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57 minutes ago, MoBariatric said:

Speak it in existence!!! You're surgery will be ACCEPTED!

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Yes ma’am! In my mind this has been approved since day one. Already arranging my medical leave LOL 🙌🏼

15 hours ago, GettingThere24 said:

Yes, my surgeon’s office said the same thing about taking them with Prevacid but on the occasion if surgery is needed. They said sparingly is okay as long as Prevacid is taken to protect your tummy.

Yep, Prevacid 30mg (Lansoprazole) is what I'm on. I decided to keep taking it after my H. Pylori treatment because it was helping SO much with my constant indigestion. Good to hear you heard the same thing

6 minutes ago, mousecat88 said:

Honestly, I use a topical NSAID multiple times every day and my surgeon said it was fine.. and I'm sure SOME level of it is getting into my blood stream/digestive system and I've had no issues. And I even HAD an ulcer already (prior to starting the topical).

Interestingggg

20 minutes ago, mousecat88 said:

I don't know the answer, but does Midol help you? It doesn't have any NSAIDs in it. I don't imagine taking a few during that 2 day period would cause any harm though...

No clue. Never taken Midol. Advil/ibuprofen has been the only thing to kill off the cramps. I know it can all change after surgery. I'm just curious if anyone else has been told that an NSAID was OK to take as long as they're on a PPI.

5 minutes ago, PrettyMess13 said:

Nope. Haven't had any painful periods since I've been post-op. I take Tylenol now for any pain which is funny because it didn't work for me at all pre-op. Good luck!

That's awesome!!!

Please folks...I'm not hear for a lecture. I'm just reporting what my surgeon's office told me was OK and I'm curious if anyone else's surgeon said the same. I haven't had surgery yet.

OK so....I emailed my surgeon the other day and asked what NON-NSAID pain relief can they prescribe for period cramps (in case Tylenol ends up not working for me) when the time comes because my cramps are pretty brutal for maybe 2 days max. She said they rarely do that BUT, as long as I stay on Prevacid after surgery, taking a couple Advil per month should be safe and fine. Has anyone else been told this and ended up getting an ulcer anyway? Thanks for your feedback!!!

I'm Anthem BCBS and my plan requires 6 dietician visits. My last one is May 1st so after that, I'll have more info to give about the experience.

On 3/30/2019 at 2:42 PM, esskay77 said:

Yeah, I get that. I've been reading this thread for months now. Thanks!

Here's a great thread from my Keto community about IF and ketosis https://www.ketovangelist.com/fasting-destroys-your-cells-and-thats-a-good-thing/ Also, Dr. Jason Fung, MD is the be all, end all when it comes to IF. Tons of videos and books https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-jason-fung-m-d

Just now, SusieQ2019 said:

It is part of the clearance process done by my hospital. My nurse told me that not all surgeons or hospital does it.

Same with me. Told it was required which is cool. The EGD helped me hit my insurance deductible LOL

On 3/23/2019 at 7:40 PM, Dmm1965 said:

I had my gastric sleeve March 4th.The pathology report said i have h pylori. I see surgeon for another post op in 9 days. My primary care told me the report said h pylori. i called the office of the clinic where i see my sergeon.They told me they will talk to me about it on the 1st of April. I wonder why they are waiting to treat it.

Wonder why they waited to test for H. Pylori after surgery? It can contribute to ulcers.

On 1/7/2019 at 5:02 PM, Amanda Dutton LPC said:

I'm glad, too! Keep us posted!

~SW: 278 CW: 165~
RNY 1/5/2005
"What got you here won't get you there."

I meant to come back here and post on my experience with Takeda's patient assistance program, but totally forgot. SO...it's absolutely fantastic! Within days of applying, they shipped me 270 days of medication for free Thank you again for suggesting this. You pretty much helped saved my world!

