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Gaining weight before surgery!

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NurseGrace    509

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One of the office I go to will not touch you if you have not lost weight. You will be sent away. The place where I ultimately ended up having surgery (had nothing to do with weight gain or loss, I left for other reasons) puts you on a strict preop diet and they do expect you to lose weight. I don't know if they would turn you away or not but you are only putting yourself at risk.

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tiffy0485    123

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Well today was my "Bari Boot Camp" and they were okay with the 14lb weight gain. They told me that I was weighed in on October 28th and since I have been dealing with denials for over 3 months they would let it go. Woot Woot, I actually dropped 4lbs since Sunday from dieting so I was happy. Sooo surgery is Monday!!!

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nyc8dove    40

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No.. As long as you do your pre-op liquid diet like they want then you should be golden. I had some serious last meal syndrome. My first eval was in November and I was 233. By the time I had surgery in January I was at 250. I did my two week pre-op liquid diet and they said everything looked great.

That eases my mind...thank you!

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kelcath33    13

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Since I started this whole journey on Oct. 15, 2012, I have to consistently lose weight. If I gain any weight when I go to the pre-op appointment or even on the surgery day, they'll cancel the surgery then and there. Then I'd get to start alllllll over again. So I'm freaking out over that.

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nyc8dove    40

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Since I started this whole journey on Oct. 15' date=' 2012, I have to consistently lose weight. If I gain any weight when I go to the pre-op appointment or even on the surgery day, they'll cancel the surgery then and there. Then I'd get to start alllllll over again. So I'm freaking out over that.[/quote']

Did the insurance company tell you that?

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kelcath33    13

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No, it's just the way they do it here at mayo. It's part of their "program."

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toylitpapr    50

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Well today was my "Bari Boot Camp" and they were okay with the 14lb weight gain. They told me that I was weighed in on October 28th and since I have been dealing with denials for over 3 months they would let it go. Woot Woot' date=' I actually dropped 4lbs since Sunday from dieting so I was happy. Sooo surgery is Monday!!![/quote']

Mine is Monday too!!! Eeeeeee!!

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nyc8dove    40

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Mine is Monday too!!! Eeeeeee!!

Congrats!!!

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tiffy0485    123

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Mine is Monday too!!! Eeeeeee!!

Yay!! 5 days! Crazy huh? I am excited and nervous. How about you?

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CynthiaM333    5

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I was scheduled for VSG on 12/9. I went to see my surgeon today. I gained 10 lbs in the last 2 months. She said that's a program stop. And has postponed my surgery. I don't know how long it will be before ai can be re-scheduled. I'm going to a Bariatric center of excellence. I must go back to the diet Iron, nurse and counselor and be recommended by the team again. I'm devastated!

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kdelrosso    124

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Oh goodie. I have Cigna . Love hearing having to fight with them over authorizations. But no the doctor shouldn't have to put it off. I actually just had my last pre op apt with my surgeon before my surgery and I have gained 10 lbs due to having surgery on my neck last month and wasn't able to do anything. He didn't say he would postpone or cancel surgery just to try to drop the weight which I assume once I start the liquid diet it will come right off

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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

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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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      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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