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CT Fats    82

CT Fats
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Hello Guys

Today I completed my bloodwork for surgery. Only one more nut visit left! While chating with the nurse, I began to wonder what exactly does Aetna (my insurance co) want with my bloodwork?! Is there any thing they are looking for that could disqualify me for surgery?

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SmokyMtnGal2011    10

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Are you sure it is for your insurance and/or your doctor? I don't think any blood work with disqualify you, it should help you if cholestrol is high or triglycerids or sugar, etc. I have to have a bunch of blood work done as well and will still have to have pre-op bloodwork, xray done before surgery. Don't worry, you will be good to go I am sure. This waiting is the hardest for me. :rolleyes:

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CT Fats    82

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I hear you on the waiting, Im about ready to pull my hair out, I want this so bad! So you think that the bloodwork is just for the doctors use? Im just nervous thanks for indulging me.

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SmokyMtnGal2011    10

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The bloodwork will give your doctors a baseline to see where you are now and as you progress thorough the process to see how your health is imporving. Don't forget, even if Atena denies you, APPEAL, APPEAL, APPEAL and find out what kind of WLS they will approve. the Sleeve is the first part of the Gastic Bypass so you could get it approved that way and just not do the duodenal switch stuff. I have heard of that happening. If your BMI is over 40 and/or you have co-morbidities (I hate that word) they should approve something. I am so greatful I have Cigna, they are a good one so all I have been hearing. I hope we can be sleeved close to the same time, it would be nice to have a sleeve buddy. I am still in preop and doing the 6 month supervised diet. Only 2 more visits so hopefully late September or October. Please keep me posted on your progress and when you get a surgery date.

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CT Fats    82

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Nice! Im rooting for you, Im shooting for september too. We can keep eachother motivated til then.

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TijuanaPlication    87

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BTW VSG is part of the Duodenal Switch (DS) not the Bypass (RNY). With RNY you have a pouch whereas with DS you have a sleeve.

The bloodwork will give your doctors a baseline to see where you are now and as you progress thorough the process to see how your health is imporving. Don't forget, even if Atena denies you, APPEAL, APPEAL, APPEAL and find out what kind of WLS they will approve. the Sleeve is the first part of the Gastic Bypass so you could get it approved that way and just not do the duodenal switch stuff. I have heard of that happening. If your BMI is over 40 and/or you have co-morbidities (I hate that word) they should approve something. I am so greatful I have Cigna, they are a good one so all I have been hearing. I hope we can be sleeved close to the same time, it would be nice to have a sleeve buddy. I am still in preop and doing the 6 month supervised diet. Only 2 more visits so hopefully late September or October. Please keep me posted on your progress and when you get a surgery date.

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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. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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        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.

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