zoeyg1958

Switch insurances. It's cheaper than trying to raise $50,000 for hospital bills
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My insurance (UHC) denied me "medically unnecessary".... I did the Appeal myself before the surgeons even got word that I was denied!! On the last week (of the 30days) I called back to find I was approved!!! Yaaaaay!!
Got my surgery date today!!! It's gonna be 11/21/16! Can't wait!!!
For ANYONE who got denied or is on their way....you are correct ...the only thing you can do is: Fight, fight, fight!!!!
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I was in the same boat, had surgery Wednesday, they put my on a fentynl pump and I was having lots of pain so they increased my dose overnight. Went for a walk at 6am yesterday morning and started dry heaving. That was the worst pain ever!! I then had to have a barium swallow test to check for leaks before I could sip any Water which made me dry heave some more by the time I got back to my room I was beat and it was only 11am yesterday. They switched my pain meds to torridol every 6 hrs and morphine as needed which I only needed a couple of times and viola...2 hours later I was walking and feeling great. Complete 180, oh I also had a scope patch to the back of my ear and zofran for the nausea.
Have them try different pain meds sometimes it's trial and error. The only thing I'm dealing with is a cramping feeling in my chest when i sip Water might be from the hernia repair they did.
Hopefully you feel better soon!!! Oh and k started farting about 24 hrs after surgery that made me feel better too

Yes it's always good to know as much info as possible. I had a 3 month eval with my Cardio and all still looks good. I see him again in six months for recheck. Hopefully he won't recognize the "new" me. ????

I had an abnormal EKG, I was referred to a Cardio. I had a stress and ultrasound. The Doc diagnosed a "silent" heart attack. He couldn't pinpoint when though. But he cleared me for surgery. I am 58 4'11 and weigh 300 pounds. I really need this surgery. I am waiting for approval as I write this. I wouldn't worry till there's someting to worry about.

Not getting in your water/protein is only going to make your physical and emotional difficulties worse, believe me. You must find a way to force it in. Right now, Water and Protein aren't food, they are medicine; life-saving medicine that you need to heal and become healthy. It gets better! Try to remember why you did this in the first place, and try to imagine where you'll be a year from now: fully healed, healthy, maybe even at goal weight or close! To get there, you're going to have to trudge through this pit of pain and struggle, but I promise you: it DOES get better. Just keep reminding yourself of that, because it is absolutely true, and stick to the plan as best as you can. Hang in there. <3