taramarie523

Romi! We are using the same team! I'm excited! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How are you doing now? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Which surgeon did you go with? I'm being sleeved by Dr Ewing Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How are you doing now? I'll be sleeved by Dr. Ewing next month hopefully. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Who was your surgeon? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How are you doing today? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

What a great support system you have as you make this journey!! Good luck everyone. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I think either way it's a tool. This is a life changing experience in every sense of the way. We will need to change everything about our relationship with food from now until the rest of our lives. As far as health issues besides the weight loss I've heard nothing about the sleeve. (I too have searched and searched) for the bypass malnutrition. My aunt had the bypass and has to go for Iron infusions now. But I will say she does NOT take her Vitamins. After a certain point post op she stopped. Had she continued maybe it would be different. She also has an intolerance to meat in general so again back to lifestyle change, you have to have eat Protein first being vegetarian is going to make things difficult. She also just recently had a bout with kidney stones. Probably related to not drinking enough Water. Again we need to remember the good of the surgery should outweigh the bad. What are the long term risks of doing nothing at all. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This is going to be a tough one for me too! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I decided to go with Dr. Ewing surgery at Hackensack university. Tomorrow I got for my pre-op class and then they will submit. Ahhh I'm excited I can't wait. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hope everyone made our awesome today. Good luck to tomorrow's Sleevers. Can't wait to hear from you all. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm from Jersey! Essex county also! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Live in Essex county but being sleeved in Bergen at Hackensack Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Emergency gallbladder removal while pregnant oh god I can't even imagine. You must have been a wreck. If you can do that I'm gonna go with you can do anything. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This will be my first ever surgery besides my kids birth via csection. First time ever going under anesthesia so I'm most nervous about that. I have horizon BCBS as long as I'm in tier 1 insurance should cover 100% hopefully I get approved quickly. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Im cracking up about your "dr. Ewing is the man so calm makes me want to scream for no reason" comment !!! Love it and I loved him after just one time meeting him. I hope insurance just approves you already!! What insurance do you have if you don't mind me asking. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

22llbs! Thanks fantastic!!! Keep up the good work!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That's fantastic. I don't have a date yet. I go for the pre-surgery class next week after that I believe they will submit and I'll hopefully get a date sooner then later. I can't wait. I'm mentally ready, I want to do it before my mind runs on me and makes me nervous lol right now I'm so ready. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm using the same team! I'll be sleeved by Dr. Ewing! Good luck. How far into the process are you? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That is fantastic!!! I hope your feeling amazing! Looking forward to this new venture!!. I'm happy to hear you woke up pain free and stayed that way. I hope I do as well! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I wouldn't care either at this point just sleeve me! Lol I'm so ready! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

. Oh wow your class is expensive. Mine is $60 also due at the time of the class and it's payable to the hospital not the surgeons office. I don't have a date yet but the told me to expect by the end of April as well. I'm so eager to get a date so I can make it real in my head and plan accordingly. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I think mine is the same thing. Required my the surgeon not the insurance. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It's interesting how the insurance requirements and coverages vary. I also had to meet with the nutritionist that I had a co pay for. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

They signed me up for the class and said I had to take it. On the paper they call it "Pre-Operative Bariatric Education Class" it's an hour and a half long. there's also a fee for this class lol. There's a class after the surgery too but that's free. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App