jasleeve

wow! i can agree with EVERYTHING you just listed except the uncle thing. i cant wait to start my process.

would i be wrong for leaving out the fact that i had WLS?

and have you had it done already?

i had lost tons of weight before on a subway diet. went from a size 18 to a 6 in 4 months. im an attractive female and have a spicy personality (im puerto rican) and i got TONS of attention. walking down the halls of my high school, all the guys would look and i became very popular because of how many different pairs of expensive popular sneakers i wore. funny thing is, i had on the same exact sneakers 4 months prior & never got that much attention. EVER!! after about 8months of dieting, i quickly put the weight on again and gained an extra 50.

at first, my plan was to tell NO ONE except my mom. not my boyfriend (who was my boyfriend at that time), not my bestfriend, no one. well my employer too because she is the one who told me about it. i just couldnt hold in such a secret though. i think about the surgery EVERY chance i get. everytime i see someone out of shape, i wonder if they would qualify for it. i bought new clothes today because i have an event to go to thursday & i look like im pregnant with twins. im so depressed.

im glad all turned out well for you. what made you not want to tell others?

i agree, people should be very supportive but they would take it and use it to make fun, unfortunately. im 22 & we all know that young people can be very ignorant. its sad but true. i think maybe in the future after all my weight loss, id open up to ppl if they ask but i dont think id have the courage to broadcast it. i am doing a vlog (video blog) on youtube and im going to record my every single step but ive made it all private. maybe after i lose a good 50+ lbs, ill have theheart to make it public for the world to see. i know im proud of my decision & proud that im taking control of my life! i just think the stereo type for surgery is so negative & its sad.

at first, ALL 3 of the ppl who i told said, "HELL NO!!! YOU DONT NEED THAT!!! JUST DIET AND EXERCISE!" well my ex boyfriend is a fitness director (personal trainer) & is very fit & my best friend is a zumba instructor & has all these zumba certifications. i know i could diet & exercise but its a crazy long road & a billion times harder to maintain. my mom said no until i explained it to her & gave her more info. they are all excited for me now but im terrified of not being approved thru my insurance. i know i qualify but they may not cover vsg

i decided only to tell very few people. i think ppl are so judgemental & id hate for ppl to look at me funny. i feel like i could lose so much having vsg but i would be the "fat girl who had WLS" instead of being "healthy & smaller". i only told my ex who him & i just broke up after 9yrs. he used to be 500lbs & became a body builder and lost all the weight thru diet & exercise. my mom who is my support system & my bestfriend of 12years. oh & my employer who had the surgery & i looked into it as soon as i saw her weight loss! for those of you who have had vsg already, did you feel like telling more ppl after losing the weight? i started a vlog (video log) on youtube but made all the videos private. im going to keep them all private & im going to keep making more until maybe after dropping the weight. if im comfortable enough, i will put them out for the world to see.

AMAZING!!!!!

im terrified of not getting approved & i was talking to a friend who has had the sleeve done & she gave me a tip! it turns out that LAP-BAND & GASTRIC BYPASS patients are NOT allowed to take asprin! if you can have your regular doctor prescribe you asprin for some type of pain related to weight (back, knees, hips, ankles) & have it on record, it will be hard for them NOT to cover vsg. you wont qualify for BYPASS OR LAP-BAND!! you may get denied the 1st time but be patient and appeal OVER & OVER! you just may get your way. i hope this works. im calling my doctor tomorrow & im going to tell him the truth & i know he will hook me up. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TRICKS OR TIPS, PLEASE POST!!!!

:/ im not a steroid user. im praying that they dont deny me. ive lost my gall bladder due to weight. im border line diabetic. i have thyroid issues. hormonal inbalance. pcos. fatty liver. out of breath quickly. back pain galore. im praying that they dont look at my issues as "small"

it seems like a trick! lol. i dont know tho

i actually found a surgeon already & go see a nutrionist, nurse practioner & seminar on july 5th. something else that has me wondering is, what if i lose a lot of weight during that 6months? will they deny me? i lose weight quickly but put it on twice as fast which is why i turned to vsg.

oh ok.. wow. im sorry to hear that. if you dont mind me asking, are they going to make you pay everything upfront or would they finance it for you? i read on a few sites that it can be very costly. i pray i get approved because if not, ill be devestated.

that is horrible im sorry to hear that. my insurance thankfully pays for even the after effect such as loose skin, etc. thank god for my mom!! have u possibly looked into changing insurances? u may end up paying less by signing up with another insurance than paying for the surgery out of pocket.

well the only reason i would skip over her is because my boyfriend is very into nutrition. hes a fitness director & a bodybuilder. i know someone who had vsg surgery and she was on the same exact diet pre-op that he had put me on...i lose a lot of weight but put it on just as fast which is why im turning to vsg. if its not avoidable, than i will have no choice but to pay but i rather get the info for free than pay out of pocket.

if you dont mind me asking, what type of insurance do you have? i am going to a seminar on july 5th & i scheduled an appointment with the nutrionist and nurse practioner the same day. i have 1199SEIU and after researching, its affiliated with aetna and aetna does cover the vsg (thank god)! if my insurance were not to cover it, id be trapped in this body forever. i hear its a 6month process with my surgery & if i mess up, id have to start all over. im scared lol

after doing much research, ive read from some people that getting their surgery only took 3 months. with others, ive read that its a 6month process. why is that? i believe my insurance is a 6month process. i have 1199SEIU. anyone else have this issue? anyone know why?

congrats! we are on the same boat. i am just now starting my journey and i cant wait! i have my seminar, nutrionist and nurse practioner all scheduled on the same day... july 5th! i hear its a 6 month process so i may be waiting until january i know of some people who get it done sooner! im not that lucky but i will see. lol.

congrats!! i cant wait to make my post like this. it will be a journey but i cant wait!

well its for sure 1199 but i seen a little logo i guess if you wanna call it that and it said aetna so im not sure if that means that they are all the samething. maybe how like medicaid has different forms like fidelis or health plus, etc. my boyfriend is a bodybuilder so he can help me diet wise. i was made aware of (through research) that id have to pay for my psych eval & a nutrionist out of pocket. if i can go around not seeing a nutrionist, i will. if not, then i gotta do what i gotta do. i have an appointment with a nutrionist & nurse practioner on the same day of the seminar. you didnt see a nutrionist? thank you for responding, i greatly appreciate it!

that gives me a whole lot of hope! thank you for giving me hope! i pray my doctor is a money hungry kind of person. maybe in a lot of debt with a gambling problem? haha!! im kidding! but i just hope i get approved thank you for responding! xo

thank you so much for taking the time out to respond to me. i believe i seen "aetna" on my insurance card but i know its 1199 (my moms insurance). i pray i get approved.

i had called them & they couldnt give me a direct answer on whether THAT surgery was covered. they said its up to the doctor & then the insurance would review it. i kept asking her, if the surgeon says i need it, will it be possible to get it or do u not cover it period? she said its up to the ppl who review it. she couldnt give me a direct yes or no. i understand i needa qualify for it first but i just wanted to be sure that if im a perfect candidate, they are not going to say the dont cover vsg.