Teriiann

I'm just as scared as you. Not sure why I have had several surgeries. With any surgery there is risk, I'm thinking it's my love for food. The food will not win !!!! I want my health and my life back I feel horrible in how I am now. Everything is high, I have been on depression meds, high BP and now I am borderline for cholesterol and diabetes. I'm tired of feeling this way. It's time for me I am 49 and misserible! You can do this!!!!! Huggs

Woo Hoo! Good for you, that is fantastic........

Id like to know the same thing........I had no pain except when I woke up and they were taking me to my room, as soon as they could I was on morhpine, kept on top of it. Never ever felt anything after that. I'm hoping thats how it will be when I get sleeved.......

ahhh........Thank you and that is great!

I means NSV

What is NVS?

Good luck and speedy recovery!

Great to hear all went well!........And that most pain is from the incision. What I am most scared of is the pain. Not sure why I had a complete hysteroctmy in 08....lol

NReyna just click on the person you want to add as a friend and it brings up their profile page........there is add my friend to the right of the screen.......

I have my first appt the 20th of this month. Sure you can add me, I am on my phone as well..... Just learning how to navigate this site...

Thanks! I do too. Congratulations to you finishing your 6 months and that it's right around the corner for you!!!! I'm anxious to hear how it goes.....

Thank you Lissa, I am very excited!

So, I have been lurking around here for a while.......Reading up on as much info as possible. Back when I was gun ho about getting the sleeve done my insurance did not cover the sleeve only the gastric bypass, which I did not want. I have recently begun to look into the sleeve again. We are less than 6 month away from revising our insurance plan. We keep the same insurance but we are able to choose different plans to fit our needs. I had talked with my hubby to change it to the best plan for where they will pay 100% on most. The plan I have now I had to come up with 6000 dollars which was impossible. The good news is I just got off the phone with my surgeons office and she looked into my insurance cause sometimes they will change it. They changed it!!! They now cover the sleeve, I am so darn excited!!!! Scared at the same time.... So I will start my 6 months of Nut visits this month do my phyc evaluation and some blood work. I do have 5 years back of my bmi being high, high blood pressure, in the gray for my cholestrol, joint pain, back pain, blah blah..........all that stuff with carrying around a extra 100 pds plus. I am so happy they cover it, but yet at the same time its scary that it might actually happen, considering all things with our finaces work out. Yea!!! :)

Smooth move tea will also help

Does anyone have this insurance? They do not cover the sleeve for me, I was wondering if anyone has this, If so I'd like to know if you fought and tried to get them to cover the sleeve? I would hate to follow through with all my visits only to be denied. They do cover the gastric bypass but I don't want my insides moved around. Any thoughts or advice?? Thank you, Teri

Not that I know of on the co-mobilities...........I do have several. I am going to fight this. I have my first appt Monday with the PA and then will be seeing the dietician as some point, Not sure how all this works just yet. I just can't believe that is what they said a BMI for at least 5 years, that is crazy. If they can cover the gastic bypass with out having that, they most certainly cover a sleeve. Reason being they wont is because there is not enough research on it, hasn't been around as long as the gastric bypass..........The sleeve is less invasive and quicker recovery time, less dumping ect ect.........This is what is best for me, I WILL get this, I'll fight tooth and nail to become approved!

I have BCBS of Florida, The sleeve is covered if you have had a 50 BMI for at least 5 years. I have not I am only at a 40. Has anyone had this trouble but fought against to have the sleeve and won? I am covered for gastric bypass but I choose not to have my intestines moved around. Any of you out there have had this problem?