Chicken Lady

Are you taking any medications? Some meds react to sunlight that way. Reread any med info from your pharmacy and see if that's the culprit. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mine was successfully eradicated with no cramping & potty. I've never heard of needing to suffer through antibiotics. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had that bad penny taste too, but took a specific probiotic to prevent any other 'problems'. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The first thing I did was take away Pasta and rice. I cook up some zucchini noodles instead. I love them Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm July 27, on day 4 of pre op diet... It's getting real now... Keep the updates coming- it helps to really know what to expect! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was told to cut out caffeine before surgery so I wouldn't have the withdrawal headache while recovering from surgery. Also, caffeine can give us nausea, diarrhea & dehydration during the recovery phase. I cut it out a month before surgery so it wouldn't overlap with my 2week prep op diet. (My poor family would not survive my caffeine withdrawal headaches AND being pre op Hangry... ) Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow! Congratulations! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I bought mine on Amazon. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My program gave me three bottles of Hibiclens, a shower in the morning and at night two days prior, two showers the day before, and one shower in the morning before I head to the hospital. Five showers total. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App But I also do not have a liquid diet before. I have two weeks of a very low calorie diet. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I quit cold turkey- today is day 6 without caffeine, day 1 without a headache! My surgery is scheduled 7/27. No liquid diet pre-op, but I start my VLC diet 2 weeks before. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

5'1", 238# pretty healthy. No comorbidities. Very active Single mom, have 2 kids - 16 & 6 work 2 jobs Have dog, chickens & very supportive family. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have a very supportive friend who has asked me what she can do to help me after surgery. (Scheduled July 27) I have never had surgery before so I don't know what I might need or even how my body will feel after surgery. Does anyone have any suggestions on things I might need help with? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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I'm July 27 too! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Seattle. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hooray for you too! Where are you having yours done Laughkc11? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes- butterflies! And I feel like I forgot everything I'm supposed to be doing pre-op.., Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Just got my date! July 27 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

July 27! Super excited (aren't we all when we get the date!) Now I feel like everything is happening so fast- and I already forgot what I'm supposed to do next! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am going to University of Washington Weight LossManagement Center in Seattle. (One of 2 places in WA our insurance will cover- the other is in Spokane) They did not require me to show 5 years obesity (but not hard to find proof of that) and I didn't have any real co morbidities. I had my dr write the referral. Then Molina will approve or deny you for stage 1. If approved - there are 6 months of dr visits. - monthly weigh in at PCP - 12 visits to NUT 12 visits to PT 12 visits to psych. ( not nearly as scary as it sounds.) * the hardest requirement was that I had to lose 5% of my starting weight- which I met through the PT. I was able to start UW before my final visits were over. I started back in September, went to UW in February. Started their testing in March. UW required a swallow & ph study, upper GI, EGD, and blood work. I had a case worker that was my contact person and she was waiting for my paperwork when I was done. I was approved for surgery in just a few days Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

What state are you in? I'm at the "approved but waiting for surgery " stage so if you have any questions about working through the process - let me know . Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No, I had a specific case worker from my insurance co. Her job was to guide me through the process and be my contact person at Molina. If I had questions about the process (financially or insurance) she was my contact. , she called me now and then to check in on me and see how I was doing or if I needed anything. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have Molina-Apple health. There are different obesity categories for insurance. Molina will approve it if your BMI is over 40. It's a different set of requirements if your BMI is below 40. That's when you need to have at least one comorbidity. You should have a caseworker available to you that can help you through the process. I had a caseworker and it actually made the process very easy. She had all of my information ready with the insurance company so that when the surgeon submitted it she was waiting for it and it got approved in just a few days. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

They found my h pylori during my EGD. Has 2 weeks of treatment, but my surgeon required me to wait 12 weeks after treatment to do the breath test to see if h pylori was gone. He said if you test too early, they might not get accurate result if it is truly gone or just temporarily diminished. It would be devastating to us to get an ulcer or stomach cancer ( which can be caused by h pylori) My test showed it was gone after treatment and my surgery was just approved. Hang in there- this is for your health & safety! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have a friend that had a heart transplant and is on track for a sleeve. Her doctor would not let her get the bypass because of how her meds would be absorbed. As far as I know, her only problem has been that she didn't know she had to get off One of her steroid medications that she had been on for a long time. Sorry, I don't have any useful advice for you other than to let you know you're not alone. Good luck in your journey. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App