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Everything posted by Nita1019
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Need Some Advice
It will work out the way it is suppose to! It will still happen!
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Negative Best Friend
She will get over it!
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Need Some Advice
I am way to impatience to wait. I would have known the insurance persona whole family names and for all of them by now.
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Need Some Advice
No they just ask if your reg pcp is on board cause they will need to know you had sx and also keep up with anymeds if you are in any. Every thing medically changes. Call your insurance and see jf it was approved you should know from your surgeons off by now
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Pre-Op Jitters..:/
If u can stop I would. I am 30 days smoke free and i feel 100% better aready!
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Pre-Op Jitters..:/
Now every doc is different so ask!!!!!!!!
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Negative Best Friend
Oh my gosh Lynn u are so right. I am now 30 days smoke free and I know I can never start back up. I don't want to be diabetic with high blood pressure killing me faster. I want to live longer. I have been fat pretty much forever I don't care about that appearance ( which of course it is a plus) it is the health issues that will resolve. That is the main reason I am doing it. I went into huge depression last time I was working for this and the new insurance did not cover it. All I could think was that how many years they are taking from me for not covering this procedure. It was really hard to swallow!
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Help! I Am Having Gorging Problems!
Saturday was the worse. If I keep this up I will be 20-30 lbs before my sx date. I need to start back my protine shakes for breakfast it helped me maintain.
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Negative Best Friend
It is sad but I just haven't talked to her about it. She is doing this group with church called running for God. I work for orthoaepidic docs so she was asking about support for her ankles. I gave her info and told her I was proud of her for doing it. I have supported her in even the worst of decisions. I have always told her I may not like it but I would be there for her with any thing. I know she will be ok with it because it will happen. I told her we I needed her to keep me accountable before to keep me working out. She said she would. We will see. My husband and family are 100% for it. That keeps me 100% positive.
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Help! I Am Having Gorging Problems!
Thank you so much for that! I needed to know I am not the only one. Good luck with July the 11th. Can I ask why you were denied?
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Help! I Am Having Gorging Problems!
I know i am meeting the doc for the first appointment to vet started with the surgery July 11th. But i am eating EVERYTHING in site. And lots of it. I need to get a better handle on this. It is like i feel that i know i won't be able to do this later. This isn't any kinda self control! Did anyone else do this? I have prob put on 10lbs in the last mth
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Pre-Op Jitters..:/
My surgeon will not so surgery unless you are 100% smoke free foe 90 days. He test u when u go in the hospital and if you have nicotine in your system he will send you home the day of surgery. I have been smoke free for 27 days now. I have been an on and off smoker for years. I quite cold turkey. Having mouth fixation problems this time around but it is worth it. I am not passing this up for a smoke.
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Approved And Ready
Yey!! I can't wait to post the same thing!!! We are with you!!! SO EXCITING!!
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Omg I Am So Excited!
I just got the phone call from my surgeons office. I am set up for my first appointment to see Dr Hata. July11th.
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Need Help
The protine shake for the pre op what is the best one. I have been doing Herbalifetea for a while now will that work or not clear enoughf?
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Newbie Makes This Process More Real!
I cant wait for all this to happen. I am glad I found this now will give me good support befor the surgery.
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Need Help
I think from my papers it is more the pulp. It says from my surgeon > avoid fibrous foods they may block the opening leading out of your stomach. NO COCONUT EVER! Citrus pulp, nut, celery, asparagus, and other fibrous items will need to be reintroduced into your diet when you add back raw veggies.
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Negative Best Friend
Thanks Nish that makes me understand that not everyone will like the idea. John Tiffany and I have been best friends really like sisters for 19 yrsbthat is why it is so upsetting. But she will get over it cause it will happen.
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Negative Best Friend
My best friend told me last night she did not know why I waned the surgery. If I apply my self I can get the same results. I was really upset I did not get her support. She is very over weight and she knows the health problems that this surgery could help. I feel that I can't talk to her about this and she and this are a huge part of my life how do I not talk to her about it?
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Newbie Makes This Process More Real!
Thank you so much!
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Newbie Makes This Process More Real!
Thank you so much. So excited to meet people who understand and people who are going through same stuff!
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Newbie Makes This Process More Real!
Hi Nita here, I have been working on getting this surgery for a little over a year. Last year i had everything done getting ready to make appointment with surgeon and.........my insurance changed and the new insurance did not pay for bypass. I was so devastated. I have type 2 diabetes and high blood pressures. Being over weight doesn't help but i have both very heavy in my family on both sides. All I could think about was the years that the insurance was denying me years of my life with con't diabetes and struggled weight loss. Now we have insurance that does pay for the bypass and I am so excited to say that my next step is to meet with the surgeon.