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Hang in there and be glad that you did not have to do 3 weeks like myself and alot of people. What pre-op diet are you doing?

If you are on Optifast, dont worry, once your body goes into ketosis you should feel much better.

Andrew

I never thought about Ketosis!! I will have to go and test myself. I have some strps from when I was on one of my 100 Atkins phases!!

I do know my wife yelled at me because thursday and friday I only ate about half of my shakes I was supposed to! Just did not feel like eating.

I am on the Bariatrix plan. 11 scoops of Meal Replacement a day and 2 cups of veggies

Chris

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Nah insurance is paying but I don't think they are going to cover the BS classes I have to take first.:)

Hey Chris, I'd do some more checking into this. If they're covering your surgery I have to believe they would cover a medically supervised weight loss program thru a dietician, ect. ( Usually a requirement before they approve a surgery. ) You may have to get a referral for this type of program. Good luck.

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Hey Chris, I'd do some more checking into this. If they're covering your surgery I have to believe they would cover a medically supervised weight loss program thru a dietician, ect. ( Usually a requirement before they approve a surgery. ) You may have to get a referral for this type of program. Good luck.

Yeah I am going to call on monday to find out. If not its just a couple days of OT at work to fork the 500$ bill.:tired

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:) WOW, Well this was no fun at all, It was dinner time and I was going to fix my shake for my dinner ,and thought I would have a little chicken ( just a bite or two) before the shake,:hungry: and before I know it, I put that dang big old pice of chicken my mouth and did not chew it well at all. Holey crap it seemed to get stuck and it did not feel good at all.:omg: I tried to drink a little Water, thinking it would push it down ,wrong it made it worse. With out telling my wife what I did I went to the bath room and tried to PB. which I did, thank the stars 3 times .:faint: I'll never do that again, I hope.:nervous

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:) The things I have to look forward to ! I guess the old saying practice makes perfect ! Chew Chew and Chew again !:hungry:

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:) WOW, Well this was no fun at all, It was dinner time and I was going to fix my shake for my dinner ,and thought I would have a little chicken ( just a bite or two) before the shake,:hungry: and before I know it, I put that dang big old pice of chicken my mouth and did not chew it well at all. Holey crap it seemed to get stuck and it did not feel good at all.:omg: I tried to drink a little Water, thinking it would push it down ,wrong it made it worse. With out telling my wife what I did I went to the bath room and tried to PB. which I did, thank the stars 3 times .:faint: I'll never do that again, I hope.:nervous

Similar story, today at lunch I was eating some quesadillas, I had finish and took one large sip of water, well I felt like I had to puke really bad, it took all I have in me to get the feeling out of me, I took my kid to walk outside to think of something else, thank God I was able to make it pass as I read that trowing up is not good at all.

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Sorry to hear about your episodes Daniel and Ted. I've been trying to be very careful myself. So far, so good. I have heard of others having problems with chicken and tortillas. I know I have to be very careful as I have always been one to eat fast and not chew my food enough. I'm sure at some time I'll go through it too.

Bruce

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Ok so rsbg1 how did it go? I got banded Dec. 26, 2006. I have absolutely NO regrets. I feel the best I've ever felt. When I look in the mirror I still see a fat guy but hey thats my baggage. A Tummy Tuck, I'm sure I will need one and will probably get one. And yes I am gay. HAHAHA

good luck

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Hi Tony, My surgery went great..my scars are healing real good too.:clap2: So far I have lost 20lbs, a little slower then I would like but that's life. Who was your Dr. ? I guess we will always see that fat boy looking back from that mirror..:)

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I'm back.

Surgery was yesterday (02/19). I had a small undetected hiatal hernia behind my esophagus that revealed itself as they were manipulating the band around my esophagus. That opened a path to my chest cavity and collapsed my left lung. I woke up in recovery to discover that chest tubes hurt like Hell! It was near instant relief when they pulled that puppy out.

Anyway, all is well now, The lung is fully inflated and the band is in place. Just experiencing the expected soreness.

Oh, and no hunger yet!

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:clap2: Congrats Ousooner on your goal !!!:clap2:

Thanks Ted! :lol: I don't post a great deal, but I do stay up with this board. Its great!!!!

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Congrats ouachita! Glad all is well now. Unfortunately the hunger will return at some point. Rest up but get your walking in.

Welcome to the club!

Bruce

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