Hi, my name is nicole. I posted on here a while ago but forgot about the site . I started the process for wls in may. Saw the psychiatrist in july, he wanted me to see a nutritionist so I saw her late september. My appointment with the surgeon is next thursday. At first I was soooo excited. I came all this way, and finally got the appt. Well, now I'm scared and I don't know why. I'm not scared for the actual procedure. I think I'm scared of insurance denial most of all. I plan on starting college in january so I'm scared of how the surgery will affect school. I'm also scared if and when I get the surgery to be away from my son while I'm in the hospital. He's almost 8 months old and I watch him during the day while my boyfriends at work. Its gonna be hard, I hate leaving him. Reverse seperation anxiety I guess? Lol. When I saw the nutritionist told me to cut out carbonated, caffienated sugar added drinks. This isn't too hard because I mostly drink water. She said no milk or orange juice (which I love). The hardest thing she told me was everything I eat has to have less than 5g of fat and sugar. Can anyone give me suggestions of food with those guidelines? All I've found is honey wheat pretzels lol. Ok, questions!
How long were you out of work/school?
How long did the incision pain last?
How long did the dr say to refrain from sex?
How much weight did you lose at 3, 6, 9, 12 months?
How long after your surgeon visit was the surgery?
I know everyone is different but I'd like some kind of idea.
In case it matters, I'm 19 and weigh 360lbs (god it sickens me to say that)
Thanks so much!