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What's in that picture is my favorite. I don't like it with fruit but love it with cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and everything but the bagel seasonings. Sometimes I add Ranch mix instead. Once I tried Good Culture brand I was ruined for all other cottage cheese brands.

A low fat mayo that you can tolerate. It may take trying a few before you find what you like. Another option is to use yogurt to replace all or some of the mayo. Good luck on your recovery.

Great job getting them to catch their mistake and to correct it. The insurance specialist or someone at the surgeon's office needs to ask Cigna to do a claims project & reprocess all claims since the incorrect update was added to their system. If they reprocess the claims correctly the hospital has no choice but to refund the patients.

Thanks Matt. I didn't use the term since most people who don't working in healthcare or insurance don't know the term. Heck, some people who do work in these don't know what it means. UHC is making some changes to their policy effective 11/1 but their website isn't yet showing what those changes are. The link in the provider newsletter didn't work either. I'm hoping that for 2019 policies they remove the exclusion clauses so more UHC patients are covered for bariatric surgery.

It wasn't an easy stroll in the park for me either. My surgery took more than 3 hours and then I had an additional 3 hours in recovery where they kept me sedated for a while because my heart rate was too high. I got to my room after 9 pm so there was no walking for me that night or even the next morning. My body is used to pain but this was not easy. Now I'm struggling with energy. I don't seem to have enough.

My original authorization was only for 14 days but it was about a month before surgery. My doctor's office didn't have any issues getting the date adjusted. Wouldn't hurt to call your carrier to confirm. Just make sure you get the name of the person you speak with and even ask for a reference number. Good luck!

Today I actually read UHC's policy. If they do look at current BMI they will approve if you have certain other conditions like heart disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.

It never hurts to call the prior authorization department to see how the process is going. I have a different insurance carrier but when I called to check the status of my auth it got pushed through that afternoon. I've heard of the same happening to others.

Check with your doctor to be safe. My pouch is in that area & I've had a few bits of pain there.

Friday and Saturday nights I went to concerts - absolutely love going to see my bands. There were so many stairs. Ugh! Those had my largest incision site hurting for hours. Through the shows I just held the area and rocked out. I couldn't jump or do some of the arm moves I normally do but I still had a great time. ?

Thank you! You too! Great job on 45 minutes of exercise a night!!!

Oh no @Aidanog! What a great doctor to stay on top of things. Glad they got you into surgery in time.

Many times when you call the reps don't really know answers to those types of questions. They know their piece and not much more. There are so many moving parts to health insurance now that it's easy to only know a little.

Glad to hear you're doing well @ZeroCool. The pain is normal? That's good to know! I've been having lots of back and core pain. I was hoping it was just my body adjusting. Lots of the back and core pain at work and have tried a new cushion but that hasn't helped at all.

After my surgery I was only out of work for 2 weeks and I have a desk job. I should have taken off 2 1/2 weeks. Those first 2 days were extremely difficult even though I only worked a few hours. Thankfully my boss is very understanding and has let me be flexible. But I wish I had taken off more time. I think the anxiety about receiving the approval is normal. We just need to know we can have it.