mswisdom

Ha ha ha.....for months I thought that 'nut' meant the Shrink.

I talked with the scheduler today and she told me that they was missing the month of may from my PCP doctor. I spoke to medical records and she sent them over but I couldn't get with Sally at the insurance company today before they closed, but Jennifer(my scheduler) told me that they would take a meeting with the dietician instead. So have a have the appt. moved up to Nov. 6th. She told me that as soon as she sends it that the insurance people will turn around and send the approval letter. If I can get the month of May sent over then I won't need the Nov. 6th appt. and she will give me a date. Aaaaaaawww! This is all so much but I am blowing everybody up to get this done.

I've been hunting my surgery scheduler down for the last week to make sure she submitted my insurance papers. My surgeon wants me to lose 25lbs before he'll do the surgery but I want my approval in place since it changes over at the end of the year so time is if the essence. Well when I talked to her (scheduler) yesterday she explained to me that she'd been backed up with trying to fill Dr. Terricana's surgery slots but she was glad that I stayed on her. She went on to say that if it gets approved this week she can put me straight on the docket. That's what freaked me out. On the phone I was cool but I had a timeframe for this 25lbs and so far I'm right on schedule, 8lbs in 8 days (with 22 days left before I see the nut again), then I figured i'll have to do the 2 week diet which would bring me the last week in November. I was cool with that as long as I know I was approved. Now, I feel that I'm thrown off guard, even though I've been working on this since March 2013. I guess I'm going to have all type of feelings as this gets closer....and 'trust' I'll be posting about em. I will say that I have been strong on myfitnesspal.com and it has really help me stay aware of what I'm eating. My name on there is "Mswisdom70" and I need all the friends I can get.

I was excited at my appts but today is totally different, my surgery may be pushed up early than what I thought and since I wasn't expecting it I am all nerves. But everything will work out in the end.

It would be nice if there was a place that we can post photos without all the chatter in between. Some place where others can see our timeline in pictures. Is that possible?

I was looking at at link about states going forward in 2014 due to me have PCIP insurance and had to change plans. I've learned that Virginia is not one of the states that offer it. I clipped some of the info I found. " Which Obesity Services are Not Covered? As with any rule, there are exceptions. The same is true for obesity coverage. While obesity screening and counseling must be covered by all insurance plans, the determination of what those benefits constitute will be left up to the states. In general, most states will not cover weight loss treatments. Counseling, as outlined above, is not considered a treatment. However, these services are: Bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass and lap-band surgeries Prescription medications Medical (in-patient) weight loss treatment Unless your state requires the coverage ofthese services, your insurance company will probably not offer these services under any plan. Currently, there are 23 states that cover bariatric surgery, which will continue to be an option in plans participating in the state exchanges. These states are: Arizona California Delaware Hawaii Iowa Illinois Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan North Carolina North Dakota New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Oklahoma Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont West Virginia Wyoming In addition, residents of California, Massachusetts, Michigan and New Mexico, along with the District of Columbia, can access weight-loss treatments such as in-patient medical weight-loss treatment and the reimbursement of fitness club membership dues. If you do not live in one of these states,be patient. More and more insurance companies and medical professionals are recognizing the importance of treating obesity beforeitleadsto other, more costly medical conditions. The trend is leaning toward the inclusion of treatments in insurance coverage, so within the nextfewyears, it is likely that more states will be added to these lists."

I cannot open the link you posted to view the information.

Thank everyone for the input. I'm going to work this out. This is the one thing only 'I' can do for myself so I'm going to put my nose to the grind and get this done. I love swimming and I did a mile in 85 minutes so I'm going to keep that up and hit the shakes. I have a Ninja and been doing shakes in the morning but I'm going to step it up. I'll post again in few days to update how its going. Again Thank You!

I have to lose 25lbs before my surgeon will even schedule my surgery. I have an appt. with my Nut on Nov.13th and I want to hit my goal by then. Currently I'm 379lbs so I know weight can drop quick when you start out weighing this much. I would like those who went on two week til 30 day liquid diets how much weight was lost. I know some had two shakes a day and one meal and I would like to know much weight loss on those types of diets. My insurance changes at the end of the year and I've been on this journey since March. I don't want all of this to be for nothing. Any stats ya'll can give me will be greatly appreciated.

