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Also go to fighting400.com or look up fighting 400 on YouTube and watch his videos. He is very real, honest, and accurate about everything that you will experience. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Give up soda, sugar, and minimize carbs. Lose as much weight as possible before surgery. Hardest part is getting past head hunger and developing new habits. Stick to the 2 week liver shrinking diet to make the surgery as easy on the doctor as possible. Do not give in to the "Just one more time" voice cause there will never be the last time. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Could be hematoma. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Tomorrow at 12:30p.m. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Having surgery myself tomorrow and since January have gone from 420 to 313.8 as of this morning. I'm still going through with the surgery because I've been obese since the 3rd grade and I know better than to think I can change permanently on my own. I need a forced change. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

13 days of liquid diet with one small meal was a breeze compared to today as I am doung my final day of clear liquid diet before surgery tomorrow. This day is BITTER! sweet. Stomach pains suck! Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

My VSG is scheduled for Sept 7th and I just found out I have 2 tears in my meniscus in my right knee. Has anyone else had to schedule a knee surgery before or after VSG? And if so, how long do I need to wait for surgery after VSG or can they do them at the same time? Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

This is just a meniscus repair. Had one done on my left knee 2 years ago and recovery was a breeze. However I couldn't kneel down on it for 1 year. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Most insurance require a BMI of 40 or more unless you have a co-morbidity like sleep apnea, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc..... Then it lowers to 35. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Look at Trim Healthy Mama recipes on Pinterest. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

I have a friend who weaned off and only side effect was he was tires all the time for a while until his body readjusted. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

You don't actually meet with a surgeon until after classes are completed. Its all RN's until then. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Not sure what the options program is. I have the Kaiser Medicade program and at my very first visit they did weigh me in just as at any doctor apointment. They discussed the 2 kinds of surgery and gave an explanation of requirements to be met for Medicaide(nothing about losing 10%). They will also ask you if you want to take Phentermine(which I did and went from 420 to 335). I had to do a sleep study also and was found to have sleep apnea. Once I made it through Psychological Eval and 4 months of dietician visits I moved into class. They weigh you on the first and last day of class and all they want to see is no weight gain and somewhere around 5lbs or more lost from the first day of class to the sixth day of class. After the fourth day of class I had to do a second psychological eval to get cleared for surgery. Right now I'm in the waiting game until I get sleeved on Sept 7th. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Sorry. She switched from Dr. Metz to Kaiser. (She was having a bad experience there) Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Its not bad to switch. My wife switched about 4 months into a program with Dr. Metz and Kaiser gave her credit for everything she had already accomplished up to that point. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Brighton here. I'm in the Kaiser/Medicare program scheduled for Sept 7th with Dr. Rehab Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

No MRI needed. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

The easiest way is through the Kaiser/Medicaid program. They seem to really have their ducks in a row. My wife was going to an independent office in Parker, Colorado and ended up switching to the Kaiser plan with me because they pretty much handle everything for you and make sure your appointments are on time and you have everything you need. The private practice almost set her back to 4 months because they had not communicated clearly with her what she needed to do with paperwork and requirements of Medicaid. You also can't miss even one appointment or you have to start the 6 month process over again. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Forget them both and eat Trim Healthy Momma style Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Look into Trim Healthy Momma as a new way of eating for your new lifestyle. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app

Try anything from Trim Healthy Momma. Sent from my LGLS992 using BariatricPal mobile app