Ashley O.

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update. - the last post was when i got approved in general to even be seen by the bariatric team... Now i'm officially scheduled for surgery. I will be having the VSG on August 19th. I've be...

pre op diet question - my surgeons preop diet:  2-3 protein shakes a day one under 400 callorie meal 64+oz water/sugarfree liquid. ...i just started this 2 or 3 days ago. ive pretty much had 2 prot...

facebook - as ive mentioned in past posts, my mom has a big mouth and tells every single person she runs into, everything about anything.. including me having wls in less than 2 weeks. I s...

im not hungry.. - and my surgery is on the 19th. i started the preop diet yesterday/today and this is what it is: 2-3 protein shakes a day. one under 400 calorie meal a day. 64+oz water or su...

august 19th.. pre-op diet starts today. - just had my first protein shake of my pre-op diet.. this shall be interesting.. anyone else on august 19th? (: i see a bunch of posts for august 22nd! thats my birthday. haha. ...

medications on preop diet? - i'm on synthroid, metformin, aldactone, camilla(some form of birthcontroll.. it starts with a p.. i forget what it is.), then a multi vitamin. i know i need to keep taking the mu...

any tips? family reuinion tomorrow.. - i'm having my surgery in 2 weeks.. my mom has a big mouth and likes to tell everyone 'my 15 year old daughter is having weight loss surgery, isnt that amazing?!?!' which.. it is......

pre-op liquid diet. - my nutrition called it a modified form.. 2-3 protein shakes a day, then sugar free drinks.. then i'm allowed one under 400 calorie meal a day. untill the 2 days before surgery then...

got my surgery date!!! - August 19th..(: gotta be there at 5am.  gahhhh. fjdskalf;jdskl;afjlask

hah.. - Talked to the hospital last week, waiting on a response from insurance still. But they said if they approve it in the next week or so, my surgery could be within 2-3 weeks.. my 16t...

Insurance question..? - I have United Healthcare, and Medicaid(caresource). Before I even had my consultation, they contacted the insurance to see if they would cover it. United Healthcare (primary.. from...

I'm at the hospital nowwww. (sleep study question) - Not for surgery, but for a Sleep Study. Just curiousss. What happens if I can't fall asleep soon enough for them? I'm like.. nocturnal. I've tried the past few days to go to bed at...

hm.. - Ive had my mind set on surgery since february this year.. Ive been pre approved, my 3rd and last required appointment before scheduling surgery is in 2 weeks.. I just got resul...

ughh. - So.. When i first had a consultation and stuff for wls, i had insulin resistance, hypertension, and pcos... they accepted me. my regular endocrin had a glucose tolerance done, w...

recipes? - any good websites or blogs that have recpies or any recipes any of you have come up with that have a lot of protein? I already follow thewordaccordingtoeggface, bariatric foodie...

I'm wondering the same thing.. My mom has a big mouth and has...

Just curious.. - Did anyone else have to have a lot of tests before surgery? I know I have a lot because I'm having surgery at a research hospital, and i agreed to let them keep track of things...

Nervous about stopping meds.. - I've been on it since I was 9. The nurse practitioner  at my last appointment told me that most of my medicines will be stopped after (or before, with some.. like birthcontrol.) su...