sarahanna
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sarahanna reacted to DaleCruse in No Regrets ---but this is 'no fun'
@Farah@mysleeve Five weeks in & you've ONLY lost 22 pounds?! That's great! Congratulations!
@Nanasha Who said anything about losing weight being fun? It's work! It's work that we're all doing together! Good luck!
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sarahanna reacted to Adenosine in What was the biggest surprise for you at or after surgery? What do you wish you had known?
Hey...3 days post-op here.
For me the barium swallow was pretty awful. I had my surgery at 9am and was down in radiology at 3pm for my study. They handed me a cup with 3oz of straight barium and told me when it was time I just had to swallow it. I must have looked at them with bug eyes because I was terrified to take my first sip of anything, much less 3 oz of disgusting barium. They reassured me it would be fine. They told me to do it in one sip but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I did 3 sips. It was cool though I got to watch it on a live monitor when I drank it. But yeah afterwards it was a horrific taste and hurt my already raw throat from the breathing tube. I wasn't allowed to drink anything after until I got clearance which was about 4 hours later, so I had to deal with the taste.
The other thing I wasn't expecting was the sore throat. My voice was super raspy and manly and it hurt to cough or anything. And I was bringing up a lot of mucous here and there--which is understandable given the breathing tube. But it almost made me feel like I had an upper respiratory infection on top of everything else. I don't want to freak you out though--it was tolerable. Each day is getting better, and I don't regret it. You'll be fine!
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sarahanna got a reaction from PrettyGyrl in Insurance changing in January, can I start now?
After years of consideration I am finally ready to change my life with the gastric sleeve! I will be joining my husbands insurance plan (MVP) in January which does cover the surgery (with approval) but my current plan does not. I am scheduled to go to my first seminar on July 27th as I want to learn more from the surgeon team who would be performing mine as well as get this ball rolling!!
Has anyone had experience with this? Can I start the process now (NUT and other appointments out of pocket) and then have my new insurance cover he surgery at the new year?
Also, re: the BMI requirement. Is this based on your BMI at the beginning OR after pre-op diet requirement? In other words, if I lose 5% and that brings me just under the 40 requirement (39) would I then be disqualified?
Any insight or info on your past experiences would be so helpful.
Thank you!!