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Haha it got me on the H M O too lol

Yeah my surgeon gave me an estimate on what to expect in terms of coverage the day I went in for me 2 week pre op appointment. I honestly don't know much about ***'s but with a PPO you have an out of pocket maximum and with all the health issues and tests I have had done this year mine was met. I had 100% coverage for mine and I just saw the claims and one was 28,000 for the surgery center/surgeon and the other was 2500.00 for the anesthesia.

I work for BCBS if Illibois. We do a lot of calling to other states and you are right, Blue Shield and Blue Cross of Cali is different than BCBS, they are actually pretty much like 2 different companies. I am a customer advocate but I handle PPO accounts. We have ways of getting pricing as long as we have the right info, not sure why they couldn't do that with an ***. I would call them back and if you have to, ask to speak with a supervisor

Post op appointment tomorrow. Anxious to see if my scale is the same as the dr office. My scales say -20 lbs as of this morning. Exercise is going good, just went for a 2.5 mile walk. Feeling good!

Probably hunger, my stomach makes some strange noises now and sometimes I get nauseous also. I have found that either just laying down for a few or eating a sugar free Popsicle helps a lot. Also, something that may help in this full liquids stage, I have been taking a cup of decaf coffee (until today 1 week post op an I can have caffeine again!!) and mixing one scoop of chocolate protein powder mix with some Splenda and ice, it's delicious! I heap the scoop so that there is more protein an it does keep me full throughout the morning

Full liquid diet right now and I'm soooo tired of it! I've had a baked potato and some chicken noodle soup. Couple times and they went down with no problems, just ate very slowly and chewed a lot. I go back to work today but pretty sure I will be fine as I have a desk job. I'm really in no pain at all, just sore around the port site. Hope you get yours soon bandista!

I had mine done the 27th and I'm from Illinois

I also go to the bariatric center in champaign. All of the staff there is awesome!!

I am scheduled for August 27th.