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Lunch @ McDonald’s with my kids. This is not really hard as I gave up fast food awhile back. Decaf black coffee mixed with shake. I might try Ensure Max to get a taste of new flavors, sounds good!

Day 1 Someone take the wheel 🤦🏾‍♀️ It’s really challenging with kids out of school for the summer and eating every 6 seconds 🙄. But I just keep reminding myself this is to shrink my liver and that my life is about to change. Anywho, here is a picture of my dinner. Chicken broth with half a teaspoon goya Adobo seasoning, sugar free jello, sugar free drink. Following it up with a strawberry P P shake. Caramel has been my favorite flavor so far but this strawberry isn’t half bad. Any tips or liquid diet hacks/recipes?

I'm getting sleeved on 6/27!!! Congratulations.

Congrats! I have my surgery on 6/27. It will seen like a long time but it will be your surgery date before you know it!

Hey ya'll I just wanted to update. Checked again with my insurance I do not need PCP and the attending physician performing the surgery has to be the one to submit everything which is great. I have a group policy through Anthem BCBS of Wisconsin. Since I have posted here I talked to the doctor's office about 4 times. This week I have called twice just to make sure there is not anything else that I needed to do or submit. My file is still "in queue" waiting to be sent or "paperwork being gathered" to be sent. My issue with seeking out a random PCP is the thought that they would have me do even more blood work and labs just to tell me I am pre-diabetic, blood pressure and cholesterol levels are normal (thank goodness)...et cetra. My surgeon requires everyone to see a gastroentologist like 2 months in. I have had ultrasounds and scans, an upper endoscopy, and other blood work. You all have been a lot of help I work in insurance but it is still so mind blowing how different policies/providers require different things before submitting.

I am really upset. Trying to hold back tears. I do not have a PCP, I am not required to have one to see a specialist and no one ever informed me that I would be required to submit records from one. It is not even mentioned in the requirements I had BCBS email to me awhile ago, just the 6 months of continuous care in a 2 year period. "The individual must have serially documented active participation in a non-surgical weight reduction regimen for at least 6 continuous months, in the 2 years prior to surgery, to enable both behavioral changes and adequate assessment of anticipated postoperative dietary maintenance. These efforts must be fully appraised and documented by the physician requesting authorization for surgery". I called my surgeon today to check and make sure they received my Thyroid test as it was the last thing on my checklist. I was informed that it was received but they still have not received 2 years of weight related medical records that is required by BCBS. I have been seeing this doctor for the required 7 months ( 1 consultation and 6 months of appointments). Before him I saw another Dr. in his practice ( who has since left the practice) in 2017 for 5 months but I ultimately chickened out. Now they are asking for records from a PCP before they even submit to BCBS. I dont have a PCP. Before seeing the WL doctor in 2017 I had a baby in 2015 and its literally the only time I have seen a doctor in the past few years. They knew this in 2017. They were informed again when I started up in 2018. I feel like an idiot. I've paid thousands of dollars at this point going to an from the doctors, getting tests and procedures done...just to be stagnant. My surgeon is supposed to remove my gallbladder at the time of surgery as well because gallstones were found in one of those tests. I am tempted to just go get my gallbladder removed and call it a day. I wonder if I can just go see a random PCP and be all like "Hey I need WLS can you sign this?" I doubt it I am calling them again tomorrow to explore options , I am not too hopeful. Has anyone else ever had this issue? Or I am I the only one who avoids doctors unless I'm having a baby or wls

Ayyyeeeee!!!!!!!!!! How does it feel?

Yay! Im hoping to submit everything to insurance after my appt on Feb 12th. Congratulations!