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Dtadoyle-- it is outrageous to think that you might have to GAIN weight in order to LOSE weight permanently!! I have seen this issue come up on other areas of this forum and suggest that you write about your situation in various places on Bariatric Pal. You might get some helpful tips, advice, ideas about handling this. My advice is to push everyone. Get your doc to write a letter to Aetna about your particular health situation. How's your heart? Maybe a visit to a cardiologist for a work up might help. My cardiologist was thrilled when I decided to do this! Keep me, all of us posted

Dtadoyle, I had my gastric bypass with Dr Primomo 8 wks ago. He removed my galbladder, got rid of one the biggest hernias he'd ever repaired and created the pouch out of the remainder. I could not have asked for a better outcome! The 2 day hospital stay, Memorial Herman, was excellent, nursing staff, aides and cleaning crew were terriic. I had pain but nothing unbearable that the pain med. didn't help with. The food was, well........can't screw up jello too much. My one suggestion is to find out when nursing shift changes are and don't ask for a nurse at those times if you can avoid it. They are busy handing over patient care and sometimes can't get there when you want. I'm almost 40 lbs lighter and wish that I had been prepared to do this 10 yrs ago. Everything I eat is recorded. Small(really small!) plates and bowls help with portion control and chewing food thoroughly slows me down so that I feel the fullness and stop. You know those clear plastic food cups that restaurants use for things like salad dressing on the, ect? I bought a slew of those from Amazon in 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons to use for measuring everything in order to learn what those amounts of food look like on a plate. Oh, and a scale. I spread those cups all over the kitchen-no excuse for not using them! When going to restaurants, Mexican especially, I can if I want fill a 1 cup cover cup with some lettuce leaves, cucumber, cauliflower all of which works well with salsa. A la carte menus are great. These seem to be the behaviors that keep me honest and on my toes. Even when my mouth wants more, chewing and slowing down allow me to feel the Full and stop. I so hope that all goes well for you!!

AJ, I haven't had surgery yet, but have been researching this issue. On the countless diets I've survived in the past, plateaus have been a discouraging experience. The information I've gathered from around the Net is that the best form of exercise to deal with this is high intensity interval training. I intend to use this type of exercise when I regain my health post surgery and will share my experience with it. I have read that this can really break down a plateau. Research high intensity interval training and please let us know what you think. Hope it helps!

Srreeder, Thanks for replying. How are you doing 5 wks out? Hope it's going well. I'm in the midst of meeting insurance and doctor criteria, all of which is grinding right along. If all goes well surgery may happen near end of June. Cross fingers! If you have time I would like to hear how your last 5 weeks have gone, what Dr P wants you to do post-op.

New Me, good to hear from you. Did you mean Galveston?

New Me, good to hear from you. Did you mean Galveston?

Thanks for bringing this to us. Definitely on my list for when the time comes.

Anyone from Houston having surgery? Love to hear from you.

I, too, hope you will post whatever you can about such research. So exciting! And necessary for informing the naysayers.

What great ideas! Thanks. I'm preop waiting for insurance ok and losing weight in anticipation. All of these suggestions sound good to use now. .

Thanks so much DL for this encouraging post. I'm 65 and in the process of satisfying insurance(aetna) and my MDs requirements. At 5ft and 265 my BMI is in the 50s. Regardless of what the insurance decision is (tho I expect a "yes"), I will continue to lose weight in preparation for surgery and to keep positive outlook. It is so good to hear that a person of my age group is having such success!

Kudos' Gov Christie! 100 lbs lost is just great. Criticisms, doubts even questioning the the (obvious) success of his procedure so far is all politics.

Has anyone experienced Aetna Ins requirements? What hoops to jump through?

Has anyone experienced Aetna Ins requirements? What hoops to jump through?

Has anyone experienced Aetna Ins requirements? What hoops to jump through?