Jersrose43

I have been hungry since the get go. Not head hunger but I have that too. I go to restaraunts a lot - I bring home leftovers and it works out really well. I make different choices than in the past. Such as I never order a burger. Haven't had one yet and sleeve was 6/24. I crave one desperately but when I see or smell it or someone orders it. I just yuck. I tend to stick to fish when eating out for some reason. My head just naturally goes there. Or appetizers if they're not deep fried. I eat evry 2 1/2 hours or so and very very little. Up to 4 ounces depending on what it is. I do not miss the quantity of food I used to eat. I do however notice how much everyone else around me eats and think it is so much food ! Went to a friends last night for dinner and like wow. How fast they all ate and how much. It was flabbergasting. I've lost 47 pounds since starting my journey.

Noodles are Pasta and that is a carb that I am never allowed again. Part of the reason I got to where I am Try zucchini noodles

Yes I was in a room and no was not inpatient. I work in insurance and have access to my insurance billings. They billed outpatient 138 coding and I was in a room, in a bed, and it was billed as a recovery room not inpatient Outpatient is considered a 24-72 hour stay. Some hospitals keep you in same day surgery unit that long, some send you up to a room. Depends on hospital and the type of space they have.

Please don't worry about this. Let your stomach heal One month out I was at 3-6 bites of dense Protein and it was small bites. I am now 10 weeks out and enjoy 3 ounces of sense foods and 4/6 of steamed fish. Don't push yourself. You're overthinking it Any surgeon or doc who goes in to stretch you now should have his license removed

So u reconnected several years ago with an old high school friend. She had gained a lot of weight and we saw eah other at weight watchers. I lost 12 pounds in 6 months and she lost 50. Fast forward 5 years we're good friends. Hang out at least once a month and she went in vaca with me to Florida this spring. She's lost 80 pounds and still has 150 to go and determined. I have supported her the whole way. She started teaching Zumba I started going with her and telling people about her classes, for instance. She is single I have a family She is bitter about past issues, lives In the past can't get over past hurts some real some perceived. I am blunt and tell her she had to get over these things to move on. She just can't. Can't get over a divorce from 18 years ago, wrongs done by a friend in high school 25 years ago, and just bitter. Frankly the bitterness has been getting to me a lot, especially since surgery. When I told her I was doing this she was completely negative - I know blah blah regained it all blah blah. I should get lap band and consider that first or come to more Zumba and go vegetarian as she did and lose 80 pounds. Well that is not what works for me. A few weeks ago we were at a friends and she was watching me eat and was super critical in my opinion She would never have this because look at my sacrifice and stupidity of this "diet". And how I would have to eat animal flesh forever etc etc Last week she critiqued my ALS bucket challenge. Basically posted on my Facebook that people who do it are stupid idiots. Mknd you I dedicated it to my father in law whondied of ALS 2 years ago. So two nights ago I responded to her post of how she has followers on Facebook and how to correct it. She posts her Zumba stuff and her friends do as well and people follow her. She responds that it was twitter and doesn't use it. So I say deactivate the account. Her response ... Duh if I wanted to deactivate it I would. And proceeds to ask if any other friends can respond. Really? I felt dismissed, offended and said so and responded she didn't have to be such a jerk about it. I then defriended her and unfollowed her on FB. I sent her an email that she had hurt my feelings. And what I got back was that I had called her a name and saw only my side. And that I should go hang our with some of those old HS friends she still has I'll feelings toward. Like really? Is it my emotions or am I crazy? I just don't feel supported and she is bitter. She has never asked me how I feel how I am doing just criticized that one meal quite extensively.

