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I am allergic to most pain medication and I had a very low blood pressure so I didn’t get any thing except for Tylenol , pain isn’t bad at all

Hi I am finished with nutrition and about to see the surgeon for my 3rd visit. Still a couple of months out and I am also very ready to finish the surgery part of this. I hope you have a great weekend

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Hi I am in Walker , la . I am pre surgery. It would be nice to have someone else at least in our state. Lol

I am in Louisiana and I have Medicaid and United health care community plan . It is different for each state because it is a state funded program

Does anyone know the requirements to get approved though medicaid?
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What state

I am pre-op and doing the same, getting ready. I love the Premier Protein shakes. They were highly recommend . I can not do the Unjury they were gross

Hi everyone! So I've been doing LOTs of lurking through the forums, and I noticed there were tons of [mention=323408]FluffyChix[/mention]has a fabulous recipe selection for that, but more the diet you enact from your first day up until then! (I must admit guiltily that my surgeon doesn't require a 2 week liquid diet... only a 48 hour one)
So some of the drastic changes I have made over the last month:

• Gave up caffeinated coffee. DAMN did this hurt. I am fairly certain my blood is 60% coffee. Many people mention that food is their go-to comfort source, coffee is mine. I switched to Decaf cold turkey, and lord do I NOT recommend that. The headaches were a real PITA.
• Started focusing my food intake on protein: So my thought process behind this was to start learning what types of foods I would incorporate into my new life and start experimenting. I LOVE cooking, and the thought of challenging myself to find healthier versions of my favorite foods was exhilarating. For example: I am Italian, Pasta is a major major (and did I say major?) part of my genetic makeup. I make homemade Pasta with my kids once a month that we use for the rest of the month and its literally one of my favorite things to do. However, apparently I have a gluten sensitivity so I was pretty devastated. And it's like solid carbs so it'd have to go anyways. So I sought out ways to keep a pasta substitute, but bring on the health benefits. That's where my new spiralizer comes in! I made a zucchini pesto "pasta" yesterday that was pretty orgasmic (you know, for a veggie that is). AND super super healthy. If you cook the zucchini a bit longer than you ought to, it does become slightly mushy, making it a GREAT post-op meal too. (Nutritionist approved! Or at least mine did and she's pretty fabulous). I made butternut squash spaghetti for today's lunch to mix with a low-sodium beef Soup punched up with super tender beef and a half scoop of Isopure unflavored Protein Powder that you can't taste which is a serious win in my book [emoji4]
• Gave up carbonated beverages. So in all honesty, this was easy peasy. Mainly because I haven't really drank them in a YEAR in hopes of losing a bit of weight. Because you know the hubby gave up soda for 6 weeks and lost 18lbs. Bastard. I gave it up for a year and lost... nothing. NOTHING! But anyways I gave up seltzer Water too, which I did drink more often.
• Switched out high fat/high calorie things for substitutes. So this one sounds easy, but it kind of isn't. It required a ton of research. Some of them are a bit easier, like say for chicken salad swapping out the mayo (yikes I NEVER realized how fattening it was but damn it makes amazing chicken salad) and replacing with Greek Yogurt. This was difficult for me since I am kind of awkwardly texture sensitive. I also up the quality of meat I buy. With a family of 4, it was just more economic to purchase say 85/15 meat and simply strain the grease. But I've splurged on the super lean 93/7 much to my hubby's dismay (he can be a bit of a cheapo) and it has made a difference. To my wallet but more importantly to my intake counts!

Non-Food Stuff

• My Fitness Pal. This app is amazeballs. Honestly. I realized that prior to implementing said changes, I was eating an average of 800-1000 calories a day. I would love to say this is because I was super health conscious, but that would be a total lie. It's because I didn't make myself a priority. I work in an extremely fast paced job and would end up not eating ANYTHING except for a banana here and there (they are free at my work), an obscene amount of coffee, and then go home and stuff my ever loving face with dinner. Now I am consuming anywhere between 1500-1800 calories a day, and f me sideways I've lost 9lbs!
• Fitbit. I totally thought I walked a bajillion miles a day because I am literally always on the go go go. But my bajillion miles is actually like 8-12k steps a day depending on how busy it is. Which to some people is GREAT. But my body is just apparently used to it and it doesn't really do anything for me. So I bought a fitbit (totally wanted an apple watch, but then I wouldn't be able to lie and say I didn't see that text message...) Not going to lie, the fitbit kind of turns it into a competition. My goal: Start walking before it beeps at me. Some days I win, some days I don't. But I like being able to see. If I notice I am say 1k shy of my goal, I will take the long way to my next meeting instead of the easy way.

I know its not MUCH, but it has made a difference. I am down 9lbs since March 15th, and feeling really excited without feeling like I'm giving up the world. My next task: Find a Protein Shake that I can drink without all of the fancy crap I put in them now because that's not allowed. THAT will be a difficult challenge... HOW can you possibly hide that chalky taste? I tried the PBFit, but even that doesn't hide it! Anyways, I hope you all will share your pre-op diet and recipes!

Walker, Louisiana

Also has an office in Covington

Also try Ochsner

Dr. O’Connell 2622 Jena st, no, la

Wow ! That is crazy. How ever your doc should know how to handle it

There is only one doc in Louisiana accepting Medicaid right now for wls , how special is that

Take a deep breath and remember we are all jumping through hoops to be healthy. I am going through Louisiana Medicaid and United Healthcare 🙄

Did you call the insurance and ask them directly. What it is exactly they want ? I would then you can compare with nurse what is missing

What kind of problems, may I ask?

And who here has united health care community plan???

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I am not scheduled yet. I did not even have to get on a list, the day after I called the nurse called back and said to come in the next day for consult. But I have been seeing a diabeties nut for a year. I already had a cardiac dopler, pulmonary function test.

My doc put me on diet pills , he did not tell me I had to lose a certain amount , or tell me a diet plan or anything

I live in Walker Louisiana looking for a work out partner

I have Louisiana Medicaid and uhc it was not easy to find a doctor , I went on Obiesity help and Kathy found a doc , called them and the doc called and I had an appt the next day. All I will have to pay is 45.00 for the nutrition and $150.00 for the pysc

I have uhh and Louisiana Medicaid and all I did ( I got lucky) is call the doc 1 time and they had just had a cancellation for the next day. Went in for consult, ran insurance , and set me up for my next appt. which include nut