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MFP -- Read results carefully -- not all entries a - Just a warning!  Today I entered steamed shrimp.  I had about a half pound left over from dinner last night, and the first entry was Generic- Large  Steamed Shrimp, so I selecte...

I've been approved! - Got my insurance approval today -- just about 5 business days.  So I'm getting myself ready for next week!

Just got my insurance approval! About a week. - I see people ask this question alot, so I'm reporting in!  My last surgeon's visit was on Oct. 26, a Friday.  Then most business, etc., here were closed on the 29-30.   I expect...

MFP Friends? Let me know -- I can't search the fo - I know many of you have offered to be friends on MFP -- and of course, I thought I'd just search the posts and set up friends when I had a little time.  Well, I have some time, ...

MFP Just told me to eat more! LOL! - I'm doing a pre-op low carb diet, and My Fitness Pal just gave me a warning when I clicked on the "done for the day" button!  It told me I hadn't eaten enough, I might go into s...

Recognizing Hunger - I have always been baffled as to why I feel "hungry" about an hour after I eat.  I have reflux, and have taken meds for several year - but I don't get "hearburn".  I get nausea ...

Anyone Use Protein? Comments? - I have been reading through all of the my materials, and there is a reference to clear protein drinks which includes Isopure (which I've seen many reviews of here!) and Protein ...

Told the Kid I was Having Surgery and our Turkey D - Thanks to all of you who provided some advise last week when I asked about traveling over Thanksgiving to visit our son -- a 10-hour drive.  I had planned to not tell him I'd ha...

Two week countdown starts tomorrow! - I start my two-week pre-op diet tomorrow -- Halloween.  How appropriate!  From reading the boards, it looks like I am one of the "lucky" ones.  My surgeon only requires a low-ca...

I Have a Date! - Desperate times call for desperate measures!  At least that's how I feel about having a chunk of my stomach chopped out for good.  But at 55, after  a lifetime of being overweig...

Am I Unrealistic in Planning a Thanksgiving Road T - First -- I, obviously will NOT be driving!  Just riding! But it's about a 10-hour drive.  And, if I have complications, etc., we'd just cancel. But overall, since I see some...

Got My Date -- Nov. 14! - So, in about three weeks, I'll be sleeved.  My pre-hospital visit for the labs, EKG etc, is done by my primary care doc, so he got me in on Wed -- hopefully Hurricane Sandy won'...

Final Surgeon Appt. Tomorrow! - The surgeon's office called today and left a message that they needed to cancel tomorrow's meeting - -and I was surprised at how intensely bummed I was about this -- but luckily...

Does Making Ice Cream out of Protein Powder improv - Recently, I'd posted asking if anyone made sorbet or ice cream with their protein powder, and someone recommended Eggface's blog for this (which I should have thought of myself!  D...

Anyone make their own Sorbet/Frozen Protein stuff? - I am pre-op, but a compulsive planner!  I searched the site to see if anyone had made sorbet (or other frozen "desserts") out of Isopure or other protein powders, and didn't find a...

Funny visit at the Cardiologist - Here's an excerpt from my cardiology pre-op: Doc - Can you go up stairs? Me - No. Doc - Looks puzzled. Me - I point to the knee-high storm trooper boot beside her ( I have Achi...

Eating in Friends' Homes? - I love to cook and have friends who love to cook (duh, I didn't get these hips by not eating!) -- so my question for you all is how you handled being a dinner guest in some one's h...

What's the best/worst thing you make in the blende -  I just got my new super, duper Vitamix (note-- Vitamix sells refurbished ones on its web site for a lot less than new -- and with a 7-year warranty) -- LOL -- still don't know if ...

Cyst on Kidney -- more tests! -  I am in the pre-op process, and got a call from my surgeon that the abdominal ultrasound showed a small cyst on my kidney -- so I have to have a CT scan and some other tests.   He...

What to tell people! Finally -- the answer that w - I  saw this headline today -- you really don't have to read the story -- the headline says it all!   This could certainly end those "how are you losing weight" conversations quickl...

Pampered Chef Purgatory! -  What are friends for except to have their children invite you to Pampered Chef parties -- where they make chocolate lava cake in the stupid stone pan with cake mix and canned fros...

FRITOS AD, REALLY? -  The banner at at the top of the board was just for Fritos!  I'm posting this hoping that whoever is selling ad space here will notice!  The ad was actually for somem couponing sit...

Reasons for slow loss -- based on my support group -  I am pre-op and I went to my first support group meeting tonight.  The sleevers and the lap band people meet together.  Several people were talking about their slow losses or long...

Whey protein crisps -- please advise? -  I'm in the pre-op stage, but I've started my low carb diet and have been buying and trying new stuff.  I've done Atkins before, so I'm familar with the whole approach -- but I cam...

Drains? - I've been obsessively reading and researching VSG, and some people mention drains and others don't.  Does everyone leave the hospital with a drain?  I'm trying to be as informed as...