Kiki Von Moonshine

It's not really a fear, but a concern. Since wait loss with the VSG can vary so much I briefly consider a different surgery for bigger losses, but then I remind myself of why I'm not doing the other possible surgeries. I have a large goal, and I don't hear many female VSG'ers in the weight bracket of near 300 getting down to 120-130lbs in a short amount of time if at all. But congrats to everyo.ne else where ever they are in their journey.

Yea, Wheetsins comment made me laugh as well, Lmao. I'm still laughin.

I want a "Joe" as well, hehe.

I definitely plan on doing what Dooter said and that was drink drink drink before surgery so I wont be dehydrated after.

Oh okay. I noticed that about half of people get their dates prior to sending it to insurance and the other half get it after sending it.

Woot Woot. How soon is your surgery. I am hoping its just as quick. My date is the 30th, will bring the sample on tuesday (a bit early.) Results by thur/fri and if its a go then they will send it in on the 24.. Everything is soooo close.

woot woot!!!!!! When is your date?

I called and they said it would take three days. I take the stool test on day eleven. The surgeons assistant said it should be clear by day ten so I am crossing my fingers it worked. If not I will see what happens after. Might retest on the sixteenth day since the fourteenth day is a weekend. If it still comes negative then I will most likely need to take the quadruple dose of meds.

I'm going to get the samples and want to know what your favorite samples are. I just need flavors for the clear phase ( a week,) so I am assuming using milk or anything besides water no longer makes it a clear. So I would assume the latte one would taste bad with just water. Would 11 or 14 last me a week? Also how many ounces are in each sample, it doesn't say on the site. Thanks in advance.

I started the process yesterday and was told that my surgery would be in July, however if they are going on full months I would assume my surgery would be August. Anywho, I will join both months.

I didn't read all the responses but if I'm not attracted to a person whether large or small I just can't date them. I refuse to date a guy whether skinny or bigger with bad eating habits. I don't have a problem with junk food here and there but to just eat crap ALL the time is bad. I had an ex who would eat loads of meat, and thought that was "manly."

I noticed that from a few days to two weeks closer to two weeks has been the norm.

How long did it take to approve once your papers were given/sent out? I have asked before, but most answers were people who had private insurance.

Since clear liquids are only for a week for me, and since I have been reading the board I notice that Nectar samples seems to be the thing to do. Any suggestions on how many I should buy, and where is the cheapest? All other clear protein mixes suggestions are welcome as well.

Darn, Syntrax number isnt working.. Strange..

Ohh ok thanks. Thats good to know.

Ohh ok thanks. Thats good to know.

Thats awesome. I have to wait until my meds are done, and the test from the Pylori comes back.

Im asymmtomatic ( I know I spelled that wrong, lol.) I am glad your are better. How long did it take to clear?

Wait... They sent out your paperwork to insurance? I was told straight up my insurance will deny my butt with a positive H pylori. Ugh.

So this is a retest so I am assuming this is your first stool drop off from knowing about the H pylori via endoscopy or other means? Were you prescribed anything before, and if so how long were you on it? Btw, to anyone else how long did it take to get the results of the stool/breath/blood taste? I am hoping my hospital does their own blood test.

Yea that REALLY SUCKS if I have to wait THIRTY DAYS?!! Im just extremely mad, because my doctor didnt prescribe me anything to treat it despite her know since beginning of JUNE! When I last spoke to my surgeons assistant she didnt mention waiting thirty days. I will call in the morning.

Does it alter the taste of any of your soups, teas, or anything you add it in?

Was it twenty pounds, thirty pounds before you were able to go into a smaller sizes pants? Since I'm top heavy my pants get smaller than the shirts. All booby, all the time I guess

I hold my weight mostly in my trunk. I knew a girl who was an apple and was 140 and a size 6, at 5'4. For me at 250 I was a size 20 in jeans, a size 18 at 210, then at 190-200 I was mostly a size 13/14 some brands a like Beyonces brand I was a 16, at Lane Bryant the 14/16 tops would go on but were kind of big. There is a size difference between juniors, womens, and misses. I wore 1x tops, but my boobs were still big so if I had like C or D cups I might have fit into something smaller. So for me every 20 or so pounds I went down in jeans. However its hard to break it down once the body is in the 160's or 150s because even a tiny loss can change a size. I googled the size I wanted to be and asked at what weight should I be, and it varied between 125-145 (at the time I wanted to be a 6.)