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Wondering if I should start stocking up on vitamins and supplements prior to surgery, when I can get good deals, or just wait and see what my surgeon says I need. Aren't some of these just mandatory for everyone? I'm not having surgery for another 6-8 weeks, hopefully and just trying to plan...

I laughed when I read that you said you were "released." LOL Gotta see the humor in some of these things sometimes and just relax. You have done incredibly well with your weight loss. What do you think helped you along the most? (Besides the surgery?) I am planning to have the sleeve...

Hi Christine. My insurance company denied me because my surgeon doesn't do his surgeries at a "Center of Excellence." I never heard of that. They approved him throughout the last eight months though AND paid his bills for office visits. So I had to pick a different surgeon and redo a lot of...

Awesome!! That's so encouraging!! I'm so happy for you, I hope you continue losing at a good pace. I thought I'd be on pre-op diet this week but I'm tied up in an insurance nightmare and hope things get straightened out next week so I can get my surgery date!

Hi Melissa! I'm new here too, probably not having surgery till very late September. I'm waiting on insurance. So I'm just finding my way around this site and learning everything. So you must be in pre op diet, so how is that going? I hope it's not as hard as it sounds. Good luck to you and...

Gunther, I'm still waiting on insurance to approve my surgery but it's getting closer and I'm excited! Seems to me the pre-op diet has got to be the worst. Try to relax, and get some sleep tonight. Everything will be just fine. Your taking a big step towards a new healthy YOU...awesome! God...

Cheyenne, thanks so much for your encouragement. Looks like you've done fabulously, what a great inspiration you are to all of us! I already had my gall bladder removed years ago, so no worries there. My sugars are now all over the place, so I'm trying to eat better and get the under control...

This was a gastric sleeve meeting but gastric bypass people had infiltrated - their meeting was in the same room afterwards. So it was kinda hard for me to tell. I've since spoke to my surgeon who discussed nutrition with me and hydration, taking my vitamins, etc...I'm feeling much better...

Hi, I'm new here...just waiting on a date for surgery. Gastric Sleeve. I've been poking around and reading at what everyone is saying and I am getting encouraged at what I see here. This is hard for me and I have a lot of questions. I think my biggest concern right now is wondering how I...

OK thanks Adair! I have just found that glucosamine really helps me, but as I lose weight I bet I won't be needing it anymore. I'll ask my doctor. Thanks!

When I went to my local support group for the first time, most of the attendees were post surgery and each one looked kinda sickly. So the meeting started and we all introduced ourselves. Then a woman came to do a presentation on athletic wear, socks and shoes...when the presentation ended...

I am pre surgery and also wonder about vitamins and especially my glucosamine chondroitin which are large pills that I take daily now for joint issues. Will I be able to crush those and keep on taking post op??

I'm new here too! Welcome! I remember a plane ride where I had to hold the seat belt around me during the whole flight so no one would know it wouldn't reach around me. I just wanted to die. Too embarrassed to ask for an extension belt. So now I just finished my six month wait, and looking...

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Hi! Anyone out here in DuPage County?? I'm scheduling surgery for September '16 and I'm looking for a convenient support group. Thanks!