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sunshine1531

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    I feel your pain! I have had this exact same issue for the past 4 days and it has been killing me. So so painful!! I tried stool softeners and they didnt work for me. My doc told me to take metamucil 2x a day until the symptoms resolved and then once a day after that. Also, getting in all of your Water and walking every day helps keep things moving. I finally went this morning and it was better, but still painful from all the irritation that the previous 3 days caused. If you really cant go, magnesium citrate works really well also, but make sure you stay close to a bathroom after you take it!!!

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    Vomiting blood is NEVER normal, as I'm sure you know. I know you mentioned that you went to the ED, but I would still call your surgeon's office asap to make them aware instead of waiting a month until your appt. I'm sure they would want to know this info and may possibly even want to see you sooner? Good luck!

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    I had my rny this past Tuesday 3/22 and on Friday when I started my Protein Shakes I noticed I starting having some increased saliva production in my mouth. I'm not throwing up, my pouch doesn't hurt, and I feel fine. All this saliva is just annoying! I read that it can be from eating too fast or too much. I'm not really taking in a lot now and I've been sipping 2 oz of shake over 20-30 mins. The saliva is a little better but definitely still there all day long. Any other advice anyone could give would be great! Thanks!!

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    My insurance required a 3 month supervised diet. That was plenty of time to get all my other requirements done--psych/medical clearance,etc. But it has actually been a 4 month process for me because of scheduling it around my job. My first consultation appt was 11/12/15 and now my surgery is this Tuesday 3/22/16. Has gone by fast tho!

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  16. Posted

    I just started my clear liquid diet prep for my surgery on 3/22. I have noticed that in the past month or so my knees have really been bothering me more than normal. For anyone that has already gone through this, would you say that the surgery definitely helped your joint pain? And if so, how long did it take after surgery to start feeling the difference?? Thanks for the help!!

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    Agreed. Every insurance is different. For mine, I had to be over 40 for the past 2 consecutive years. I also did nit have any comorbidities. The drs office did say that if I didn't have that, then they may require me to go and do a sleep study also to see if I had sleep apnea. And if I didn't, then there would have been a good chance it wouldn't have been approved

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  23. Posted

    My starting bmi was around 42 when I first started this process in November. Basically per my insurance they wanted to see "a net loss" during my supervised diet. My NUT told me that could be any amount of weight, but my bmi still had to be above 40 at my final weigh in. Basically, I spent the last 3 months maintaining my weight for the most part but only losing about 5 pounds. My bmi is now 41 and I was approved for the surgery which I'm having 3/22. Hope this helps :-)

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    @@HappilyEverAfter44 I understand how you feel. I am also a nurse and I work in a hospital. I also told my boss that I was having surgery but not what it was for. I only told 2 people I work with that I trust that I am having it. I'm not looking forward to everyone else asking me about it either, even though I know eventually it will become obvious. I have decided that I think I'm just going to be honest if people ask me. I feel more comfortable doing that then skirting around the issue or coming up with another story. I work around a lot of women who gossip unfortunately. So either I'm sure they will be talking about me having the surgery or finding something else to talk about. :-/

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  25. Posted

    When all my info was submitted, the insurance company say it would take 7-10 business days. My Dr's office said they would call me once they had the approval. on the 7th day I didn't hear anything so I called and it was still pending. On the 10th day I still didn't hear anything so I called again and it was approved. The office hadn't called me yet like they said, while I'm waiting over here anxious! Lol I'm sure they would have called eventually but I just couldn't wait anymore. So maybe you should try calling your insurance company. That way, at least you will know if they have made a decision or not!

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