

Obviously everyone is scared before surgery but you have it done and then you realize it's really not that big of a deal. I've had no complications, no vomit or foamies, no food stuck. No regrets. No hair loss. No gas. No dehydration. None of the scary things people talk about.