ChunkCat

I'm so sorry you are going through this! Complications after surgery are so frustrating and discouraging... One thing to remember, anesthesia can cause depression after surgery. It doesn't last forever, but it can really depress your mood and have you feeling low. So remember to give yourself some grace during this period. You just had major surgery and your body is fighting off an infection, snuggle up on the couch with your feet up, hydrate well, and only get up for short walks to keep your circulation up.

After I had a hysterectomy for cancer I really didn't understand what "go slowly" was until my body fought back and I ended up with a bladder infection from the catheter. When they say slow they mean SLOW! One thing that really helped me was someone on a forum saying "You only heal ONCE!" That really hit home for me. You only heal from this surgery once, so be sure to lavish as much care on yourself as you would your best friend. It seems like forever now but you'll be through this soon! ❤️

7 hours ago, MsTeeTee said:

@ChunkCat I was told to take my Ozempic shot. And now I don’t feel like that was the best idea. And that was from a medical professional. Not a googled question.

I'm not surprised, I feel like sometimes practitioners auto-pilot their responses instead of thinking them through for the individual! I hope the Ozempic wears off quickly so your lows stop. I get awful lows (and stomach pains) from Metformin so I can sympathize, hypoglycemia that is medication induced can be so miserable. I really don't know how non-diabetics take Ozempic for weight loss, you'd think they'd be battling the hypoglycemia all the time! But every body is different... Hope you feel better soon! I'll have to remember this for my surgery and talk with the doctor ahead of time because I'm on Ozempic and it keeps my A1C in the 5s...

Thanks. I've been on 6-7 different plans in the last 10 years and sadly have come to the same conclusion. They both don't want you to be overweight, but also want you to stay overweight because they make it impossible to qualify for anything that would help you lose the weight? It makes no sense at all. Their requirements for weight loss meds are absurd too.

1 minute ago, CarmenG said:

Wow, I've never heard of that. If you don't mind me asking, what insurance do you have?

CIGNA and they are so mean. Every medical thing I've had to have since we changed insurance they have fought us on. Like today I was in the GI's office because they won't cover my reflux meds---because our plan doesn't cover ANY reflux meds. Why? No clue. It is supposed to be a nice plan, we certainly pay enough for it! But they have been nothing but a hassle at every turn for the past year, it is so stressful.

Hi all! Newbie here... I've been lurking for months though. LOL

I got notice today that my policy covers the surgery but that I cannot gain any weight the entire time I'm in a bariatric program. I'm curious, how many other people have had this as a clause in their policy? And if so, how did you deal with it? Did you gain weight and get kicked out? I find this to be such an absurd requirement. If I could control what the scale does I wouldn't be pursuing weight loss surgery in the first place! I just gained 10 lbs in the last 3 weeks on a new medication (Lyrica) that I have to stop now because its not worth the gain. Doctors are always playing with my meds, what if something else causes me to gain before surgery?? This is such an annoying detail to have to worry about.

Are you a type 2 diabetic on medication? If so you may need to talk to your doctor about changing your dose or stopping your meds. This can often happen after surgery pretty quickly. Are you still in the hospital? If so they should be able to help with this...