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Have you seen this on the VSG site where people don't tolerate the Protein shake suggested by their surgeon?

Yes I have. Is the shake whey ISOLATE? . That is the one I have to have because I am lactose intolerant. That is the only thing I can think of. Try doing a search on this site as well. (At GNC they allow you to return opened packages if you don't like them. ) Actually also consider Isopure bottled premixed "juicy" drinks. They are not milky and thick. They are watery like juice. Keep us updated!

@ Brandy, congratulations and the best of luck tomorrow! We have similar stats, I will be checking your progress! :wink_smile: Come back to see us when you feel up to it.

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Thank you banana Babes I am here Nov 15th took control instead of leaving to dr's office and it worked everything with in 1 week approved they had the wrong code and the girl @ dr's office said it was investigational I did a 4 way call UHC and my case manager @ Empire BC BS and they verified I was eligible and approved for the sleeve yessssssssss! Now the jitters are setting in!

Thank you all

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Hello everyone! Better late than never. Please see below our November Sleeve Roster!! If I forgot anyone, or you need your name added or changed, please just reply to this post, no need to quote. I'll update as we go!! Isn't this exciting????

Also, consider writing banana BABES in orange on your signature! (see my signature). I would love to add a dancing banana but couldn't. I will "friend" you all. We must stick together!!!!

NOVEMBER BANANA BABES ROSTER

1- Sandy123, nateeks

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3-jenni_867

4-sbsheila

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7-snoozyoulose, Michell

8-Brandy Gilbert, StrasVegasGirl

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10-NewJourney4me

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12-FionaB

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14-scottiff, dying2Bhealthy, biggestloser,gfawcetti

15-Raquel's moving forward, VSGme

16-longer-life, Luvata amberj, marwi

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22-Geno

23-CeeCeeFree, Sonja,

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28-Ann10, Britgal

29-VFB, belabbr

30-KTT, Felicia

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Hi, my name is Susan and my surgery date is 11/22, I am on pre op diet and I hate it.

Good luck to all!

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Nov 30th for me with Dr. Ramos Kelly...anyone else going to be there around that time?

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Hello ladies! We are one day out Yippee!! So far, so good. Feeling pretty sore today but getting up and moving around helps. Dr. Mason came in and said my surgery went great! So glad made this decision!

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I was just being discharged when we noticed hives all over my back. So they're giving me Benadryl and want me to wait around for an hour to make sure they don't spread. This is always my biggest fear with anything hospital related. I'm allergic to so many things. Hopefully the benadryl will kick whatever this is and I'll be, able to leave. We have a 3 hr drive home so I'm anxious to get on the road.

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Hi Michell, I had my surgery last Thursday and had terrible blisters where one of the adhesive monitors had been attached. It did not look good for about 4 days, but is now healing quickly. I'm chalking that up to my body going through a major shock, so hopefully you are just going through the same thing.

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Welcome Raquel's moving forward, dying2Bhealthy, Geno & KTT. Your names crack me up! :biggrin:

@Michell-I hope you are on the road to recovery and on the road home! You are on the losers bench girl! Yoohoo!!!

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Hello ladies! We are one day out Yippee!! So far, so good. Feeling pretty sore today but getting up and moving around helps. Dr. Mason came in and said my surgery went great! So glad made this decision!

:purplebananna: One more on the losers bench! Yeah!!!! Congrats Brandy! Please come back often and tell us how you are doing.

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I got to come home! I'm just supposed to watch it and take Benadryl and if it gets worse see my dr. I'm allergic to latex and adhesive (and wear a medalert bracelet) so they were supposed to take precautions for that. Oh well, it would still be worth it. The worst part for me has been the deep breathing and coughing. That hurts! I'm getting a bit worried about how I'm going to get in enough liquids in such small quantities. I mean theoretically it sounds doable, but I can see this is going to be a full time effort at least for now. Good news is that I'm not hungry at all. Weird.

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