Monarch1966

I started at 256 in January. To my horror that was the most i had ever weighed and I couldnt get it off. Dropped 5 right after seeing the doctor and didnt drop anymore until preop diet started. BUT.......3 weeks ago today i had my surgery and i weigh 226 30 pounds since January and I am thrilled. I to weigh every day,i swore i wouldnt but i just GOTTA KNOW!! No gains since 7-3 but i do hover at the same weight for a few days. The day it says 199 i will throw a party!

I think you should wait. My husband ended up having the full surgery where they open you up, was in the hospital for 4 days and needed me to dress his wound for 3 weeks. I couldnt have done that even if I had no complications because of the bending over & doing everything for him for 3 weeks. But he had a Lap Band and they thought they could do it the easy before he went in but we knew it wasnt a guarantee. Good Luck

According to my NUT - not until at least 3 months because you wont tolerate very well. But it is good for the future!

Congratulations! My date is July 3rd. I am on day 5 of pre op liquid diet. Nothing like I thought it would be. I cant eat so so I dont. My clothes already fit better after just 5 days of no diet coke or Snacks. I can exercise now for 15 minutes without extreme pain. That alone is a huge success for me. Good luck!

I have a dear friend who had bad breath all her life, couldnt figure out why. Never really pursued a reason. Was in the doctor's office for something else and guess what - her stomach is not where its supposed to be. It was very close to her throat near her left shoulder. She had 3 kids and several surgeries and no one ever caught it. That was the cause of the bad breath. I was stunned, but they put it back where its supposed to be and she is fine. You are only the second person I have heard of with this type of situation. So glad you are doing well. My husband had lap band - failed; GBS - did really well; but I didnt want everything rerouted so I chose the sleeve. So happy you are doing well!

I finished my tests in April and just got my date on Friday. July 3rd. now i am nervous. The weight was the insurance not the doctor.

I was finished with all my tests in April and a troll at the insurance company kept denying it because he wanted to talk to my surgeon. That was never going to happen so we turned him in to his superiors. He lied to my doctor's office over and over again. They kept the documenation and it got kicked up to management. They said everything was submitted correctly and there was no reason for a denial. I have my letter and my surgery date. The bad news is I am losing my job in July or August, dont know the date yet. If the procedure had been approved when it was submitted i would have had my surgery before this happened. I had sick leave and med leave but not anymore. I am frustrated but looking at the positive. I cant change the job part and my surgery was finally approved. Now i am nervous. I hope i heal fast so I can start a new job soon. New jobs are always stressful. My husband had GBS but I didnt want everything moved around so I opted for the sleeve. I hope i made the right decision. My friend knows someone who struggled with her weight for years and gave up and had the sleeve and lost 80 pounds. She said it was the best decision she ever made. I dont like planning meals or wondering what I will eat when my stomach starts hurting so this has been good so far. The shakes are filling and I like them. Carnation has some Protein but my NUT told me to add unjury just to make sure and it works quite well.

Ask them where God grows all the chemicals that are placed in our food so they dont mold and rot. That must be some garden. Naysayers be gone! Ranting is good, you cant keep those feelings in or stress will build up. Just do what I do pretend you didnt hear it. It really works even when they are in your face with their naysaying words! I beieve in God and believe he gave us the good sense to stay healthy and alive. You are very wise to take this daunting challenge. Many people couldnt go through what we do preop or post op. My husband has had two procedures; band in 2000 - RNY in 2011 - he is alive today because of this life saving procedure. He is an Atheist so we all have the sense to do what is right regardless of who gave us a stomach.

My Psychologist recomended nectar whey Protein Isolate - the flavor she had was fuzzy navel. Although they have many flavors. She told me some nutrition stores give discounts to BS patients but I found it on Amazon. Has anyone else tried the Nectar? It definitely helps with hunger pangs and since I am preop that is very comforting during the day. i get my Water and protein. NUT suggested Isopure but i found it to very expensive where I live.

