NycGal

How far out before you tried plain shrimp...just curious..

Thats FANTASTIC! keep doing what your doing girl!

I ended up eating the cajun tilapia...very flakey. .. and a few bites of mashed potatoes. All went well! My husband will b happy to have my leftovers. I must have eaten only a quarter of a cup...

Just wondering when did u start eating chili? Im on pureed stuff and im wondering if its ok for the soft stage.....

I will b 2 weeks this Thursday and ready for soft....awesome!

Yyaaayyyy... looking forward to it.. this pureed stage is the pits!! What did u eat during thw pureed stage... ?

I am starting to freak out... Surgery is This Thursday, April 25th... I am definitely scared, nervous, but also excited to start this journey.. So my question is what should I pack? I already have the following set aside, what am I missing? comfy Pj's slippers socks comfy panties, toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) chap stick my nook tablet I know I am missing stuff...from your experience, what else is needed? Thanx Valerie

So, had my surgery on Thursday, April 25th and I'm waiting to be discharged from the hospital. I can't believe I did it... I was so sick and upset the morning of surgery I even threw up from my nerves... I've been sipping water and warm broth...it seems i can't tolerate very cold fluids right now, only warm goes down well... but wow, what a weird feeling that first sip was! And the gurgling! Im glad to finally be on the losers bench!

I am super glad my dr didn't require the bowel prep! I am so hungry right now!

Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg.... any words of support/encouragement! Im freaking out! (And im hungry, only clear liquids today)

Thanks so much for the encouragement & kind words! you guys are so great! xoxoxoxo Valerie

Thanks! Def so helpful... I will bring my own pillows-didn't think of that! Will add tampons & pads! I am getting sooooo nervous! How hard was the beginning for you guys? (the liquid/mushy/soft stages) I think i'm ready, have plenty of Protein drinks, powders. Have my liquid Vitamin, chewable Calcium, I stocked up on cream Soups, yogurts, broth, crystal light, My head is all over the place! I hope I didn't forget anything important!!!! AAAAggggggggggg! Val

Awesome! Hope your feeling well!

Lets promise to touch base after surgery so we can laugh at how scared we were and how happy we r that we did it! (I hope! lol)

Can I have some of that now!? I go in on April 25 and am scared even now!

So I sign all of the paperwork at my doctor's office over a week ago so they can submit to my insurance and I find out that it took them 9 days to finally send it to cigna.. They told me they were going to send it in a day or 2 and then I call them when I saw it hadn't been submitted by the end of last week and they assured me it was going to be sent by Monday... So frustrating! They sent it yesterday...took them 9 days! Uugghh

I'll let you know how it goes!

Got approved! April 25 is my date!

Hi, so its official. ..have a date! April 25. Please add me to april too!

And im stiiiiilllll waiting! Lol

Hahaha this has been the longest 7 months of my life! lol

Was wondering about the required diet/weigh in-s at primary dr's. I am getting a different answer every time I call them. 1 person tells me they only require 3 months of supervised diet. yesterday I decide to call again to double check because I have completed 4 months of weigh-ins , and then that person I spoke to says it is 6 months..aaaaaggggghhhhhh. So my question is has anyone recently gotten approval with Cigna and did you do 6 months of the diet? Thanks, Valerie

Was wondering about the required diet/weigh in-s at primary dr's. I am getting a different answer every time I call them. 1 person tells me they only require 3 months of supervised diet. yesterday I decide to call again to double check because I have completed 4 months of weigh-ins , and then that person I spoke to says it is 6 months..aaaaaggggghhhhhh. So my question is has anyone recently submitted for approval to Cigna and did you do 6 months of the diet? Thanks, Valerie

If you don't mind me asking how long did they take to approve after you submitted?

What kind of nicotine test do they do? Urine? And how long do u have to stop before you test negative? This has been the one thing that has been SOOOOOO HARD!