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sacharliem    44

sacharliem
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No I tried but my insurance wouldn't cover it, they call him dreamy eyes, lol

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sacharliem    44

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I'm going to try go to Mexico

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paulsgirl1297    18

paulsgirl1297
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Good luck in Mexico ,what insurance do you have? I have Cigna and they sent me my approval letter within a week ...maybe you could appeal the decision

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allmyjoy    21

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Dreamy eyes did my sleeve on May 10th! Love him and all his staff are wonderful!

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jennyannk73    20

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HI there,

I am planning to have a gastric sleeve done by Dr. Heider. I will be self pay. How long from start to finish is the usual time until surgery? I was in the process of doing this here in my town but my insurance would only pay 5,000 total, and the local price was full and non negotiable. It seems like people are very happy with Dr. Heider so i'm attending a seminar there on Monday to start the process with him.

Also, i'm a couple of hours away, so i'm wondering, do they do all the pre-op testing and evaluating (dietitian, psych. and medical testing) just prior to the surgery? I will need to plan my time off (I have two weeks available).

I'm so excited to do this! I am so tired of having spent literally half of my life not being able to do the things I wanted to do ... or at least without embarrassment. I want to go to the beach, ride roller coasters with my son.... I want to not have to use a seatbelt extender on a plane, and not have the person in the seat next to me roll their eyes. I'm tired of all the judgment. If people only knew how many times I have tried to lose weight, done it, only to gain it right more with extra..... It's a heartbreaking illness.

Oh well, sorry to be all blabbing about this. I suppose I could and will ask these questions at the seminar, but I am just wanting to know sooner than later. :) I've been wanting to do this for years, and my time is finally here. My personal loan was approved so the excitement is on to finally be getting here.

I hope everyone is doing well, and i would love to hear about your experiences with your surgeries!

Thanks,

Jenny :wub:

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paulsgirl1297    18

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You will really like Dr. Heider and his staff, they are always ready and willing to help you in anyway they can. I filed on insurance , and went to my first appointment the first week of February and had my surgery June 21 ..it could have been quicker if I had scheduled appointments sooner . However from what i understand self pay is much quicker because you don't have the protocols of the insurance company the support group offered me the best information and advice and the other patients are always willing to answer your questions ..just ask , the workshop that you attend befor surgery gives you very useful information. The hospital staff is wonderful too, envy one in the office treated me as ifI were the most important person, they seem to respect their patients and don't treat them as a number but a person ...

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jennyannk73    20

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Thank you. I am driving there tomorrow to attend the seminar. I am super excited to be getting going with this finally. From everything I read he is top notch.

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briddrayton    0

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How much is the surgery??? I would be self pay also. Not trying to be nosy, but I have Blue Cross Preferred and they won't pay for anything associated with weight loss, so I can't use my insurance. And I need to know how much something like this costs. So can someone tell me?

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jennyannk73    20

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How much is the surgery??? I would be self pay also. Not trying to be nosy, but I have Blue Cross Preferred and they won't pay for anything associated with weight loss, so I can't use my insurance. And I need to know how much something like this costs. So can someone tell me?

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jennyannk73    20

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Sorry, it didn't take my reply to your question. For self pay sleeve the self pay package is about 12,000.

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briddrayton    0

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And this has to be paid upfront, before the surgery is done, or do you have to pay so much down and then they work with the remainder of the total?

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jennyannk73    20

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I'm not sure but their number is 704_660_4584. They are super nice and I'm sure they could tell you what the options are.... I got a loan to cover all mine so i didn't ask that....

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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