I am basically experiencing the same thing but I asked my NUT how to get to this point. I wasnt giving myself enough Protein which caused me to get to the starvation point on the hunger scale and I ate anything that was close when i had the hunger pangs. She taught me how to stay saited and she told me that will be my goal for the rest of my life. I basically eat and drink the way i would after I am fully healed from surgery even though I am pre-op. Lots of protein, Fiber, a few carbs (that was surprising) and lots of Water. Of course, she has told me my post op weeks wont be like this due to swelling but i have lost 15 pounds. My fat total is going down and my muscle is going up which is my goal I am told. Since muscle weighs more my scale isnt showing what is really going on but it is dropping a few pounds a week.

At least you have a support group. I dont understand why he isnt supporting you regardless of the changes. My husband had the band in 2000 and learned to eat around it and gained the weight back. He found if he ate candy and carbs he didnt get sick. In 2010 he found out his insurance would pay to remove the band and he could have the RNY so he went through the waiting period and had all the tests and had the surgery in 2011; He lost 100 pounds post op and regards the surgery as a fix not a tool. But I am not his judge and jury and he is a grown man and I love him no matter what. I give him advice and alternatives to a 2 lb bag of M&M's, which he truly appreciates but I dont criticize or tell him I am disappointed because I am not. These procedures saved his life and that is all i care about. He is doing much better since I started the path to surgery because i will read everything in sight and read blogs and forums. He doesnt want his weight to define him and I think we all feel the same way. It is true we could probably all teach nutrition classes, food counseling, exercise programs, we could be trainers and coaches with all our knowledge but at the end of the day its not knowledge that helps us lose the weight its application, support and determination and just by talking through our triumphs and struggles we are doing just that. Best of luck to you and I hope he realizes he needs to support you. I wont lie and say i have not resented my husband for not using the RNY correctly but I kept it to myself for both our sakes. I dont walk in his shoes so I cant relate to his feelings plus i love him so much hurting his feelings isnt an option. I have had all the tests and now the insurance is causing problems. First they said it was outpaitent and i didnt need approval (really) then they denied me outright because they didnt have two documents that were submitted. It has been awful and I have been so upset about everything since they started this mess. Who stepped up and took over phone calls and "yelling" at insurance clerks? My husband who has been throught his twice and knows how hard it is, makes me love him even more. I hope he sees how hard you are working and decides to give you support;

i made the decision to do this in January. My tests are complete and i "passed". My husband had lap band (2000) then GPS (2011) so I knew the routine. The surgery is a covered benefit and I did everything I was supposed to for insurance protocol and they denied me. Their reasons were not having two pieces of paper but they are claiming it is a medical reason not a clerical reason and I have to appeal. I was so down and upset I made myself sad all the time. I was inconsolable for weeks, i cried at the mention of diet, surgery, Protein, you name it (yes I was pathetic) and then I found this site. It took about 3 seconds for me to realize how lucky I am my surgery is covered and how easily I sailed through the tests. They have my appeal now and I am waiting to hear what they say. First they said I didnt need to be pre-approved because my surgery was outpatient (really???) so I scheduled my pre-op; then they denied me outright; then they said the only way to get it done was to have my surgeon call them. He is the best bariatric surgeon in the state and that was just well I will say it STUPID. But after reading your stories of success, trials, tribulationals of this process and the amazing support you get just by reading someone else's story I immediately lost all my anxt about the surgery (to my husbands everylasting relief!) I watch what i eat, i keep my protein high, i am exercising at least 10 minutes a day - not long ago I couldnt do a minute without losing my breath. My best friend told me I could do it on my own and didnt need the surgery to lose the weight. She is probably right, but the truth is its not losing the weight that I struggle with its keeping it off long term. My metabolism has tanked and my surgeon believes this is the tool I need to get it under control. I dont have any health problems except high cholestorol but even that is not bad enough for meds. What I am trying to avoid is future health problems from carrying this weight into my 50's. Its just a matter of time. My husband is a week out from hip replacement, 14 months out from knee replacement. At the doctor now to talk about surgery for a hernia. He has high blood pressure, sugar addiction. This will be me unless I take control now. The Insurance Company may try to delay it but they wont succeed in stopping me. Now I know I can do this and succeed. Thank you to everyone who posts here everyday. You are a true blessing to this former basket case.