Norman

I started taking Xanax after surgery for sleeping and it works awesome. I have never slept so well. My surgeon prescribed it.

Yeah that is what they are saying that it was not medically necessary. They claim to not have the pre approval letter as well. much fun. I belive this will eventually be paid however they want to make me work for it.

yes it is amazing how much less insurance pays then what is billed. I just have to keep calling. For some reason Anthem likes to lose things a lot. I think they like to delay paying their bills. My dad has Anthem too and he said he had threaten them with a lawyers letter to get them to pay a Quest bill. Quest had sent it to collections becasue Anthem took soo long. They deny then say they lost it then deny then lost it finally after lawyer letter they took care of it.

I have every expectation that they pay in time. I hope. They said they would in the preapproval letter. I think this is just a common way insurance companies handle their business. They want to avoid paying for as long as possible. The problem is what will this do to my credit?

Anthem BCBS pre approved me for surgery. I had my surgery in July and now they deny the surgeons bill, the hospital bill and the anesthesiolists bill. I call and they say we will send it back over in the mean time I am on the verge of going to collections. BUYER BEWARE. Insurance companies suck. http://www.discountdesignsolutions.com/i-sad-apple-t-shirt.html

a carb is not a carb. net carbs impact blood sugar. the idea behind a low carb diet is to have less impact on blood sugar. The Atkins diet0 is a version of this. It reflects net carbs. Click the link it will give you more information. http://www.atkins.co...px?articleId=48 http://lowcarbdiets..../a/netcarbs.htm

You count carbs that affect blood sugar and dietary fiber and sugar alcohols do not affect blood sugar. I subtract them.

my comment was a nice way of saying you took offence to a completely innocent and true post that was not directed at you except to point out your previous comment. I would hate to be married to a woman that did that to me. That was my point. And you did it again with your last comment. GEEZUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow Rosalind glad I am not your husband. I think you totally took what I said they wrong way.

Rosalind funny how nutritionists are so misinformed and wrong. There are some carbs that are ok. But when my nutritionist told me to eat a baked potato or mashed potatoes, she is wrong. I love good low carb veggies- green beans, cauliflower, peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, onions. I stay far far away from starchy veggies like carrots, peas, and potatoes.

She sounds like my mother in law. I wish my wife would say that to her.

I had surgery 7/19. It flew by after the insurance approval. I know my advocate at the surgeon got tired of my emails and phone calls. But the day I called the insurance company and they said I was approved and will receive a letter in two days I was ecstatic. It was all worth it. BTW since surgery the insurance rejected the surgeons bill saying it was not covered. I had to call them on this too. They said they would make an adjustment. Still waiting to see when that happens. I hate insurance companies.

I have Anthem and I got the same run around for about 60 days. The insurance company kept saying they did not get everything and the surgeon said they sent it over. They both kept telling me to wait. Eventually I became a real jerk with both parties and micro managed the situation. Once I did that the surgery was approved in like 72 hours. Good luck it will work out. Have faith and stay on top of it.

sounds incredible. Thanks for sharing. Saved to favorites

I love the taste in my mouth when I am in ketosis. Then I know I am losing weight. When on Atkins you eat a lot food but with the sleeve we have to be careful what we eat because we cannot eat very much. Low Carb is my lifestyle.

I had Chinese yesterday. Actually my wife wanted it the night before so I ate some mongolion chicken with onions over three meals, that night and two yesterday. I skipped the rice. The restaurant decided to make it super spicy. I used to love spicy foods. I am paying today. I am four and half weeks out. I probably should have waited a little longer. I am in such pain today in my stomach and throwing up all night I called in sick from work today. Just laying in bed with my computer.

Nectar strawberry kiwi is at Sams Club for 19.88 But I like Isopure much better.

The only thing I can think of is they tell us to stay away from certain foods for 6 months becasue they are high in fat or high in sugar or carbs. This hinders weight loss and your first six months are when you will lose the most weight. I think they tell us not to drink for similar reasons. I think my surgeon just gave the sleevers the same book as RNY, Which does not make sence to me becasue we do not dump.

Sounds like leak symptoms to me.

I was told to not eat beef for 6 months. Weird huh?

good luck

Well gdc. Congrats on not listening to the temperance moral righteousness that goes on on this board. They are so quick to judge someone for their morals and beliefs and then they throw names around. Good for you!

no have not thought of that

420gal How soon after surgery did you 420?

I am 3 and a half weeks out and am so hungry all the time even after I eat. I am still eating mushy foods. I am very worried about this. Any suggestions? I told my sister I am eating too much. She said what are you eating? I told her (just normal stuff for the mushy foods) following the NUTs instructions. and she said I sound like some anorexic girl. She said that is nothing.