MonkeyNurse

I'm 11 weeks out and I'm supposed to have 1000-1200, I'm usually around 800-1000.

I read that yesterday. Great info.

My Fitness Pal is the best app for tracking. I didn't track calories until I was on soft foods. Top ramen broth has a lot of sodium, please be careful with eating too much of that. I sucked on hard candy occassionally, no harm I haven't bought any books so no help there. Good luck on your journey!

I did a lot of searching for info regarding the Kaiser process and it was hard to find. I'm putting this out there for anyone else with Kaiser that is interested 4/29/11 - I had an appointment with my PCP at Kaiser in Brea (So. Cal). I am 5'7 and my weight was 298. I asked for a referral for the Options program. She told me I would have to do a supervised three month diet with a program like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig or Lindora before she can refer me. She said to email her when I finished the three months. 9/29/11 - I emailed my PCP on and asked for the referral. Her LVN replied that she was out of the office and would get back to me in a couple of days. I never heard back so I emailed again on 11/8/11. 11/10/11 - The nurse called to say the referral was processed and I had a lot of lab work to complete. I did all of the labs on 11/11/11. I also had to do an EKG and a sleep study. 12/2/11 - I had my mandatory Options orientation at the Orange Pavilion. 1/18/12 - I started the 12 week Options class at the Orange Pavilion. My weight was 307. They want you to lose 10% of your weight during the 12 week program. 1/20/12 - I met with the program's NP. She went over all of my medical history with me. She said I would also need to get a chest xray. She gave me a list of Vitamins to start taking. 2/21/12 - I'm still in the Options program. My weight last week was 297. A 10 pound weight loss since I started Options. We meet once a week for 1.5 hours. The instructors are either RNs, RDs, or MSWs. I'm using myfitnesspal.com on my pc and iphone to track calories and exercise. Kaiser offers the lap band, Roux-en-Y and sleeve gastrectomy. I plan on going forward with the sleeve. That's my story

I use a product called PB2 in my protein shakes. It's powered PB with 85% less fat. I bought it on Amazon.com.

I'm in Brea. Was sleeved on 5/23.

You are doing fantastic otherwise. I could barely get out of my hospital bed the first two days. I was so wiped out.

I originally wanted the band too until I did research. The two people I personally know that had bands both had to have them removed. One eroded badly into my friend's stomach. There are so many users here that had issues with the band that it was enough to convince me the band was not the way to go. I would also never do bypass due to the nutritional deficits. The hardest part for me to get my head around with the sleeve was that it was permanent. I'm almost 3 weeks out now and have no regrets. I'm looking forward to continued weight loss and increased health!

My favorite bra is the balconette from Lane Bryant. It's comfy and hold my girls up. They are always buy one get one 1/2 off. I'm going to buy 2 different sizes and I should be good. I'm intrigued by the genie bra but worry my boobs are too heavy and saggy for it.

Thanks for sharing

No extra charge but it's Kaiser so it might be different.

My roommate in the hospital had one. They found it during surgery and repaired it. No x-ray before.

I wanted to get a lift when I was 22 because my boobs got horribly saggy from pregnancy and breast feeding. The cosmetic surgeon talked me into getting just big implants instead of a lift. I went from a very small B to a big D. Implants were above the muscle. They were perfect for a few years then they started sagging again. Now they are very saggy. I'm sure gaining 100 # had something to do with it too. When I'm done with all my weight loss I'm getting the implants out and just going for small perky boobs.

Lovenox comes pre-loaded with a syringe and small needle. You'll be fine

That is great news! Good luck on your journey!

Good luck! I'm 8 days out and feeling good. The first 2 days were a little rough but I pushed through.

My NUT said to avoid casein protein. She specifically said muscle milk and protein shots.

Hopefully she's just on vacation.

I'm 7 days out and am feeling pretty good now. I've lost 8 lbs since surgery and 27 lbs total. My first 48 hours were horrible and I had immediate regret. Luckily I was able to push through that!

I've always pushed the limits and bent the rules but I promised myself I will not do that this time around. I've been lucky that I haven't really been tempted. I'm following my post-op diet to a T. I don't see the benefit of cheating at this point, I only see the risk.

I will fill one out.

They gave me a liquid Lortab rx but I haven't taken any pain meds since they discontinued the morphine the first day after surgery. I don't have any pain, just gas!