sageandcoyesmommy

I haven't tried any protein bars yet, but I have been trying out different protein drinks.

I'm going to look into that more. I'm not looking forward to losing hair.

Wow that's a lot of meds! Is biotin prescribed or OTC?

Finally spoke with the nurse and found out my vitamin D levels are very low. I'll start a supplement and they'll check again in 12 wks, but it won't change when I can have surgery yay!

I'm so glad to hear that it didn't interfere too much with yalls surgeries! I'm still playing phone tag with the nurse, but hopefully we'll get in touch soon.

I hope It's just a vitamin deficiency

My surgery hasn't been scheduled yet. I'm just working on the pre-op requirements that have to be done before submitting the request to my insurance company.

I have not had surgery yet...I actually just had my first consultation this morning. I'm just wondering if everyone who has had(or will have) gastric bypass has told their friends and family? And do you regret the decision you made about telling or not telling? Has anyone you've told been unsupportive?

Haha so cute!

I'm just starting the process of gastric bypass, so my surgery will probably be 3-6 months from now. I weigh about 270 now. My question is, should I try to lose a little weight prior to surgery? I was thinking about trying to get down to 250, but I'm worried if I do that, I will have trouble losing weight after the surgery and will get discouraged. Is it better to start off at a higher weight so I can lose faster, or a lower one so I have less to lose? Maybe I'm overthinking things lol

Thanks for the input everyone! I'll qualify for the surgery as long as I'm over 240. I might try to lose a little bit, but I'm not going to stress too much about it because I don't want anymore yo-yo dieting before surgery.