Tahneesamson

I'm gonna call the hospital today and see if I can negotiate at all! Wish me luck

That is the problem! When my husband checked me in he gave them my insurance card even tough the receptionist said that she wasn't sure if I even needed to check in caz sometimes dr smith takes care of it! So now that is was run under my insurance I'm screwed! If we would have just paid out of pocket it would have been half that!!! Ugh! I'm so pissed and don't know what to do ((

Question though, is it best to call a negotiate with the hospital or insurance company about my bill??

The MRI looked great and I've had other scanning at the dr since then, do my plication looks good! I just had a really rough recovery ;(( I'm almost 6 weeks post op now and doing great! No more nausea thank god! I'm down 21lbs. Going for my second full in 2 weeks. I would not have changed a thing, other than I would have roughed it out that night to bypass the 3k bill!!!

That's awesome! You go girl! That's so inspiring!

Hey girl, u look great! Can u give some of us some tips?

They think it was a reaction from the meds or anesthisia. We've already spoke to the dr and he says we are responsible. It sux so bad. I guess I should have just sucked it up that night ( but I really thought I was dying I was so sick. I guess we can always try and negotiate with the hospital to see if they will come down on price at all

I figured....it just really sux. You pay 10k for a surgery and then it turns into 13k!

Ok ladies a few of my banded friends and I are arguing about how many cals we should be eating. A couple if us have stalled and are eating an average of 600-800 cals a day. Is that too low?? I've read that it should be more like 1000 a day. But that's seems like so much! If I'm not exercising right now how many cals to kick my weight loss back in gear?

Ok did my BMR and it's 1757. So how much do I need to eat to lose 2-3 lbs a week?? I know for me since I have pcos my body does not do well with carbs at all, and I have been eating too many carbs lately! So in gonna start lowering my carbs. I had my first fill yesterday so we will see how it goes. Thanks for the input ladies!

What's an example day for you?

Oh I'm also 5 weeks post op ) and have lost 19lbs, but nothing in a little over a week

How is it working for you and your weight loss? Do u count ur cals?

Hey there! I'm 5 weeks post op and have lost 20lbs. My weight loss has slowed now like I knew it would. I haven't been eating very good just very little. I have pcos so I'm not suppose to have breads and sugars so Atkins or south beach is what I'm suppose to follow, but I haven't. I would love to hear if low carb has helped any of you banders???? Thanks! dde0a

I'm Tahneesamson )

I was self pay but my surgeon doesn't charge extra for the plication since its still in clinical trial

1st week was liquids and full liquids, 2nd week was mushies, 3rd and 4th I could add in chicken and beef. I'm eating pretty normal now, just not a lot

I had the band with plication apr 2nd. I'm down 20lbs! Im not gonna lie, my recovery was pretty tough the first 2 weeks but I feel great now! Nausea was the worst, but everyone is different. I skipped my first fill caz I didn't need it caz the plication is plenty of restriction. It's crazy how little it takes to get full now. My first fill is Monday and I'm still not sure if I need one. I think everyone should do the plication, weight loss is faster and it prevents from slips ) feel free to ask me any questions

Trust me the abdominal binder will save ur life! Mine is a belly band from kohls it was $20

What exactly does explode mean?! Throw up?

Yes I had the same thing! It latest about a week, it's just the nerves. But man is it painful! What saved my life was a belly band I bought at kohls. Any type of girdle type item will work, anything that puts pressure in it.

You need to call ur doctor, he might say go Shea and go to the ER. Trust me the mess and iv they give you will make you feel brand new!