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Keep in mind that A1C level is for the 3 months prior, so it may still go down as you go along.

Oh, and in looking back over the recipe, I remembered that it calls for shredded chicken. I've always just used cooked ground turkey or chicken when I make it. I don't know why, but I prefer ground meat for nachos.

Here's a recipe I LOVE! http://www.heatovento350.com/2013/03/mini-pepper-chicken-nachos.html

I know! I love the app because it means I can read when I'm not at my computer. But I hate the app because it's so difficult to find what I want sometimes.

There is a DS forum. http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1018-duodenal-switch-surgery-forum-new/

The recipe I use calls for 3 eggs and 1.5 ounces of full-fat cream cheese. I love, love, love it! I made a batch with some pumpkin pie spice and a tablespoon of sweetener added. Yum!

W00t! Great news!

Oh my, this sounds so good right now! Sadly, I have no Protein powder. I will have to shop for some. Soon.

Technically, my work insurance covers it, but the restrictions are so tight and the amount that they will pay is so small that it might as well not. What I ended up doing was finding a surgeon who checks you for a hiatal hernia. Many people have them. If you have one, then they file with your insurance to cover the hiatal hernia sleeve repair and you pay out of pocket for them to do the sleeve while you're in surgery. That way, you don't have to meet any of your insurance company requirements for qualifying for the sleeve as you're not using them to cover it. I ended up total out of pocket paying approximately $6,000 for everything.

See, I knew someone would pick up the slack. Congratulations -- you got the job. Lol yes I'm usually the stand in for the little ppl. Must be the social work background.I'm still not getting the correlation between "standing up for the little people" by condemning and name calling the "other people". Must be the middle school teacher in me. Can't be that, because I'm not a middle school teacher. Maybe it's just the mature adult in you.

I suspect it's not that he doesn't accept her as she is so much as he's tired of paying for her to lose weight then regain. She said she had the balloon and lost then regained. She had lap-band and lost then regained. At least, that's what I got out of what she posted.

Hm, in this instance it's redundant to say "man's penis." Who else's would it be? A Ken doll's? Technically, if I understand transgenderism correctly, one can be a woman with a penis. Take Caitlyn Jenner for example.

I'm 13 months out and I've had pizza twice, both at work functions where pizza was all that was served. However, I was the one who placed the order, so I was able to order something relatively healthy. I got a thin crust veggie lovers with ham added. One small slice and I'm full.

I had to go track down the thread just to see if I could figure out this mysterious word.

Well, duh. Sorry, I totally missed that you mentioned chili!

Maybe chili? You can adjust the seasonings to fit your preferences. My husband makes a wonderful chili with ground turkey and shredded rotisserie chicken. I'm not sure what all the ingredients are, but I know it has Beans, tomatoes, onions, and the meats I mentioned. For one cup, it's 172 calories, 16 grams of Protein, 3.8 grams of fat, and 18 grams of carbs (mostly from the beans).

I love my Planet Fitness. There are all body types there, from serious bodybuilder types to several folks who are well into the 500 pound range. I was 5'5" and 320 pounds when I started this journey and all I've ever heard there is encouragement. Plus, they have trainers that you can schedule a meeting with and go over your personal physical condition and your goals, and they will work with you to develop an appropriate workout plan. It's pretty awesome for folks on a budget.

My husband was on a similar dose of Victoza and Lantus, with a sliding scale of something else (I can't remember the name now), plus 1000 mg of Metformin prior to his surgery. His blood sugar was slightly high in the hospital immediately after surgery and they gave him an insulin injection that afternoon. He hasn't had any other injections at all since the day of surgery. He stopped the Metformin within 2 weeks of surgery and now is off all meds completely. In addition to the diabetes meds, he's also off his cholesterol and blood pressure meds. The only script he takes now is Omeprazole, because he does still have a tendency to produce too much acid.

He did not. My hair thinned some, but not too bad. It's thickening back up now.

My husband and I live in Wichita Falls but came to Dallas for surgery. We used Dr. Jayaseelan at Dallas Bariatric Center. We loved him and his staff. Our surgeries were 13 months ago and neither one of us have had any problems. He's lost 100 pounds and surpassed his goal and I've lost 128 so far. I highly recommend Dr. Jay.

I'm a sleever, not bypass, but I had diarrhea every day after surgery until I started eating solids. As long as I was only taking in liquids, that's all I was putting out also.

A digital food scale with tare function. Inexpensive but soooooo handy. I'm over a year post-op but still use it daily. I use 2 oz cups with lids pretty regularly, too. I never had issues with eating so slowly that I needed anything to keep my food warm, so the cup warmer would have been wasted on me.

I'm one of the ones who went home the same day. I realize that everyone's experience is different, but I can't imagine why I would have needed to stay any longer. After I woke up in the recovery room, I got up and walked to my room. I never even got into bed, just sat up and walked around all day. My vitals were all fine and I didn't really have much pain. The only reason I took the pain meds at all was because the doctor said I should just to make sure that I didn't start hurting.

Lots of prayers for God to guide the surgeon's hands and for the recovery to be smooth and quick.

I had a nice sapphire ring that my husband had given me for my birthday one year. I wore it for a while after my wedding rings were too loose. Then it became too loose and I just haven't been wearing anything. I'm almost to the point where I can wear my grandmother's wedding rings and I'll wear those until I'm stabilized and then have my regular rings resized.