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Lol .... I hear ya

Not yet .. trying to lose 10lbs then only have psychological eval left to do .. hopefully if my thyroid checks out ok as well I'll get approved. Fingers crossed 🤞

Really wow I thought I felt lil more energy w the starting of meds & it's only been 12 days Taking 100mcg daily Bmi 39-40

You're losing that's great [emoji16]! U meant goal 130-140 right lol Ok I take levothroxine too 100mcg We have similar stats too lol 52 @ 5'3 Highest weight Sw 230 Cw 220 Ideally my surgeon wants me @ Sw 212 for surgery day I'm so close but I gotta get this thyroid down . I'm hoping it will in a couple months .

San Leandro ca

Having more energy better health also getting rid of my sleep apnea hoping no more c pap machine!!Wearing great clothes/ going through my closets .. wear some smaller stuff I saved & donate the big stuff!!

Glad to hear u got it under control & had your surgery .. that's great! How much medication did u have to take to lower your number? Synthroid? How much weight have you lost so far ? What's your stats ?

Welcome & Yes I hear ya I know it's hard ... u can do it ... hang in there .. u got this !!

Also I would try to do all liquids Until your Surgery... 4more days to go right ?

I think it depends on the dr & how much weight u gained... I'd call the office & ask questions... I can imagine they would cancel u last min .. if u have surgery & lose weight I heard it can go down & sometimes get better ... my surgery dr wants me to try to get me my number back to a 3 -4 which 4 is normal according to my primary dr .. that is what my lab notes read. .. although last years test on 1/16 I was a 7 & she said no need for treatment.. I don't understand that .. that's just crazy ..u sound like what I went thru last year .. fast forward a year later ..now at 13 they wanna try to regulate it before I get approved. Have to wait & see. Good luck to u Tuesday. Let me know how it goes ok .

Dr says now maybe I'll lose weight now .. lol ... I finally realized why I lost so slow & was tired all the time.

OMG yes .. mine went from normal then to 7 last year then to 13 ...2 weeks ago .. I had no idea it was that bad I'm now taking synthroid 100mg .. dr says I need to get it under control before surgery.. having it checked again in few weeks .. meanwhile he maybe I can lose weight now lol [emoji23] What was your number?

So true !!

Good luck w yours !!

I know Kaiser was crazy for sending that kit w only the finger attachment I don't think it's accurate at all .. last test had all three nose finger & belt. I went from mild to severe .. that can't be right w only finger attachment lol ... anyway Im having a retest at sleep lab next week w Kaiser.. they try to save by not doing overnight only to have to do it anyway .

Just solely depends on your surgeon and what your weight is.. high Bmi .. some do preop liquids shrink the liver to reduce fat in liver to move out of the way of the stomach is literally on top the stomach is what my surgeon told me.. some preop just to be in practice and to make sure you have an clean empty stomach before going into surgery if your BMI is Lower ..

Yes I w Kaiser & they set up an appointment show you how to use home kit & send it home w you & you return it next day or 2 .. was only a finger device ... no belt or nose cannula & if are inconclusive they send it home with you again to retest before they would do an overnight ..they set an appointment to read & explain about treatments or providing apnea machine if you come out positive.

Bay Area ca.

That's awesome nice when u see a loss .... congrats! ! mine tsh was normal 3 years ago about 2.7 then on 1/16 was 7 on 4/16 is 13 now I know why I had a hard time losing on my own .. my dr said last year when I was a 7 no need for treatment.. I had no idea as I really didn't pay attention to it at all till Recently when I decided to do sleeve . Oh well moving forward here I'm working on being diligent to lose my preop weight ... i'll get there even if it's slow... I'm OK with that.. my Dr preaches it's a lifetime style & change . I'm 218 Yeahhh ! 5 '2 I found out to last week .. I've been 5'3 1/2 forever I thought .. old age shrinkage lol Not much to lose before surgery

18lbs & now 9 more to go .. but I'm to call in when I'm 5lbs from my GW to start for pre op ... that means only 4 lbs to go .... I swear it's so slow .. crazy lol

What was your starting BMI / weight ? Do you still take 200 mg ?

Wow I was hoping that wouldn't slow me down now that I started on meds .. I'm kinda low BMI too that was my concern as well ... now @ 40 BMI HW 230 Now 220 SW 212 5'2 I'm getting tested again before Surgery

I luv my vita mix !! Can do so many combos w both machines .. I'm still in pre op .. i make fruit & green smoothies w protein powders

I'm pre op too . Just been diagnosed w hypothyroidism this month .. started taking 100mg of sythriod to my surgeon says I have to get my thyroid under control before the surgery.. i hope this medication helps ? Normal tsh is about a 4 mine went from 4 to 7 now 13 in 1 1/2 years Was this your experience.. sounds like even with medication weight loss is still very slow??

Luv my vita mix !!!