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I too am using Dr Sebastian Hooman & didn't pay any program fee an met with him during the seminar.... The staff is great with me & even helped me when my insurance didn't have him in network. I didn't know if they didn't cover it' date=' i could request a out of network Dr if my insurance couldn't find me one within 50 miles. With my insurance I have to pay 300 for my surgery unless i have to be hospitalized then it'll be 600.... Now I'm just waiting for approval, it's been 3 days since i finished with the insurance requirements.... Keeping my fingers crossed :-)[/quote']

Wouldn't it be so fun if we ended up having surgery together? ;) Or meeting at the office?

Since you're in SoCal, did you get to see the shuttle?

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Wouldn't it be so fun if we ended up having surgery together? ;) Or meeting at the office?

Since you're in SoCal' date=' did you get to see the shuttle?[/quote']

I know right.... Do u see him in the Visalia office? & no, i haven't seen the shuttle.... I didn't even know there was one....

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I know right.... Do u see him in the Visalia office? & no' date=' i haven't seen the shuttle.... I didn't even know there was one....[/quote']

No I saw him in the Antelope Valley.

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If you saw him in Visalia, where will you be having surgery?

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If you saw him in Visalia' date=' where will you be having surgery?

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In Tarzana, it's in the L.A. area.... Just waiting on approval.... I did the dietician eval on Monday & that was the last step i had to meet for my insurance.... Excited & nervous at the same time....

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In Tarzana' date=' it's in the L.A. area.... Just waiting on approval.... I did the dietician eval on Monday & that was the last step i had to meet for my insurance.... Excited & nervous at the same time....[/quote']

Well, that'll be the same place as me! ;) Ill let you know how it goes for me. My surgery is on the 27th at 9:00am. Both Dr's will be doing it.

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Well' date=' that'll be the same place as me! ;) Ill let you know how it goes for me. My surgery is on the 27th at 9:00am. Both Dr's will be doing it.[/quote']

Good luck!!!! Yes, please keep me posted, especially cuz i would like to know how your experience is with them.... I wish they would call me already, I'm anxious :-)

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I promise to keep you on the up and up. Call your Insurance and ask them what's going on.

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I promise to keep you on the up and up. Call your Insurance and ask them what's going on.

Thanks, & i think I'll suck it up an call tomorrow :-)

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One thing to note when you have any major surgery there is a 90 day global period. What this means is that the provider s paid a global fee to include the surgery and all follow up visits during the 90 day period.

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This means that your fills during this period are covered under the global fee that the provider was paid by your insurance. They should not be charging you an additional fee. The global covers all expected follow up visits for 90 days. I would shop around its competitive out there, but ask the right question how soon can you get in if you have any problems, what kind of support system do they have, how often can you get a fill etc.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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