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I have two nutritional consults left out of 6 that my insurance requires. One is next week and the last is the last week of August. I called my doctor's office today because I need to go out of town the week of my last visit (for work) and was basically told I couldn't move it to the week before or the week after because I can't have a visit with less than 30 days between it and my last visit and can't go past 30 days because I WILL HAVE TO START OVER!!!! I just kept my appointment and will have to try to juggle the work thing. This is my last visit and have kept every other appointment religiously!! The doctor's office said the insurance will deny me otherwise and I only have 1 appeal. I just don't think she has good info IMO. Ok, rant over!
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I'm June 8th and getting excited and hoping I have my to do list done! lol All the stuff that I wont be able to in the weeks that follow... I started cleaning out my house and have gotten pretty far... but time flies lol
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...and I realized that it's because I'm itching to talk about how excited I am about my surgery (only 21 days out now!) but I've driven my husband nuts about it enough for at least another 24 hours. My mom starts in worrying about the safety of the whole thing in general (which is why I decided not to have her stay with me post-op, which I suspect hurt her feelings and I don't even care right now), and the rest of my family I haven't told about it and don't intend to 'til it's done. I've told some close friends, especially the one who's going to be taking care of my cats for me for a week while I'm 236 miles away from home. But otherwise, I've pretty much kept this all under wraps. I'm very definitely not ashamed of any of this--in fact, despite physically feeling yuck right now due to a sinus infection, I'm still really excited. I just feel this extreme aversion to telling the rest of my family about it, mostly because I'm avoiding having one of my (extremely religious) aunts finding out until afterward. I decided that I've got better things to do--like getting my left foot sawed off with a rusty hacksaw dipped in feces--than have her emailing me. She's even notified me in the past that she's asking her prayer circle to pray for me (is there any such thing as in-family confidentiality, and if so, why can't I invoke it?). She's also of the firm belief that being anything less than a total vegan and only using naturopathic remedies as a cure for EVERYTHING (including death, I'm secretly convinced) is somehow akin to sinning. I think the word "fanatic" fits nicely in this sentence. Of course it doesn't help a bit that I'm the black sheep of the family in that I'm an atheist and I'm being offensive if I ask them not to talk about religion to me. Somehow, I'm fair game for constant attempts to reconvert me, but my own reasons for no longer claiming belief in any deity are offensive and irrelevant. This really pisses me off, especially when it has to do with yet another lecture about how my lack of faith somehow caused my obesity. Yep, definitely irritable today. Maybe I should simply send out a mass email to my contacts list, and then systematically set filters on anyone's email address who doesn't respond in a supportive manner, so that all future email from them goes to my Junk folder. It'd be a good litmus test to find out which family members I want to cut out of my life altogether, permanently.
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So I have my surgery date which is in 3 weeks, I wanted I know will the surgery interfere with the birth control shot...one of the reasons I'm having the surgery is to get pregnant but I don't want to right after surgery! Which one works better with the surgery the shot or pill?
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I'm not too sure but I do know that my doctor told me stop taking my birth control these last weeks leading up to surgery. I guess they higher your risk of blood clots. I'm not having sex right now so I just stopped taking them completely. I'd ask your doctor about it!
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Lordy, that must cost a fortune over time! I expected to open this thread and find you'd eaten three boxes of Cookies or something, lol. But yes, that's what blow out means (here anyway). I used to get it done every now and then for special occasions. I wear a straight hairstyle but have fluffy, frizzy hair, so I have to straighten it with a straightening Iron every day since I cannot and will not ever be able to straighten it round a round brush with a hairdryer - its easy to roughly dry it and then fix it with the iron. Now I have this short, concave choppy bob, I absolutely HATE a blow dry unless its my hairdresser (I used to just go down to the no wait, no appointment salons that are everywhere here for a cheap blow dry) because they do it around a round brush and give it lots of body and it looks freaking awful - like a bank teller from the 1980's, lol. Its MEANT to be piecy and choppy! But my hairdresser can do it perfectly. But at $30 to $40 a pop I couldnt afford it regularly and being a runner, generally my hair gets washed and dried every day.
