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Curious, been reading lots posts and I'm curious, what was the worse procedure you had to have done before surgery???

Curious, been reading lots posts and I'm curious, what was the worse procedure you had to have done before surgery???

My insurance will not cover the surgery at all so I have to go self pay..... My heart is broken.... My husband and I have talked and we actually just bought a new double wide home a year ago and we could use it as collateral to get a loan but man.... Makes it so much harder financially... So now I have a question... Approximately how did it cost for after surgery needs for everyone???? And do u think because insurance won't cover it does that mean if I have complications, will insurance deny any coverage for them??? My heads swimming I'm so upset...

Oh Yuk egd isn't this awful I haven't had one still at early start but how was this is it painful and what was your experience with this I would almost dread this worse than surgery

Well, I'm new here so I'm looking thru posts trying to find some answers to questions. I'm considering having the sleeve procedure done, so I go to heart doctor yesterday and he is very much against this. He said I will have chronic diarrhea, vitamin deficiencys, ect...u see I weigh 215, and am 5'7,,,,but I have diabetes, heart disease sleep apnea.... And he said that because I don't need to loose that much that I most likely won't loose with sleeve.... He also said that even if I loose the weight, I'll just gain it back.... And I'm scared.... I watched my mother die, all because of diabetes... When she passed she was in heart failure, kidney failure, copd, she was blind, had neuropathy, and she died at the early age of 60....I don't want to die that way and I had thought that getting the sleeve could literally save my life, but after talking to heart doctor I am now depressed thinking I have no hope, is there anyone out there that can tell me what step to take next, the surgeon is fixing to setup a consultation... But I am very Leary to even go because of what my heart said

Really curious when u say it's 16000-20000 does that include hospital anesthesia ect

It is an exempt procedure with my insurance

I'm just really reading these so I know what the worst is and wow, they do cause me to pause but then I read all the positive things and think, how often do these things actually happen??? Does anyone know a good number to put on the percentage of people that go thru this??? And how would you know if you were higher risk to have these things happen??? Did any of your surgeons warn you that you were higher risk for these type of complications???

I'm still in very early stages of trying to get it going, surgeon is in contact with my insurance company trying to get it going, haven't even met him yet in person, but it's looking like my bmi is borderline on what my insurance will approve, Dangit, I'm wondering if anyone has had this issue I have diabetes, sleep apnea and cad, anyone have cigna insurance and how did it go with thwm

I won't miss sticking a needle in my stomach and injecting something that could possibly cause cancer into my body!!! Bruises are a normal thing to my stomach and my fingers can get feeling back into them after poking needles into them several times a day!!!!

I so understand you I watched and took care of my own mom when died of heart failure, but truth is she died from diabetes, she was in heart failure, kidney failure, neuropathy, blind, copd when she died it was absolutely the worse thing I have ever witnessed, diabetes kills slowly and it takes away everything that brings us joy in our lives!!! I hate it!!! I am also just beginning, researching ect. My surgeon hasn't seen me yet but is already working with my insurance trying times get them to approve at least my initial visit with him, so I completely understand where u r coming from... I've had bad feedback so far from my regular doctors but I still thru that believe that the sleeve could literally save my life, I see it as almost a life vest, uncomfortable, yeah a little, life changing, yes a lot, but life saving, yes!!! I wish you the best of luck, and let us know where u progress from, and where at r u during your journey???

Has anyone on here dealt with cigna insurance and how did that go

Lillita how long has it been if u put it in must have missed it curious how far post open u r

Surgeon won't even meet with me till I have something back from insurance

Gosh I hate asking that it's so private but is important for me to understand what will happen

And thanks everyone u just confirmed my suspicions about this just one more thing do y'all have chronic diarrhea

Type 2 diabetes and I'm 47

Oh and a little history 2 years ago during a routine heart Cath a blood clot turned loose and hit my heart and literally died on the table,,,, and I know if I don't do something I won't be around long term... And I'm raising my 2 grandchildren who are 5 and 7....and they need me... Cause they have no one else