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Good luck everyone and speedy recovery

Hello welcome Qtpie28 I started in August had my first appt in sept they ask u to get a lot of testing done and copy's of records from any drs u go to if u have sleep apnea in my program they require u to use Cpap and to prove u use it also u meet with a physical therapist nutrishionist a nurse get wieghed take a breath test get a edg test to look at your stomach before surgery and give u a diet to follow with a certain amount of wieght they want u to lose before surgery and excercises to do u must log all food and excercise so get ready for a little part time job cuz it sure feels like a job lol it's usually at least 3 to 6 months or more before u get surgery it's definately a journey good luck to u these forums are great forms of info and support

Hi Robert most of us have to take some kind of meds that we can't go without so your not alone there have you asked your dr that prescribes your meds if there is any alternative? Or the surgeon doing your procedure maybe they know what to do it seems from what I've read that it gets easier with time after a few days to swallow at least small pills could u possibly cut them with a pill cutter to make them into smaller pcs? I'll be asking the surgeon when I see him about that as I too have to take some heart meds that I can't skip best of luck to you!

Hi I hope u don't mind me making a suggestion some hospitals have financial assistance programs it won't eliminate the bill entirely but u could get a discount a percentage off if they offer such a program I'd look into it can't hurt good luck to u!

Hi nessa good to hear your home recovering wishing u a speedy recovery hope to have mine soon

Hey we all have the right to change our minds it's normal to be nervous I am and I haven't had mine yet but u hit on something there about not taking someone who will talk u out of it whoever sits with us needs to support us but then he did u said I want to leave and he supported u I also think about all those things cutting my stomach irreversable etc I was terrified too at the thought of eating so little I work a hard labor intensive job and I thought well so many have had this procedure and everyone eats lol so I'll be fine I also think of being heavy for so long increasing health problems family history of diabetes strokes etc I watched my mother die at 56 from issues related to being so heavy and eating bad food I'm 46 now I don't have kids as u do but my husband isn't well and I'm the main bread winner now so if go down I have to think of what will happen to him as he has no family in the state and his parents are both gone a long time now that's what will keep my mind on the decision I made to have this procedure I know that I need this tool to help me I also keep in mind that with all new things this too will become our new normal after some time and adjustment It will just be normal

Hi I'm sorry u decided to leave but if u didn't feel right about it maybe u need some more time to adjust to the idea do u feel you've done enough research ?are u comfortable with the surgeon ? U must be absolutely sure it the right time and the right choice for u take a breath and perhaps consider talking to a professional counselor maybe u can work thru what is causing the fear and doubt maybe that can help whatever u decide best of luck and I hope u feel better

Yes they are making me do one too I think it's unnecessary but I think it falls in the cover their ass category do u have any cardiac issues? I have AFib Which I take meds for but no heart disease blockages or structure issues cardiologist says it was brought on by sleep apnea but none the less I'm being made to do it anyway but hey who cares if they run up your bills u gotta pay them not their problem right

When I met with the one in my program it was a ten minute meeting if that I was shown a south beach diet book told to get a copy and follow it phase one two weeks phase two for two weeks and given two sample pages of what to eat and it was over I expected more not sure what but just more she was kind of snotty I was told to eat cottage cheese and veg for breakfast I said oh that's gross she says in a snotty condescending tone well that's healthy eating! I left feeling disappointed felt kind of like cattle being moved down the line to the next thing I don't know why or what exactly I was expecting but that was my experience maybe ppl can share what their experience was like

Good luck sending good thoughts and prayers your way for a great recovery!

Congrats to all approved and best of luck to everyone waiting!

We are all doing this for better health and hopefully better quality of life and with that we can give better care to our aging parents my mother passed away from complications of diabetes brought on by eating too much bad food when she was only 10 years older than I am now I don't want to end up that way I know none of us do the last few years were horrible and didn't have to happen as they get older they can drive us nuts it's true I try to remember that I don't need or require anyone's approval or permission to improve my quality of life and just tune out the negative comments and arguments and just keep moving forward

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Lol oh man been there too many times somehow when we need aggravation and stress the least our "loved ones" know just the right buttons to push hang in let it roll off as much as possible hope the day improves for u!