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I was told to leave the steristrips alone for a week, then I could remove them. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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I am glad you asked Erin. I am 3.5 weeks post op and looking for a great binder/waist trainer that is not so expensive. Any good ones? Sent from my LG-H631 using the BariatricPal App
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I quit 2 weeks before surgery and haven't smoked since except one time I took a puff and it was sooooo gross to me lol won't do that again HW 363lbs SD 4/16/13 CW 308lbs
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Lehigh Valley Hospital In Pa Anyone?
Scoutingismylife! replied to vbgirl264's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Lehigh Valley Hospital was great! Had my surgery on 5/23/12. I started the program at 430lbd and today I am 290!!!!!!!! I am no longer Pre diabetic, no high blood pressure, and no more sleep apnea! This surgery saved my life! I had the roux en y gastrix bypass done by the way. Three months post op I was able to go to the gym without restrictions of weight training/lifting and cardio. Depending on your insurance Lehigh Valley is either a 3 or 6 month program. It starts with the information session night it's about a one hour seminar. Then you are called a few days later to make an appointment to meet the surgeon and discuss surgery options. You'll then meet with the scheduling advisor (her name was Pat) to set a surgery date and follow up appointments throughout the process. You will have several sessions at the Weight management center located across the lehigh valley hospital, cedar Crest. There is a program fee but consider it a down payment for your new life. There you meet with nutritionist, nurse practitioner, behavior specialist, exercise expert, etc... Each meeting is required as the program progresses. All sessions are informative and fun. Hope this helps. Any more questions message me I'd love to answer anything for you! Good luck. -
Hey everyone I am only a week out and I am jut craving something with flavor. What do you guys think about taking a bite of something and chewing it til all the flavor is gone and then spilling it out???
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Getting Discouraged
ProudGrammy replied to KatieOkieDokie's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Katie i'm so sorry you feel bummed out and discouraged, and physically not feeling great either am i reading correctly that you lost 70 lbs pre-op???? OMG thats great as Arts correctly stated, 32 lbs in 6 weeks is wonderful I'm afraid many many people here think that they are gonna have WLS on "friday" and wake up monday morning losing 100 lbs not gonna happen but i think you really do know that - you, like everyone else, just want the weight gone yesterday!!! Water is very very important!!!! not getting enough water in, possibly being totally dehydrated??? sure you will feel weak!!!! gotta force the fluids having blood pressure problems - meds off??? that will cause you to feel weak IMO thats the issue that needs to be fixed glad you have already seen a dr, hopefully he can figure out the prob continue to be pro-active with the doc til he figures out what to do with your meds tell him about the gas issues by not feeling well, not eating or drinking - thats gonna make you feel weak!!!!! gotta force yourself to eat and drink to help yourself do everything very slowly - sipping - taking extra small bites - taking long breaks between forkfuls you will mentally feel better as soon as the physical stuff gradually improves then you won't feel down about your weight situation please remember - you are doing great!!!!! just losing another 2 lb - holy moly girlfriend - you are on the right road to success!!!! take care feel better good luck kathy -
As it turned out, my port was leaking. Had a port revision a few weeks ago. bump in the road I reckon.
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Two months & 50 pounds gone
Chelenka replied to jv0904's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Awesome! Love the puppies too! pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4 -
Well, I took pics of my scars, but I'm not interested in sharing :-) My stomach was too swollen and it is not flattering! They are tiny red slashes, the biggest one being about 3.5 inches and the other 3 being about .5 inches. I put Mederma and Vitamin E oil on mine and they seem to be fading into nothing just 7 weeks post op. I don't think a tattoo should be used to "cover them up," when, if treated properly, there's nothing to cover up.
