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Ok, so I had my surgery 8/19/13 and boy did I have a long wait. Originally I was scheduled to come into the hospital at 5:15 am with the surgery procedure starting at 7:00 am. Well, that didn't last because I received a phone call the Friday before the surgery stating that there was a scheduling...

Ok, so I had my surgery 8/19/13 and boy did I have a long wait. Originally I was scheduled to come into the hospital at 5:15 am with the surgery procedure starting at 7:00 am. Well, that didn't last because I received a phone call the Friday before the surgery stating that there was a scheduling...

So I understand that I must do the liquid diet for a week before my surgery date. My issue is that I work in the auto industry building cars, 8 to 10 hours a day, Monday to Saturday. Given the restrictive diet and heavy manual labor, I am concerned that I will have problems pulling the diet off...

Ok, so I had my nutrition education class today and it was very informative. They went over the week liquid diet before surgery, the different stages/phases of eating (the cans and cannots), the vitamins, etc. Had a very good time learning about the ins and outs of my new lifestyle. I understand...

Just got my surgery date, August 19, 2013 and I cant wait. I have nutrition and surgery education class next Wednesday, then just a few more weeks to wait before the actual surgery. #excited&nervous

For all of those out there with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (this may pertain to any BCBS period), I would like to say that it is VERY important that you keep up with the consecutive six months of weight loss attempts with your doctor. I had a mishap that occurred in January that caused...

Ok, well I did the 6 month doctor supervised diet but there was a small problem. My 5th month appointment was Jan. 25th, but I had to reschedule due to car issues. The rescheduled date was the next week, which fell into the first week of Feb., so when my 6 months was finally completed they said...

Hello everyone, I hope all is well. This is the first time I actually posted a thread with my concerns, so I hope that any fellow members can give me some advice. Well first off, I never considered WLS in the past and was dead set on losing weight the old fashion way. Needless to say it dìd...

My name is Pamela Shaw and I have joined this WLS support site due to my work schedule limiting me in finding a local support group. I have always battled weight problems, even as a child. I have lost 100+ pounds on my own on two different occasions. The catch was that both times I was laid off...