Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

New to Site



Recommended Posts

Hello All,

Well I am in my 4 month of getting the band. I am from Minnesota. My Doctor is Dr Lee about 25 miles from my home town. If all goes well, I will be able to have my surgery towards the end of April. Last week I had my pysch evalutation. Won't get my results back for a few weeks. I have written my letter to the insurance company and have to wait for eval to see if I qualify and if they will cover it.

I did some reading on here and boy I have alot of the same feelings others do. I know I need to lose weight, but I am terrified that I will fail again. I am getting better at my Portion Control and have been exercising.

My family isn't very supportive of me in my new adventure. I come from a family of over weight people. It will be good to have some support. I do have a couple of friends that have had it done and are very successful. I will keep checking back for info and support. Thanks for listening

Michelle

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Well welcome to this site!! There is a ton of support here! Sorry about your family not supporting you...maybe when they see all the weight falling off of you they will change their minds!! Always remember there are not any dumb questions here as well as always remember to follow your doctors directives! You will see really quickly here that every doctor does things a little bit differently but all with good intentions! Take care and I wish you the very best on your journey!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Well welcome to this site!! There is a ton of support here! Sorry about your family not supporting you...maybe when they see all the weight falling off of you they will change their minds!! Always remember there are not any dumb questions here as well as always remember to follow your doctors directives! You will see really quickly here that every doctor does things a little bit differently but all with good intentions! Take care and I wish you the very best on your journey!

thanks. I have found lots of useful info already. :rolleyes: I do have one question. How do you get the weight lose scale at the end of messages?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • cryoder22

      Day 1 of pre-op liquid diet (3 weeks) and I'm having a hard time already. I feel hungry and just want to eat. I got the protein and supplements recommend by my program and having a hard time getting 1 down. My doctor / nutritionist has me on the following:
      1 protein shake (bariatric advantage chocolate) with 8 oz of fat free milk 1 snack = 1 unjury protein shake (root beer) 1 protein shake (bariatric advantage orange cream) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein bar 1 protein shake (bariatric advantace orange cream or chocolate) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein soup (chicken) 3 servings of sugar free jello and popsicles throughout the day. 64 oz of water (I have flavor packets). Hot tea and coffee with splenda has been approved as well. Does anyone recommend anything for the next 3 weeks?
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

    • buildabetteranna

      I have my final approval from my insurance, only thing holding up things is one last x-ray needed, which I have scheduled for the fourth of next month, which is my birthday.

      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BetterLeah

      Woohoo! I have 7 more days till surgery, So far I am already down a total of 20lbs since I started this journey. 
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        Well done! I'm 9 days away from surgery! Keep us updated!

    • Ladiva04

      Hello,
      I had my surgery on the 25th of June of this year. Starting off at 117 kilos.😒
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        Congrats on the surgery!

    • Sandra Austin Tx

      I’m 6 days post op as of today. I had the gastric bypass 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×