tiffanymarie6997

April 18th as well! Start my liquid diet MONDAY. Oh my. Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

I'm getting the gastric sleeve

Mine is on the 18th as well

Found out today that my surgery is on April 18th, not April 25th like I thought. I start my pre-op diet (5 meal replacement shakes a day for 2 weeks) on Monday. Now I just have to hope and pray my FMLA is approved, which isn't my biggest worry. My biggest worry is the amount of money they are going to ask me to pay up front the day of surgery (my insurance co-pay). I hope it's an amount that I can handle...all these new prescriptions, vitamins, shake mix, calcium chews, etc. are all so expensive. I hope I'm not doing it all for nothing just to find out I can't afford the surgery itself. I need this so bad...hopefully it all works out.

I ended up spending $200 (the lowest amount possible to get the mandatory things). That included 2 weeks worth of Protein shake mix, a month of bariatric Vitamins and a month of Calcium chews. My surgery is actually on April 18th, not the 25th like I thought! I start the pre-op diet Monday, 5 shakes a day. Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

I was really sick on my birthday:/ I'm at my consult right now! I'm glad you are feeling better. Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

My consult with my surgeon is just hours away, and between being anxious and working a night shift schedule I can't sleep. I'm actually really sick and have been since Saturday. I'm worried that the doctor may postpone my surgery (even though it's not until the 25th of April). That's probably me just being way too worrisome. Tomorrow is going to be an expensive day. My surgeon makes it mandatory that you buy these special vitamins and shakes. Those alone will be $300 or more. I'm praying that my FMLA works out and I have enough money to cover my co-pay for the surgery. I'd really hate for money to be the only thing holding me back after all I've gone through to get here. I don't want anything holding me back! Keep me in your thoughts/prayers guys! We're all heading for the same goal...a healthier, longer life. Actually LIVING

How did your surgery go!? Yes, my diet will be 2 weeks long. I go for my consult in the morning. Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

Yes, Tuesday is my birthday My date is April 25th! I'm so nervous, and I know the liquid diet is going to be so hard. Keep up the good work Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

You're having your surgery on my birthday...it's going to be a great day Good luck!

I am 25, almost 26 (on Tuesday) and I was just approved for my gastric sleeve surgery after starting this process almost a year ago. Great news, right!? Of course I couldn't wait to share this news with my best friend of nearly 16 years, especially since she is the one who inspired me to go this route. She had her gastric sleeve about 2 years ago and it changed her life. She lost about 100 pounds. She has gained quite a bit back now, but nonetheless, the surgery has still bettered her life. When I told her Anthem approved my surgery and it's in April, she simply said "Oh...that's good." Not quite the response I was expecting, but oh well, I was pumped. Later on while we were shopping she randomly said "You're not going to change once you get this surgery are you?" with quite a bit of aggression. I replied, "What do you mean?" She said "Like, your personality. Are you going to become a different person?" I said "Of course not. I love my personality, why would I change it? It's the outside of me and my health that I don't like. Why would you ask me that? I never once asked you anything like that when you were having your surgery." She didn't really say anything else about it and we went on with our day. Later on that night, after having so many different scenarios fly through my head all day, I mentioned that I was stressed about having enough money for the surgery, time off of work, etc. and I'm hoping everything works out okay. Her response...."You know, I really don't want to hear about your surgery. At all." Her saying that and acting this way frustrates me to no end. During the whole process of her having her surgery, I was supportive and happy for her. Never once did I make it about me or turn it into something negative. Since I started this process she's had nothing positive to say about it. She's always held me up on a pedestal compared to herself. She's always compared herself to me, and I have never compared myself to her. It did not bother me a bit that she weighs more than 100 pounds less than me now. But, I truly believe she does not want me to lose weight in fear that I'll be "smaller" than her which is ridiculous. We both know what it's like to be overweight. We've both been there. I want to be healthy. It sucks that my own best friend can't be happy that I'm having this life changing surgery because of jealousy. Especially when she's already been through the same process and had the same opportunity.

Yes, being told that I'm "pretty for a big girl" has been all throughout my life, which is a backhanded compliment but I'm used to this from STRANGERS. It's just not often that my "friends" make statements like this. I think that everyone should have consideration for other people's feelings. Having a filter is necessary. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you just say whatever the hell you feel to someone about their appearance, then obviously you don't care if they are hurt by your words or not. I think that is rude and absolutely unnecessary.

I'm cracking up!!

I couldn't agree more!

My ex-roommate and "friend" says the following to me yesterday. "Don't get me wrong, you're pretty, but you'd be much prettier if you'd lose weight." Out of NOWHERE! 0_o The fact that she is about 4'11 and weighs 115 pounds made it sting even more! WHY do people feel the need to say hateful "compliments". I did not ask for her opinion. It was just straight out rude. Maybe I'm just sensitive, but I would never say something like that to someone. I understand being concerned for someone's health, even then it's rude to just bring it on yourself to speak on someone else's health, But for her to say that based strictly on how much better I would look really pissed me off. RUDE.

My BMI is a 58

I was referred to a bariatric surgeon by my gynecologist, they sent me tons of paperwork-mostly insurance related and of course health related. I turned those in, they called a couple weeks later to schedule my first appointment for May 12th. They said I'd be there from 7AM-2PM. I'll be seeing a dietician, getting my psych evaluation, seeing the doctor, getting a sugar test done, lots of stuff going on. My question is, will my 6 month supervised diet start from that date? Does anyone know what I can expect going forward? I have Anthem BCBS in Kentucky. I'm already nervous that I'll be denied since for the past 5 years I haven't been to the doctor once (no insurance at the time). I'm considered extremely obese, 360 pounds, 5'6. I'm hoping that my insurance company realizes I need this surgery as a tool to help save my life. I'm only 25 and have yet to truly live, my weight has ALWAYS held me back. Any tips or words of encouragement for this stage of my journey?

I am 25 years old and have been overweight my entire life. I was in and out of the doctor for my whole life (asthma, pre-diabetes, PCOS, allergies, sleep apnea) up until the age of 19 when my insurance dropped me from my Mom's plan. I didn't get insurance again until last year when I was 24 and still haven't been back to a regular doctor (I was scared to go since it had been so long), I've only been to my gynecologist who is sending my referral to Baptist health for a gastric sleeve surgery and she is really pushing for me to get it. I'm worried since there is a 5-6 year gap of literally no doctor visits that Anthem BCBS is not going to approve me for surgery for lack of medical history for those 5-6 years. I am 25, 5'6 and weigh 361 pounds (211 pounds overweight, BMI 58). I have PCOS and was diagnosed with pseudo-tumor cerebri at a hospital, but never followed up with doctors about it due to my previous lack of insurance. I'm infertile due to my PCOS and weight which I know is usually something they consider in approval. Does anyone have any insight to my situation? Seeking advice, encouragement, personal experiences.

This may be a dumb question, but if you opt to pay for your surgery yourself, do most places require you to pay the entire amount up front before they'll perform the surgery? I have Anthem BCBS, they give me a hard time approving my birth control (ridiculous) so I feel like they are going to reject me for this surgery no matter how many hoops I jump through. I'm trying to figure out plan B just in case. Any advice is greatly appreciated!