Bettina

I am sorry if I stirred things up. I just meant that i can't believe they would deny you without your pre-op testing done yet. I too have not been this heavy for more than two months also. Good luck!

Funny the education the kids get huh? I have a question, do you panic when things get stuck? Its my husbands biggest fear, that food will get stuck and I will choke and die. Apparently he hasn't ever looked at my plate and saw how little i have always cut my meat, you could give it to a one yr old...lol.

Its been 4 years since my sisters bypass and she is still PB-ing almost every day.....so sad.

Hmmm...I don't know how they can deny you without even have had your pre-ops yet....they don't know your medical condition until you have that done! That is why I don't know if i am approved by insurance yet because the doc is waiting for the last test result (apnea) and then gonna throw all the tests at insurance at once.....but along the way, the hospital submitted my ekg, apt, etc....and they are going to pay it as soon as the doc submits a letter of medical necessity to them. Insurance already paid for my blood work, they already paid for my psych eval (which that stunned me!!) the only thing they may not pay is for the nutritionist, and that I will submit once its all said and done...but I have been talking to my insurance regularly and they are telling me everything is covered as long as the doc deems it necessary. My friend had gastric done and her insurance denied the nutritionist and the psych eval...she just kept submitting it telling them it WAS necessary for the procedure that they approved of!!! She said after the 3rd time, they paid it! LOL Oh and the doc called me yesterday to discuss my apnea (which makes me think i dont' have it if he is gonna tell me over the phone) so then, I will call the surgeon and schedule the banding...I have to go to banding boot camp first 2 weeks prior and then I am set...(keeping fingers crossed that insurance is gonna come thru too...lol)

Hi Em, Yes my tests are pre-op...the doc gets all the facts, then sends them to my insurance at once so they can get the whole pic. my bmi is 41....with no co-morbidities. Doc says I am perfect candidate (esp without the co-morbities)! I called insurance and they were like yeah we cover it. My doc calls the insurance and my sis told me that the woman in his office never gets denied...lol she must be something huh? my insurance is New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund. It is a private insurance thru hubby's work. but hey they cover Lasik eye surgery so i am keeping my fingers crossed. I even got the approval letter from my general practicioner to get banded. hmmm ...getting nervous now.

Okay reading these posts is starting to scare me.....does you insurance not cover it, or it is covered but not you specifically. So far my insurance has paid for all my tests, and they do cover the surgery...if they turn me down at this point i will go insane. (hubby will be relieved, but i won't!!)

Okay the Pulmonary Doc called today to discuss the outcome of my sleep apnea test 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT HOME TODAY....do you think any of my family members told me!!! No, I found out at 5:45pm......he called at 3:30pm...now ya know had they told me, I could have actually spoke to him and then called my surgeon to discuss my surgery date!!!!!! Agghhh they are all fired at my house.....no more message takers, they are slacking on me!:help: So now i have to wait till Monday and ya know I am gonna have to talk to nurse-zilla..........ugh shoot me now please:laser: :Cry: ....lol. To get even with my family i made sad "poopy" face for the rest of the day...lol :Dancing_biggrin: :confused_smile: Okay that was enough whining :faint: for now ......gonna go do my spanish homework. :ranger:

Okay the Pulmonary Doc called today to discuss the outcome of my sleep apnea test 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT HOME TODAY....do you think any of my family members told me!!! No, I found out at 5:45pm......he called at 3:30pm...now ya know had they told me, I could have actually spoke to him and then called my surgeon to discuss my surgery date!!!!!! Agghhh they are all fired at my house.....no more message takers, they are slacking on me!:help: So now i have to wait till Monday and ya know I am gonna have to talk to nurse-zilla..........ugh shoot me now please:laser: :Cry: ....lol. :eek: To get even with my family i made sad "poopy" face for the rest of the day...lol :Banane20: Okay that was enough whining :faint: for now ......gonna go do my spanish homework. :ranger:

LOL.......that is too funny. Bi Polar -no ...multiple ---lol perhaps....but if that is the case, we are all in agreement on this decision...LOL

I am full-time college, and the doc told me that once I am banded, I can go to school the next day....yay

yup...ambien makes you eat ......sleep-eating...ugh the thought!

