Geminidrive

Excuse me?? What are you talking about?

Thanks, this is very helpful.

What's plenty?

What's your daily protein intake?

. That's inappropriate! I do feel you need to address it, either in person or by email. If you continue to allow him or others ridicule you, it will never stop.

What was the point of him showing the video, just to embarrass you? I don't get it, why would somebody do that? Did you say anything to your boss?

I agree! I really can't get my head around why all the shenangan's some go through, hiding what you eat, the concocted stories about what surgery you had. Any time you have to put that much effort into something to benefit others it is in my opinion unnecessary stress. Oh, Snapper is a very tasty fish.

Cmon now......Hmmmm, are you eating for yourself or the strangers? The healthy portion is what your sleeve can handle, don't worry about the strangers.

. My goodness, see all of the ranting was for nothing! Now go back to your coworker who asked and offer her some suggestions on what they can get you so you will be happy.

No, nothing but support from family and friends. Ignore what they say, don't give them the power to annoy you. As long as they aren't being disrespectful ignore them. I've learned that some people like to compare their situation to yours and sometimes like to one up you, I just ignore the foolishness.

You just had you surgery a little over 1 month ago, how is that possible? Wow.

If you had a heart attack, you should go see a cardiologist, besides it is for your well being. I understand that it may be costly, but I'm sure it will be best in the long run. Check to see if there are low cost cardiology clinics in your area. Check teaching hospitals. Good Luck!

I think you should tell them and be done with it. Be nice.....just ask them did they forget you.

Don't give them the power, continue what you were doing before, keep smiling and be the bigger person. Why does everyone keep harping on jealousy? Do we know for a fact that she told everyone what type of surgery she had and that had to be the reason they didn't send her flowers?

If you click on the link you will see the site, it provides you with information on the insurance. I don't know specifics, just providing a link for those who are interested.

Who typically sends the gifts, is it one particular person or a group effort? Did you tell them that you Weight Loss surgery? Could it be that someone just dropped the ball?

Sometimes a negative can be turned into a positive, take that vision and store it in your head and use it as a motivator after you have your surgery. Visual reminders always help me.

Raw collard greens? Wow!!

According to UHC's website, you qualify: (updated 12/1/2013) Bariatric surgery, as a primary treatment for weight loss is proven for the following: 1. Class III obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) 2. Class II obesity (BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2) in the presence of one or more of the following co- morbidities:  Type 2 diabetes  Cardiovascular disease (e.g., stroke, myocardial infarction, stable or unstable angina pectoris, hypertension or coronary artery bypass)  Life-threatening cardiopulmonary problems (e.g., severe sleep apnea, Pickwickian syndrome, obesity-related cardiomyopathy) https://www.unitedhealthcareonline.com/ccmcontent/ProviderII/UHC/en-US/Assets/ProviderStaticFiles/ProviderStaticFilesPdf/Tools%20and%20Resources/Policies%20and%20Protocols/Medical%20Policies/Medical%20Policies/Bariatric_Surgery.pdf

When starting with this process the best thing you can do is research and be informed, one call to your insurance company and you would have been armed with the insurance requirements before any doctors visits. If you don't meet the requirements what are they (Surgeon) suggesting that the attys will be able to do?

If you do a search, you will find many posts about this subject and the creative things people have advised their employers.

I've tried every diet in the books, so I just listed them on the medical form, but I also see my PCP regularly and had a history of everything that I tried. I started the process just as the changed from a 6month to a 3 month waiting period. My timing was perfect.

To all who had surgery outside of the United States, did anyone opt for Medical Tourist Insurance? Regular travel insurance doesn’t cover any trip where the purpose of the trip is to obtain medical treatment. This exclusion applies to every part of a travel insurance policy. For example, there’s no coverage for medical treatment, trip cancellation, travel delay, baggage, trip interruption, etc. if the purpose of your trip is to obtain medical treatment. For those who are still pre-op and have scheduled surgery, I would at the very least check it out. There are several sites that offer insurance, just Google medical tourist insurance. What jumped out at me is the coverage when you return to the US. I must say that I did not delve into it in depth, but thought it might be worth mentioning. As with anything, its up to you to READ THE FINE PRINT. Here is one site. http://www.sevencorners.com/insuranceplans/medicaltourism/Default.cfm Just thought I would share.

Congrats!

No worries. I just prefer to hear it from the horses mouth or see it in writing.