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lehana

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  1. Posted

    I have my final appt tomorrow with my PCP and then I get to submit paperwork for insurance approval. With any luck, I'll be a July sleever! I work for the school system so I really want to have it done while we're on summer break!!

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    Well, by the time I get everything done and have my physician monitored weight loss appts as required by insurance, it'll be 6 months that I've had to wait. So I'm just muddling along with all my other stuff. Shooting for a summer surgery date!

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    Well, I'm done with my 6 months doctor approved whatever. I was just approved a few days ago for the surgery but I still have all these appointments to go to before we can schedule surgery. The date I want is tentative. :)

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    So close!!! How exciting! I can't wait until I'm that close and ready to pick a date!

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    That is an awesome outlook! I'm totally stealing this and doing it for myself too! On that note, I called and scheduled my Jan. appt with my doc today!

    Yeah, that's pretty crummy -- to basically have the six monthly visits in your pocket but not having them count because the months weren't consecutive. :(

    I just keep telling myself, "This will be my last November at this weight," "The next time I Celebrate Christmas, I will be at a healthier weight," "This will be my last January at this weight," and so on. It has helped me to stay motivated the these last few months.


    I'm sure that's 100% true! Insurance truly does run the world!

    One of the doctors told me that there's no medical need whatsoever for the six month requirement. The insurance companies just don't want to spend the money, so they make you wait 6 months hoping that either you won't complete the program, in which case no surgery. You lose interest, in which case no surgery. Or you drop dead, in which case no surgery. Any way they can save money is good for them.

  11. Posted

    I had to take an informational class and complete an extensive health questionnaire before my first consult. Now that I've had that, I am required to attend at least one but encouraged to go to more support group meetings, I have to take a 4 hour group class on the sleeve surgery, meet with a dietician one on one, and have a psych consult. My surgeon assures me that this is why his success rate is so great so I'm willing to do it all. I want to be successful more than any of this inconveniences me!

  12. Posted

    I had my very first consult with my surgeon last week. I LOVED HIM! He probably spent an hour or better just chatting with me about the surgery, benefits, complications, expectations, etc. It was a wonderful visit! That being said.... there is SO MUCH MORE paperwork and red tape and hoops to jump through than I ever imagined. I am a nurse so I have an insight to how insurance rules the world, but I had no idea!! For example, my insurance requires me to show proof of being followed by my family doctor for 6 months for weight loss.... Ok, no problem, we've got that. The catch is, it has to be 6 consecutive months, which I don't have, because my doc would see me and then say check back in with me in 6-8 weeks.... UGH! So, not knowing then what I know now, I have to start back at square 1 with the family doc for 6 months before we can set up surgery.......................... I just keep telling myself it's going to be worth it but DANG INSURANCE COMPANIES!!!!

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    Wow. So glad I found this post. I have obviously discussed this with my husband who is 100% supportive. My mom knows and supports but has voiced concerns. My biggest thing is I don't want to share this with everyone. What do you say when they ask?? Why are you off work? Why can't you do this or that? I don't want to lie and I don't want to say none of your business but I don't want to share either.

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    @@lehana and @@harmonylynn WELCOME HOME..... Thats what this sight feels like to me and ive only been on here maybe 3 months. Everyone is so helpful and friendly. Great advice and yes, the support groups are great at the hospital but who do you call at midnight when you wanna go binge on the leftover pizza that the kids had while you had a salad....lol. ME, im always awake. Im a mother of 3 sets, yes 3 sets of twins and theyre all grown and gone their own ways now. Giving me grandbabies and i have to do alot of trqveling to see them all because most are military. I went through this process alone with help here but im 1 week post op and hunnies, the knee pains, and the right 1 needs total replacement, is really gone.

    Hw 298

    Sw 264

    Cw 232

    Gw 160-170

    Im 5'7. Just take it slow and take this process to learn and ask questions. Start practicing now on these tools that you'll have to live with. Stop drinking 30 before and after meals, small sips of Water. 64oz at least daily fluids, 80gm of Protein. Its alot and it was a mindblowing sight the day after surgery when you have nothing by mouth, and the next morning they took me to xray to make sure i had no leak and once thats done, they brought in these little 1oz medicine cups for you to drink Water out of. You have to sip all day. You'll hear alot of things that help each 1 of us, but i tried following my dr and nutrition info so that i wouldnt get into any bad habits. What works for me may not work for yall. So if i tell you i can only get my fluids in by drinking with a straw. The dr will tell you that a straw is a no no. Will add air into your stomach. But maybe it doesn't affect me but i dont wanna tell you something thats gking to give you awful gas pains. Trial and error some things are. But take the time to just get everything they tell you in. Welcome again

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    Great, encouraging words! Thank you all so much! I'm very excited to get the call from my surgeon to schedule my consult. I did a lot of research on him before choosing which doc so I feel like I already know the answers to all the standard consult questions. I'm trying to come up with things to ask him at the first visit

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    I just turned my referral into the surgical center yesterday! This is an exciting journey!!

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    I am excited and nervous and scared and so many things. I have no idea what to expect but I also know it's time for a change. No more up and down weight, no more feeling terrible all the time, no more joint pain.... I'm ready for this journey and whatever comes with it. I'm not naive enough to think there won't be struggles but I am tough and I most certainly do not give up!

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