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Progress Report - I haven't been posting here lately and I want to get back to it. Support in all forms is important, as well as just a brain dump in this blog. My surgeon group and nutritionist hav...

Hey Heidi - good to see you back here. I have been lax about visiting...

I had LOTS of last meals....sort of a month long "goodbye to food"...

Milestone! - This is week seven and I am down exactly 50 pounds from my highest weight.  I was VERY excited to see that number come up after waiting through the 6 week stall! Things went prett...

One month out - Today is one month out from surgery.  Overall I am feeling great.  I still get tired but not as easily these days.  My protein is always on the low end of the prescribed range, but...

Post Surgery - Surgery was on 9/9.  It went well and I didn't have much surgical pain.  Fortunately I didn't have the gas pains that people talk about a lot.  I was bloated...but no shoulder pain...

Welcome back!

Glad everything went well for you. Another couple of check boxes...

Best wishes to you as well! Will be interested to hear about your...

Surgery tomorrow - It's finally here....surgery tomorrow morning.  Like everyone I have a lot of mixed emotions.  I'm excited, nervous, scared, and can't hold a train of thought longer than a minute....

Frankie is right, it totally depends. I am in the home stretch of 14...

BMI and PCP - My BMI dropped below 50....yay!!! I had a couple of goals going into surgery and that was one of them. I saw a different PCP today for my last pre-op appointment.  The one I went ...

You're doing an AMAZING job. I'm right where you were 9 months...

Pre-op diet Day 4 - The first two days I am not gonna lie...I felt like crap on a cracker.  Bad headache, lightheaded all the time, and full tilt dizzy when I got up.  I emailed my NUT who reassured m...

Congrats on the wonderful maintenance success! You look so...

It is a huge decision. I know I took the entire pre-op period, right up...

I'm pre-op, but so grateful for the vets on OH. I wouldn't have...

First day of pre-op diet - From what I read on the forums everyone's pre-op diet is different.  Mine is 3 protein shakes daily with clears (broth, tea, water, SF clear drinks, SF popsicles, SF jello) in betw...

Good luck to you, also!! Will be watching your progress.

Surgery scheduled! - I was approved and my surgery is scheduled for September 9!  Final pre-op appointments are scheduled with my PCP,  the surgeon, and anesthesia. Going to be joining the losers real...

APPROVED!!! - I should get a scheduling call tomorrow! Woohoo!

Pins and Needles - I emailed the surgeon's insurance specialist today and she said she hadn't heard from insurance yet, but expected to any time.  I decided to call Cigna and follow up.  I hasn't bee...