babyka16

WOW thats GREAT! cant wait tell i get to that point!

hey everyone, i just wanted to know how much weight you lost in the first month of being banded?! (including pre-op diet) Can you tell you have lost weight? cloths fit better or are too big?

hey everyone. I'm sure this has been posted before but cant seem to find a blog on it. i start my pre-op diet on the 6th of October. i would like to know what protein (powders) shakes are good to buy. i know everyones taste buds are different but i don't want to wast my money on junk! i have to have two shakes a day with 500 cals. of dinner and snacks if needed. the protein shakes ( or whatever i can mix it in) have to be 30 grams each then after surgery it goes to 3 90 gram shakes a day. any help would be great. my surgeons office says they like to use Body Fortress. Anyone try this brand is it pretty good? thanks Karen

hey everyone! I have my date on october 20tb!

OMG LOL We had our pre-op meeting yesterday, I'm tiring to find you on here and for the life of me cant! LOL i wish that we could have talked more or grabbed lunch but with the kids and hubs ( it was potty time) Anyway i hope to become good friends with you and go through this with you! My surgery date is October 20th and i start the pre-op diet around the 6th. i hope you get this. Best wishes Karen (OMG i hope i got your name right, ill feel so bad)

how do you make protein pudding and jello?

i was denied then approved! i go for my pre-op tomorrow!!! So how is your eating right now? what did you eat right before surgery? Karen

i got approved by the 200% too! tricare requires you to be 200% ( or 100 pounds) over your ideal body weight. so for me my ideal weight on the met life chart is like 127 to 144. right now i weight 264 so I'm over the 200%. or you have to be 100 pounds over your ideal weight with a co-morbitiy. if you need anymore info let me know but you can always go to tricare.com here is a good link TriWest Healthcare Alliance it should work let me know if it does not work but this well give you the info you need Karen

thanks so much!

Ive been approved by tricare!! WOHO just found out. at first i was denied because i did not meet the criteria?? (What yes i do) i was about to start my appeal when i found out that my surgeons office put my hight and weight in wrong??!!! so had to go in get re-evaluated and that was on Aug.31s after that i was waiting and waiting on word if Ive been approved or not. called the office about a week later and found out the computers where down!!! anyway it got put in Friday sept.11th and 10day is the 14th and Ive been approved!!!! I'm so happy. thanks to everyone Ive talked to and come to be chat Buddy's on here!!! thanks so much. now just have to see what comes next! Karen

ok i added you on facebook! this whole facebook thing is so weird lol anyway let me know if you got me on there ok. karen

i would like to say something about your back. when you gain allot of weight your back has to carry that around, so when you loose weight your back will start to hurt because it does not have so much to carry and does not know what to do! i found this out going to my chiropractor. he told me about this and i was shocked! so a Brest reduction will help but remember to take care of your back too. and i have to tell you the yest problem will NOT go away with a reduction. i had the same thing. and yes it did help out allot but i still have problems! my doc told me that a reduction could help but may not clear it up. just wanted to let you know. Karen

omg lol! i just wrote you this long story and now its gone! thanks to the net lol! anyway yes you will heal it will just take time and yes i felt everything you are feeling right now! it does get better with time. i could not even pick up my baby ( she was like 1 then) because it hurt soooo much and when she would hit them ( not knowing why i hurt because she was too young and just wanted to play) so yes things will heal and also if you feel like something is wrong then go back to the doc and dont leave tell he answers all your Qs. thats what he gets paid to do!!! best of luck! karen

R u sure? did you check the website link to triwest and scroll all the way down and read the last few things because it does say must apply 100 pounds to the ideal weight check it out let me know what you think. lol uggg tricare lol karen

that one works sorry! hope this helps you out!

ok sorry that link does not work try this one TriWest Healthcare Alliance

i know what you are going through! tricare did not even send my surgeon the denial letter so they had know idea why i did not get it! So they also did not even factor in that im 200% over my body weight! errrr. here is how you get it if you want to know so you can put it in your apeal. you geton the metlife webpage (metropolitalan life charts) find your ideal body frame and weight. then on the low and high end of your ideal body weight add 100 pounds to that. if your over then you make it or should. in my case im 264 so my ideal low body weight is like 127 so i add 100 that is 227 umm yeah im over! then i take the high end and add 100 so 144 pluse 100 is 244 umm yeah! so do that too also i even found it on the tricare web page that states " tricare must add 200% (or 100 pounds the the hight and low ends of ideal body weight) here is the link its long TriWest Healthcare Alliance... let me know if this does not work and i can try to cut and past to your email or something. i know how hard this is for you and me so best of luck and i know we will both get this we just have to fight harder. sucks but what more can you do. also i found alot of help on here for apeals and what to write and add in also look on the web there is allot of stuff too. again keep me updated! karen

omg! tricare is a pain! I was denied too. my letter said it was because i had no co-morbidity's! but I'm 200% over my body weight.. so i do qualify. you only have to meet one of the 3 requirements! anyway i had to go back to my surgeon and be re evaluated and have the paper work resubmitted to tricare. so lets hope this one goes thru if not i have my appeal letter ready! they just want to write a letter about how your weight is affecting your every day life. they already have your medical records sent in by the surgeon so its just a personal one from your side. Karen

hey i had to go back in to the do because i found out that they put my hight and weight in wrong so everything has to be re-summited to tricare. so ill know in a few days or so. i have my appeal letter ready just in case. i do have a face book and a my space but cant remember my link. ill go back and look for it and give it to you but for now try putting my name in Karen myers and i live in fort huachuca AZ that should help. how have you been Karen

know that you wrote this over a year ago but i wanted to know how you find out your ideal weight. i tried what you did and come up with wird numbers?! im 5'5 and 264 as far as i know im a medium frame. i was denide from tricare because i dont have any co-morbitidys but im a 100 pounds over weight. im going in to see my pcm on monday and see if we can find something to get me approved. any help? karen

i know that you wrote this over a year ago but i wanted to know how you find out your ideal weight. i tried what you did and come up with wird numbers?! im 5'5 and 264 as far as i know im a medium frame. i was denide from tricare because i dont have any co-morbitidys but im a 100 pounds over weight. im going in to see my pcm on monday and see if we can find something to get me approved. any help? karen

i know that you wrote this over a year ago but i wanted to know how you find out your ideal weight. i tried what you did and come up with wird numbers?! im 5'5 and 264 as far as i know im a medium frame. i was denide from tricare because i dont have any co-morbitidys but im a 100 pounds over weight. im going in to see my pcm on monday and see if we can find something to get me approved. any help? karen

the doc you picked out should get a copy of your referral but its also a good idea to fax or bring in a copy to them. in my case i had to wait for my docs office to get their copy then they called my for an apt! so dont worry just call them again and see if they got anything for you et. karen

does anyone know i to tell if you are 200% over your ideal body weight?? karen

i just wanted to see if anyone can help me here. i need to know how to tell if you are 200% over your body weight! im going to call my doctor to see if he can help me out but was thinking this might help me too. ive looked at a 10000 websites but just keep coming up with my bmi. thanks so much for any help! karen