roxiijess314

My surgery was supposed to be March 8th, I got there and during prep they checked my BP and it was extremely elevated so they cancelled the surgery. I had my IV and everything it was like 15 minutes prior. I was absolutely devastated.

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I am scheduled to be sleeved on March 8th, and I was told that they will check the day after the surgery....

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I know this is a late post but mine was waived because my bmi is 50 or higher...

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Hello I am so excited and relieved ????!!!! I got my approval on January 4th. This process has been extremely simple. I have BCBS UAW. When I decided to get this I called the insurance company to find out if it was covered and the requirements. Needless to say it was covered and I met every requirement. I did not have to complete a 6 month weight loss because of my BMI. I am super excited and nervous because it all seems to be moving so fast. I started this journey in December and will have my surgery on March 8th in St Louis Mo!!!

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Also if you ever went to the ER in the last 2 years that should work.

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I looked into having this done several years ago and my insurance was uhc and bariatric surgery was on the exclusion list. I contacted uhc and they said that it was add to the exclusion list by my employer. I was devistated. I'm with bcbs of Michigan now and it is been a very simple process. My surgery is scheduled for March 8th. Good luck to you with your journey!!!

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Hi all I just found out that my surgery is March 8... I would love to join a group like this. Can someone point me in the right direction!!!!

TIA

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My surgery is Monday but just today my friends husband was supposed to have surgery but he cannot give up his tobacco (snuff) so it was cancelled ....by the surgeon. Not a shocker. He should've known.

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Thanks everybody! I am going to take as much time as possible. I am sooo happy that I found this forum as I have gotten such great feedback from people that have gone through what I am going through and will be going through during this life change!!!!

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Thanks everyone I have been thinking 4-6 weeks just because of the type of work I do. Then I was seeing most only take a week or two and I was just second guessing my thoughts

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I took two weeks off and probably could have returned to work in a week, but I also had a desk job to come back to. I can't imagine doing a physical job that soon after.

And one of my biggest issues wasn't pain, it was exhaustion. At two weeks out, I was still on a liquid diet and barely getting 300 calories a day in. I was dragging myself around to get water/food and go to the bathroom and make a feeble attempt to walk every few hours (to prevent blood clots), but otherwise I slept most of that time. But the time I got to work, I was really glad I could sit most of the day as I just had no energy at all.

And I was lucky enough to experience zero pain; others on here have had pain for weeks after. If you're in pain and exhausted for weeks, you'll have a real issue trying to go back to work too soon, doing what you do.

I'd recommend speaking to your doctor to discuss when he would want to clear you to work due to the nature of your job - and make sure to tell them how much lifting/walking/moving you do. I honestly wonder if they'll expect you to not be doing any lifting/strenuous activity for at minimum 2 weeks, but it might be longer, and you need to find out ASAP so you can get something figured out. Your job may have the ability to put you on an alternate workload that is lighter for a few weeks to ensure you don't hurt yourself while you are healing if you have a medically necessary reason.

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My surgery is scheduled for March 8 2016. I'm nervous, excited and scared. I'm trying now to get all my stuff in order....

I work at General Motors assembly plant and do a lot of heavy lifting, pulling, tugging and walking. I work 6 days a week on 3rd shift. Some my sleep pattern SUCKS. I only average 4 hours of sleep a day. I'm just wondering how much time I should take post op. I would appreciate any feedback and I would love to hear how long others took off post op.

Tia, Roxiijess314

Hello, as of today I have my surgery scheduled for 3/8.... I am also a nervous wreck! Actually scared is more like it????