RhondaMarie

It might just be that you need a slight unfill. There is no need to assume worse case just yet. You need to speak to your physician and just discuss what's going on. If it is worst case... it could save your life.

Go get it Girl!!

I apologize everyone. My computer freezes EVERYTIME I go to tge webpage. It's stucking on ads. So frustrated! Not a bug fan of the Android app, but trying!!

MOST of this depends on your insurance payor. Each plan for each payor may have different requirements. My surgeon asked my PCP for a med nec letter. They find that less procedures are denied if they provide everything up front. It's not like I had weight watcher or gym reciepts to turn in. The biggest factor for me to "pre-qualify" was BMI and it helps I have co-morbids. My insurance does require the 6 months of supervised weight monitoring. I am not exactly sure if the surgeon requires or the insurance requires all of the other pieces. in my case those pre-op studies included: 1. EDG (found hiatal hernia) 2. sleep study (found sleep apnea) 3.

Wow... I feel bad for you. I don't really PMS like that so all I can offer are words of encouragement. You have made it this far through pre-op and 12 days post. You are only a few days away from a huge step in the process. I don't have a scale at home either. That may have to change. Seeing that number fall is a serious motivator for me. If you are up for it, maybe getting out and about will help stave off those cravings and keep your mind occupied. I start my pre-op on 9/12. I won't lie... I am scared to death of not being able to do it!!

Well... from some of the other posts I would have a couple ideas... 1) make sure you are getting in ENOUGH calories. Less is not always more. I am stalled pre-op side and need to heed this advice! 2) Perhaps go back to the beginning and try a liquid diet again... just progress through the stages faster. A lot of people post that it has helped them. No matter what your fitness plan is make it change. Try a different activity... if you are doing the treadmill even changing t a cross trainer may give you a boost. The thing that has helped me was just simply stretching my workouts from 60 mins to 90. It isn't always convenient, but I have seen a difference in the past few weeks since doing this. I think it is that concept of needing to create muscle confusion to maximze your time and efforts.

Thinking of you!

I have intermittent HTN & it qualifies for me as a co-morbid with BCBS of PA. Also... weight that counts is first weight BMI combo like someone said. The insurance companies want to see you lose to show you are making positive changes.

70g and 1000 calories is what the nutirition team here recommends. Try low-fat cottage cheese... tuna without all the dressings... Yesterday I was behind Protein and Water so I ate some beef Jerky. Not bad on anything but sodium which made me drink water better. I wouldn't do that everyday, but it woked. Nutrition here says to add a scooop of you shake powder to yougurt, cottage cheese, pretty much anything to get to the goal of 70.

I didn't say these patients can't call to question if A or B is covered. Some, however, do not allow patients to call & request auths .. or to call and question an auth in process. I work in the front end of a hospital with a HUGE focus on revenue cycles. It causes big issues for the patients. There is an even worse issue. Speaking on a diagnostic testing side... I live between 3 big cities. If you go to a specialist there & want to have your test done at home (aka out of their health system) they wont even attempt to obtain an auth for a test their doc wants!! RIDICULOUS!!! They send everything to a PCP to piecemeal & may add weeks to the waits! That's great patient care!! It's a lot of decisions being made to save administratively that totally screw patients.

Not every insurance will allow patients to call & inquire about auths. Isn't that terrible? There are some patients (not necessarily lap band patients) that REALLY suffer for it.

As someone who works in a hospital.... It's tough because an employer can't mandate what employees eat... only WHERE they do it. There are more docs than you can imaging that smoke... drink more than anyone should and have other extreme vices. Perhaps if you mention it to the physician they may address the staff traipsing through the waiting room. We had a big no no when techs were walking food past patients who were fasting. They had to go the back way. Unfortunately, you can't discriminate only on the flaws/vices you can see ... the most put together perfect on the outside people often have the worst habits in private. I understand where you are coming from though. I would not go to a sloppy, grossly overweight doc who reeks of ciggies. Nor would I go to a hair dresser with sloppy whacked hair on her own head!!

That's awful. It's ridiculous how eating healthy costs so much more than junk. How can it cost more when it has less ... less sugar... less carbs... etc. It's a shame that people trying to eat right struggle to pay for it. As to whatever situation you're going thru... I am not ashamed to admit I have been there and I can only hope and pray that better days are ahead.

I can't tell you the last time I had a stomach flu this bad, BUT.... 1) sooooo glad I got BEFORE my procedure 2) It's a good practice for the liquid diet! My Carnation Breaskfast mixed with Water is all I can get down. 3) Maybe I can drop a few before my final weigh in :-) Every little bit helps!!

I, too, had my pre-ops. One more weigh-in, consents and, of course, insurance approval to go!! We are getting so close everyone!!!