Sherrischeffler

Dr Gutierrez in mexico comes well recommend &they do flight &stays

Anyone have Aetna? ?if so were you approved for plastic surgery?

Im going for abdominal &panni plus reduction.

Im going for c ondult next week in Nashville @ Vanderbilt Plastic surgery office seeing Dr Bruce Shank.

So this is going to piss off a lot of people. But I call BS on everyone that says they are a "private person" or "its nobody else's business" when trying to justify why they don't admit to having WLS. Saying you had your gall bladder removed or a hernia repaired or any other number of fake surgeries instead of WLS is "sharing" a personal health issue, just not the one you actually had. If you needed a knee or hip replacement, would you fib and say you sprained something to explain your brace and/or crutches? Do you hide your need for insulin if you have diabetes? Do you all wear contacts instead of glasses so people don't know you have bad vision? How about if you needed your appendix removed? A kidney transplant? Can you seriously say you would come up with a "story" to cover up the fact you needed these surgeries?

What are you all afraid of? Why are you ashamed? This was a huge commitment for all of us. Why aren't you willing to stand up and defend your convictions by being honest about your decision to have surgery? Some people claim they don't want to hear negative feedback. Well how is the social stigma of obesity and WLS ever going to be overcome unless those negative people hear and see all of our success stories for themselves. Every time I am asked about my weight loss I see it as an opportunity to educate. Maybe next time the subject is brought up, that person can say "I know someone that had VSG and she looks and feels great! Why don't you give her a call".

I don't mean to offend, I just don't think "privacy" is the whole reason why WLS isn't admitted to and talked about openly.

If you overpay at end of year it could get refunded mine did.

No its not good after surgery gull of caffeine & carbonation it will expand ur new stomach w/carbonation thats why we are told yo never drink carbonated crap again...

At least you aren't waiting 6 mos.

Try some warm broth or salada Decaf tea..

Take it every few hrs & dont strain truing to hsve bowel movements they wont come as often as previously due to food intake. It will happen.

You can get paperwork at OfficeMax & hope he wont contest it.use irreconcilable differences & go that route. I live in Murfreesboro, tn if you wanna chat.

Funny how when I was 340 lbs I didnt want my husband to see me naked and now at 155 I still dont. I finally showed him my belly this morning with the lights on... I just feel like I look good with my clothes on and then you unwrap me an I have hanging skin. Now I dont think it looks as bad as I have seen some look but am still self concious. I am still thrilled with my results but at my age of 45 I dont hold out much hope of my skin bouncing back. Too bad we cant donate extra skin to burn victims!! You cant.. I have researched it!!

Go dlow dont lift or push/pull til dr approves .drink plenty of fluids so a stricture wont occur.

Do you have a stricture? Ask dr to scope you for asdurance of stricture this is usually covered gor the first yr which most appts are slso covered for follow up visits the first yr.thats why cost is so jigh for surgery.

Breehuskins try the Flintstones chewable w / Iron & zinc combined & Wellesse brand liquid Calcium get both @ Wal mart.

Try nectar brand mixed w/diet v8 splash. I use a 20 oz gatorade bottle w / 1 scoop of nectar Protein or 32oz bottle w / 2 scoops of nectar mixed with v8 splash that way you get your fluids &protein together. Keep Fluid going in so you dont get a stricture.

Did you go to any weight loss clinics? If so go get copy of yourrecords. I visited2 different clinics trying phentermine so i went in person to get copies for as long as 2 previous they just like to see you tried losing before hand. If you dont have that maybe they will use 2014 for your records.

Get premier Protein shakes &nectar & Unjury brands were all brands i could tolerate with no grit taste Vitamin Shoppe carries these plus Amazon sells them also. Unjury . com you can order direct

I had my bypass July 22nd,2013 &still follow my Protein & Vitamin schedule.

Hair loss gas always happened you just notice it more just keep Protein between 60-80grams per day either fluids or foods or both & if its bypass surgery take Vitamins religiously to prevent deficiency.

Patience &prayers your dr submitted & phrased it correctly. Thats usually why denied.but continue appealing.

Thank you all for your responses. I guess I just needed some reassurance that I am doing the right thing in getting out of this relationship. I guess I kind of knew the answer all along, just needed a push.

As far as my job, I am a bartender, so I also make tips. It pays my bills at the moment. He also pays bills. When I got out of undergrad the economy was in the toilet and no one wanted to hire someone without experience, even if they had a degree. Graphic Design jobs for those without 3+ years experience are hard to find, especially where I live.

About my house, rent is anywhere from 800 to 1500 dollars around here. Just rent. My house payment is 360. I can manage that. The only reason I do not have school loans and was able to put a down payment on my house is because my brother passed away a few years ago and I have savings. I would give every penny back in an instant, but it is what it is.

I moved back to my hometown because my mother had back surgery. All of my father’s siblings died before the age of 55 and my dad is 60. I have been away for quite a while.

My guess is gallbladder & you can also feel like your having a heart attack from chest pressure thats part of gallbladder attack..have your dr or gallbladder ultrasound.

Remember most insurance company 's rarely approve these things twice..

My DH is finally coming around to the idea of me traveling abroad for plastics. I want to be able to present different choices of plastic surgeon to him. Therefore' date=' I was hoping we could put together a master list if you will of "trusted" "previously used by the community" drs.

It's so difficult going from thread to thread looking for a hint of a dr's name. I'm sure this will be so helpful for those looking for a dr.

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Mexico would be great for plastic surgery &a mini vacation also