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Topic: RE: New member just starting my journey saying hello
Wow that is great. I can handle pain pretty well. Right now I have a bad back so I am hoping that I do not have to wait the full 6months that my insurance requires to get the surgery. I know it is the weight that is causing most of the pain. I wish you luck as the weight comes off. I look forward to chatting as time goes on.
Lucy
Lucy
Topic: RE: My first follow-up appointment
Thanks! Today I'm feeling a ton better--it's like I was making steady progress in healing and then all of the sudden it made huge jumps in improvement in the last two days. I was out raking leaves with the kids earlier today for a couple hours, though I'm resting after lunch so I don't overdo.
Topic: RE: My first follow-up appointment
Congratulations! I can only assume you are feeling good, especially with the excitement in your post! Enjoy every success! You deserve it!
Topic: RE: Badger Care Plus United Health HMO
Thanks! I just cant wait to join everyone on the Loosers bench!
I bleed BLACK and GOLD...STEELERS FOOTBALL...Its in my soul!
Topic: RE: New member just starting my journey saying hello
Welcome Lucy! I had RNY 3 1/2 weeks ago, going back to work after 2 1/2 weeks. I am a nurse, but I work in Psych, so rarely have to lift. I felt great going back to work when I did.
Lori <>< 
Ht. 5' 5 1/2"HW / Pre-op / SW / CW / MY 1st GW / 2nd GW/ Surg.GW/ FinalGW
272 / 255 / 246 / 166/182(29bmi)/ 172(81%EWL)/ 163 /152 (24.8BMI)
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier
Ht. 5' 5 1/2"HW / Pre-op / SW / CW / MY 1st GW / 2nd GW/ Surg.GW/ FinalGW
272 / 255 / 246 / 166/182(29bmi)/ 172(81%EWL)/ 163 /152 (24.8BMI)
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier
Topic: RE: New and approved.
Welcome to the boards!!
Your nutritionist will go over all the things you'll need for your meals the first few weeks you get home, so make sure to follow their instructions. I have an entire booklet on just the different things I can eat and when. You can try out a few protein powders ahead of time such as from GNC or samples from Unjury or other good sources, but don't buy a lot of them! Your tastes may change after surgery.
I needed:
a blender
a little pillow for splinting myself the first few days (bring it to the hospital so you have it for the car ride home)
a back scrubber (to reach my legs in the shower the first few days because bending over is really sore)
Really loose clothes--I ran around in pajama pants for the first week--even the underwear waistbands bothered my incisions so I pulled the Ancient Holies out of the back of the drawer that were all stretched out
Help around the house
slippers that you can just slide on and off, and some shoes (mules or clogs) that you don't have to tie
baby spoons (so I can learn to chew the right size bite)
some people think sippy cups work for keeping air out better, too.
That's a start for the moment.
Congrats on getting approval!
Your nutritionist will go over all the things you'll need for your meals the first few weeks you get home, so make sure to follow their instructions. I have an entire booklet on just the different things I can eat and when. You can try out a few protein powders ahead of time such as from GNC or samples from Unjury or other good sources, but don't buy a lot of them! Your tastes may change after surgery.
I needed:
a blender
a little pillow for splinting myself the first few days (bring it to the hospital so you have it for the car ride home)
a back scrubber (to reach my legs in the shower the first few days because bending over is really sore)
Really loose clothes--I ran around in pajama pants for the first week--even the underwear waistbands bothered my incisions so I pulled the Ancient Holies out of the back of the drawer that were all stretched out
Help around the house
slippers that you can just slide on and off, and some shoes (mules or clogs) that you don't have to tie
baby spoons (so I can learn to chew the right size bite)
some people think sippy cups work for keeping air out better, too.
That's a start for the moment.
Congrats on getting approval!
Topic: RE: need surgeon/stoma repair
Here's the WI list: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/WI/a,doclisting/type,LAP/
At the bottom of the page is a listing of more docs who haven't registered with the site--some more names might pop up there for you. I don't know anything about them, however, so I can't make an honest recommendation of any of them.
At the bottom of the page is a listing of more docs who haven't registered with the site--some more names might pop up there for you. I don't know anything about them, however, so I can't make an honest recommendation of any of them.
Topic: RE: Badger Care Plus United Health HMO
Congrats. I have the same insurance and got approved in 2 weeks.
Robin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
My facebook page is: www.facebook.com/robinfrommilwaukee (just put that you are from OH in message to add you to my facebook)
August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
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