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Cigna approved my lap band surgery Hip Hip Hooray! I am going to meet the surgeon on February 26. I cannot wait :smile:

By the way, I have to be on liquid Protein diet + one lean cuisine meal for 2 weeks then 4 liquids diet (no solid) for the week before surgery.

Any advice on which Protein Drink will not make you hungry that much? What I need to prepare before I see the surgeon and the dietitian?

Any recommendations is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Alisa

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It is finally your turn! I carry Cigna too, and know about the long process!

As for favorite shakes, I found the slim fast to be my favorite. I had Optifast and slimfast and seemed to always go for the slimfast.

I found the first three days VERY hard, but then, it became easy - I was not allowed a lean cuisine, only liquids. I stuck to it, and the surgeon was very pleased at the size of my liver on band day!

Good luck to you!

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Thank you so much for the recommendation. I am so excite about this. It has been a long 9 months and finally it is my turn :-)

Alisa

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Cannot offer my own personal opinion on the shakes but the Nutritionalist mentioned Designer whey powder. She said it taste the best. I plan to purchase this when I get to the point you are at. I still have 3 more months of weigh ins. Congratulations. Best of luck.

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