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Ummm. From my experience with low carb diets. and I did mine for 4 of my 6 month diet documentation and lost 40 lbs in that 4 months( the first 2 months I follwed the diet my doc gave me and lost nothing). I have also done atkins 2 other time and lost a lot of weight but was just unable to stick with it for more than 6 months. The diet you describe has too many carbs and not enough food. Sounds as if you're not getting to ketosis, there are ketone sticks you can test your urine with that you can get at walgreens in the diabetic/diagnostic section. If I were you I would try one month with more protien and no fruit. Just a suggestion from someone who's been there.

I am trying to get info for my mom who needs a band to sleeve revision. Has anybody gotten Insuance to pay. Im especially interested if you have Health PLus as that is what she has but would love any info anybody has??

My mom is having a horrible time with her band. All the usual band problems, esophogus problems, unfilling, refilling, weight coming back, and now the port seems to be moving. She has Health Plus and doesnt think she can get them to pay. Has anybody gotten the revision paid for by inssrance? did you have to appeal? Anybody have Health Plus? I am trying to get whatever info I can for her. Espescially since I now I have my Sleeve Im feeling a little guilty.

I was told to wait until everything was healed, like my nutrtionist said there is and open wound in there. would you want to get hot peppers on a cut on your hand.....of coarse I tried my luck with homemade chili when I was put on mushies ....and paid for it, too spicy too soon I guess. Tried Wendy's chili the other day and its all good now....GUess you just have to seee what sits well for you

Im 3 weeks out too and also had a couple weird sharp pain the other day. I've heard it could just be nerves in the tummy reconnecting.

My surgeon sent me home with a scriipt for 2 PPI's daily...I take one prevacid in the am and one before bed....so far so good!

Has anybody gotten Health Plus to pay for a revision from Band to Sleeve?My mom is having a horrible time with her Band. She did initially lose a lot but I think it was despite the sleeve not because of it. They have filled and unfilled it many times. she has had esphoigial(sp) swell, GERD, and now thinks her port has flipped. BUt she is afraid of getting it out and being left with nothing. Now that I have the Sleeve she is really regretting ever getting the Band. IM trying to get her to start the process because she is probably going to have to appeal it. Just think if I can find somebody who has gotten it through it would give her hope. thanks

I need to walk aways from the scale too, I just cant believe IM stuck already! nothing in the last 4 days! I know it is my body adjusting to everything but I guess I just have to learn to be patient!

my sergeon said walk walk walk meant 5 mins out of every hours at this point. So with what you did that would be a lot!

So I am 1 week out and have been faithfully drinking out of the 1 ounce medicine cups that they gave me at the hospital. I was not getting in nearly enough fluid and was burping 24-7. then I opened the cupboard to get my 2 yr old a drink and a stack of those cheap plastic sippy cups (no valves, they com in 5 packs) fell out at my head. I decided to try it. FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC! Burping is seriously reduced., there fore I and getting in much more fluiids. My protien shakes were the worst before, painful gain and I could barely get 1 shake down with gas x, now just a little burping and the shakes r going in. Hopefully I will actually drink all 3 tomorrow like Im supposed to! Hope this helps somebody get past that miserable gas! ing is seriously reduced., there fore I and getting in much more fluiids. My protien shakes were the worst before, painful gain and I could barely get 1 shake down with gas x, now just a little burping and the shakes r going in. Hopefully I will actually drink all 3 tomorrow like Im supposed to! Hope this helps somebody get past that miserable gas!

Just wondering, how many of you who are straving now were on a liquid diet pre-op? I am having the opposite problem 6 days out. I'm so not hungry I am lucky if I am getting one shake down and sure I havent reaached my water requirements yet. MY pre-op was 3 weeks of liquids with 4 oz of chicken a day for the first 2 weeks. Im just wondering if that makes a differnce?

Me too. At least mine is coming out so its not too painful unless I drink too fast. But jeez Im belching and farting all day/night. the hiccups with it hurt really bad!! but like the pain in the begining this too shall pass ( hee hee bad pun I know)

well I probably wont think so at the time. but today I get sleeved! and that makes tonight one of the best! Im so ready.

hey Im getting sleeved on monday too! we will do this and prove them all worng!