Did anyone else have to go thru this?

by full, i meant they took 9 blood vials out of me. never had that much blood taken for blood test. CBC w/differential, comprehensive Metabolic panel, copper serum, Ferritin, Hemoglobin A1C, Lipid Panel, Magnesium, Manganese, PTH INTACT, Selenium serum, vit. B1, TSH+Free T4, Vit A, Vit. B12 and Folate, Vit. D 25, Vit, E, Zinc.

My post op labs are usually 15-16 vials.

Holy crap.

Much like Kelly my post op labs are normally 17 vials. Doesn't take long. They just pop those little vials off and on the hose they've plugged into me.  Making out the labels takes up the most time.

Yep, that's 'nothin, wait till your post op bloodwork when they're checking all your different vitamin levels! I've had 4 rounds of post op bloodwork at this point and each time they take 14 vials. It is quick though, I just make sure I'm hydrated and have a protein bar or something in case I get a little dizzy.

I didn't have a body scan or endoscopy.  Everything was the same or covered in some other format.

Chris- no of these procedures will kill you. Just follow the instructions and take what you get. You'll enjoy the weight loss when it comes and so will your Spouse

I didn't have as many physicians to get clearance from but only because I didn't have that many. I didn't do a full body scan or an exercise consult.

I don't see you mentioning the test where I had to swallow the nasty fizzy stuff and then be scanned while trying not to burp. Can't remember what they called that awful one.

I had to see the nutritionist individually once a month for 6 months. While I was completeing my mandortory 6 months of supervised weightloss. Which I don't regret as I learned a lot from her. I did have the group meeting.

Do you have to do a 2 week all liquid pre-op diet? That was a blast.

But after the 6 months I was approved by my insurance in a couple of weeks and then in surgery 2 weeks after that. It moves along faster than you think.

That is one thing I did not have to take after the surgery, the contrast (nasty fizzy drink). Strange.

yep 2-week pre-op liquid diet, followed by a 2-week full liquid post-op diet. (still have another week to go on that)

1-yes

2-no co-morbidities, so no. But for my husband, Endocrinologist, Cardiologist and whatever the sleep specialist title is

3-nope!

4-YEP!

5-Six of them with a detailed journal and other activities

6-nope, but I had already hired a trainer and had my bike serviced and he said he could 'see it in me' that I was going to be an exerciser :)

7-nope (thank goodness!)

8-yep, a 4 part visit with testing and results

9-that was the very first thing before I could even do #1

10-yep!