19 hours ago, Kisha7777 said:

Hi .anyone know if you can still have the sleeve while beiytreatef for this.or have to wait unt it’s clear.iam suppose to have my surgery April first gastric sleeve.they didn’t cancel anything yet.🤦🏾‍♀️

I think it depends on your surgeon. How long have you been on antibiotics?

15 hours ago, shanshan said:

I have it as well... I got two weeks of antibiotics & the four weeks after that I went to do the breath test and it was still there. So my doctor putting me on another two weeks of antibiotics which sucks


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OMG That sucks!!! Are you taking Clarithromycin/Amoxicillin/Lansoprazole?

UPDATE:

7 hours ago, Heather-ish said:

Yeah she’s right. Check on the cream Soup. Mine allowed it but every dr is different.

Of course all plans are different, but here's mine:

5 hours ago, Kristinqtpie said:

Has anyone ever heard of someone not shrinking their liver? I don’t plan on doing the full two weeks as I’m afraid of falling below BMI to do surgery. I am right at the BMI to get it done.

It's not really shrinking your liver itself...it's the fat around it

All done! The psych eval went really well and it was very quick (about 20 minutes), but we had a nice chat. All he asked was how long have I been overweight, are there others in my family with weight issues, do I have other health issues, what have I tried in the past, how do I think surgery will affect my life, stuff like that...other than those things, it was a relatively short, positive conversation. He said after he writes up his report he'll provide the clearance. Woot! Easy peasy.

Edit: I did have a true/false questionnaire that I filled out ahead of time. It was 165 questions. Your surgeon may not use this, but at least it'll give you an idea what you could expect as far as the line of questioning. Here's the file.

MBMD Million Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic Test Booklet.pdf

15 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

My psych evaluation is today too! 15 minutes is pretty quick! I wonder how long mines will be. Just think... once we get this done its one less item checked off the list. Good luck! 😊

Yes ma'am! After this, I just have 2 more dietician phone calls and it's off to the insurance Good luck to you too!

13 hours ago, Samantha T said:

For the last 6 months my mom's Dr has been trying to get rid of hers and everytime she gets tested to see if it's gone she still has it. Then today I found out I have it also but I'm hoping mine doesn't last as long.

I hope you have better luck!

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That's awful! My surgeon said they don't even test again after this first round of meds...*shrug*....alllllrighty then! LOL Best of luck to you too

I was told it'll probably take just 15 minutes but I'm still nervous. Fingers crossed, folks!

42 minutes ago, PALOMABELLA said:

I dont get it. As my understanding u say in your post that your surgeon uses this thermosmooth procedure. You also say that you trying to find info on it with 0 results. And you say you never heard of this before and you dont know anything about it... Then all of a sudden your Conversation changes and you know all about the procedue. You even put a website here and you have knowledge on what your saying. You explain it detail by detail. You even explain how it works n how long it takes n how many sessions nessesary. But i thought you said you couldnt find any info on it. Then you go on to say "We are able to tighten and firm loose skin" so you do know about this procedure and your promoting it. Is that it. Because you confused me here with two diff. Stories. Sorry im not here to offend no one i just want to know whats the deal.





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The BP forums, at the time, had no info on ThermiSmooth. No one at the time had posted about it. I hadn’t researched it either. I was reading my surgeons site, saw it, copied and pasted the basic info into my post and was curious about other’s possible experience with it. I was sharing info I had just learned. I’m not promoting anything no more than people talk about their skin removal surgery. Chill out, lady. Geez. Not that big a deal. 🙄

My surgeons office told me that the only reason they want us avoiding coffee is the caffeine. It can dehydrate you when you're already struggling to get liquids in. Kinda makes sense.

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19 minutes ago, mousecat88 said:

oh wait - you weren't responding to me. LOL

LOLOL No biggie! I'm sure I'll have questions for you too once I get done reading through this thread I'm so sorry you feel this way and are regretting surgery

EDIT- And you figured out your BP thing! WOOT! Sorry, I just hadn't gotten past the first couple pages lol