amberj

I'm in Denham Springs and Im having mine done at Women's in BR on the 16th. I need someone close by too for support and motivation! When are you gettin your sleeve??

Hi everyone! Well I start my pre-op diet tomorrow. i just got this long list of vitamins that I need to buy. My Dr office told me to go to celebratevitamins.com . I was just wondering where ya'll got your vitamins from and if it was any cheaper than celebrate. For a 90 day supply of B-12 , a multivitamin, iron and calcium it totals to be $115 with free shipping. i don't know if that's a good price or not. I am also looking at different proteins, any suggestions there??

i just had a c-section and if its anything like that O.R. they have you get onto the table for the procedure and afterwards they move you. i remember having an inflatable thing under me that made it easier for them to slide me to a different bed. it may be different for each hospital though. My first c-section i was also slid over from the operating table to a bed. i weighed around 350 when I gave birth, so i wouldn't have any concerns with them being able to be moved, there's always someone to help. on another note, the hard part was me getting onto the OR table because I had to lean over and get my epidural and feeling gets lots REALLY fast which makes it almost impossible to get my legs back on the bed and ready for surgery.

oh my goodness!!! that does seem like a long time. I got really lucky i guess. I just started this month. however, my bmi is 51. a lot higher than yours. the only thing the nurse requested was my bmi, height and weight and the attempt is made to lose weight. I lucked out of having to do a 6 month diet, but then again I just had a baby and had gestational diabetes and with that came a diet plan so maybe that counted for something. I feel blessed to have had this go through quickly. i was so afraid that i'd get denied and wouldn't be able to have it before my insurance year was over. i have a 3600 deductible ( very high!) and i just didn't want to have to pay that again. My doctors office has been amazing through the process. the financial adviser there told me to not call the insurance company and just let her handle it. i had called and they said itd take two weeks and they'd need a diet and a 5 year record, but that was standard procedure i guess. I was told its a case by case thing. I really hope you get big approved come the 9th!!! fingers crossed!!! if you're anything like me, you need this!

quick update:::: my paperwork was submitted last Friday and i got the call today saying i was approved! as of now surgery date is November 16th !! WHOOP WHOOP! I couldnt believe it got approved that fast with no complications what so ever! it had made my day 10x's better!!!

Mine seems to be going well too. I had my consultation on the 6th i went to the seminar on the 13th ( i know i did that backwards!) I had my psyc eval done on the 20th and the request was submitted to the insurance on the 21st. I called the financial adviser today at my surgeons office and she said it usually take less than a week. all they requested from them was my bmi height and weight. they set my surgery date for nov 16th. hopefully ill know by Friday if its approved or not or if they need more info. I have united heath care choice plus. Maybe we're just lucky or have drs that take care of everything. either way i think were a minority. i have read a lot of problems with insurance on here. but like your dr, mine doesn't seem to be concerned with me getting approved. best wishes! hope it continues to go smooth!

Did anyone's home life change with this surgery? before or after? My fiance' loves me and means well when he says that he doesn't want me to change a thing about myself, but he has serious issues with me having this surgery. He gets angry whenever i mention it or anything about it. he has always been there for me and backed me up with any decision i made. This surgery is hard for him to accept i guess. His main fear is that if i lose the weight, i won't want him anymore--silly right? but it is very hard going through this process without him supporting me each step of the way. i went for my consultation and was so excited when i left. I called him and he says he doesn't really want to hear about it. If i mention it at home, he gets mad and walks away from me. i got my psyc eval scheduled today for next week ( YAY!) and i cant even really tell him about it. I'm getting this done regardless of his opinion, because I am doing it for my children so that they can have a mommy that participates in their lives and doesn't sit on the sidelines. I was just wondering if anyone else went through this and if it got better afterwards. any help is appreciated.

thanks for responding I think i have about 500 left on my deductible. i have about 4000 left for my maximum deductible. After that, the insurance pays 100% of all cost. So that gives me a lot of hope! I've talked to my insurance agency and ask about the 6 month diet thing because i had read so many stories on here about having to have the diet but the representative said i didn't need anything but a bmi over 40 and have it deemed clinically necessary by a physician. I'm hoping that doesn't change on me. The surgeon said it was done as an outpatient procedure in a local hospital. I thought i'd have to stay in the hospital a couple of days but I'm not sure. The surgeons office gave me a list of doctors but said i could go to anyone for the evaluation. I'm just waiting to get an appointment. I called several and left messages. Since most my deductible is met already i want to have this done before the new policy year rolls around because my original deductible is 3600.I don't want to have to pay that again. I have high hopes! this seems to be my last resort. I've tried so many diets, jsut to lose weight and gain what i lost plus 10-15 pounds more each time. having kids didn't help much either. but they are my driving force right now. I want to be able to play with them without getting tired or take them to the beach because as of now i'm too ashamed to wear a bathing suit. I just want to live and being overweight and self conscience about it is keeping me from being happy. All of you that have had this and have had success with it are such an inspiration to me. i keep looking at before and after stories/pics and cant help but wonder if that'll be me in a couple of years. it makes me want it even more! Congrats on your weightless! I can't weight to be where you are !!!

Hi everyone! my names Amber and i'm currently in the process of getting this thing started. I have already met with my surgeon, today in fact. I sat down with the woman who takes care of insurance and i got up a little confused. I asked her at least 5 times how much the actual procedure was going to cost and I never got a real answer. I have united heath care through Target and they pay 80% after i meet my deductible ( which is almost met). I know insurance companies negotiate prices with doctors so it makes it difficult for me to find out how much im actually going to have to pay. I'm pretty sure she said for just the doctors fee, without insurance, is 9000, that doesn't include the hospital. How much could that be since its done as an outpatient surgery? I called the insurance company to find out but they need the code and of course i don't have it. i am int he process of getting an appointment for a psych eval and after those results come back i can get with the surgeon for a surgery date. I guess i just need to be patient. I was just wondering if anyone had an estimate of how much it actually cost for the procedure The only requirements for approval is >40 BMI and older than 18--seems easy enough