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You go girl. That's the kind of news I like to hear!!

It's very important to me. I haven't had the surgery yet but I went to a local group here (just a block away from my house) because the surgeon wanted me to attend three meetings prior to surgery. I really enjoyed the people and looked forward to going to more meetings when they told me that I...

Does anyone know if my instant decaffeinated coffee would count toward my daily liquid intake? I know regular coffee is a diuretic but was curious about instant decaf.

I saw my surgeon today. They moved the offices so all of my paperwork was sent to their old fax number. Grrrr. I ran to my primary care physician right away and wouldn't leave without all the paperwork in my hands AND sent to the new fax number. So now,...I wait. I am not good at waiting. I will...

Hi Sandie! Not really on any special diet. I read the "Wheat belly book" and kind of go by that. No flour and very little sugar. It was hard at first. I swear I eat more now and I have lost 20 lbs. ! It's cool. I recently tried spaghetti squash for the first time and am hooked. People ask "if...

I am meeting with my surgeon tomorrow. All my paperwork was supposed to be in by now. I called today to pre-register for my appointment and inquired about the paperwork, ie: EKG, blood work, psych, sleep study, and a few other things. They don't have it!! I quickly made phone calls to the...

Welcome aboard Brandy. I'm a noob too. Nice to have someone along for the ride with me. I too have a lot of military in my background. Chat me up sometime.

Thanks for your answers. I hope the insurance company is as quick to answer as you guys are. I'm glad there are people out there in cyberland like you who are willing to help people they don't even know. Gives me comfort in letting me know that the world may not be going to hell in a hand...

I've had my blood work, EKG, Psych Eval, and sleep study done. I see my surgeon on the 4th of October. If all my paperwork is in and is presented to my insurance company, how long does in usually take for them to answer with approval or denial?

Thanks for the welcome aboard Pat99. I've been stalking this site for awhile. I am 5'2'' and currently 203lbs. When I finally went to see a surgeon I was at 219lbs. I'm guessing he didn't want me to go below a certain BMI point. I do have high cholesterol, hypertension and am hypothyroid. I have...

My Dr. said not too lose more than 10lbs. pre-op. I've lost 16, and while I am thrilled, I am scared I may lose my operation. Any suggestions, other than gain some weight back?