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TexasTeacher

By TexasTeacher, in Insurance & Financing

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ktot34    0

ktot34
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Could I ask you a question?? I am 5'5" and weigh 230. What made you decide to do VGS instead of RNY? My insurance approved RNY and it just got postponed so now I'm thinking maybe I should do VGS because of malabsorption??

Yes, I was approved for the VSG. NO problems at all with the insurance and I was a borderline case! From what I've read on this board, though, it all comes down to your insurance carrier and what your company has chosen. The very nice lady at BCBS told me that while Blue Cross normally denies, TRS opted to include bariatric surgery. Good luck!

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TexasTeacher    7

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Well, I'm 5'9 & 230. So, the bypass wasn't a consideration for me---no interest in the malabsorption & was afraid of 100+ pounds. 95 is my goal, but haven't been 135 in years, may look better at 145 at 43!

I was considering the lap band & my surgeon & his internist really think the sleeve is a better option. Once I started reading about the complications with bands & saw how many revisions were done, it seemed like a no brainer!

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Gotcha! Thank you for your feedback. I think I made the right choice...just getting cold feet. Good luck to you on your surgery!

Well, I'm 5'9 & 230. So, the bypass wasn't a consideration for me---no interest in the malabsorption & was afraid of 100+ pounds. 95 is my goal, but haven't been 135 in years, may look better at 145 at 43!

I was considering the lap band & my surgeon & his internist really think the sleeve is a better option. Once I started reading about the complications with bands & saw how many revisions were done, it seemed like a no brainer!

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TexasEm    0

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I have a few questions for you mine was submitted wednesday, and I have BCBS TX PPO.. What doctor are you seeing? Congratulations on your approval!!!!!!!! :)

Hi there. I just found this forum last night, so this is the first time I've posted. I am also a teacher and have BCBS TX and I didn't have any problem getting approved. I had the sleeve surgery on Nov. 29th, so I am about 2 weeks out. I am 5'3" and weighed 265 on the day of surgery. I had an original BMI of 53% with several co-morbidities (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholersterol). They originally approved me for the Bypass, but after talking it over with my regular doctor and my surgeon (Dr. Kenneth Barnes with Baylor in FW and Dallas), we decided that the Sleeve was a better option for me. I'll be honest and tell you I was scared to death going in, but I survived the surgery and all if going pretty well. Good luck on your journey. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. I don't know if I can answer them all, but I'll try.

TexasEm

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sjbb41    1

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I have BCBS TRS Active Care. I have a 5000.00 Copay for the sleeve surgery. Does anyone know if they will finance the copay in office?

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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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