snapdragon05

I got approval yesterday at 430 pm. I was sweating it !

Mine is 2 shakes a day, one meal with 1tbsp olive oil or sf dressing veggies and 6 oz of protein. It is 3 weeks long. At first really hard but now it's nothing to me.

I am 9 days from surgery and still waiting approval. I too have empire bcbs. I was told they were counting days so my original date of Nov 30 was moved up to January 18. May I ask what your BMI and co morbs are? I am just trying to get a feel if I will be approved.

I am being sleeved on the 18th. My preop diet is 2 shakes a day. A piece of fruit in between meals and a dinner with 6 oz of lean protein, vegetables and 1 tbsp olive oil or 2 tbsp if sf salad dressing. When I get hungry I drink water or coffee.

18th for me...waiting on approval

I'm in Long Island. Surgery scheduled for Jan 18 with Dr Ahmad in Port Jefferson.

Anyone else feel like the waiting is watching paint to dry? Yesterday I got my hair done and I looked at myself in the mirror and I was so sad at how heavy I am. I Usually love getting my hair done but I just felt like a fat person with good hair. It really hit me hard. I haven't mentioned it to anyone until now. November 30 is so far away.... Even if I start on my own I won't see great results.

I will say that when I have not used it I have caught myself waking up gasping for air. Very scary. I use my machine every single night. It's not something to be casual about.

I have had cpap for 2 years now. I use the nasal pillows so there isn't a mask over your face. If I don't use it the next day my throat is sore and I can barely get out of bed. However by the time the morning comes I can't wait to rip it off my face lol!!!

Thanks for the add!!!

Jenny I PM you also

The waiting is killing me....

Support group was great. People at all stages in process. I can't wait to go to next one.

I too have been going to a therapist for some time and my surgery is in November. It scares me so much that my addiction will take over. I eat when I'm full to the point of where I feel sick. I keep working on it in therapy and I use self talk to tell myself I am not hungry and to not eat mindlessly. I wanted to try the preop diet for myself to test my level of commitment to this.

I went to support group on Tuesday and it helped me tremendously. If your bariatric center offers it.,, go!