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Don't wait!!! I had my surgery about 2 year ago. (Still don't regert it!) I had one attack about 6 months ago. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't stand, I couldn't sit down, NOTHING helps. It is the worst pain I have ever had including the WLS and my C-section. I still shudder when I think about it. Went to the hospital by ambulance and there they made sure I wasn't having a heart attack and let me go home when they found "several stones" in my gallbladder. Since then I had maybe one minor attack. Recently, I was sick with weird nightly fevers that are gone in morning and all sorts of strange things. Including bilrubin and red-blood cells being found during a urinalysis. Scheduled the surgery to remove my GB. The surgery itself wasn't bad. Able to go home that day. However, the surgeon said it was a good thing I had it done now. Apparently when your GB gets inflammed...it becomes sticky. Who knew!? My GB was FULL of stones of various sizes and was stuck to my liver, my bowel, and one other organ (I can't recall). Luckily they were still able to remove it laproscopically but it could have turned out alot worse. DON'T WAIT. I had no stones about 2 years ago....was left with a GB that was stuci to my insides!

That is a wonderful way to look at things. Thank you so much!

Congratulations!!

I'm exactly where you are. I had my surgery a day after yours and lost like crazy for the first couple weeks. I was teasing my mom telling her "don't walk behind me, you might catch a pound!" Now I'm up two pounds and it caught me off guard. I know enough from reading around here that I need to get my Protein in, which I haven't been able to do alot of. And I need to start exercising. It's a good thing this website is out there. Otherwise I would be losing my mind! Good luck!

I know we're supposed to be getting in about 48-64oz of liquids in per day. HA! I'm lucky if I get in 20oz. Drinking is such a huge issue for me. It makes me immediately nauseous. I worry that I'm flirting with dehydration and that is something I DO NOT want to deal with. No more hospitals for me. I am SOOOO thirsty ALL the time but I just can't get in the liquids I'm supposed to. I saw my doctor yesterday and he didn't seem overly concerned about it. Told me to eat more Popsicles and eat ice if I can but I just don't see me eating enough Popsicle to cover the amount of liquid I need. Has anyone dealt with dehydration?

I agree...it didn't hurt but it wasn't a very comfortable feeling. Very hard to describe.

and I will be sleeved! I can't believe that it's finally here. I thought it would NEVER come. It's been a long journey 10 months. I can't wait to be on the road to a new healthier me.

I chose the sleeve because of several reasons. One of which is that there is no malabsorption with the sleeve. I can still take pills, I still process my vitamins, little to no dumping syndrome. I think it's a wonderful "in between" the band and the bypass.

It's a medically proven fact that Nicotine is addicting. Anything you become addicted to causes physical and mental withdrawals. Good luck with the no smoking you are a stronger person than I am!

Congratulations! and good luck with your insurance.

My friend went with the band. She didn't want the malabsorption with the bypass. With your history of anemia you may be able to get an approval. I would think that the bypass could cause problems with your anemia. Keep me informed!

I'm with BluePoint as well and my experience has been great. I didn't think they did surgery in Fairfax hospital but I do know they do it at Potomac hospital (Woodbridge) and Fair Oaks hospital (Fairfax). Good luck!

I also have Carefirst insurance ( the open access and not the PPO) and they do not approve you for surgery without a BMI of 50 or up. For the sleeve that is. My friend and I were doing this together, both of us planning on the sleeve. Insurance would not approve her because of her BMI being too low. They will however approve the band or the bypass. I say go for it. They may make a rule change or if you have other issues they may approve it. It doesn't hurt to try.

Congratulations on your success with the Optifast. It's a small world! I was at that nutritional class on Tues as well but didn't meet with the anesthesiologist after. Your surgery is a week before mine and on my son's birthday! Please keep us posted, I'm looking forward to hearing someone's surgery experience with the same doctors that I am using. Good Luck!