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leliwhoaoh

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  1. Posted

    they filled out my FMLA for 4 weeks, just in case - but I went back after a week and did part time days, a 6 hour shift for the rest of that first month.

    This allowed me to work some (no vacation time left) but also to go home and rest, walk, focus on fluids.

    Unfortunately, I don't qualify for FMLA, I haven't been at my job for a year and by the time I my tentative surgery will happen (end of aug, beginning of sept) I will be one month shy from my one year mark. I'll have to use PTO but I don't nearly have enough time, maybe 40 hrs now. By the end of august I'll maybe have another week and a half saved up...I'm worried I won't have enough time to take off to rest up

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    So I am 3 months into my 6 month program required by my insurance and I'll admit that for the last month I have slacked off and even gained 2 pounds :( I haven't had my meeting with my NUT yet, but it is scheduled for 2 weeks from now. I know I'm probably not getting nearly enough Protein in as I should, carbs are my bbf and I'm having a hard time letting go. What methods/apps are people using to figure out how much protein they're taking in? Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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    Hi @@leliwhoaoh, If you're midway through your pre-op journey, you should be attending support group and/or nutrition classes once a month, right? How about making some connections there? Start conversations with people who are going through the same journey and exchange contact info with them. And by all means invite your boyfriend to the support group meetings. Tell him it's important to you that he attend at least one so he can see that lots of people are going through this just like you are. And search the web or ask your bariatric coordinator for statistics that support your decision by comparing success rates after surgery vs. "the old-fashioned way". It's not "the easy way out", it's a commitment to a new way of living where you will have to make good decisions every single day about what goes into your mouth. The surgery helps, but it doesn't do it all. Good luck with your guy! And go make some new girlfriends in Maryland to help you not feel so alone.

    I'll be attending my first support group meeting next week and hoping to make connections with others, looking forward to it!

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    @@leliwhoaoh There was just a recent article on BP about this.

    http://www.bariatricpal.com/page/articles.html/_/support/pre-op-support/fix-relationship-issues-before-bariatric-surgery-r604

    I have to say - even though he doesn't want to get surgery - that doesn't necessarily mean he's not going to be supportive. One of the biggest issues will be eating healthy post-op - and if he's willing to do that - great! You can find activities that you like to do together (go to the gym together). Don't push surgery on him - he may decide after that he's interested in WLS - or he may never want it. That's okay. Communication is extremely important!!! I would also encourage counseling.

    I would def. never push surgery, that's a huge personal decision and I support him for wanting to continue to loose the weight in the manner he is doing. Definitely going to read this article soon as I get home!

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    I am now midway through my journey to getting my sleeve, just 3 more months to go and I don't feel I have any support from my boyfriend. I see posts here and there about how some couples tend to fall apart after surgery, and I can't help but wonder what will happen to my already fragile relationship once I (fingers crossed) get approved? He too is obese and suffers from sleep apnea, he can easily qualify to have the sleeve done but he instead wants to achieve his weight loss by going to the gym and eating healthy. He workouts everyday (except sundays) two times a day, and does brazilian jiu jitsu. And with all that he does he is still severely obese. I thought that maybe this is a journey we can do together, but he doesn't seem interested. I think that he sees this surgery not as a tool, but as an "easy way" to loose weight. I try talking to him about it, but its always a one sided conversation. He says to me " I don't have to agree with your decision, but I will support it"...to me that makes zero sense. I hate that I feel alone in my journey. I live in another state, away from all my friends and family and would love to have a nice support system. I thought I would have it in him since he is essentially the only person in the state of maryland who i know... I don't even know if I want him to drop me off/pick me up on surgery day, or to be there waiting for me when I get out...I can't help but wonder/feel, that this will be what breaks us.

  9. Posted

    Im so sorry that you're going through that, that sounds tough...to be honest, to me, this chick just sounds like a hater! She's probably upset/jealous that you made the decision to get healthy. 73 lbs lost is awesome! Please don't let someone else's negativity darken your bright moment. I have to wonder what it is that she is doing to better herself...sorry it's just people like that get me so mad

  10. Posted

    According to my doctor, the procedure costs $17,500 (including inpatient stay, etc). My insurance covers my procedure (vsg) at 100%, no copay, no coinsurance and no deductible/out of pocket applies. All I have to pay is the $40 specialist office visit copay and a $300 program fee for 10 visits with cardiac rehab (exercise visits) and 3 visits with a nutritionist. All in all, I will be paying $540 out of pocket. I was lucky in this respect since I happen to work at the hospital where I will eventually (fingers crossed) get the surgery

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    As per my doctors office, in order to qualify, I need to maintain a bmi of 40 and above. If I go below that then the requirements change. The best bet is to call your insurance and verify with them, is it 4 months, or 6? Is it the initial visit? of the last? I work in a hospital and I deal with insurance companies to obtain pre-authorizations for procedure and I can tell you they will deny, deny, deny for the littlest, dumbest sh!t.

  13. Posted

    I am also just starting out, but I have insurance directly with the hospital I work for. My insurance required a 6 month medically supervised weight management program, sleep study, labs, various radiology tests, 2 visits with a cardiac/ exercise physiologist, one visit with a nutritionist, and a mental eval...and although my doctors office did tell me that I needed to have all these things done before they would even consider approving me, I took it upon myself to call my insurance and have them email me the requirements (so that I can have it in writing). My point in all this, I would still make a call to Aetna just to make sure the your doctors office hasn't missed anything :]

  14. Posted

    Even with several co morbs I had to watch my BMI during the 6 months supervised diet. Pretty much had to maintain. I ended up losing 8lbs but that still kept me in the game. It's a shame we have to play their game.

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    It kind of does suck, its like you have to be careful not to loose too much weight that you dont qualify, but you need to loose some weight to show motivation...

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  17. Posted

    I had the same fears, even though my surgeon's office kept assuring me that we didn't have to go looking for any co-morbidities if my BMI was over 40.

    The one thing I will say, is be careful during the 6-month program and the 1-2 week pre-op diet. My surgeon did warn me that if my BMI dropped below 40 on the morning of surgery, technically my approval could be reversed. I have no idea how true that is, but I can't imagine he'd go out of his way to shorten my liver-shrinking diet just to make sure I stayed above 40 if it wasn't a real concern he had.

    Yeah my doctors office made sure that I understood, if my weight gets me under a 40 bmi, i can kiss the thought of surgery goodbye!

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  19. Posted

    I'm now half way through my required 6 month medically supervised visits, and as I am getting all the required tests completed I am worried I may not get approved. Although I have a bmi of 43, I have no co-morbidities (no diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, etc). I'm wondering if anyone out there has been approved with a bmi of 40+ and no co-morbidities? I work at a hospital and have insurance through them, nothing commercial like bcbs or aetna, it's Adventist Healthnet, and they do cover it at 100% after I've met the criteria. I know based on bmi alone, I qualify but I'm worried that they'll find a reason to deny me cause I'm not "unhealthy enough"...i hope i make sense

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