JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

So I hit my two week surgi-versary!! LOL. Saw the Dr, all was well and was cleared for pureed foods - it was all a relief :). Honestly I've been dreaming about something with more consistency for the last several days so my first goal was yogurt. I'm a


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Let's talk cottonmouth, and no I don't mean the nasty snake, LOL. Though the feeling might as well be as bad as the nasty snake :/. I mean that awful feeling in your mouth where everything feels just horrid and no amount of water will make it go away (


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Good grief, it took all day dedication of nothing but sipping, sipping, sipping to get 40oz of liquids in. But I did it. Yay. 

On day 3 and trying so hard not to use meds. But I feel so much stabbing pain that I still have to take some :/. Warm


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Got sleeves 5/12/16! That First day out of anesthesia was so uncomfortable, lots of bloating, lots of bathroom visits to try and pee (good golly there wasn't much mention on here about the bladder issues after anesthesia). I think I went every hour on


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Surgery is tomorrow! On all clear liquids as of this morning, stopped all vitamins and nsaids two weeks ago & have no other medications other than tylenol. Jesus I'm hungry. Someone tell me that it gets better, LOL.

All packed for the hospital


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Anyone ever have serious back problems pop up just before surgery? How did you handle it with back problems and surgery? I'm scheduled for the sleeve on Thursday. I honestly thought at this point I would be elated to finally get to this point - it's ta


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago

I honestly don't have a question or need advice specifically, but just kind of need somewhere to get this out and have a sound-board.

It's taken me so long to get here, and I feel like right now I'm a roller coaster of emotion. - SO my big news


JTMGPW posted a discussion topic 8 years ago

Anyone here have Aetna and have had them successfully approve the sleeve procedure? I'm in an appeal process as they denied me for a 0.5lb weight fluctuation during their 90 day mandatory program. I tried last year for approval and they denied me for a

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