Hi ...fellow newbie here too....how did your doc appt go?????

umm...stay away from Pina colada's altogether....way too high on the calorie scale. Stay away from Beer too...gonna blow you up -(yeast). Maybe a Seabreeze......juice and rum. Nothing bubbly.

Hi Angie, I think you are eating too many carbs......try more fruits and veggies (just beware of carrots...they are extremely high in sugar. You should be more into the protein anyway because its around the time that you might be experiencing hair loss. (21 lbs is still a good weight loss---better lost than found right??) Best wishes!

OMG Gracie, you must be my sister!!! I think we have the same mom!! I said the same thing to my mom, cause you know we want to prove our success by showing not by talking about what we are gonna do to get there....i can so relate! In the past my mom has told things to relatives, but on this topic I have been lucky enough that she hasn't. But yup she would say she wouldn't tell and then whammy first thing to come out of her mouth was what i asked to be kept private. Think about how good success is gonna feel!!!

Okay so first I get the bloodwork done locally (it was faster). Then came the nutritionist, then the psych eval....lol I am a psych major--I interviewed myself several times already.....didn't they know that???....LOL:lalala: on the 30th of May I had all the other fun stuff done...xrays, ultrasounds...drinking that puky stuff so they could xray me again:spit: . Next stop....pulmonary specialist to make sure I do not have sleep apnea :sleep . Omg Nurse-zilla and her faithful followers work in the NJ office!!! What a twit, I try to arrange the test after the doc swore to me that he would speed me thru and get me a bed in the next day or two......yeah they gave me an appt 5 weeks later!!!!!!! Then i called around to get a better deal...same sleep center company just a different location and one I knew for sure was covered by my insurance---and Nurse-zilla had a fit. Hello-----its my right as a patient to make sure I am getting the best medical attention I can!!!!!! :heh: Ugh I was sooo mad...she had the nerve to tell me that getting an appt quicker would not get my surgery quicker...omg did she even hear what she was saying??? My surgeon told me the faster the test, the quicker i get my surgery date!!!! But no, I was nice to Nurse-zilla because I figured she had something I needed----I will bitch slap her later!!!!:devious So after a week of "convincing" her i get my appt....I did the sleep apnea test :notagree on July 2nd. This Tuesday, I get the results from the doc. (If I am lucky -nurse-zilla will be on vacation). Getting so excited now.

Okay so first I get the bloodwork done locally (it was faster). Then came the nutritionist, then the psych eval....lol I am a psych major--I interviewed myself several times already.....didn't they know that???....LOL:lalala: on the 30th of May I had all the other fun stuff done...xrays, ultrasounds...drinking that puky stuff so they could xray me again:spit: . Next stop....pulmonary specialist to make sure I do not have sleep apnea :sleep . Omg Nurse-zilla and her faithful followers work in the NJ office!!! What a twit, I try to arrange the test after the doc swore to me that he would speed me thru and get me a bed in the next day or two......yeah they gave me an appt 5 weeks later!!!!!!! Then i called around to get a better deal...same sleep center company just a different location and one I knew for sure was covered by my insurance---and Nurse-zilla had a fit. Hello-----its my right as a patient to make sure I am getting the best medical attention I can!!!!!! :heh: Ugh I was sooo mad...she had the nerve to tell me that getting an appt quicker would not get my surgery quicker...omg did she even hear what she was saying??? My surgeon told me the faster the test, the quicker i get my surgery date!!!! But no, I was nice to Nurse-zilla because I figured she had something I needed----I will bitch slap her later!!!!:devious So after a week of "convincing" her i get my appt....I did the sleep apnea test :notagree on July 2nd. This Tuesday, I get the results from the doc. (If I am lucky -nurse-zilla will be on vacation). Getting so excited now.

