Guest guest Posted June 1, 2000 Report Share Posted June 1, 2000 Hi, everyone! Just when I thought this process was going to drag out forever, I got a call from my insurance (BCBS - Missouri) and I am approved. It took only two days once the letter from Dr. R. got routed to the committee! I finished gathering all my medical records, too - so the packet is going to be sent tomorrow. Letters and contacts are ready to go. And hubby and I are going to the park with our digital camera to take care of the " before " pictures. I've got a few lingering questions . . . (1) To those of you who do/did sleep with a CPAP - did you bring it with you to hospital when you had your surgery. I love sleeping with mine - it is so soothing and I sleep so well - I would really miss it! (2) There seems to be a big debate on how much liquid we should consume on the liquid end of the diet. We know from experience that the body needs water to maintain the body - so it seems logical that sipping a little all day (not at meals) makes sense. From what I've read about the creatine and the glutamine - one of the purposes of these is to bulk up your muscles - to protect your lean body mass . . . and that means taking them will cause water to be diverted to the muscles - no wonder folks are complaining about constipation. So if anyone has a definitive answer from the doctor about liquid/water consumption after surgery, I would really like to hear what it is. Hope to be joining all you post-ops soon. Kandy in Missouri ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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