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PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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  1. Approved!!!!! BCBS ANTHEM

    By Dabeyhive,
    • 10 replies
    • 126 views

  3. How’d you Choose? Sleeve v.s. Bypass?

    By losingtolivewithjen,   
    • 6 replies
    • 78 views

  4. Weird Stuff That Delayed Your Surgery Approval

    By 🅺🅸🅼🅼🅸🅴🅺,
    • 35 replies
    • 548 views

  5. Anyone else obsessed with My 600 lb Life?

    By 49Nash,
    • 12 replies
    • 123 views

  6. Got my surgery date!!

    By Poppyseed28,
    • 11 replies
    • 136 views

  7. Surgery date before Insurance approval

    By Jennylo201,
    • 12 replies
    • 218 views

  8. HS and WLS

    By Kacey1115,
    • 2 replies
    • 115 views

  9. Liquid Tylenol

    By 2Bsmaller18,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views

  10. Can't wait to buy smaller clothes

    By gabrielle1,
    • 0 replies
    • 38 views

  11. Elevated liver count question

    By Aor2a,
    • 0 replies
    • 41 views

  12. Sick for endoscopy?

    By J'sJourney,
    • 2 replies
    • 45 views

  13. January surgeries?!

    By jessicaalyssa,
    • 641 replies
    • 6,012 views

  14. Quotes & Inspiration

    By nibble,   
    • 332 replies
    • 8,563 views

  15. Surgery

    By smallchange24,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views

  16. No "sugar-free" for me

    By allisonjrasmussen,
    • 4 replies
    • 146 views

  17. Pre op day 4

    By Dana me,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views

  18. Psychological Evaluation in Maryland

    By sher0929,   
    • 2 replies
    • 71 views

  19. Insurance changed!

    By Mari01,
    • 2 replies
    • 93 views

  20. Have a cold 8 days before surgery

    By Niabird,
    • 8 replies
    • 132 views

  21. Seminar done, now wait for an appointment for surgeon consult

    By PLACT2016,
    • 1 reply
    • 279 views

  22. Insecure

    By njcardi97,
    • 11 replies
    • 164 views

  23. The waiting game....

    By binfinite,   
    • 2 replies
    • 90 views

  24. hope I don't chicken out

    By gabrielle1,
    • 9 replies
    • 226 views

  25. Seeing the shrink

    By lilDanille,
    • 15 replies
    • 235 views

  26. 6 month diet program - Anthem

    By soccermom2,
    • 6 replies
    • 180 views

  27. Approved !!!

    By lgredvig,
    • 16 replies
    • 316 views

  28. I finally got my surgery date!!!!!

    By wreckitangie,
    • 4 replies
    • 88 views

  29. Done with my Psych Eval!

    By J'sJourney,
    • 0 replies
    • 73 views

  30. Range of pre-op diets!

    By NH1,
    • 9 replies
    • 280 views

  31. 1st weigh in visit

    By Shanda_2019,
    • 2 replies
    • 114 views

  32. Adelaide RNY people help

    By Mikeyy,   
    • 0 replies
    • 49 views

  33. Revision surgery after gastric bypass surgery

    By RhondaRob,
    • 9 replies
    • 388 views

  34. Gastric Bypass Surgery in Mexico at Mexico Bariatric Center???

    By Paula J B,
    • 5 replies
    • 266 views

  35. Gallbladder surgery before sleeve surgery

    By DietrichWarnick,
    • 7 replies
    • 186 views

  36. Average rate of weight loss for revision (band to bypass)

    By lspringman,
    • 6 replies
    • 114 views

  37. Upper GI

    By Shanda_2019,
    • 9 replies
    • 113 views

  38. Optifast

    By MeggC,   
    • 3 replies
    • 197 views

  39. Mini bypass

    By HopeSpringsEternal,
    • 9 replies
    • 280 views

  40. Unsupportive family

    By Dabeyhive,   
    • 22 replies
    • 526 views

  41. Pre Op Liquid diet

    By Ahill95,
    • 10 replies
    • 264 views

  42. Need Advice Please read and give input!!!

    By jtechgal,
    • 7 replies
    • 255 views

  43. Hidradenitis and Upcoming Surgery

    By tnl1415,
    • 3 replies
    • 119 views

  44. Surgery In 2.5 Weeks and I Haven't Told Husband Yet...

    By Boldilocks,
    • 71 replies
    • 1,724 views

  45. Pre-op testing

    By Jennifer_77,
    • 5 replies
    • 320 views

  46. This will be me after surgery

    By lifeasfaith,
    • 2 replies
    • 200 views

  47. Ugh...I have to wait

    By aisuru113,
    • 5 replies
    • 172 views

  48. What do I bring to the hospital?

    By awils126 ,
    • 10 replies
    • 255 views

  49. Scared of Manometry

    By justmetj,   
    • 12 replies
    • 229 views

  50. Prepare for VSG

    By jbond1825,
    • 7 replies
    • 124 views

  51. Just get started

    By Shanda_2019,
    • 2 replies
    • 146 views

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    • MonnieB

      MonnieB

      I am in the Pre-Op stage.  I have 4 more nutrition classes to go to.  I've had my endoscopy with favorable results although I was told I had an abnormal z-line.  Everything looks good so far.  Had my team appointment with the psychologist and have my pulmonologist  this week.  I chose the sleeve
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    • istytehcrawk

      istytehcrawk

      Friday marked my first surgiversary, so I wrote 3,000 words about it on Medium: https://medium.com/@mistyfritz/life-after-having-my-intestines-rerouted-d7baf9c8c39f?source=friends_link&sk=e24f2259918ac091cdbbb8a8f24b1f63
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    • WeGettingThere

      WeGettingThere

      Hey all! So I went in for my weight management class. I thought that would be my last one but I actually have to wait until the nutritionist clears me. She has to decide if I'm ready. I''m not mad at it. It looks like my surgery will be happening in the summertime. So instead of focusing on the surgery date, I'm putting my energy into losing weight and making sure all these appointments are taken care of. It feels like doing mini quests on a video game before trying to fight the BIG BOSS. I'm not ready for the BIG BOSS yet. haha. Feeling pretty good! 
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    • Goody222

      Goody222  »  Dana me

      Me too! I am following the plan. How about you?
      · 1 reply
      1. Goody222

        Goody222

        I am. Surprised I am not hangry!

    • Jobber

      Jobber

      Finished my 6th and final NUT appointment yesterday.  Everything is done except the psych eval and submittal to insurance.  I did everything required of me including the 100 pages plus of food tracking, I lost 5% of my total weight, and I went to every NUT appointment.  
      Hoping for the best, things seem to be lining up well for me and in the end, I think I will be able to fully have my wife on board with this whole thing.  She says she is, but I know she doesn't think I should do it.  Just like I replied to another post earlier, i'm doing this either way, it's my decision at this point and I know I can get her to come around at some point and maybe even convince her to look into it as well.
      Also, I just started with an APAP machine a couple weeks ago and "holy sh*t" has my quality of life improved greatly so far.  I wish I had looked into this years ago.  I didn't think I had apnea until I had the study done and i stopped breathing an average of 12 times an hour.  That's nuts...
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