KristenC

May 11th. I start my pre-op diet on May 4th. Tomorrow I'm starting a modified version I came up with so I can jump start my weight loss. (Liquid diet, but with a regular lunch). Also, I don't want to go from eating regular calories and drop down to a liquid diet.

I called my insurance to double check that I was approved and its a YES! I might be crazy but I just wanted to be reassured.

Got a call today from the surgeon's office that I am approved for my May 11, 2011 surgery!!!!! My info was submitted on the April 11, but it was missing my clearance from the pulm because my appt with him was on the 13th. I don't even know when that was submitted. They must have approved me quickly. So excited my time has finally come. Bloodwork and chest XR on May 2nd. Pre-op appt with my surgeon on May 9th.

My surgery isn't until May 11th and I am thinking of starting my liquid diet 2 weeks before (April 27th) instead of my required one week. I figured if people can do it for 2 weeks so can I. I want to get a jump start on my weight loss. My pre-op diet is only liquids I don't want to all of a sudden cut my calories) so starting April 27th I might have all liquids but have a regular lunch and then starting May 4th stricktly liquids.

I hope my feet will shrink! I am a size 9 and just bought 9.5 dress shoes for a friends wedding in October. I went a half size bigger because the reviews said the shoe runs small. I just got them today and my feet are crammed in the shoe. I'll have 5 months to lose weight so I hope my feet do shrink.

I too am scheduled for May 11th!! Good Luck!!!

Congrats to you! I was approved today. I'm really thinking about calling my insurance to double check because I can't believe what I heard. I got a really quick respone, within a few days.

Thank you!!

You can always call your insurance to see if they cover the surgery. With a BMI of 40 you don't need to have any co-morbid issues. I'm from North Jersey and my Doctor is out of Mountainside hospital in Montclair, NJ.

Reading this post just made me think about what I'm going to do. I got my bridesmaid dress right before I even thought about Lapband surgerywhich was at least back in November. I ordered the size I am now. My surgery is May 11th and that will give me 5 months to lose weight. The dress is simple so I'm hoping it won't be an issue to take in.

I wouldn't feel that bad, but I would try not to do it again. Just hang in there!

I don't start my liquid diet until May 4th. I might even try (as much as I can go without eating real food) to start the week before that just so I can lose a few extra lbs. My pre-op diet consists of: tomato or V8 juice (yuck) cream of wheat or oatmeal (i only like oatmeal- peaches and cream) SF pudding SF Jello Dannon light N fit yogurt unsweetened applesauce (i like it sweet) fat free raw veggies (not a fan of raw veggies) I have to have 4 servings of my Protein shake daily. At least 6of these foods from the list. This is gunna suck.

I went to the pulm earlier today to get the results of my sleep study and everything was fine! thank GOD! Today is also exactly 4 weeks from my surgery day. I guess my surgeon's office is waiting for the clearance letter from my DR that I saw today and then they can submit everything. I also joined a new gym this week and have a buddy to go with. I'll be going Mon-Fri and might even go twice a day. I really want to get this weight off as quick as I can. If anyone hasn't seen Skymoon1982 on youTube you have to check out her videos...very inspirational.

My husband and I bought a Magic Bullet. He wan't it for food purposes and I wanted it for fruits moothies and my protein shakes. I haven't made a protein shake in it yet, but I could imagine it does wonders. It comes with a bunch of different sized cups and with travel lids too. My surgery is a month away. I'm planning on bringing my before lunch shake to work in a travel cup and sticking it in the fridge. Good luck!!

I went there sleepy the first time, but I could fall asleep. I think they need to come up with a way to do these studies at peoples houses. They would probably get better results. I also think I was worried about not letting the pulse ox fall off my finger when I was sleeping. I was so tired and couldnt stop yawning, but I had to wait because the tech was hooking someone up before me. It was wayyy past my normal bedtime.

I had my last nutrition appointment last night! It finally feels so real. I go on Wednesday for my sleep study results. I hope eveything went okay because my surgery is already scheduled for May 11th. I hope I don't have to have a repeat sleep study with the CPAP machine; I guess I'll find out Wednesday.

Can I just say I LOVE anesthesia. I feel like its the best sleep ever. When you wake up you feel so relaxed. I would def try to quit smoking asap so you don't have any complications and so you can heal faster.

To be cleared I had an EGD. It was nothing. They knock you out and before you know if youre awake again. I didn't have to do anything else.

So I had my sleep study on Sunday. Can I just say it was the worst sleep I have ever had. The tech told me that I might possibly have to go back for a second because of my snoring and something else. I don't see the pulm to go over my results until April 13th. I'm scheduled for surgery May 11th and I'm afraid if I have to go back for a second sleep study it's going to delay my surgery. It takes up to 2 week to get results from a sleep study. Any one else have this problem?

I guess it helps to hear how other peoples tests went. I've snored since I was little. I've always been told I had big tonsils. I know I did see an ENT went I was litlle and he said I didn't need my tonsils out if they didn't bother me. It's only been the past year that I have been feeling restless after 8 hours of sleep and I always feel tired throughout the day.

It took me forever to fall asleep. I'm not sure what time I actually fell alseep. By the time the tech finished putting on all the wires it was 11 pm and I tried going to sleep right away because I was tired. I tech had to come in the room twice, once to fix the wire on my leg and the other time to switch the pulse ox to another finger. Both times she came in I was laying there with my eyes shut, but not sleeping. She said based on things that were seen I would most likely have to repeat the study with a CPAP machine.