jess9395

It depends on how they bill and how the practice is set up. When there is a team approach, you have an initial visit. That s typically with the surgeon, the nurse, NP, PA and nutritionist. Follow ups are then with the team and typically at a lower rate of service. However your copay often does not change. The change is the total amount of the office visit bill. The copay is based on your insurance company's regulations. Depending on insurance a certain amount of post op follow up may or may not be included in your surgical bill. For example I have Keystone 65. I had a $200 copay day of surgery, but did not have any copays for my 2 week, 6 week and 3mth f/u appoints. After that I went back to my regular copay fee for my 6mth appt and I will have a copay for my 1 year f/u in a few weeks. According to my plan I have a copay of $15 for my primary and ANY specialty visit is $45. It doesn't matter if it's an xray, or I see the orthopedist. The lone exceptions are eye doctor and dental visits. My advice for anyone looking into bariatric surgery is to look into everything it entails. Some decisions are made by the insurance company and others by the medical practice. Oh I just meant in general. All I ever see for Gyn care is a nurse practitioner. Ditto dermatology. And it's all the same copay as when I see an orthopedic surgeon. Specialist is one and GP/ObGyn another. But doesn't matter if it's an MD of NP or PA. And I had copays for follow ups for my WLS, my Wrist surgeries, my gallbladder surgery... Not for the first follow up but everything after that for all surgeries.

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Thanks that's good to know! Oh the phantom itchiness!!! Just started that!

Yeah definitely not normal. Seek a second opinion.

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Yup, but again those are all reasons for attrition in any medical study, but the numbers in this one are significantly higher and that makes the statistician in me look for an explanation. Believe me I'm as optimistic as the next guy, but I'm looking for a logical reason a WLS follow up would have higher attrition rates than a study on, say, knee replacement.

I'm sure that happens a lot, it does in all medical studies, but the dropout rates on this are much higher than most studies. If it were only people relocating then the numbers would be similar. I have an advanced degree in statistics, it's the higher than normal/accepted attrition rates that worry me.

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And of course my fear is the people who dropped out had more weight struggles and wanted to disappear-- typically the less successful a person the more they want to hide the fact.

It's nice and easy with digital cameras and phones these days! I got black Shorts and tank top and stood against the same wall once a month wearing them (got to keep downsizing but a simple black tank and shorts were easy!). I had my teen pull up the old photos on my phone to compare and get the same angles!

Dang so sorry @@hollyr hope things improve soon!

Yeah corn doesn't sit well with me either that's one of the reasons j love these!

Dang! I have the same co pay wether I see a doctor, NP or PA and I have a "Cadillac" Blue Cross plan.

There's a whole thread on costs of plastic surgery in that sub forum you should check it out!

@@jess9395 how cool is that may i have your autograph?? are you still going to speak to us "little" people you should feel very proud of yourself and those great pics you lost 136 lbs that's one more lb than you now weigh holy moly!! great transformation pics bud keep up the good work for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life good luck kathy Yes I lost another me! And we're all the "little people" here these days isn't that the point?

Wish it were cold enough to wear leggings here! You look great! I'm sweating in shorts and a tank top!

That was normal for me at that stage. I had to do several Protein drinks a day to get my protein and calories in. Getting close to two years out and I still need a Protein shake most days And occasionally two to get in the protein and calories I need

Greatest thing about eating out post sleeve? LEFTOVERS! You will get there. Don't try anything NEW at a restaurant (I still can't eat certain things, they make me sick and you may have some of those too, don't discover it away from home!) and split a meal or order sides or appetizer portions. This stage you are in isn't forever!

I do a scoop of protein powder (usually vanilla occasionally mint) sometimes some torani and two packets of Starbucks via! I will blend it if I can or if I am on the road do it in a shaker bottle and pour over ice!

I run 20-30 miles a week (divided over 4 days typically) and go to a yoga class three or four times a week

You look an easy 15 years younger!!! Thank you! You do as well, congratulations, well done!

Do some searches on here for favorite Protein shakes and do some taste tests! There are hundreds out there I'm sure you can find one you like. Took me a LONG time and I don't like most of the ones people on here rave about, but I just kept tying! Personally I like the Syntrax Matrix ones (mint cookie and Peanut Butter cookie are my favorite) and the BSN syntha 6 ones (Mochaccino, orange cream and vanilla milkshake). Keep trying! At your stage I was doing two most days and Greek yogurt to get my calorie and protein count up.

I kept up by drinking protein shakes. No way could I get in all my protein at that stage without them. Are you still drinking them? Heck I still do at going on two years out

Yeah exactly it becomes routine. I just know I have to drink 4 16oz bottles and then I'm done. I drink one first thing in the am, One after my run or yoga class, one in my car when I am shuttling kids here and there and one more throughout the day.