michael1220

For the past 6 weeks I have been very ill with the flu, sinus infection, Upper RI, etc My doctor put me on Penisone and I have gained 7 lbs in 10 days. My 5th of 6 NUT visit is tomorrow. What happens if I gain weight?

Thanks everyone. This is helpful and reassuring. I still have a couple months left of NUT, but getting very excited about the changes.

Fantastic! I am sensitive to pain meds. What kind did they give you?

I was looking at Griffin, but I really liked the Doctor at Yale. They have years of experience performing these surgeries and often travel around the country to train other doctors to perform these types of surgeries.

Personally I chose the sleeve due to the risks and malnutrition that is common with bypass. The sleeve only affects the stomach instead of the bypass which affects the small intense. I did not want band due to having for a foreign object in my body. I figured I can have a similar loss with sleeve as I would with bypass. I know I will need to "work" harder with the sleeve and I am okay with that.

Hi Kate, How are you doing with pain?

Great! That was the other Doc I was looking at too! How long were you in hospital? Complications? How was the pain?

I continue to remind myself that i will be in the hospital and know they will give me as much pain meds as I need. I recently went to the ER due to a severe stomach bug and they gave me 4 weeks of pain meds. LOL....I will need to remind myself of this.

I am new here. Located in Naugatuck, CT. I will be having surgery with Dr. Druffy at Yale. Anyone use him?

That is good to hear. I have to admit, I am a total whimp when it comes to pain.

Thanks JD. How was the pain for the 1st week? I know this can vary person to person, but wondering what I should expect. I am very excited about the life changing change.

I am 27 years old 6 foot and 400lbs. My surgery is coming up in a couple months since I have 6 months of NUT. This will be my first surgery so I am not sure what to expect. Any insight and experience will be helpful.

Typically, if it's not a covered benefit they will not cover it at all. If it is a benefit, you will need to get a series of things done. I would look into switching insurances that covers the surgery.

Good point. You should be able to call and see if they cover WLS

It all depends on your plan benefits. Each is different as there are thousands of plans out there under each insurance name. I would recommend changing insurances if you have the option to one that covers it