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My energy wains someday tons Somedays blah...

All I did was eat normal foods...I am just over four week...dropping one pound a day now for a week...I even at a cupcake twice this week. I have been weighing everyday this week. Down 2 lbs just this am...kinda freeky....was stuck for two weeks then bam....dropping like flies. Down 9 pounds since last wed.

im 4 weeks out and I have been eating them for a week. They go down pretty easy actually

2 weeks straight not an ounce. Feel like I got sold a scam. Faithful to the diet, working out, water,water,water...nothing, zilch, NAda. 3weeks today, what do I have to do, cut out all foods??

Mine says To whom it may concern, I saw Kathleen most recently on April 1. She came in to discuss Wt loss and barbaric surgery. I have approved and medically cleared Kathleen for surgery. She is here by recommended for this surgery. For details regarding this visit please see my notes from that visit. He attached notes for all Wt loss from Jan 2013 I'm

I had more hidden costs with insurance....Drs taking advantage...IM up to 2400 and haven't gotten hospital bill yet or Dr. bills... 1125 up front for Dr deposited and rinkydink program I won't use...month out could not even get follow up appt within 2 months of surgery....Utah...go figure

Once you get to a stable weight...takes a bit but it redistributed where it wants to...face...belly...IM 54 but I will get a lift....body I can hid lol

I was on 2 week stall. 4weeks out...Broke last wed...lost a pound everyday since...

You know, it is hard but when you drop a size in pants, can breath easier, tie your shoes, wipe yourself easier, walk a flight of stairs easier,no, no regrets.... I find it hard to eat yes, but before I would stuff myself the same way, felt pretty much the same as now actually.... I'm lucky...I won't die from the effects of being obese.....I might out live my friends, see my grand kids finish college and meet their kids...it not about food its about my health...IM 54...I might not have lived much longer... This is blessing...I don't care if I endure a few months of pain, Fear and anger...I'm alive and much to live for....

Congrats!!!! :-)

Sucks jumping threw hoopes just to run into insurance issues....but they are usually easy to fix

I got approved sept 6 sleeved sept 30the. I was off work just two weeks. But I feel great,

4 weeks today and lost 4 pounds this week....3 week stall after surgery...so its moving fast right now...

Ooh....I too failed on pre OP...even did huge plate potatoes and gravy and chicken....huge.... I too miss my old habits but not so much as time matches on. If I feel like a bite of my old food I bite.... I'm still losing.... Ain't life grand?

Yeah, I went through second thoughts big time week before... its scary!! But after it was done and over with I realize, my stomach was stretched out to be oversized and no way was I going to loose wt with all that going on.... You will sometimes after doubt yourself and decision, but once its all smooth going, you will be glad you did it because you will start to feel normal again, not normal like before surgery, normal like you were a kid, could still be active, didn't obsess about wt, food etc etc. Its normal to have them, and you will up to they day... but remember, its the food talking, its the dependence of food, its the comfort food can bring. I was so stressed about the insurance, I forgot to be stressed about surgery up to date they gave for surgery! This too will pass

There are soo many micro things that it can be denied for. Simple wording, 90 days wt monitoring, if 1 month of that isn't a full 30 days in between visits. Denial Your PCP release for surgery must say Approved and recommended for surgery, If it doesn't it will be denied. The 90 day wt monitoring is actually 120 day and it must be 30 days or more between visits. It has to be detailed... details of exercise, details of diet and details of wt.. details details details. My PCP started mine, wasn't even close to be what is needed. I went to another recommended by my surgeon who knew exactly what was needed on the reports. Dietician must approve and recommend, Must pass psyc exam If you got those right should be good to go. Go over your paperwork and look and see if it covers it all. Some surgeons office are not that great at making sure its all here. Good luck

