PLUUSGRL

Hi all,
I just wanted to let you all know I finally got my surgery date. It is the 25th. I go on the 24th to meet with the dietician and the surgeon and then have surgery the morning of the 25th. I'm finally excited. I don't have to do a liquid diet but since I've been bad these past few weeks with the move and stressing over this whole thing I'm going to do it to get myself back on track. Starting tomorrow morning. Two weeks and three days from today I'll be joining all of you.

I'm at the hospital waiting on the nurse to come and finish my admission questions. Then off to the pre op holding area to meet with the anesthesiologist before surgery. Wish me luck as I do the same for you all!

Congrats to all of you March losers. I think my insurance got the approval request today. I called to change my address with them and asked them if by chance there was an approval for surgery and she said no. Then she said oh, but we got something from the mayo today but its not processed yet but it's the only thing that it can be from them so I said I'd check back later in the week and they saidvto wait until Monday, don't thin I can do that, I'll try again Monday. At least that means I hopefully can get my surgery in April.

I am out of surgery, sore and thirst. Hope everyone who had surgery is doing great...❤️

I only stayed one night. If I wasn't able to keep down the Protein Shakes I would've had to stay a second night.

I stayed two night. But it was the dr choice if thought I was ready to go home or not. He had to make sure I was able to drink and keep it down .

I stayed 2 nights !

Hi all! Doing well, pain isn't bad..used pump once. Took a couple of laps around the ward, little gassy,worst thing is the dry mouth and throat. I will check back in later. Thank you to everyone

Thank you!

Praying everyone has a safe surgery and quick recovery. My surgery is 3-31 and I am very excited. I went for my preoperative testing/bloodwork today (eka, abg,chest xray, etc).. the abg hurt! They stuck me 3 times, thankfully they got enough blood the 3rd try. Did any of you experience pain afterwards? It wasn't unbearable but more pain than I expected. Also, those of you who have had surgery, is there additional testing required the day of surgery or was this it for testing?

I'm so happy for you.

Wow!!! Im soooo happy for everyone...i am still waiting on an aporoval been over week! At least you know your APPROVED

My surgery date is March 31st. Pre-op testing and start 2 week diet March 17th, education class March 20th, meeting with surgeon March 24th, then surgery March 31st. It seems like it takes so long to get to this point and then it's like BAM, surgery. Insurance approval was very quick, my paper work was submitted on March 6 and approved March 7th. My approval letter did not arrive however, until yesterday but I was able to call my insurance provider on Thursday and they faxed it right over to me. I then faxed it to my provider and they set me up with all my dates. I'm very excited (not so excited about the pre-op diet but no pain no gain). There were times that I thought I would quit the program because everything seemed to be at a stand still but it's moving quickly now. Glad I didn't quit. Hope all goes well with you alls' surgeries and recovery. See you guys on the losers bench!

I called my insurance company and got them to fax over my approval letter, then faxed that over to the doctors office and wouldn't you know... testing monday 3-17, education class 3-21, surgery date 3-31-2014... she is faxing over my 2 week pre-op diet plan today and said to start that on the 17th also...Beyond excited and terrified too.

Im still pre-op and wondering who I can tell. Most people are so judgmental when it comes to gastric bypass. You would think they would be more worried about your health. I kind of think that some people feel safe being around the "fat" person in the room. It makes them feel better about themselves. When the "fat" person that they are with a lot is no longer fat they feel it forces people to look at their flaws, insecurities and health issues. I have told my husband and one friend at work of my decision to have surgery. This will probably be my only support group along with you guys on the forum. I would say tell who you feel will support you, but don't lie. If those who you have told don't support you and are negative don't let it get you down. Find support.elsewhere. Hope this helps.

I took it before surgery but my pcp would only give me a months script. I lost 27 on it and another 13 on my own before surgery.

My pcp also prescribed phentermine during my 6 months. My insurance required I lose 5% of my weight before approval. Without it, I don't know if I would have. As long as you're being monitored while on it, you should be fine. I'm in my 2 week pre op liquid diet now and sure wish I could have some. I'm struggling bad and it's just day one.

I have bcbs of illinois ppo and did not have to do the 6 month diet. All i had to do was the psych eval and meet with a dietitian one time. My surgeons office was able to tell me that on my first visit. Good Luck

Sure. My appointment isn't until 3 central time but I will post my experience immediately after.

So I had my follow up appointment with a cardiologist following my abnormal EKG and he said everything looked fine. He noted that there was some mild stiffening caused by the high blood pressure and obesity but that it was reversible with maintained blood pressure and weight loss. It made me so happy to know that everything was ok. I have been stressing over it and was pretty nervous at the doctored office today. I went ahead and signed the records release and had them forward their findings to my pcp and to the Transformations clinic just in case it was a test that was required for surgery and so that my pcp could write a recommendation for wls..If God says the same I will have my first meeting with the surgeon this week and my pcp recommendation. Hope all is going well with y'all too!

Hi, ladies! I'm also a patient of Transformations. I had my surgery on Aug. 5th. I've lost 60 lbs and seem to be stalling now. Dr. Erin Cummins is my surgeon. I see someone has Dr. Carroll. I've heard a lot of good things about him. I wish you all the best of luck throughout this process. You'll be on the losers' bench before you know it. Good luck!

Nice to meet u!

Anyone here from Mississippi or that have had surgery at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, Mississippi? Just wondering about the doctors, facility, process and length of time between beginning and surgery..