DannyDelToro

I'm on month 2 of 6 month diet. Low carbs, high Protein. Not doing so well. I have lost but I know I can do better. It's hard telling my brain no
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@@LisaMergs I heard of this too, when I went to a WLS Seminar last month. None of the Surgeons at the Bariatric Center for Excellence I am going to have done this yet. But they added it to the "options" and let everyone know at this point it is a self pay only procedure... i.e.. they know no Insurance is covering it. From what I could gather, they made it sound like it was a procedure for someone that needed to loose a little weight. Like someone that is 40lbs overweight, has money they don't know what to do with and a Class Reunion in 6 months. They also said it's completely an outpatient procedure. That's all I recall...

RE my comment on this post - Acid Reflux is the reason I am having RNY instead of a Sleeve. I was actually way more afraid of the RNY being done vs the Sleeve.. but when I found out it was my only option and the best option I guess.. I am not so afraid anymore. Needs to be done, I need my life back.

@@LisaMergs I heard of this too, when I went to a WLS Seminar last month. None of the Surgeons at the Bariatric Center for Excellence I am going to have done this yet. But they added it to the "options" and let everyone know at this point it is a self pay only procedure... i.e.. they know no Insurance is covering it. From what I could gather, they made it sound like it was a procedure for someone that needed to loose a little weight. Like someone that is 40lbs overweight, has money they don't know what to do with and a Class Reunion in 6 months. They also said it's completely an outpatient procedure. That's all I recall...

RE my comment on this post - Acid Reflux is the reason I am having RNY instead of a Sleeve. I was actually way more afraid of the RNY being done vs the Sleeve.. but when I found out it was my only option and the best option I guess.. I am not so afraid anymore. Needs to be done, I need my life back.

@@LisaMergs I heard of this too, when I went to a WLS Seminar last month. None of the Surgeons at the Bariatric Center for Excellence I am going to have done this yet. But they added it to the "options" and let everyone know at this point it is a self pay only procedure... i.e.. they know no Insurance is covering it. From what I could gather, they made it sound like it was a procedure for someone that needed to loose a little weight. Like someone that is 40lbs overweight, has money they don't know what to do with and a Class Reunion in 6 months. They also said it's completely an outpatient procedure. That's all I recall...

RE my comment on this post - Acid Reflux is the reason I am having RNY instead of a Sleeve. I was actually way more afraid of the RNY being done vs the Sleeve.. but when I found out it was my only option and the best option I guess.. I am not so afraid anymore. Needs to be done, I need my life back.

My take on our surgery is that it is only elective as to when we do it. If it was elective my insurance wouldn't have covered it. That doesn't help those whose insurance was a pain, but truly elective surgery, in my definition, is like lasik eye surgery. If I don't have it will I go blind? In my case, alrhough I am severely near sighted, it can still be corrected with glasses or contacts. Will it likely save my insurance money to pay for lasik for me so I don't need super expensive glasses or contacts? Probably, but I will still be able to see. With WLS, If I don't have it, will my weight kill me? Statistically, yes and sooner rather than later.
It is not our employers' business what is in our medical files. That's one of the reasons for HIPAA. We can be asked to prove we are ill, but we don't have to tell them what with.
Good luck!
pam

Yes, I agree. I guess I will go about it that way too. Some may feel this is "elective" but those of us that need it to save our lives of course feel different. My employer does not need to know, I'm sure that's the legal side of things. Thanks!

I work a very sedentary job as well. I was out for 2 weeks and worked parttime for about a week after, mostly because I was on so few calories in addition to recovery that I would get extremely tired each day and need to go home while I could still safely drive. I had a very smooth recovery. I saved up extra time to make sure I had it if I needed it.
pam
PS. I dont' think you actually need to tell work what your surgery is, except for FMLA paperwork. I just told them I would be out for at least two weeks for surgery. Yes, they now have a pretty good idea why and I don't hesitate to tell people, but before surgery only a few VERY select people knew the full story.

After RNY gastric bypass surgery, the recovery process has a degree of complexity to it. First, you will be unable to drive until all narcotics from surgery and pain relief are out of your system. (In my case, I rejected all pain medicines after I left the recovery room. But I may be an exception.) Second, taking your Vitamins throughout the day, giving proper spacing between them, not mixing the calciums with the irons and also giving yourself the injections to prevent blood clots will take some time to master. Then you integrate in the fact that you have to space out your fluids, your meals, your Protein. It will take you awhile to get in the groove. You may be too optimistic for 7-10 days.
Since you have a sedentary job, you will probably want to break several times a day and just walk a little. Climb stairs. Move around the office.
After surgery, I found that I could no longer swallow. I had to split most pills and Vitamins or crush them. You might want to rely on premixed Protein shakes because you cannot take a blender to work. Since you sit a lot, you might want to buy a gel cushion for your chair, once your weight begins to drop off dramatically.
Also I would recommend that you walk for 30 minutes each day from now on. It really will help the recovery process go smoothly and will substantially reduce your pain levels.

Seems there is no way to rush this. I thought I could too... finally got Insurance coverage for this, and that kicked in on January 1. So I thought back in October, let's get everything done so I can get on my way and have the surgery as soon as I am covered. Nope, they wouldn't even start the tests or any of the pre-op things until January 1st.
I went ahead and started on the 6 month diet plan on Jan 7th, so at least that can be done by June or so. I bet I won't even have the surgery until August at this rate. Dr's office called to schedule all the "testing", and I am really fairly healthy.. and the testing alone doesn't wrap up until the first week of June. Ugh.... THEN they send off to Insurance for approval.

I did hear from someone that attended the seminar I went to up here in WI that your Insurance plan, being the "of Illinois" variety is a rare example of BCBS not making you do the 6 month Dr supervised diet plan. That's a plus for you anyway.

Have you contacted Insurance to find out all the requirements? That may end up in delay as well. So if you haven't done that yet, be prepared!

Good luck! Hope you find a way to get things moving faster!