Pretty good! Glad I am on regular foods and feel pretty normal again. Clothes are starting to loosen up. Ive lost 24 lbs so far but I can feel a difference in my activity level, can tie my shoes without a moan, fit in airline seat. its great to feel those things again. 24lbs isn't much but hey its more than I could alone without this. I had 80/20 insurance. Just got hit with bill from Anesthesiologist. That was an extra 700 bucks, hospital was additional 500... just waiting on the doctor bill...ugh so Im already up to 2300 out of pocket. first 1300 didn't count because its the doctors scam portion of all this. The little extras my doc and may others throw in that they make you give to pay for their staff. Like doctors "deposits"... Im filing a claim with my insurance for that anyway. Will see how that goes lol. Good luck on your approval. They were most critical of the 90 day diet, yes its actually 120 days because first appt doesn't count. And the appts have to be more than 30 days from each other or they don't count either.

I just got off the dreaded 3 week stall that started after week one. I had to go to phoenix on business and lost it during that time. I eat my protein from real foods and try to cram in water but for me thats harder than it looks. I lost just under 3 pounds in 2 days so it is dropping again... you will see it drop.

I hear you girl! I feel like Im wearing a Edgar suit lol. Skin just not fitting right. I have started to get the arm wobbles and the thigh wobbles. My neck and face will be one thing I will have fixed after. I can hid the rest... swift lift here i come (in a year or so lol) They do have cosmetic tape where you can pull that back and tape it , with the tape just behind your ears. hair covers it. It works so don't be afraid of that either. Im sure you look beautiful.. just think of all you have accomplished. Personally I kinda like not recognizing my fat self.... and hey I have cheek bones for first time in long time.

Drink ensure. its full of calories. Bottom line if you can't keep food down your going to have to go bypass mod and load in the calories after. You can do this but you can't live with throwing up all the time. They might be able to do a bypass modification where they don't remove as much stomach as normal and reroute it higher. I know if I was as concerned as you are I would go for it. Just because you have a bypass does not mean you can't consume load of calories to up your weight after. Lots gain weight after bypass... Drinking a liquid diet for the rest of your years is not an option either, you would be in the same situation as now and that really isn't an option. Truth is, if you can't keep food down, doesn't matter what you ingest. You can't keep throwing up though and your doc says its the way its going to continue. It ruins more than your weight and you don't want to get to the point of no return... losing muscle mass and end up frail, your teeth pay huge price, your esophagus, not to mention continued weight loss. I hate the thought of having it done too but if it was to save my life... and this could be a situation where you are in that situation if it continues, I would. Lots have had the modification and do just fine. You will too! Your going to be just fine, don't let the quality of your life be overrun by fear. You will take the right steps to get this fixed. You just need to get to where you can keep food down and then up the calories big time. You can do this.

Cigna is pretty much the same all around 1. 90 days weight loss .. I was not required to loose wt, in fact I gained some, just have my food and wt and exercise monitored. so thats 4 doctor visits over 4 months.... and they have to keep close notes on your food, exercise and wt. Its in the details. Must be detailed. Some times your surgeon can recommend a good doctor for this part. Sometimes the PCP arent too familjar with the requirements 2. BMI min of 40 or 35 with 2 co morbid and most important... 3. Your PCP statement must say He gives clearance and you are recommended for surgery. It took me I don't know how many tries to get my PCP to get it right. If you have any heart conditions, they will sometimes make you get clearance from them. I just needed a EKG at the hospital, I have Afib. 4. Meeting with dietician. Needs recommendation from them also 5. Psyc exam. to make sure you are able to handle whats coming. My surgeons office also recommended someone. Again, went to another one and he was clueless as to what was needed. 6. Surgeons recommendation and approval. Don't be afraid to ask the surgeon staff about referrals or recommendations.. Its so much quicker!! Good luck to you. Don't be like me and think your doing everything and have to start over. I started in Jan with my PCP, Had to start over in April. Approved. Sept 6th. Sleeved 30th.

My weakness is mashed potato anything!!! probably not with oero's though.... ew