chris54

I am excited prepared mentality and ready for a successful surgery with no complications. How about You?

Treat

I would like to know if anyone has had surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange county? Who was your doc? What was your experiences like?

Trust the doc with this blood clots can happen months after your surgery u do not WANT ANY possibility regarding this. My doc prescribes shots after surgery to all his patients. I would if they did not give it to u.

Guess what people You really don't have to tell anyone WHY u are having surgery. You do need to tell managent that you will need time off due to medical reasons. THST IS IT. It is confidential information all over this U.S. Nor can your employer require you to tell him. For example hospitals, doctors can not go telling anyone even family about your medical condition if you tell them not. It is a personal choice, be cautious about employee/employer relationships. Good luck

Let me just say my doctor requires that you have Protein shakes 2 weeks before surgery and 2 weeks after surgery. One week after surgery I will be seeing him and the nut. So I did not have to worry where I was going to get the Protein Shakes, they were also Bariatric Advantage website (i did not want to run all around town looking and testing).They are very filing and I did buy enough for after surgery as well. I too am a planner also the behaviors I began a month prior to surgery (10/29) was the 30-20-30 rule: 30 min. prior to eating no liquids, 20 min. to eat meal, 30 min after meal no liquids. I purchased all my Vitamins from bariatric advantage website. Biotin from wal mart plates, knives and forks (small ones) 2 new gowns GNC: protein shakers. Other than that it took me 30 days to practice the behavior and I am still working on the 20 min. it takes longer. The 64 oz of Water daily I have conqured that. I also quit coffee, tea. I think that is it, good luck.

Have a friend and others aware by the soap good luck

29th here 8 days preop hangin in there

My doc said 5 to 7 days after surgery a leak can happen. He said u will feel different than u did after surgery u won't b able explain it it jst is. He said call office or go to emergency (same hospital u had surgery no other) tell them u had wls and call your doc he will tell them what to do (he also said that wls doc r always on call at the hospital) . Although scary I am comforted. My surgery 29th.

This is my 8th day preop protein drink surgery 29th after surgery 2 more wks of protein, after day 3 it get easier. Re shopping put pre op shopping in search some ideas will come up. Gas x strips,chapstick,kleenex,personal stuff for home liquid tylenol,bc I will hve protein drinks after surgery no real shopping re food needed. My doc has protein drinks in his office to purchase and I am glad I did. Good luck

Sry you are feeling defeated, but there is hope i am a bcbs *** patient my surgery date is 10/29. There is always more than one way to skin a cat. You have to be proactive use the internet find doctors in your area that do the sleeve, hospital affilication etc. Then go back to your pcp with a name of the person you want the referral to go to. My pcp did not initially refer me my hip doc(who i see every 2 yrs) suggested a docs name. Work it that way. Dont give up keep fighting your current insurance you have does pay i received a copy of bcbs medical policy under type its called "Medical Necessity and Investigational/Experimental original policy date 4/14/70 revision date 4/1/11. Good luck

There is a tea called smooth move organic tea all natural someone in the nut lass said it worked really well. I am on my first week preop diet (protein drinks) and it worked. I purchased it from Stater bros. here in california, you mb able to get it at your local grocery store.

I will be praying for you, god is with you.

No harm intended just keeping focus

For those of u waiting get a date from doc office when paperwork was submitted after a few days nicely call insurance co to give u status. I hve bcbs my case was approved within days and approval hb faxed. Doc office said they never got it long story short got my date. What I am trying to tell u is to b nice and proactive. The insurance co will status they also tell u if your paperwork hb submitted. Good luck.

I am in day 4 preop diet not a problem. For those of u having problems look at the goal, whatever is going to get u to the finish line is worth it. Is it what we would like to do NO, but we hve done what we like and look where it has got us! We hve been blessed with an opportunity of a life time. What has helped me is I made a list of things I am going to do, in my new body, the people I will inspire. You have to look at the goal, where u r now is just the journey enjoy it and write down each struggle. So when u get to the other side and want to recapture old habits look back at your struggles. We are a lot stronger than people give us credit for. Enjoy each experience good and bad, each one plays an important role in your success. Be blessed.

I am in day 4 of preop. 3or 4 protein drinks daily and 64oz water no problem: my test were EKG chest xray Blood test Stress test where I had to walk on tread mill for 10 min. A week b4 my preop I started walking jst 10 min a day. Pass all test jst on preop diet(only shakes) until surgery date10/29. Oh my doc requires shakes 2 wks after surgery as well. Again docs r different.

I hve arthoristists. and my doc was going to prescribe pain pills during the two weeks.

Just would like to add taking the vitamins for most of us will be for life. The older you get at some point you are going to have to take a pill look at it this way; if you continue to gain weight at some point it will cause high blood pressure, arthoristists (forgive spelling) mayb dietabities (then you will either take a daily pill or shots more than once a day) . You must ask yourself hmmmm which would I rather take daily vitamins and be healthy or these other choices?????? Our weight WILL and HAS caused other health problems that is a fact. Your taste buds will change, the foods you like today may not b the foods you will like after surgery. Hope you make your choice not based on emotion but facts. Good luck to u.))

Jam on day 3 of a four week protein (2 wis b4 and after survey no compliants) just hope I don't get constipated

Standbyhim Dr hammanji I started pre op diet on the15th not bad, got the food from docs office. Surgery1:00 pm. On 29th I wb on liquid 2 wks b4 surgery and 2 wks after surgery.just b4 thanksgiving soft food. I am ok with that I want my stomach to heal. Lol

love: I have those same feelings, so since you cannot say to anyone what I have decided to do is to be a speaker at my support groups there I can make a difference and help that way. Hang in there

Start my pre op diet for four weeks nothin but protein shakes bring it on )))))) I will handle this

Shellbell I hve date on 29th start pre op diet tomorrow for two wks b 4 and after surgery nothing but protein shakes I am determined not to cheat