St. Louis Samantha

I have the exact same story as YeaMe. My insurance wouldn't cover bariatric surgery, so I paid out of pocket. Afterwards, I asked the hospital to bill the insurance for some blood work, which I considered standard health care. Apparently, they sent the whole bill to the insurance, and the insurance paid 2/3 of the bill! They did not approve the surgeon and anesthesiologist charges, but everything else. So the hospital is sending me a refund for the difference ($11,000+). Needless to say, I'm very pleased and surprised.

My skin is also very dry. I never drank as much water as I do now (about 48 oz a day). But on the other hand, we ate a ton of food and most food has water in it. Using lots of lotion.

Hello! I was also sleeved the 3rd. Very similar story to Blueberry - extreme pain at major incision. Struggled with water and protein until week 2. Now still only doing about 50-51 ounces of water. One 30 gram of protein shake a day, the other 30 grams of protein are coming from food. Feeling much better, but have basically been on a stall for literally three weeks. First week I lost 18 pounds. Week 2 I lost two pounds, and week 3 I lost another two. My biggest problems are drinking enough as I resume life as normal. I had an appointment yesterday that took 2 hours, and I didn't drink anything and had to stay up late to get in my fluids. Also, constipation. I didn't think too much about it, but then I had MASSIVE constipation the other day. I'll spare you the gross details, but it has me wondering exactly what is causing this. I'm not dehydrated, based on the color of my urine. I feel like I'm more hydrated than I've ever been in my life.