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I am 7 day post op. I have lost 14 lbs. this week! my gas pain went away about the 4th day. I had been walking 2-3 miles per day post op for the gas. sunday night after walking 2 miles I was depleted! no energy. completely zapped. I tried to eat some broth but just kept needing water. a few sips into the broth my stomach got very upset and had to rush to restroom. I took shower to try and cool down. after I was still real weak and jittery. I went to er for dehydration. I have had to take it a little easier. I am having to learn to listen to my body more. we were only walking around 8pm, so sun was down. problem was I was sweating and release more fluids than I was taking in. still very glad for the loss this is the smallest I have been in over 10yrs.

gas pains hit me the 2nd day after they did the upper gi with the dye. walk, walk, walk. it was very painful for me. my gas took about 4 days to be gone or comfortable.

2 days post op.

still have alot of gas. walking and eating bone broth. it is all helping a little.

woohoo i just found a solution to the clear liquid stage 1. surg 6/18. i have humapro 2 flavors but not a huge fan. finances are tight right now so that was going to have to be the solution. i bought sugar free jello and mixed 2 scoops into it and mixed to directions. it is ok. so now 2 cups has turned into 50 grams of protein. i have the peach mango and sour grape humapro. i bought peach and raspberry jellos to pair with the humapro.

yesterday morning i was so scared. i was debating on just saying "nevermind" and walking out. i love my online support groups. i appreciate being able to see the journey to the surgery and also see experiences that happened to otherspost surgery. however this was all a very big part of my fears this morning. the flip side though i gave myself the pros and cons pep talk and the reasons i ever started this journey. so i sucked it up went into surgery. afterwards in recovery i was in sooooo much pain in my stomach. but after the morphine kicked in it was ALL good! i think i was so prepared, from everyones experiences, that the rest of the day has been awesome. today was so good. only had some dizziness. i have hardly had any pain. now up until about 3:30 i was faithfully taking the pain managment. after that i started to ween myself off the morphine. still very little pain. no problems getting into or outof the bed or going to the restroom. the dizzyness had gotten alot better. overall it has been a great experience. just did upper g.i. to make sure no leaks. taking 2 big gulps of the liquid has made my stomach cramp. i have also gotten a pain in my right shoulder. the nurse said it was gas pain. so now i am waiting for gas meds. ps thanks all of you for pour previuos

great! so glad for you. that is how i felt.

call back and ask if anything is needed, info. also ask if there is any unofficial decision. ask if they are showing that all the qualifiers are met or not.

i also called on 2nd day and found out i was approved.

my experience is a little different. i have 3 kids:8, 5 & just turned 4. when i had my kids i was so aware of what they consumed. i introduced them to all veggies. only kept fruits and flavored waters in the house. this is not to say they never had junk but it was only on occasion. i knew what got me where i was and i did not want to teach my kids those habits. i dont think i ever harped on weight but maybe something i did came across that way. my 3 kids are beanpoles. they wear slim pants and they are still loose, super skinny's fit but look akward. anyway i think my 8 yo son is on the verge of heavy weight issues. he sees himself as fat!!! we have talked and talked. i kinda think it is my weight and his fear of looking like me. that is part of my hearbreak. through all my preventative measures I am the one who is scaring my son. i have never been one to harp on my weight but i am aware of it. i guess my son is at the age thathe is hypersensative to it. i will be glad to lose the weight so he is not scared to turn out like me. my surgery is 6/18/13.

june 18!!!! i'm ready.

i am the 18th. at times nervous and at times anxious. i mixed my protein powder in sugar free jello. it tastes alot better. excited about that discovery.

woohoo i just found a solution to the clear liquid stage 1. surg 6/18. i have humapro 2 flavors but not a huge fan. finances are tight right now so that was going to have to be the solution. i bought sugar free jello and mixed 2 scoops into it and mixed to directions. it is ok. so now 2 cups has turned into 50 grams of protein. i have the peach mango and sour grape humapro. i bought peach and raspberry jellos to pair with the humapro.

p.s. i have decided i am going to begin life at 40. embrace the journey!!!

wow! the closest i can remember i have been overweight since about 8. i am now 39. i have never been someone to obsess over dieting. i have never believed i had will power. i have just accepted who i was. i have confidence in myself but i know deep down i am self conscious about my weight. i have watched biggest losser since day one and i know the biggest battle is finding out why you are overweight and fixing the problem. i have never been able to pinpoint the reason. i think the op hit the nail on the head and i am concerned about the inner me that i love. just today i was looking at pics of before and after on this site. i was thinking wow look at what they have become. i realized then i am excited to see what is under all of this. i may not believe that i have will power but i know i have determination. i have surgery 6/18/13. i am starting to calm the butterflies.

6/12 i had my pre-op appt w/the dr. went over everything. on day 7 of the pre-op diet. my blood pressure was 125/71!!! that is the lowest i have ever seen it. i was nervous going in, now i think it has really started to sink in. i am calming down for now. i made it through vacation on my pre-op diet. that was a crash course! now my husband is starting to get nervous. he looked at me awhile ago and said "wait a min, next week....like 6 days....." i just nodded and said thats right. poor thing. i am on the home stretch!!! surgery the 18th.

bcbs tx, bcbs ill, bcbs fed are partners also bcbs nm. i am nt sure of the others but there are some others they are partnered with. anyway, i have seen where some of the surgeries are being covered. i used to work for bcbs tx many yrs ago. this grouping of plans is really alo better than some of the other bcbs affil out there.

my husband will drop off and come up after i awake up. we have 3 kids 4-8. i hate recovery b/c my legs get restless. in the past my husband has been there to rub my feet and legs during recovery. i never seem to be able to talk during this time. the upside though my dr. is doing a one incision surgey, bellybutton. my recovery will be alot easier.

i have fed bcbs basic. 3 mo wait, 3 mo dr. visits, 3 mo nutritionist visits (no covered if not diabetic), 1 visit from each per month. psych eval. no mention of req lbs. to lose. i am in the morbid obese range. paperwork submitted to ins on 5/28 and approv 5/30.

pls add me i am 6/18

i am scheduled for 6/18!!!