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Nyelaah

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  1. Posted · Edited by Nyelaah

    It depends on your insurance and health overall. Through tests within the next 6 months you can uncover some additional health issues like I did (hopefully not). Below was my process:

    Jan- WLS seminar

    Jan-PCP blood work (diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure.

    Jan-called insurance to confirm WLS details. I need 3 mth surprised, 40+ BMI or less than 40 BMI with 2 comorbidities.

    Feb-initial meeting with WLS center. Same day did additional blood work to check out my Vitamin levels.

    Feb-endoscopy

    Feb-sleep test(found out I had mild sleep apnea, needed 2nd sleep test, and need CPAP for the months before surgery then not after)

    March-Psych evaluation and clearance letter. He gave me the little right then and there. Depends on your doc they might ask for longer time visiting psych.

    March-PCP clearance letter

    March-1st weight loss maintenance meeting with center.

    March-2nd sleep test

    April-2nd weight management meeting

    April-meet with endoscopy doctor for antibiotics. Endoscopy found I had a bacteria.

    April-meet with sleep doctor for cpap machine. Need to use cpap for 1 mth before pulmonary clearance letter. After letter, still need to use machine until surgery.

    Coming up:

    May- last weight loss management

    meeting and NUT meeting on same day. Center will send paperwork into insurance.

    After insurance approval. I will meet with doctor and schedule surgery. I am looking to have surgery mid July because it works with my work schedule. I'm planning to take 2 weeks off and possibly work from an office near by either the second week and not take 2 week vacation. Or the third week and take two week vacation.

    So overall it will take me 6 mths! Oh and from what I know I will have to do a preop diet. It will consist of 1 low carb meal a day then liquids-Protein shakes I believe.

    This is my journey so far but everyone is different depending on doc. My friends doc didn't require sleep test for her not sure why!

    Good luck!

  2. Posted

    This emotional rush is, in my opinion, NEVER gone over enough (if at all) with so many WLS patients, and the teams who are there to prepare us for this should really send this point home, as well as the hair loss, stalls...... I see a lot of touting the surgery for benefits such as the obvious weight loss, disease improvements............., but they don't seem to tell us what to expect that SOOOOO many of us endure following the surgery. Maybe they think it will scare folks off, but REALLY, we're made of stronger stuff than that!!! Just be honest, surgical teams, and lay down the goods (or not-so-goods), so we can truly prepare for the nasties that get to us following surgery. RANT over, for now!

    Most of us have been through what you are going through, and it will pass. Get a BIG box of Kleenex (the really soft ones!), a few really good movies, a craft or two to keep your hands busy while watching said movies, and keep you computer on so we can be there for you! Bless you, dear one....

    You are the best Canyonbaby!

  4. Posted

    I was so clueless when I was starting out and thankfully I never felt judged. There are so many people who really helped me by answering questions that I'm sure they had answered over and over again. I had never been in an on-line forum before and I'm not a very geeky computer user, so I didn't even know how to search the archives or anything like that. I miss some of the old-timers who have moved on and am always grateful to see a post or comment from one of who I consider the old-timers. @@Jim1967 you helped me so much as I was making my way through the process and figuring it all out. You had the link to the Dr. Simpson info in your signature and you'll see I've done the same. Nine times out of ten when I read one of your posts I'd go and peruse his links to get basic protocol into my thinking (it's not about restriction, it's not about restriction). So helpful to me. Also the humor and camaraderie. I really need that as I am private about my weight loss and consider you all here to be my community for that. Thank you all. Whatever the method of surgery, we are all in this together. And a year or two out has not made me an expert on anything, that's for sure, but I can have compassion and enthusiasm for any one who is facing their weight issues and wanting to make a healthy change. Here's to our lives that we've gotten back!

    I would love the link! Thanks for your thoughtful post :-)

  6. Posted

    Thank you so much for this! As a newbie I appreciate every single one of every experience vsger. I can't tell you how many times you all made me feel like I CAN do this and that its all going to be alright---Even if there are bumps along the road.

    I have learned that there are bumps, successes, and that everyones journey is different BUT that we al have a monster in common OBESITY!

    It truly hurts when some folks (they know who they are) bring people down and give them "tough love." I get that it's a blog and you should not take this to heart however, people come here mostly when they are confused or in a bad mental place.

    Anyways... Thanks for this post!!!

  7. Posted

    Hi all!

    Just saw the sleep doctor and even though I have very very mild sleep apnea (7.2 avg is 0-5) I have to use the machine until surgery. I dreaded using the machine for the study and am sure will dread it now. I have 3 vacations and will have to lug the machine with me :-( I am going to look like a monster in the Caribbean lol

    On the upside, the doc said after a month of using it (atleast 5 hrs a night, 7 days) he will give me clearance for surgery. Soooo I am definitely on my way there and all in perfect timing. Looks like I will be able to get a surgery date of July which is my goal if all goes well with my insurance clearance. I don't anticipate any issues since I have diabetes, blood pressure, BMI 40+, and sleep apenea (damn, I'm like a walking I don't know what lol)

    Ok ya'll ONE more month until all my paperwork goes through for insurance clearance!!!

    Excited!

  14. Posted

    Oh and tests... I think it depends on your insurance and health, but I had to get a endoscopy, physc evaluation/clearance, sleep test, 3 mth weight management session, NUT meeting, and a letter from my pcp. Depending on our health issues and insurance I think depends on further testing. I got diagnosed with sleep apnea which was discovered through the sleep test so that took an extra two visits that I did not plan for. They also found a bacteria with the biopsy from the endoscopy which I need antibiotics for so I need to see the doctor for that too. So altogether 3 additional visits/tests I didn't account for initially. I have heard of stress tests, 6mth to 1 year weight management, cardic clearance and pulmonary clearance.

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    Oh no! My friend had really great experience there. Sorry to hear. Research the hospital and surgeons at each hospital on this site. Gives u a better idea overall. I want you to have he best doctors possible and overall I haven't heard great things about Jacobi in general

  19. Posted

    Doesn't seem to be slow for me... I was done with all of my req by this month. Just missing the 2 weight management meeting with the nurse practitioner which I scheduled and the NUT which is also scheduled. I haven't met with the doctor yet until after insurance approval.

    Emma have you considered Montefiore?

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