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@@BonnieGail Sorry to hear this. I was told I have to have the entire time of food and exercise logs, so that's December 1 through May 31 for me. They told me to keep doing them because they can ask for them at any time to prove you're still compliant. My final nut. visit is May 31 and we are submitting to insurance on 6/1. All of my other tests were great except I'm on a CPAP now, but I'm compliant with that as well..... it's such a process!

I'm in Southern Indiana right now and having my surgery here but hopefully moving to Muskegon before the fall. These long distance relationships are for the birds!

@@pewpewpewpew Yay!!! Congrats on getting your approval letter!

My insurance will pay for my CPAP month to month but I must take my sim card from it in to the pulmonologist once a month to demonstrate compliance or else they will no longer pay for it. My surgeon will also not do the surgery unless I've been demonstrating compliance. I'm still pre-op, but my aunt who had lap band about a year ago has lost 85 pounds and no longer needs her CPAP. She said while she got great sleep with it, she was not sad to see it go.

I started with my PCP then switched to the nutritionist for the remainder of the time. What a difference! She has taught me so many things about myself and my relationship with food, tricks to remember, etc. that I just wasn't getting with my doctor. My insurance requires me to keep a daily food and exercise log for the entire 6 months (and all the way up until surgery) and demonstrate at least 80% compliance, but it wasn't a requirement of my surgeon/nutritionist.

@@alwest68 I'm in for a facebook group too! Just let me know

What a weekend! Took 3 hours to put together my new grill on Saturday, but had some of the best kebobs ever.... chicken breast with 4 different colored bell peppers, onions and mushrooms. We also built a fire in our fire pit for the kiddos to roast marshmallows.... no matter how badly I wanted one, I held back. Honestly, I was having such a good time watching them that I didn't think about it much. What did everyone else do this weekend?

Also, if they are requiring 3 month of medically supervised weight loss then generally they will require that all 3 are consecutive months. So if you were weighed at the fertility doctor in January, were you also weighed in November and December or in February and March? My insurance requires 6 months of medically supervised weight loss, but it's a lot more than just getting weighed. It has to be documented that we discussed weight loss, what strategies I would use, what exercise and food plan I was following, etc. My insurance is super picky so I also have to send in food and exercise logs for the entire 6 months demonstrating at least 80% compliance along with my cardiac clearance, pulmonary clearance, sleep study and a million other things. Hopefully yours won't be nearly as much!

Yay! Congrats @@Rainy Days on firming up your date! I'm supposed to be moving out of state 4th of July weekend, but I'll be able to drive back and forth to my surgeon (about 6 hours each way) but this late in the game it seems silly to switch surgeons. If for some reason my insurance denies the first go-round, I'll look into switching to a surgeon in my new state.

I just ordered a sampler pack from Syntrax today. It's 15 flavors for $15 plus 1.99 shipping (16.99 total). You have to call them to get it and it's one per household. 1-866-333-7403 x800.

@@Debbie915 unjury makes a good unflavored Protein powder! My surgeon requires HMR Protein shakes (bought from their office) for 2 weeks prior to surgery and 1-2 weeks after. Right now I generally use Muscle Milk banana Creme or strawberry Creme, it's great, especially if you put a little PB2 powder in it. For lunch, I love the Unjury chicken Soup flavored protein. Unjury sells a starter pack that has 10 single packets of their protein (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, unflavored and chicken soup flavored) as well as a small shaker and a thermometer for about $20. Unjury gets some of it's protein from soy, and the muscle milk has a little bit of soy lecithin in it (less than 1%) but they might be options for you as well. I'd definitely double check with my nut. or surgeon with your cancer history.

@@betterme38 3 boys and 1 girl here as well!

No Friday scheduling for me, sadly. My surgeon only does sleeves on Tuesday. So I'll be working Monday, surgery Tuesday and coming back to work the following Monday. If I'm still not feeling great I'll either work half days or take a few more days off.

@@betterme38 The Garth Brooks concert was amazing! Trisha was home sick, so it was just him, no opening acts or anything. It got started a little late - a few minutes after 11 but he sang until 1:45 in the morning! ~swoon~

Lost a total of 8 pounds this month, the nut was thrilled.... but another wrench in the plans. The insurance coordinator came in and said my insurance has added in another stipulation. Your first and last supervised weight loss visits must be at least 180 days apart. My first one was December 1, so my 6th appt is now scheduled for May 31.... 183 days from my first appointment. We were trying for early May, but this is the hand I'm dealt so I'll take it with a smile and know that I'm still heading towards the loser's bench.

Finally over whatever that horrible stomach bug I had off and on for 2 weeks, 5th nut. appt is today... and Happy Birthday to @@betterme38

Same here. They put in the iv, took me back and I literally woke up as they were wheeling me into recovery. They gave me some insulin because my sugar was up (nothing new here) and then I got dressed and left 45 minutes later. I did take the day off work as they advise you to not drive that day since you've had some sedation, so I went home and took a nap before the kids got home from school.

@@betterme38 So my 5th nut. appt is on your birthday and yours is on mine. That has to mean they'll be lucky appts! @alwest68 I don't blame you one bit. I would love to be the first surgery of the day, even though I doubt I will sleep much the night before!

@@betterme38 My birthday is on the 12th!!! Going to see Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tomorrow night (the 8th). Gonna have to stay away from the beer!

So I either ended up with a stomach bug or ate some bad shellfish... not sure which, but I lost 6 pounds in the past 2 days. Of course I've only been able to hold down Clear liquids. Let's hope I keep it off... nut. appt #5 is April 18th

@@Qwalla My pre-op liquid only is 2 weeks (14 days) with the last 2 days clear liquids only.

@@babbit I got it from the unjury website. It's like $20 but for all those samples it's not a bad deal at all.... 10 Protein shakes plus the shaker and thermometer. http://www.unjury.com/products.html?flavor=8

Just got the call from the sleep center. I've been officially diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. Spending another night in the hospital April 26th so they can get my settings for the cpap all figured out. Kind of bummed, but just another co-morbidity to add to the list. And from what I hear I'll get a much better night's sleep and feel a lot better, fewer headaches, etc. I just keep repeating "just another hoop... just another hoop."

I've heard the same thing, which is why I am loving the chicken soup Protein I'm diabetic and sweets have never been a temptation for me, so even now I have trouble getting some of the sweet tasting ones down. I mix in some PB2 powder sometimes, which helps to cut the sweet. It's powdered Peanut Butter and really good in the banana and strawberry shakes. I'm sure it would be good in vanilla and chocolate too.

unjury chicken Soup flavor! It saves from the sweet flavor of all the other ones you drink! It's my total lunch time go-to. Muscle Milk has some great flavors in stores (I'm not a chocolate person) the banana creme and strawberries and creme are both great. They have a lot more flavors available on amazon (birthday cake and blueberry anyone?).