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Sad, Mad and Disappointed

Ky.hen

By Ky.hen, in Insurance & Financing

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Polly K.P.    0

Polly K.P.
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Dear Norma, I am so happy for both of you. Unfortunately for me, I need to wait for Medicare as I have no funds available for getting the surgery on my own. But I am very glad to hear you are doing so well, and feel so happy. Right now I'm the sad, mad, disappointed one, but hopefully things will turn out for the best. Best of luck and success---I know you're working hard at this to make it the success it is. Thanks for the update.

Polly K.P.

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Itstime    0

Itstime
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Norma,

So glad to hear from you. Sounds like you are doing so well and happier for sure! Wonderful news about reducing your meds and back to normal with your knee surgery. Great news!

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Oregondaisy    2,021

Oregondaisy
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Way to go Norma! I haven't seen you here lately, so I was really glad to see your post!

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kat513    0

kat513
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I think you can get the initial consult cheaper. I'm in Louisville. I attended a WLS seminar for Bluegrass Bariatrics yesterday (Saturday morning) at Baptist East. This group of docs is also in Lexington at Central Baptist, if that's closer. They used to be with the Georgetown group, but are now separate. The seminars are free, and the initial consult is only $250. I was really impressed with the doctor who did the seminar.

My sister is a nurse, and works with someone who recently had surgery with this group. They had nothing but good things to day.

Hope this helps.

Kat

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ANITALOU    2

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I can't help but wonder if you are a victum of "school insurance". I am a teacher and I go tomorrow for my orientation for the sleve at St Joes in Lexington. I actually learned about this procedure from the shrink I had to see with my "pain clinic" visit. He told me the sleve was still considered experimental and my insurance would not cover it. I did not seriously consider this until I had Dr. Egan, Lex Arth, and Dr. Vascello St joes pain clinic...suggest that I needed an insulin pump..I'm a 4 shot a day.....and still fluctuate wildly...up and down! Did you consult with St. Joes...if not have you hear something bad about them?

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kat513    0

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I have UHC INS and They initially said GSV was not on the list of covered procedures. Dr Oldham's office said they would submit for preauthorization anyway, and we were all stunned when the Ins. Co said they would cover it, and there wasn't a 6month waiting period! I had my surgery with Dr Oldham on June 14and all is going well.

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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

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        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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