LuckyKelleyK

I found out yesterday that I’m scheduled for May 19! I felt a wave of excitement and terror haha. My pre op appt is this Tuesday the 4th. I’m still not sure when I’m going to be able to get my lab work done, my kids had to go back to distance learning after they each had a teacher test positive for covid. Their dad is also out of town for work until June 25. When it rains it pours!

Yay, another May 19th! That's 3 of us now.

Hi there! I am in Sacramento as well, but I work for Sutter and have Sutter insurance. My BMI was 39, so I had tests to see if I had co-morbidities. I had a sleep study to see if I have apnea. I was almost certain I did because I sleep so horribly, wake up frequently, and am tired a lot! (I’m a nurse and single mom though.... that make sense). Ultimately before my next appt I realized I did not have co-morbidities so essentially I had to gain 6 lbs to qualify. I was 0.6 over what I needed to be at that appt. it made it so much easier for me to qualify. It’s important to keep track of that until you’re qualified. After I talked to the nutritionist my doc said he wouldn’t note it if I lost weight since I had already qualified.

Just one more thing sorry! If your hgb, hct and rbcs are high it might mean that you are a little dehydrated because fluids will dilute your blood a little and hydration helps your kidneys too so it’s a win win.

I understand why, though. I worked on a bariatric surgery floor for 6 years (and still float there sometimes) and I have seen at least one instance of someone coming in on surgery day and having to have it cancelled because of a positive pregnancy test 😩

The puppy doesn't do the dishes or take out the trash?

I’d say that’s a good idea! I don’t know what kind of tests your doc requires, but I have to have an upper gi and scheduling was more than a month out. My surgeon told me it took even longer in the last few months because of covid, things are pretty back logged!