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MIMISAN

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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  1. Thanks guys, this is what I am thinking. On Thanksgiving I ate a little cheat but ate 1/3 of what I would normally have eaten. I didn't even cook most of the things we would have eaten. I plan on doing that for Christmas too. We are going to have ham and some kind of steamed vegetables and for my husband some dressing. Our dessert will be fruit salad.
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    Big win!

    Good luck! I hope its easy for you.
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    Introduction, and Howdy!

    Welcome to the forum. People here seem to be genuinely nice and helpful. I am suppose to have my sleeve on Jan 26th but I am still pending a PET scan to clear me with the cardiologist. I am nervous, excited and tired of waiting now. I live in Texas but I am more than happy to join your support team!
  4. Do most of you use the flavored or unflavored protein powders and if so do you have favorites?
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    Protein Powders ?

    Thanks so much for the info, I definitely am going to order some of this brand.
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    Protein Powders ?

    Wow I just looked at the Syntrax website and they are EXPENSIVE. Mainly because I hate to spend so much before I know I will like it. Does anyone know where you can get test packs?
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    Day 2 of pre op diet!

    I have heard that suddenly cutting out coffee is a reason for headaches. Did you drink coffee before?
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    Approved finally!

    Merry Christmas!
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    How sick am I really?

    My EKG was fine but a PET Scan showed and Abnormality and I ended up getting heart stints!
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    I was all geared up...

    Your weight looks like you should be good for the BMI, don't you have any co-morbidities?
  11. Can you explain to me what they mean by stricture?
  12. I have thought a lot about why I am fat and how I got fat and so on and so on and it really comes down to this. Yes... I was born a poor white child.....not on assistance but very close. My parents had all they could do to keep us fed and clothed. Being poor was probably what saved me from being fat as a kid and teenager. The parents did control what was in the house to eat and I had no money to sneak and buy crap. However they had no control of me once I got knocked up and married at 17. From that minute on I was the one that got to decide what food went into my mouth and usually I picked anything that was sweet and carby. I was a kid. My hubby and I were poor too but instead of making money saving good choices. I generally chose to shove candy and crap into my mouth. Then I whined and cried about being fat. Over a period of 25 years I went form 127 to 325. I have lost the same 100 lbs at least 6 times and the failure is always mine. I guess if I blame anyone for my failure it is the advertising world because you can't watch tv, read a magazine or drive the streets without being accosted by some luscious looking high fat item that is easily affordable and leaves me hungry 2 hours later. I have been on a somewhat low carb diet now for 6 months and even though I know how to eat there are days that I think of food to much of the time and mostly bad food. In the end, the choice is mine. I am now 62 and fat and worried about being a burden on my husband and children. I want to be healthier and I can't be that and be 300 lbs. I have to do something and I am hoping this gastric sleeve will be my back up on my weak days.
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    Drivers license

    I just had to renew my license due to a change of address and I was telling my husband how much I hated the picture (because it looks like me). I then told him that it would be a good test for after surgery because I will be able to see the change.
  14. My insurance has approved me and I have chosen the date of January 26th to get my surgery done. That will be 5 months from the time I got my heart stints and I still have to wait for the cardiologist to approve but I am pretty sure he will! Now I can actually get excited and start the countdown to what should be a life changing decision. I guess I have to go make me a countdown ticker!!!! I have decided that just before surgery I am going to have my husband take his most unflattering picture and that way I will have it to compare with a year from now.
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    Need a Giggle?

    Years ago, I went for a gynecology exam and while I was in the stirrups the Dr. (male) peeled a penny off the back of my thigh and said. I am sorry but this exam is worth more than a penny. I must have sat on the penny in the car and never knew it was stuck to my leg. I was so embarrassed.
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    Quick Coffee Question

    @@Coffeeguy My husband has a T-shirt that says " Instant Human, Just add Coffee"
  17. My Cardiologist made me take a Chemical Stress test before he would talk about clearing me. Low and behold he saw something that made him uncomfortable so he strongly urged me to have a heart catheter to check this out. Sure enough I had to stints placed on August 28th. One was in the artery that they call the widow maker. I was disappointed that I was sidetracked for a while but very happy I listened to him. Now I have finished all my other insurance requirement and we are trying to schedule me for Jan 26th which is 5 months from the time of stints. I will have to quit taking my blood thinners for a week. I have my fingers crossed for you. No matter what happens you probably should find a PCP that you are more compatible with for the long haul.
  18. @walkinggirl We need to keep track of each other and compare notes! @kdelrosso I am dreading the 2 week diet, I hear it is hard.
  19. I agree that I am shocked that they would approve you for the surgery at that BMI and weight. I would not have the surgery for 40 pounds but that's just me.
  20. I don't have a surgery date yet but judging from the fact that I have to have 6 months supervised dieting I hope to squeeze in under the wire before the new year! I am just ready.
  21. I went in for my last nutritionist visit this morning and I was surprised to find I had lost another 5 1/2 pounds. That makes a total loss of 38 and I am very excited about that. I was very commited and I think that shows. I think they will be submitting my plan to insurance in the next couple of days and I can't imagine why they would deny me. However, even if they approve it I will probably be waiting till late January or early Feb for the surgery because I have to be released by my heart Dr. because of my blood thinners. No matter what I intend to keep going with my eating plan just like I am going to a nutritionist. It is a lifestyle change after all!
  22. @@ssflbelle That would be fine with me. It does help when you have someone that is going through some of same issues. I will send you my email via messaging.

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