My back hurts and it's due to weight loss but the itches holy cow. I ask hubby to rub me down every night and when traveling I desperately look for a back scratcher of some sort. It's worse on my back

No cath my surgeon prefers not to use it so that there is no excuse for not walking immediately. What I did want to do ASAP was go to the bathroom and used bed pan twice. Never want to repeat that adventure

First depends on your insurance get the medical policy Second, I had it outpatient but was till overnight. Outpatient is just less than 24 hours. Check with the doc when you will be admitted and when you will expected to go home. I went in at 10 am Surgery at 11 am And home next day at 5 pm

Please go have a drink and understand you aren't drunk. Call in the morning

I hate it! I really hate it. Not that I was crazy about the last version Maybe I just need to get used to it

It depends on your specific insurance please call them. Aetna will deny you if you have a net gain for instance. Some insurances will deny if you go below a 35 bmi. Please call them and get educated on the specifics of yor particular plan and get names

Please read the medical policy and call Cigna to determine which pieces are unmet If the office did not send all required documentation it willbe denied. Also call Cigna and determine if your employer has made separate rules for your plan. Below is the national policy https://cignaforhcp.cigna.com/public/content/pdf/coveragePolicies/medical/mm_0051_coveragepositioncriteria_bariatric_surgery.pdf

I wasn't intoxicated and I resent the implication that if I drink I am drunk. I enjoyed a drink. Or a glass of wine.

Don't beat yourself up. I drank a couple weekends ago and I went back and logged everything I ate and drank. That half a vodka cost me 2 pounds. But the fact I only drank 20 ounces of Water that same day I think was much worse. I stuck to Protein and all the other rules but a vodka cranberry of which I drank half of in 3 hours was no bueno I upped the water and excercise and 4 days!!!! Later I was back where I started.

That's rather unusual. Not in the medical policy Is your insurance provided through an employer? This may be the employer policy overriding the insurance. I would call Cigna directly and find out what is being denied.

Grilled fish tacos Make a roast on Sunday cut it up for lunches through the week Rotisserie chicken from boston market. Pull the leftovers, get a low carb tortilla. A couple drops of BBQ sauce and you have a great lunch. Pork chops from loin grilled. Make a chicken shishkabob. Cottage cheese, throw a couple pieces of fruit in it, some goji berries and a little chia seed. I eat tuna salad maybe one time every two weeks and only in a pinch

Do they charge for this? I wish you best of luck

Cigna will cover weight loss as follows. And you are not to small at all Over 40 bmi with no comorbidities 35-40 with comorbidities: high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes etc Lastly and most importantly. CALL CIGNA NOW Many policies are through an employer and an employer can choose to exclude bariatric surgery. Their choice not yours and these exclusions are not something you can overcome. Once you met each of those - You have to see the nutritionist 3 times with greater than 89 days. Not 88 not 3 months. 89 You must get your pcp or other doctor - not surgeon - to write a letter that it's necesary for you You will need a psych clearance You may need an upper GI or ultrasound of abdomen but I've found that to be based on doctor requirements not cigna. Good luck I was approved at 39 bmi and hbp The issue i had was making sure office sent all documents over to cigna. No problems otherwise

Just massive acid

Print this and make it your bible http://www.peachtreebariatrics.com/docs/Gastric-Sleeve-Patient-Manual.pdf

Have you not received a meal plan from your doc? Try egg whites, Beans, grilled chicken, salmon that is grilled or steamed is better, a can of tuna

I felt great after 5 days from the surgery itself. But the exhaustion and getting used to the new eating was a challenge. I recommend two weeks minimum off

Have you gotten anti nauseau meds from the doc? Get them. Once I had that was fine. At purée stage for me it was all about the eggs. I loved one poached egg atop a spoonful of mashed black or red beans. Add a little cheese too. Huevos rancheros. Voila! I also did a lot of cheese based stuff. I think I was into cheese and eggs together and separate. Creamy Soups I did a little but honestly the salt made me feel like I was swallowing a salt lick. I was salt sensitive.

Are you in michigan? I was at a providence hospital for my c section 16 years ago and had a horrible experience. I didn't realize it though until my second c After my first they told me nothing. Not how to take care of myself. That I had to move my bowels that I was to take meds. Nothing. I went home and 3 weeks later back to ER I went impacted and dehydrated. 4 years later went to st joe and what a world of difference. Helpful nurses who spent time educating me completely

Outpatient does not mean going home immediately after anymore. My "outpatient" sleeve had me checked in at 10 Tuesday and going home on Wednesday at 5pm. I was outpatient. The term inpatient in my IS hospitals means a higher level of care. Think constant docs all around and multiple days. I felt great! I didn't need to be there any longer than I was.