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I'm so glad to hear you're doing better now!
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Hey, @queen4elm ! How has your weight loss journey been going?
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Hey @Deezy93 Have you had any success? I see it's been almost a year since your post.
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Update: My insurance company failed to actually send me the form in the 7-10 business days. I called, and got it emailed. Now just waiting the allotted 30 days they have for a written decision.
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@Robin628 I wish that were an option! but given I only have 22% kidney function currently, I'll be sticking to the hospital I'm having my future transplants at. Might still take out a loan... we'll see where I get with Medicare I suppose. It's funny that some insurance plans are so against it, while in the end, they could…
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The benefit to having it done during transplant, is not having an extra hospital stay, and I'll already be opened up, so that part of the surgery would be combined with the need to transplant the liver.
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In general, these drinks are terrible for anyone. I would say check with your doctor, but for the most part, just getting a good amount of protein in after a workout, especially after weight training, will help to build muscle.
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@jcavanna2 Thanks for the insight! I appreciate it! I currently am on a limited protein diet (no more than 80 grams) due to having low kidney function and still eating about 1600 calories a day as a goal. Definitely looking at moving to reduce carbs and being cognizant of what kinds of foods I'm putting in my body (leaning…
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http://medprofvideos.mayoclinic.org/videos/double-impact-pioneering-simultaneous-liver-transplant-and-gastric-sleeve Here is a video of my surgeon talking about the simultaneous transplant & VGS surgeries. It's a few years old, so they have more comprehensive data that it is a good choice for some people, now, given good…
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Thanks, @Shull_rachael & @MrsCarrieRobinson ! How are you ladies doing with your eating plans? I have a couple friends who have had VGS, and while everyone is different, it's great to have people to talk to who have personal experience with the process. Do you have any tips at the current point you are each at in your…
