Jemma23

Mine asked some pretty personal questions and gave some strange advice... but I think they are just making sure you can mentally handle the process. I wish I had not marked depression on mine, because that is what stemmed the personal questions. My advice would be just try to keep your answers focused on weight loss, unless you want to discuss personal issues in depth.

I would love to gain some confidence in this process by hearing some stories from you post-ops about medical issues you have overcome since surgery.

Off my diabetes meds, and down to one blood pressure meds, and it's been less than three weeks. I'm hopeful that I'll be off the remaining in a couple of months. I also don't have to get up multiple times a night to use the bathroom... a happy side effect of having stable, normal blood sugars I think.

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Feb 4th gastric bypass.. now have no more sleep apnea... no high blood pressure and no more freeking acid reflux !!... I do now have better self esteem and a new lease on life!

I started this process in April with my PCP. I barely met the cut for insurance to cover with a 35 BMI, but need the surgery for several medical conditions. I called my insurance to make sure it was okay to start the weight loss and fall below the 35. She said, yes, as long as you have process started and have weight on record. Then I went last week for appt. with dietician and she was concerned about starting the pre-op diet for insurance purposes falling below the required 35 BMI. She went and talked to someone, I am assuming with insurance dept. She came back and said we don't have to worry about that, she says it is fine to drop below 35. I get home and get a call from my insurance, education dept. He said, NO, you Can't fall below the 35 BMI. So... here I am, supposed to be starting the weight loss journey, but scared to lose weight. I don't know who to believe.

I have had a life long struggle with Constipation. I take two colace stool softeners daily, equate brand at Walmart are same. My daughter took Phillips most of her life, has to be liquid form. She now takes miralax. Her gastrologist told her that she should sit on the pot at the same time every morning and train her self to go even if she didn't feel like it.
You also have to make sure you are getting all of your Water in. Need that water to move everything through.