sobrien89

Okay guys. So I was sleeved 6/30/14. I did awesome my first two weeks and lost 23.4 pounds. Now I'm in soft foods and I, haven't lost at all. Actually I gained a pound since my last Dr weight in. Am I doing something wrong? Did anyone else have this problem?

Hey guys! I was sleeved 6\30\14. My first 2 weeks I did awesome and lost 23.5 pounds! I was so excited. Now I'm on, soft mushy foods and I haven't moved the scale at all! I, actually gained a pound. I know a pound is nothing but since im at a complete halt with my weight loss I feel like I might be doing something wrong. Did this happen to anyone else this early after the sleeve?

Thank goodness. I really thought I was messing everything up. Thank u

I'm eating tuna, ground turkey lean, mushy veggies, and protein shakes. I've been measuring everything and Im, only able to get 1oz in. Im, drinking all my fluids mostly water.

how high is your fever? normally a low grade fever is common because your body is under stress and it naturally runs a fever. But taking Tylenol should suppress this. However a higher fever that isn't coming down with medication could mean infection and requires immediate medical attention.

I'm scheduled for surgery finally!!! June 30th and I'm starting to get really nervous!

Your crazy ???? don't worry!!!! Some people just heal faster and u were blessed to be one of them!! Just make sure you take your time and listen to ur body. I'm noticing when I'm full it's a different type of fullness that I'm used to. It kind feels like i have a lump in my chest. It's all an adjustment period

Congrats!!! I'm ten pounds down to!! I agree though I'm not getting much fluids down. Only about 8 oz which scares me a little bc I'm worried about dehydration

How are you doing with your diet so far? I feel like everyday it's getting easier

I'm so glad to see everyone is doing well!!! Maybe someone can shed some light on this. I'm on clear liquids until Sat and then I got to protein shakes. I'm not really feeling hungry but I'm craving things like watermelon. Probably sounds werid. I can't figure out if it's bc in ready to have something more substantial or if I'm bored and just miss chewing on food.... what do you guys think?

They let me go this afternoon. ..however I'm have really bad gas pains in my right shoulder...if this normal? And how do I get rid of it bc it's awful

Are you guys nervous

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If you want you can pm me on here. I don't use my cellphone often because of my work schedule

Absolutely they have no reason to deny you! Stay positive. And like I said if they do don't worry!!! Just appeal and work through it! I'm in the same boat right now. I have one more NUT meeting and then I'm waiting for my approval. Good luck!!! Keep me updated and keep ur head up!

I think you will be just fine. I'm from NY and I work at a hospital. I tend to see a lot of patients that come in the morning for various surgeries including sleeve, lapband, and bypass. I've also seen many people with Health First and they all have approvals. Just remember, it's never set in stone if your insurance denies you. Your surgeon and his billing/precertification team just have to have the right push to fight for you. It could take a couple times but more likely than not the insurance will end up paying for it as long as you go through all their ridiculous requirements. As long as you did everything you were supposed to you will be fine! Also remember it benefits your insurance company as well. If you have a surgery to assist you with losing weight it also prevents you from other serious chronic conditions. This means that your insurance company would have to pay more in the long run if you didn't lose weight. They may be tough but they def aren't stupid and insurance companies love to save every penny they can get.

Wow! I'm so excited to see so many replies. Everything you guys said is a huge help. Thank you all for helping me. I guess I'm just really nervous because I'm having a revision from the lapband to a sleeve. I had such problems with my lapband that I kind of lost sight of my goals and gave up and I really want the sleeve to be different. It really gives me a heads up on the sleeve and I'm feeling much more comfortable after hearing your advice. It sounds like it's going to be a really hard process however worth it! I'm def going to stick around here and I look forward to talking to everyone on here and really getting to my goals

Looking back on your journey if you're post op, is there any advice you could share about pre-op, post op, struggles, complications etc? Is there anything you would do differently? Is there anything that you wished someone would have told you before having the surgery? I've done all my research about the sleeve and read a lot of stories and listened to what my doctors have to say. However it's always different hearing it from someone who has gone through it themselves. =D