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A little off 2 week diet pre-surgery.....
catwoman7 replied to blessedgirl1908's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I ate a lot of sugar free Jello, even though under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole. But it was the only "solid" food i could eat for two weeks, so i ate it - and sometimes lots of it - almost every night. -
After 6 months of monitored weight loss..losing 30+ lbs.and getting 4 days before surgery.. and getting a kick in the face.. I decided to call my Dr. office to make sure all the I's were dotted and T's were crossed.. they hadn't gotten insurance approval and my cardiologists didn't give the right paperwork!! My cardiologist is on vacation until 8/3..so I can't get "clearance" from him until he gets back! and I can't have my surgery until 8/12 or 8/19 because they are booked!!! I am so frustrated with this process.. I feel like I was doing this for nothing... Then I took a deep breath, wiped the tears away and thought.. I was not supposed to have this surgery on that day for what ever reason. I am firm believer in "everything happens for a reason", so who ever is watching over my , must have not liked that date!! I was very upset last night, then I really took a step back and realized I have more time to get my body ready for this life change.. I have had a lot of light-headedness , dizziness and nausea.. so my body must need some more time to adjust to this type of eating. ( I have been on 2 week pre-op , 2 shakes a day 1 meal a day eating) I guess I need more time.. someone must know better than me that's why my surgery was postponned...:biggrin:
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Surgery before kids ? & what to expect after ..
DD87 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi all I am booked in for surgery next week. is it silly to do this before I have children? any tips on really what to expect post operation? I really want to understand what life will be like after this? my job and life is quite social so I feel I will struggle to adjust at first and to cancel a lot of plans last minute i am not telling anyone other than my husband about the surgery / is it hard to hide? what are peoples weight loss journeys like post op? sorry for all the questions!! -
Ai everyone. I am just stating my "journey ". I went to a seminar at Lenox Hill hospital in NYC. I had my first appointments with the nutritionist , the psychologist, Dr. Yatco and Carla, the insurance wiz Ii am in the process of getting the support letters with weight histories from 3 doctors , filling out the diary sheet, setting up appointments for a ugi and blod work. I am a NYC teacher and tea h summer school. We have 3 weeks off mid august to September. That is when I am hoping to do the surgery. We are only allowed 2 days off in the summer. What else will I need to get insurance approval and the date I want?
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Awaiting Insurance Approval
The Laughing Cat replied to goingfoit's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
In the information seminar my doctor advised up to a month, different insurance companies vary. In my consultation I was advised my insurance takes about 2 weeks (Healthnet of CA, ***). Mine was approved in 9 calendar days and that included Memorial Day weekend! I was surprised, HMOs don't usually move that fast for me. Best of luck to you. -
I was sleeved 9/30. Level went to 135. Went to my pcp dr yesterday and she confirmed it was a spike due to what I probably had eaten that day and that because of surgery it may fluctuate until my body settles from the changes. She said no worries at this point but be mindful of what I eat. Will recheck levels in 3-4 weeks
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Depressed over weight gain
Foxbins replied to barb1952's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Do not worry--stick to your diet and in a few days you should see a big drop. I had about 3 lbs extra fluid in me from the IVs as well, and if you had a rough time your body is going to hold onto whatever it needs in order to heal. I bet by next week you are down at least 8 lbs. I have lost 15 lbs in 12 days and five of those days I didn't do anything. Stick with it! -
I was banded on the 26th of Dec. I just ate 1 oz of salmon chewed really well. The lit. from my doc. says soups but in the Band book from the doc it says when you start on your 3rd week you can have pureed (wrong spelling) fish and chicken. Did I mess up? I feel ok.:speechles
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1st day of the Liquid Diet...
muddieguryl replied to Jamie1970's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Jamie! We are on the same schedule. July 21st at 7:30 for me. Lucky me, I get a high protein/low carb diet. Started 7/1. So far, lost 7 pounds. Sounds weird, I have been eating meat and cheese and spinach all week. I feel like a salt lick. Best wishes to you! -
Woo Hoo I finally got approved by my insurance and got to go and see the surgeon last monday the 12th. I figured it would be a month or two before l got a date. Nope he scheduled it for the next week and on my birthday of all days. I am starting to get super nervous. I guess I just figured I would have more time.
