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Severe gas - Please help!   I will be three weeks post-op on Monday.  For the last few days, I have had severe gas in my upper abdomen.  It hurts so bad, I can't even begin to eat.  I have trie...

Surgery was 11/7/11 - Well, surgery went well on 11/7/11.  Yesteray marked my one week mark.  I am ten pounds down, hooray!  Biggest problem is getting all of the protein in, but still trying.

Home - Had my surgery on Monday, got to come home today.  I can never thank my surgeon, Dr.Patrick Dillawn and the staff of Seton Medical Center in Williamson County enough.  Surgery was ...

No date - Well, no surgery date...have to get approval for two days of hospital stay....GRR!

Today is the day - Well, today I see my surgeon and get a surgery date.  Praying for a good decision.  Everybody at work is doing a new protein thing and are giving me heck because I am taking "drast...

Getting There -      Just a few days (6 to be exact) until I meet with my surgeon and hopefully set a surgery date!  Had a few set backs, my surgeon left the practice I was working with and I was ...

Waiting - All of the hoops are jumped through, my iron count was a little low so I hope tht will not interfere with my surgery!  Now I am just waiting for a surgery date.  Dietician recommen...

Sometimes it is harder to walk way than to stay. I give you hearty...

Surgery approved - Tricare has approved my weight loss surgery!  I started out wanting the lap band but my surgeon talked me into the Gastric Bypass for numerous reasons.  I am both excited and scare...

Tricare Approval - I cannot believe it!  Tricare approved my weight loss surgery.  I have the nutritional and exercise evaluations on Friday, my cardiac eval on the 30th and waiting for the referral ...

Tricare - Has anybocy gotten approval from Tricare for Lap Band?  I have a small issue in tht my BMI is 38.7 and I have several co-morbidities, but am not 100 pounds over my MetLife ideal bo...

Tricare Question - Has anybody tried to get lap band covered by Tricare?  I have faced an issue in that my BMI qualifies me for the surgery but I am not 100 pounds over my ideal body weight.  I tried...