roseygirl

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

When does a wls patient get off the cpap? - Anyone know if it's around a certain body fat % or x number of months. I hate using the cpap (because I'm lazy to prep it daily) but I def still need it. Wondering when I will see ...

Having a "I'm a loser day!" - I need a brainectomy! I know the tummy chop shop is only part of the plan and the rest is mental. I'm too new into this to be struggling already! I bought Organic lollies for Hallo...

week 2 + 1 day 800 calorie days? - Am i doing something wrong. I am physically hungry every three hours. While I don't eat more than 4 oz except yogurt i can easily get down 5 oz I am totaling between 600-800 cal a ...

9 days out - Hypoglycemia? - I was not a diabetic before. Today I slept in and lounged in bed for a while so did not eat until around 10:30 a. M. By the time I got downstairs I was sweating and nauseous and fe...

Band to sleeve day 1 today! - I was pretty doped up last night and didn't get into my room until 9 p.m. So that time went by in a whirl. I woke up around 1 a.m. And felt like I had to pee but could not work the...

Water and farts? help needed - I made it! Sleeved yesterday evening. They want me drinking 4 bottles of water and I've only been able to 2 down. I'm scared and not sure how much i can swallow at once. Any tricks...

costs in mx - My Dr said ds is only for super morbidly obese but I've seen folks with a lower bmi than me get ds and do well. Anywho my ins is being a pain so thinking self pay in mx for either ...

to ds or not to ds? - Insurance is requiring 6 months supervised diet and I'm about to lose my ins so looking at self pay which means no longer limited to just the sleeve. I have heard DS requires expen...

6 month supervised diet - I'm super confused on this. I have read so many posts from people who say they literally go in,  get weighed and go home once a month for 6 months. This does not seem like a superv...

Devastated by UHC - I got a call from the Mayo Clinic yesterday and they said my insurance requires a 6 month supervised diet within the last 12 months. I had a lap band in in 2008 and we moved in 201...

why I hate the band! - Can't swallow protein even with total unfill. Throwing up Sliming Only losing 20 lbs 1st bite pukes and then 0 restriction (meaning could eat any portion after puking up the ...

band (failure) to sleeve q's -  Banded in 2008 and only lost about 20 pounds. I had it removed in 2012 after having it unfilled since 2010 because I couldn't swallow anything. Even with the complete un fill I ve...

What's the diff in self care between DS and Sleeve - I have several q's around is there extra work involved when a DS is done v sleeve?  1. Do bowel issues come up more w/ DS? I just read of someone pooping 3x daily. Is this normal ...

Why didn't you get the DS w/ sleeve? - I am considering the sleeve after a failed band. I lost only 20 lbs w/ the band and had nothing but problems with it and had it removed after 4 years. I was also self pay which my ...