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Eating before early AM workouts? - I finally feel ready to start working out.  I have lots of workout DVDs that I've used in the past (Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire, Insanity, P90, P90X, Zumba...) and I will continue usi...

Multi-Vitamin Frequency? - Hi, Yesterday was my first post-op visit with my Nut and we were going over my new vitamin regimen. She added vitamins for me to start taking (B1, Iron etc) but she decreased my...

Pre-Admission Testing - I had my testing done today: urinalysis, bloodwork (6vials of blood!!), an EKG, and chest x-ray. It went pretty fast; I was out in about an hour and a half.  Now the countdown t...

Approved! - I called my insurance company to see if they'd received my paperwork and/or made a decision about my surgery. The rep said it had just been reviewed and approved yesterday.  I am s...

Tell Supervisors about Leave: Email or In Person? -  Hi All, I got my surgery date for August 16th and now I need to tell my supervisors (I have 3 of them!) about my medical leave. Only one of them is here this week (the other tw...

Surgery Scheduled! -  I got a date! My gastric bypass is scheduled for August 16, 2012. I'm disappointed that I couldn't get a date for this month, but I'm glad I have a date to plan around now. Whe...

Last Visits & Paperwork - I had my last Nut visit today. We went over the post-op diet for the first 4 weeks again, protein intake and vitamin regimen. I also brought in my 6-months worth of PCP office ...

The Waiting Game -  I had my last 6-month visit with my PCP on Friday, the 22nd. I'm getting so close to the end of this process. I've already done everything else. I had my endoscopy and psych evalu...