Good for u almost there will hope u get a date soon I'm nervous about having the edg too they say I'll have conscious sedation I was like what the hell? I don't wanna be awake for that my fear is gagging and not being able to finish the test I can't get my teeth cleaned without nearly throwing up and stopping so many times can't imagine how I will get thru this I don't know why they lie to us ..... Best of luck to u and a speedy recovery!

Yayyyy!!!! Congrats great news

Hey summer rain I agree call ins first and see if it's been submitted that way when u do call the dr office they can't tell u oh it's submitted to get u off the phone first off the lack of communication is appalling in a busy office I'm betting someone must be following up with patients and if not that says something about how they feel about patients I find so much disrespect in the medical field we are spending a ton of money and entrusting our lives to these ppl and they act as if we are bothering them if we ask a question or that they are doing us a favor by answering I've had the same issues getting drs and hospitals to fax records to my bariatric dr they don't return repeated calls I've ended up having to go in person to each place and the hospital to get things moving and at the hospital records office they had the nerve to say well u didn't need to come in u can just call me I said really? I've done that three x s this week with no return call and she says to me real snotty well I'm busy ha! So am I lady! It makes me want to just give up on this whole thing it's so aggravating it takes so long to get anything done ....stay on them and good luck

Hi nessa259 I'm in buffalo too don't have a surgery date yet but I'm in the same surgeons group dr posner is doing mine I've never had a band so I don't know what that's like but I hear that a lot odors don't think it's as effective as sleeving or bypass but I'm new to this process still jumping thru hoops and getting tests

Hi Tim I'm thinking maybe u know what u want to do and u want some support yes do it only if u really want it cuz no one can do the hard part but u as u already have seen with your wife maybe with time she will move past her grieving of food I'm sure she must feel better at least if u have a history of losing and gaining and feel u can use this tool to help u even more then u should do what u feel is best I find myself that I need to keep busy with something so I dont think hey I could go for a snack as I too will eat too much of healthy food as well good luck!

Well that's a familiar story jumping thru hoops me too! All I've done is get medical records go to dr appts or schedule endless test while being told not to eat any carbs or sugar fun! Not anyway I'm hoping for dec had hoped for before dec 1 due to my plan year starts over on that date and I will have to pay out several thousand dollars if it's after that but everything goes so incredibly slow and they space your tests and appts so far apart I don't have much hope it will happen before jan I've had to hound every dr and hospital records office for records it's been unbelievable hope everyone else is having a better experience

U must watch the sugar and carbs in everything I was told no sugar Greek yogurt has sugar I believe fat free sugar free no fruit added yogurt is what I was told I was put on south beach it's protein and only vegetables for carbs absolutely no sugar not even fruit meat fish eggs 1 oz of fat free cheese and lots of vegs sugar free jello Popsicles only all natural pnut butter no crackers pasta bread rice etc unsalted nuts are allowed in small portions they didn't give u any recommendations? Talk to the nutritionist in your drs office

I'm hoping to be be sleeved soon the sooner the better but they have me chasing down medical records having more tests etc all I do it seems is go to dr appts and tests lol feels like it's taking forever and I was put on a strict diet too so this can't happen soon enough next week I have to do a sleep study kind of annoyed did one in 2012 was already diagnosed but couldn't tolerate Cpap at all tried for 5 months got even less sleep was a horrible experience they are forcing me to repeat they say if I dont do Cpap with proof of compliance no surgery so I'm dreading it I don't think I can possibly ever keep that thing on for a whole night let alone for two weeks so u already had your procedure?

Hi I'm in buffalo

Ok I don't get the questions about bills debt etc why is that even a topic in the evaluation and the law protects your medical privacy but a dr is hassles u for not telling everyone ? This sounds like somewhat of a power trip with this dr sorry I hope everything works out for u

Hey great to hear everything went well sending good thoughts your way u are so right to focus on getting well now it's so vital to do what u need to to get stronger best wishes and good luck Hugs