I was told that I had to lose 25lbs before they do surgery. So I for up today and made a smoothie. I had Protein powder Benefiber 1/2 c 2% milk 1c broccoli 1/4c cherries 1Tbsp flaxseed And even though it only had 299 calories, it had 28-32 Carbs(I logged in on both sparkpeople & myfitnesspal which gave me different carb readings) I mean Dang! I'm over half in the first smoothie. I do have some Syntrax nectars which don't have any Carbs so I'm going to put them in my day and see how it holds me. I have to get these 25lbs off by Dec. 1st....the lastest so I can get a date before the end of the end. I know its going to be tough but I can do it!

I had no clue that I had H. Polyri. It came up in my labwork. What's sad is that the first surgeon didn't tell me about it back it July, I found out a few weeks ago with the new surgeon. They treated it with Prevpac, its a three combo treatment that you take twice a day for two weeks. Makes your mouth taste metallic the whole time, but the taste goes away once its over. I haven't been retested yet to see if it worked, but hopefully it did.

I changed surgeons last month and even though he told me that he would 'like' me to be less for the operation he didn't say that I 'Had' to lose a certain amount before surgery. I found that out today when I talked to the nutritionist. I'm like....'again' another set back. I mean missed a monthly weigh in due to them scheduling me an appt. on a day that the doctor was not in. Had labs that were low in iron & albumin (which takes a month to bump up). Find out that I had a stomach infection that no one treated in July so took two weeks to treat that. Still have to redo labs for everything and to top everything off I have PCIP insurance which is discontinuing Dec. 31 13 and I have to roll over into another insurance....with No guarantee that they have wls surgery as a ryder. So 'stressed' is an understatement of what I have to do. I'm on a low carb/high protein diet and my goal is to get these 25lbs off in 4-6 weeks. I don't have anymore time beyond that to get it done. Time to tighten up the belt and get to work. Wish me luck!

I just left my 6month appt. today and for me I didn't have a certain amount to lose, in fact my insurance criteria states that the supervised diet Must Fail (go figure). My surgeon does want me to lose weight but he didn't specify how much. I'll know more when I see the nutritionist tomorrow.

The instructions for posting from your phone is two posts above you.

I'm on Prevpac for 14 days and I must say its like sucking on a rusty nickle. And my mouth is dry all of the time. I can say that its taken my appetite so I lose a few pounds.

Forgot to say my screen name Mswisdom70 Please add me.

I forgot to say my screen name. Mswisdom70 Add me please

I was looking at all the sleevers that use my fitness pal and even though I love my Sparkpeople.com I still went and gave it a shot. People say that they don't know how to add friends from their phone. Go to Community>then Find Members>there is a place where you can put the user name there then add. I'm trying to go down the list to add everyone that gave their screen name so far because I need all the buddies I can get.

I was looking at all the sleevers that use my fitness pal and even though I love my Sparkpeople.com I still went and gave it a shot. People say that they don't know how to add friends from their phone. Go to Community>then Find Members>there is a place where you can put the user name there then add. I'm trying to go down the list to add everyone that gave their screen name so far because I need all the buddies I can get.

When I did my blood work in July they checked for it. What was crazy is that they never said anything about it. When I switched surgeons they ask me if I was treated for it. I told them I never heard of it. How are you going to call and tell me my Iron & albumin is low yet not let me know that I have a stomach infection? SMH....I'm so glad I changed surgeons.

I've been told that I has H Polyri and it needs to be treated. They gave me a PrevPac (a combo of Prevacid, Biaxin & Amoxicillin) which I have to take twice a day for two weeks. It is so nasty! My mouth feel like I've been sucking on a nickel. A nurse friend of mine says that its the H Polyri making my mouth taste metallic not the mess. Either way this is a drag to take. Who wants to eat anything when this stuff makes your throat feel so bad? I'm 5 days into this 14 day treatment and right at this moment I do not see the light at the end of the tunnel. Mind you, I have to eat yogurt each day just to ward off the yeast infection that is bound to come from taking amoxicillin (any culling will bring it on). Hopefully this will work and my test will come back clean because I don't want to treat this again. [ATTACH]18804[/ATTACH]