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I to have tried these new whey protein shots. They are sooo gross. I tried the blue raspberry and the grape and both made me sick to my stomach. As far as I am concerned they are a waste of money. The smell horrible! But if you can stomach the taste and smell they are high in protein.

The reason why you felt restriction right after surgery is because your stomach swelled and now that it is now swollen any more the restriction is gone until you get a fill. So don't worry you didn't do anything wrong.

Yes I have heard wonderful things about Obesitylaw.com and I would try them. But if you like email me at Tazz7722@aol.com and I can send you an appeal letter that you can try first.

The letter finally came today from Aetna saying I am approved. I am 12days away from surgery. The nurse called me last Thursday and said without the letter they can't do surgery. So I was on the phone the next morning with Aetna trying to get a copy of the letter. Sooo today it finally came. I was so worried it wouldn't make it in time that I gave my neighbor my mail box key and asked her to go check my mail and she did and it was there!!! WOOOOHOOO!!!! I am so excited everything can now go as planned and the man I love will be there!

Congratulations! I know how hard it is to get approved by Aenta. I have them to! Good LUCK!!!

Are you crazy writing that response? I mean seriously. You would think she commited a crime the way our are acting! Her liver will be fine. It's just salt. Do you know nothing about being fat? Salt doesn't make you put on weight. Fat, Sugar, Carbs, and over eating does. If salt were the problem we would all stop eating it and be skinnky and none of us would have to get the surgery. So back off!

I am right with all of you. I have the same feeling and same fears. But I know if I don't do this that death at an early age will become a reality. I rather live long and have this thing in my body then die at age 50. That could very well happen if I don't do this. I went to support group and the people that have the bad love it. No regrets from anyone. Just think how good you are going to look and feel once you have lost the weight. Good Luck

I go on the 15th. I am getting nervous. How about you?

Aenta can be very fustrating. But just make sure you have submitted all your paperwork. It took me several weeks to get an approval but just hang in there. You were lucky to find out your nurses name. They wouldn't tell me.

Wow you are looking wonderful. I am the same height as you. My age is 31 my current weight is 258. Do you find that your skin is coming back together?

OMG...I can't believe what I reading either. It must be some stuip skinny person who made up those rules? Or some sick person that doesn't have a clue! What you need to do is start gathering evidence that this does work and submit it to you capitol.

That is very encouraging. I am goning to be banded on 7/15. I am also going back to work after one week.

I feel your pain. I am going through the same thing right now though I am getting banded in 12days. I am drinking four slimfast shakes a day plus one to two yogurts. Low fat and low sugar. I am not able to eat any food that you need to chew. I have already lost 30lbs in the past five months but they still want me to do this stupid diet. Just hang in there it will be worth it. At support group they told me this you will never have to lose the weight again once you get the surgery! Good LUCK!!!

I totally understand where you are coming from and how you feel. I am 12 days away from surgery and I to am worried I am going to fail at this like I have everything else. I was really good on my 3 month pre-op diet. Than I got off and I have been waiting for 3 more months to get the surgery. In that time my bad eating habits have come back. Not really bad but bad. I put back on six of the 36 lbs that I lost. I am now doing the two week liquid diet and want to scream. I know with the bad things will get easier and I won't be hungry and I will know I can't eat that bad food. So just hang in there be strong it will happen. We will be successful. I haven't exercised at all I still lost weight. I know how you feel with your foot I have the same thing. So try to make small changes and they weight just might start coming off. Good Luck!

Ok latest update I called Aetna customer service instead of pre-cert. They looked for the letter but said they don't have one imaged yet. The women said I could get it faxed when an image pops up. She said the letter should come this week though. I told her my story that I am on this two week diet and don't want to be doing it for nothing. So she said check back in a week if I don't receive the letter and it should be imaged and they can fax it to me! YEAH!!! She said the hospital already approved the surgery. I told her well the nurse will cancel without a letter. So please eveyone pray and cross your fingers that I am not doing this liquid torture in vein. I don't mind doing the diet as long as I know the surgery is going to happen on time!:thumbup:

Hello I am finally approved right. So I think I am good to go and will get the letter within a week. I was approved June 9th. Never received a letter. Got one from my Dr.'s office saying congratulations on your approval so I thought ok Aetna sent them a letter and not me no biggie right? Wrong! I get a call from the nurse at my Dr.'s office saying 20 days later Aetna never sent a letter and they can procede with surgery without that. After I have already scheduled surgery which is on the 15th I had just did my Upper Gi the day before and was scheduled to see the suregon on Mon. and blood tests today Wednesday. So my question to everyone is I called Aetna three times on Friday the 27th they told me the letter went out at 9:30am. I live in Illinois when should I receive my letter? Aetna told me up to 7 to 10 business day. I am having surgery on the 15th...That wold put the letter coming on the 11th if it takes a full 10 days. So please someone tell me I will get my letter today or tomorrow. I started this stupid liquid diet already and have taken off of work for the surgery. Plus I had my bf and family rearrange their schedule to come to the surgery. I am nervous it won't come in time. I feel this is the nurse's falt for not telling me that the letter never came. She should of told me within the first 10 days the letter never showed up. I would of called. Instead she calls me 20 days later. So any advice?

I did tell them that and asked it to be faxed but the answer I got was I am sorry it is a computer generated letter and we only mail them. Sure they do. This is there way of dragging their feet some more so they don't have to pay right away.

I know the Dr.'s office looked in their website as well and saw it was approved but they want a physical letter in hand! UGH!!!

Hi Sarah, My name is Nicole. I am from Lake Bluff we aren't to far away. Who did your surgery? I am having mine done on the 15th with Dr. Watson and Otto at Condell Hospital.

I am having mine done at Condell Hospital with Dr. Watson and Otto.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I to am on the two week liquid diet. I did a three month liquid diet before and lost 36lbs. I gained six back since getting off the diet. But now I doing liquid before suregery. My question is I have lost 30lbs already do I need to lose more? My Dr. said he would like 5 to 10 lbs off but he didn't realize I have already lost 30.

Good Luck to everyone having surgery today! Please keep us posted on how you are doing as we are all looking forward to our new journey!

Aetna will cover band slipage if something goes wrong. If you need it removed for what ever reason they will approve another surgery with no problem. You won't have to jump through any hoops. Just an FYI make sure Aetna sends your Dr.'s office a letter before you get the surgery. They called my Dr.'s office said I was approved and didn't send a letter. I go to surgery on the 15th of next month and my Dr.'s office won't perform the surgery until the letter arrives. I just think it's one of Aetna's tricks to slow down the already very long process. GOOD LUCK!!! :thumbs_up: