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7 hours ago, Longview Lady said:

I have a surgery date of 11/30/23 and just started wearing the C-PAP as of last week. It is NOT going well at all. I had a score of 4 out of 24 and not sure why they are making do this. I'm lucky to 2 to 4 hours with the thing. I don't like it but attempting every night as they have instructed. I'm hoping after the surgery and I lose some weight that it won't be needed anymore.

Just jump through their hoops and i'm sure your surgery will be on track. Gotta say, I have had to wait almost 1 1/2 yrs for this! Oh well, fingers crossed.

Did they give u a required number of days to wear it or did they just say to wear it everyday until the surgery date?

1 minute ago, ChunkCat said:

I don't know the answer to this since I've worn a c-pap for years, so all they needed were my downloads of info showing compliance. I think you should talk to your doctor about your concerns and your timeline restriction. You don't have to hide the fact you lose coverage in the spring. Tell them so they can accommodate you! They may be willing to waive a requirement or give you a shorter time. Good luck!

Thanks a lot. I'm hoping they will be understanding because the thought of losing coverage and then having to start all over again with new insurance hurts me.

I spoke to the nurse yesterday and she said I was on track for a December surgery. But I am worried the pulmonologist and sleep test might delay me. I did an at home test, but it was inconclusive. Now I think I might have to do an in person study and I read that some docs require at least 30 days of using a cpap before clearance.

My insurance says it up to the doc to decide the amount of time. How long did you guy have to wear a cpap before clearance? Did your pulmo require you to wear one before clearance at all?

I dont want this to delay me, especially since I will lose insurance eligibility next spring.

I have healthfirst Medicaid and I live in NYC. I am doing 3 months of required nutritionist meetings. And I wanted to know what the approval process was like for new yorkers with Medicaid.

I had my first meeting with the nutritionist last Thursday (first of three). It lasted about 40 mins and she just asked questions about my diet history and eating habits, and then she emailed me a packet with guidelines about the 2-week pre op diet and the post op diet. Then she quickly ended the meeting as soon as I said I had no more questions. It felt very abrupt and not what I thought it would be. Has anyone else's experience been like that with the nutritionist? Is this how it is?

Has anyone ever had issues with getting your test results from a required specialist? I went to a cardiologist a week ago and was not given the paperwork results for my echocardiogram. This clinic has no website where I can view my results and the doctor is hard to get in contact with unless you make an appointment and the wait times at this place is horrible (be well primary in Brooklyn).

How did you guys get around this problem if you ever had it?

16 hours ago, New To This23 said:

I do not think so. I know that Vitamin levels being too low may delay your surgery at least with my surgeon that is a thing. My insurance will not cover surgery if your blood work shows nicotine or cotinine a chemical produced by nicotine in blood/urine that sticks around longer. If you have Hep B they will very likely still do the surgery, they will just monitor your labs more closely. Fatty liver should not be a problem. If for some reason you are turned down because of your labs, make sure to ask why specifically and if there is anything that you can do to improve your labs for surgery.

My only Vitamins levels that are low is Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy. I should be at 32 and I'm at 19 so I'll take some supplements and eat more fish. I don't have a surgery date yet, I'm still preop but I am still worrying about this stuff

Is there anything in my preop blood and urine test that could potentially prevent me from getting the surgery? Like hep b or a fatty liver?

Is there anything in my preop blood and urine test that could potentially prevent me from getting the surgery? Like hep b or a fatty liver?

Hi. I have an appointment with a surgeon affiliated with NYU Langone (Dr. Geroge Ferzli) on Monday afternoon and I wanted to know your guys' experience with them.

What was the process with them like, did they require the 6 month supervised diet? (my insurance is NY HealthFirst Medicaid managed care and I dont think they require that).

What was discussed in your consultation? How long did the first meeting take? I am very nervous, and I need some insight.