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Hello and welcome to the forum! 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
Definitely ask your surgeon. My doctor said I was OK to rub a little bit of unscented soap on them and let shower water run over them, but your doctor may have different preferences.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
I believe mine came off in the shower after a few days and I don't remember keeping them dry, but ask your surgeon.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
To make the food taste better head over to the website, The World According to Eggface. She has great suggestions. If you are a lasagna lover, you will probably love Ricotta Bake.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Hi all, I am a newbie here. My surgery is in 4 days. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy. I have been on my 2 week pre op liver shrinking diet and doing very well, down 13 pounds already, but I am desperate for suggestions of new things to eat. My instructions were not to go over 50 carbs a day (from fruit and veges), and only eat 4 oz. Of very lean meats and seafood, 1 cup of non starchy vegetables, and limited fruits. Or, Substitute a meal with a protein shake. I am struggling with such a small quantity as well as being satisfied with great flavors. Anyone have any great suggestions of some foods to get me through these last few days?
Hello I'm a new member and I just had a question about wound care, i had my surgery on December 9th 2019 and I've been hearing different ways about wound care, i have steri strips so is it ok for me to lightly soap them and rinse or do i keep them completely dry (which is what I've been doing)
I do remember having to list all of that when I started the process before. I could pretty much much off every box for every diet!
I have multiple weights with the doctor for that year so I'm going to see how many they request, I was in there every three months so maybe I can just give them one for that here. If not it just means that things would be bumped until August which isn't the end of the world.
I just went through all of my records, tests and procedures from when I started this process a few years ago. I had one month left of my 90 day nutritional and exercise program. I had done almost all of my blood work, met with the psychologist, pulmonologist and done all of my G.I. x-rays and procedures. I could kick myself for having to do all of this all over again.
This depends on your insurance company. I had to submit a record of every diet I had ever been on, along with the beginning and ending weights. That was my surgeon's requirement. If your insurance company has a requirement that you were never below 35 BMI in that time frame, then you might have to wait, or an appeal might be successful.
The only way to find out is start the process and see what happens.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
After starting the process almost 3 years ago and then bailing due to husband's sudden health issue I find myself here again.
I'm back to considering the VSG. My insurance covers it (Aetna) but I'm reading stories of people being denied because their weight history has an occurrence on a BMI under 35 in the past 24 months That would be August 2018 for me
After putting off surgery my Dr. put me on Vyvanse. It worked for a while and at one weigh in my BMI reported at 34.8. Problem is, I self-reported my height all of these years and I'm actually an inch shorter than I thought I was so I guess that's water under the bridge. If I had let the Dr. measure me I never would have been under 35 BMI.
Has anyone been denied because of this? I mean, the weight came right back at the next 3 month checkup. I stopped the meds and am now at my highest weight.
Thanks!
S'up
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
