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fallingwhisper

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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Everything posted by fallingwhisper

  1. Stupid question... But when you claim it on your taxes, what happens? Do you get more back in your refund or something? I have no deductions normally, or children to claim or anything like that, if that matters to the answer
  2. Maybe he can tell them that you are having a hernia repair?
  3. I use the app, from my phone. No ads! Fast loading
  4. Where do you buy the powdered Peanut Butter?
  5. My jaw dropped at your pictures, you look fantastic!
  6. I'm going to start dry brushing before surgery, some of the before and after pictures are so impressive you'd be dumb not to spend ten minutes a day on it!
  7. I am going to have to look into the patch or something, I was wondering this myself. I take my pill not for contraception, but to help keep my endometrial hyperplasia at bay. Without the pill I bleed nonstop. 172 days at the longest.
  8. I've been telling most people I'm getting sleeved, and thankfully I haven't ran into anyone rude enough to say something not so nice. I'm lucky to have the bestest friend ever who's going to be there with me when surgery finally happens
  9. That makes more sense than 130!
  10. I am lucky enough that I have no desire to eat taco bell at all! I think I've worked here so long that nothing looks good
  11. I was wondering how long you took after surgery before you were back up to full speed? I'll have 3 weeks of sick and vacation time saved up, and after that my boss is letting me do a few weeks of register duty (easy work!) I work for a small taco bell, so sitting on a stool at a register sounds like a vacation to me. What about you?
  12. Hi! I'm Michelle, still pre op, but I'm getting my surgery from Dr. K also! I'm about 70 miles away from Lenexa
  13. I'm nosy, i would want to know! Even if it was covered
  14. I'll have to go about 75 miles! I'm hoping there aren't too many bumps on the way home
  15. Thank you for all the replies! Looks like I'll have to deal with those gas pains anyways! Marsha, I'm waiting for my insurance to approve me and if they don't require additional tests, then I get a date. I tend to over prepare for everything, so I'm combing this site for every bit of information I can! I wish my doctor did it outpatient, I only have to stay for 23 hours but I'm very uncomfortable in hospitals and would much rather be at home ASAP
  16. I'm wondering how people felt the day you had your surgery, like right after you woke up. I've been put under, as an adult, twice and both times I was ready to get up and leave, or move. I hate being stuck in a hospital bed. Some of my bypass friends insist I'll be wiped out and not want to stay awake or move etc. I heard about the gas pains, but did anyone not experience that?
  17. I forgot to add something! I won't miss seeing all those skinny b*****s in those cute dresses you see all summer and not being able to wear them. I can't wait for the summer after my surgery!
  18. What did you pay 130 for! Holy cow. Did you have any complications? All the stuff from the doctors say that it's going to be 13 even, all including anesthetic and all that jazz
  19. I had to get a new surgeon too, he's not in network with Aetna and they are training to be a center of excellence so they don't take self pay patients. With Aetna, out of network they would only cover half so I'd have to pay that 15k before surgery. Plus, they are charging 30k total for the surgery that the others in the area are charging 12-15. It's frustrating!
  20. I saw that in the email I got, i wondered if you were swearing! Would I still have to wait 3 months if I already did a 6 month supervised diet with my other insurance? (one more question!) did you pay anything out of pocket for the surgery?

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