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The Dreaded Drains.... - I have surgery scheduled on Thursday at 7:30am and I'm freaking out a bit.  I'm on a pre-op diet right now.  I have been since 7/7.  I was down 12 lbs but now I'm back up 5lbs from...

Sports bottle ?? - So I know after surgery I'll be sipping and sipping until I'm blue in the face but I want to know... I am a BIG straw fan.. I know it's going to cause problems with gas and excess ...

Ah-MAZ-ing protein shake!! - So I'm on my two week pre-op diet.  Fun fun.  I'm trying to spice up the protein shakes a bit so they don't get old.  Today I came upon a very yummy concoction! I mixed a single se...

Surgery in 11 days and he leaves now? - So my marriage has been in trouble for a LONG time.  No denying that one.  A few weeks ago we were discussing divorce and he says "I just know that in 2 years I'm gonna be looking ...

Small Panic Attack (Pre-op) - So I've been at this 11 months now.  I finally get approved and I have my surgery date of 7/21.  I started my 2 week pre-op liquid diet and everything is cruising along yesterday w...

Approved and Surgery Date!!!!!!!!!!! - This journey has been along and eventful one and it's only just beginning!  I started this whole thing years ago when I first started considering WLS.  I put it off and put it off....

RNY or Sleeve... now THAT is the question. - A bit of history: Started this process for real (actually seeing a surgeon and not just dreaming) in August of 2010.  I have BCBS of FL and my husband works at the hospital I was g...

Husbands.... sometimes ya can't stand 'em and some - A little background: My husband and I will be celebrating our 6th anniversary in about two weeks.  We have had ROUGH times these 8 years we've been together.... including separatin...

What % of your EW did you end up losing? - A few months ago I was at my surgeon's office and he was spouting off %'s of EW (excess weight) that people generally lose.  65-85% is what he was saying is the norm.  I got to...

Rag Rug?? Oh hell yeah!! - I've just discovered the "art" of making rag rugs and I am sooooooo gonna make a gigantic one from my fat clothes!!!  Anyone else do this?  I don't have a lot of clothes (because I...

And now we wait - So on 4/11/11 my surgeon's office submitted my paperwork and documents to the insurance company and now we wait.  Kim (the insurance coordinator at my surgeon's office) said it can...

And now we wait... - I've completed my 6 months of supervised diet, I've done my NUT class, my psych eval and waiting until my husband had been with the insurance for a solid year... I am finally done!...

BCBS of FL for VSG (vertical sleeve gastrectomy) - Anyone have BCBS of FL and had the VSG? My question is primarily for those with a BMI of 50 or higher.  I had questions if BCBS of FL would cover the VSG with the patient having a ...

Self inflicted 16 day all liquid diet. (long) - I have an appointment with my surgeon on April 11th to go over everything and make sure it is in line to submit all the needed documents to the insurance company.  If everything is...

"chubbies" size up for FREE!! LOL - I got these old ads in an email sent to me by a friend of mine..... found them quite funny and thought I'd share.  Enjoy! Ginger

Liquid Diet... blah - I'm pre-op and thought I'd ask..... what did you drink during your pre-op liquid diet and how much did you lose on it? Ginger

The Sleeve and Medicare - Anyone had Medicare cover their VSG (sleeve)???  Just wondering .. a friend of mine has medicare and we're wondering if it'll cover the sleeve but it's hard to read through their m...

Counseling anyone?? - I'm finished with all the pre-op stuff and now I'm waiting until the insurance co. says I'm eligible to send for approval of surgery.  When I went to my psych eval. the therapist m...

Just poking around a bit.... - I haven't had WLS yet.  I'm on the track to getting the sleeve though more then likely sometime in May.  My surgeon does the band and the sleeve and I've chosen the sleeve.... so f...

Anyone ever been denied for BMI being TOO high? - I was talking to a lady the other day in my surgeon's waiting room and she said her insurance denied her based on her BMI being over 50.  She was hoping to have the sleeve procedur...