Mhy12784

Just an FYI for most people who have not yet had surgery. Many laparscopic towers have camera boxes with a hard drive built in. If you asked your surgeon and bring in a flash drive I'm sure many would gladly record your surgery and give you a copy if you asked nicely (it's literally two button presses for them). Obviously it would only show you the internal portion of your surgery (which really is the only cool part to see anyway)

Most likely I will ultimately end up being a cash payer. But I have a BMI of 34 and OSA. My surgeon requires you to meet the minimum NIH requirements to do surgery (35 + comorbidity) What am I supposed to do? I haven't gone for my first weigh in yet and officially start the process (although I've met with and talked with the surgeon several times in regards to WLS as I know him personally) Am I expected to gorge myself and intentionally get heavier to hit the threshold, or are there any other suggestions? Would greatly appreciate any help

Years ago I did the weight loss drug route and it worked great, but had some nasty side effects and eventually stopped working. Also my weight is almost 240, I need to lose at least 75 pounds. And the other issue has become the sleep apnea which causes plenty of problems of its own, and unfortunately weight loss drugs significantly exacerbate the sleep apnea

There's no evidence this stuff works or is worthwhile. A few minutes on Google and you should suspect there's at least a reasonable chance this is a scam. I would discuss any medical treatments with a real physician or your surgeon, so you can save your money and time. The closest thing to vitamin infusions are B vitamin injections which actually makes sense for some bariatric patients

Is there a thread on here about common comorbidities approved? I have OSA but its not "severe" so I'm worried it might not be enough. I definitely don't have HTN or diabetes. But my plan does list "cardiovascular disease" or "cardio-pulmonary disease" but those are incredibly vague, which makes me think there could be some leeway finding something

That's something I was thinking about too. I mean I don't have any gallbladder problems (and I'm not having a bypass so having mine removed likely wouldn't be justifiable) but I'm willing to bet I have a hiatial hernia so that's definitely a good idea

I haven't gotten a cash price yet, but I imagine I'd get some kind of hook up price wise since I work with them regularly and am an employee of the hospital which is partly why this is my first choice (plus I know the people and process first hand so there's trust and I know the quality) I haven't been to my PCP in a while, so I don't think I'd be using anything from there. I'll have to find out more about what happens if you start the process at exactly a BMI of 35 as that's also a concern of mine. Ive been doing some research on Mexico as well, although I'd surely prefer to remain within my comfort zone