Okay so as previously stated, I decided in April (2006) to do something about it (the dreaded pounds). I called my sister and asked her about her surgeon. She told me how to look him up online. I did:paranoid . I found his webinar. I tried to register online but they were having problems so I called him. I decided to at least go see the doc and see what he had to say :paranoid. Oh did I mention that I watched that webinar four times!!!:behindsofa: ?? Yeah I wanted to know exactly what I was getting into . I decided on lapband surgery, it seems safer...just better all around. Plus recovery time is faster which is for me as I cannot miss too much school! And the weight loss is slower which is great for me also because I cannot afford to have surgery to remove excess skin :confused_smile: . I called my husbands insurance to see if the doc and the procedure was covered...OMG it is:clap2: !!!! My first appt was April 24th...:Dancing_biggrin: I was so excited! The doc said I was the perfect candidate...not too too heavy, no co-morbidities, and my age. so excited!! Gotta do the tests...no problem I'd do what ever they wanted to get this done. (the doc was impressed that I watched his webinar 4 times...lol)

Okay so as previously stated, I decided in April (2006) to do something about it (the dreaded pounds). I called my sister and asked her about her surgeon. She told me how to look him up online. I did:paranoid . I found his webinar. I tried to register online but they were having problems so I called him. I decided to at least go see the doc and see what he had to say :paranoid. Oh did I mention that I watched that webinar four times!!!:success1: ?? Yeah I wanted to know exactly what I was getting into :eek: . I decided on lapband surgery, it seems safer...just better all around. Plus recovery time is faster which is for me as I cannot miss too much school! And the weight loss is slower which is great for me also because I cannot afford to have surgery to remove excess skin :Banane20: . I called my husbands insurance to see if the doc and the procedure was covered...OMG it is:clap2: !!!! My first appt was April 24th... I was so excited! The doc said I was the perfect candidate...not too too heavy, no co-morbidities, and my age. so excited!! Gotta do the tests...no problem I'd do what ever they wanted to get this done. (the doc was impressed that I watched his webinar 4 times...lol)

One Day in April (2006) I decided that this weight gain has gone too far. I hated feeling "sick" all the time. I def do not feel my age, and didn't want to look older than my age. My sister had gastric bypass surgery done 4 years ago. I was a huge supporter of this as I do not want to see her die young (she is younger than me).:faint: At the time I was no where near the weight you have to be to have WLS. Last year I went to Europe with my oldest daughter for two weeks...we literally "walked" europe. I came home 17 lbs lighter:D , I vowed the weight would not come back. I lied. :phanvan It not only came back, it brought 30 of it's friends with it......ugh:cry . Oh I didn't mention that I am not a big snack-attacker....I am a full-time student whose husband cooks like a gourmet and I am at his mercy at dinnertime:hungry: . I also have three kids, three dogs, two cats....busy house.

One Day in April (2006) I decided that this weight gain has gone too far. I hated feeling "sick" all the time. I def do not feel my age, and didn't want to look older than my age. My sister had gastric bypass surgery done 4 years ago. I was a huge supporter of this as I do not want to see her die young (she is younger than me).:faint: At the time I was no where near the weight you have to be to have WLS.:eek: Last year I went to Europe with my oldest daughter for two weeks...we literally "walked" europe. I came home 17 lbs lighter:D , I vowed the weight would not come back. I lied. :phanvan It not only came back, it brought 30 of it's friends with it......ugh:cry . Oh I didn't mention that I am not a big snack-attacker....I am a full-time student whose husband cooks like a gourmet and I am at his mercy at dinnertime:hungry: . I also have three kids, three dogs, two cats....busy house.

ha ha i remember...it was Phoebe Fibroid............LOL

OMG you are too funny. My sis and I did that to our mom when she got her fibriod removed from her uterus. Ugh, what did we name it i can't remember...gonna have to give sis a call. We were gonna give mom balloons that said "its a girl" on them. Mom thought we were nuts, we were just trying to make her laugh...it worked!

Yikes, feel better soon!

Thanks for the link Stitchy!!!! It was very helpful. I too love to Cross Stitch............total stress reliever!!!