laurenella82

I have my psych eval tomorrow and my last NUT appointment Thursday. Then I'm ready for them to send it to the insurance company. One thing I don't really understand is the $350 charge for some nutrition class that I have to do prior to surgery. Is that normal or just something GW does?

I have Amerihealth DC (Medicaid) so I wouldn't be surprised if they take the full 2 weeks. But I'm staying hopeful that it won't. I'll ask the navigator about scheduling prior to insurance approval when I call her to let her know I did everything. My BMI is 58 so I really don't think I'll be denied.

I'm super impatient about it right now lol. So if I have to wait like that I may just find another doctor. Maybe at Washington Hospital Center. I would LOVE to have it done before the new year but I'm probably pushing it.

Hmmmm...maybe this is a different person. Or she got reported and is nicer now. She's fine with me. Our conversations are less formal and more like I'm talking to a friend. She's been really helpful and encouraging. She also told me that it takes the doc a week to get the info out for insurance approval and 6 weeks for them to approve (though she did tell me off the record that it's never taken my insurance more than 2 weeks). I'm hoping it won't take the entire week to send my stuff off.

Was that for the actual surgery or for a consult with the surgeon? I certainly hope the wait isn't that long now. They haven't been told anything about a wait. If turns out to be easier than my c section then I'm golden. Aside from having to be put to sleep because I felt her cut me, it wasn't so bad. Very little pain/soreness.

Dr. K. Vaziri

Congrats!! How are you doing so far? How long were you off work?

Cool! I'm going to have mine at GW. When was your surgery?

I had the same thoughts as I was on vacation last week looking into three wall sized mirrors around a bath tub. I almost cried. I like what you said, I HAVE fat, I am not fat. Just like I HAVE fingernails but I am not fingernails. It's good to have a different and positive perspective on it. No surgery date yet. But I'm hoping and praying I'll have it soon.

I have no desire to be within my healthy BMI range. I'm 5' and my "healthy" weight per the BMI chart is 94.7-128 pounds....no thanks! 140-145 is good for me. But I usually focus more on clothing size and a 6 or 8 would be perfect for my height.

???????? prayers for a safe surgery and safe and speedy recovery!

Have you already had your surgery?

Just curious. I see a lot of people from the West coast and up north like Jersey and PA...

Sounds so good....except for the chickpeas. For some reason they ALWAYS come back up if I eat them whole. I have no problems with hummus though ????

What protein shakes are you using?

lol! Poor thing ????????

God Bless! You got this!!

God Bless! You got this!!

Agreed! But it still weighs the same lol. I even had a personal trainer tell me that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat smh. My silly behind believed him for a while too ???? But If you look at 2 people who weigh the same and are the same height they could look completely different from one another. They may even wear different sizes. It's a question of the muscle to body fat ratio.

Why do people think muscle weighs more than fat???? A pound is a pound. It just looks different. If I took a scale and put a pound of cotton on one side and a one pound weight on the other side it's going to be even. It's just going to LOOK different. A pound is a pound is a pound!

Yeah you do have to be selective in who you tell. Although I don't mind talking about it, I don't need advice from someone who hasn't been through this or who is not a medical professional on my surgeons team.

I pray I don't have a lot of pain. I really don't remember the pain from my c-section except that I think it felt more like soreness than actual pain. And I took pain meds but they didn't help the soreness. I do remember that I couldn't laugh or cough without doubling over in pain. But even that only lasted a few seconds.

Lol @ the pic of your @$$ on the fridge. I find it funny because I thought about doing the same thing but my friends might think it's a but strange when they come to visit. Plus my 3 year old son might be scarred for life ????

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Has anyone ever made a vision board to put up in your home to keep you on track? I think I'm going to do this for myself. I need a co stand reminder of why I'm doing what I'm doing.