Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Any Massachusetts Sleevers?

starr1202

Recommended Posts

macman    603

macman
Posted

Hello

I am from Douglas and had surgery at UMass. Currently down 130 pounds and just 2 pounds from goal.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

JenSul    21

JenSul
Posted

Hi Mac!

Congrats to being so close to goal! How was your expire emcee with UMass? Can you answer a few questions for me? What did they do at your first appt, with surgeon? how long was it about? I have mine July 22nd. How long was it from first appt to surgery? Was it long because of insurance requirement or hospital?

Thanks so much and congrats again! :)

Hello I am from Douglas and had surgery at UMass. Currently down 130 pounds and just 2 pounds from goal.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

macman    603

macman
Posted

Hi Mac!

Congrats to being so close to goal! How was your expire emcee with UMass? Can you answer a few questions for me? What did they do at your first appt, with surgeon? how long was it about? I have mine July 22nd. How long was it from first appt to surgery? Was it long because of insurance requirement or hospital?

Thanks so much and congrats again! :)

Hello I am from Douglas and had surgery at UMass. Currently down 130 pounds and just 2 pounds from goal.

[/quoteHi JenI had a terrific experience with UMass and continue to do so. Dr Czerniach was my surgeon. Absolutely terrific! The surgical appointment was made when the Weight Center submitted my package for insurance approval. My first appointment with him was Nov 18. I met with Robin, the Nurse Practitioner first, then with Dr Czerniach for about 45 minutes each. They talked about the surgery and answered my questions. Have you picked your surgeon?I had BCBS of ILL for insurance. It took about two weeks for approval. While at the Surgical appointment they made additional appointments for an upper GI test at Memorial and a pre surgery physical at the Jaquin Building. My surgery was on 12/23/13 and was about 5 weeks after initial meeting.The post surgery support has also been excellent. I have been attending the post surgery group on the first Thursday of the month and the open discussion group on the fourth Thursday of the month. Both have been very good.I would be happy to answer questions as you think of them. Good Luck?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

JenSul    21

JenSul
Posted

Hi Mac!

Congrats to being so close to goal! How was your expire emcee with UMass? Can you answer a few questions for me? What did they do at your first appt, with surgeon? how long was it about? I have mine July 22nd. How long was it from first appt to surgery? Was it long because of insurance requirement or hospital?

Thanks so much and congrats again! :)

Hello I am from Douglas and had surgery at UMass. Currently down 130 pounds and just 2 pounds from goal.

Hi Mac!

Congrats to being so close to goal! How was your expire emcee with UMass? Can you answer a few questions for me? What did they do at your first appt, with surgeon? how long was it about? I have mine July 22nd. How long was it from first appt to surgery? Was it long because of insurance requirement or hospital?

Thanks so much and congrats again! :)

Hello I am from Douglas and had surgery at UMass. Currently down 130 pounds and just 2 pounds from goal.

[/quoteHi JenI had a terrific experience with UMass and continue to do so. Dr Czerniach was my surgeon. Absolutely terrific! The surgical appointment was made when the Weight Center submitted my package for insurance approval. My first appointment with him was Nov 18. I met with Robin, the Nurse Practitioner first, then with Dr Czerniach for about 45 minutes each. They talked about the surgery and answered my questions. Have you picked your surgeon?I had BCBS of ILL for insurance. It took about two weeks for approval. While at the Surgical appointment they made additional appointments for an upper GI test at Memorial and a pre surgery physical at the Jaquin Building. My surgery was on 12/23/13 and was about 5 weeks after initial meeting.The post surgery support has also been excellent. I have been attending the post surgery group on the first Thursday of the month and the open discussion group on the fourth Thursday of the month. Both have been very good.I would be happy to answer questions as you think of them. Good Luck?

Thanks so much Mac! Hope I can go that fast.. so ready for it to be here already. I have BCBS of MA hopfully they will be easy

to work with

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Darianna75    131

Darianna75
Posted

I'm from Attleboro,ma had my surgery In February at Roger Williams Medical Center in Ri

starr1202 reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

starr1202    38

starr1202
Posted

I'm from Attleboro,ma had my surgery In February at Roger Williams Medical Center in Ri

Hi Darianna, how are you doing so far?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Darianna75    131

Darianna75
Posted

Had a rough few weeks with vomiting issues and dehydration. I still have issues with most meat items but other than that I'm down 92lbs since my preop diet started January 17th! Still having some dehydration issues as I'm never able to get in all my Water without feeling water logged all the time !!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

pattyd14    2

pattyd14
Posted

Quincy... sleeved at Beth Israel Milton. Very happy with it all!!!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

twinmommiesrock    72

twinmommiesrock
Posted

Had my surgery August 19th and I'm so hungry it's making me crazy. How can I be hungry? All my gas is gone not too much pain going on just starving full liquids is not working out. Am I doing something wrong?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

macman    603

macman
Posted

I would bet that the hunger is a head hunger. If you had the sleeve, the physical desire for hunger will be gone foe some time. The part of your stomach that produces gremlin, the hunger hormone, was removed. The stomach will compensate and the sensation will return. It varies for each person how long it will take. I have just begun to feel hungry eight months out from surgery.

I don't know how you are taking Protein and fluids; you might want to try alternating 4 oz of Protein shake and 4 oz of Water on alternating hours all day long.i struggled with Fluid intake right after surgery. It helped me with being on a liquid only diet for four weeks

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

wwhyknot    0

wwhyknot
Posted

Bridgewater, MA Sleeved July 15th at Tufts Medical Center

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

julsofthenile    8

julsofthenile
Posted

Springfield area here. Sleeved one week.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • KeeWee

      KeeWee

      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
      https://www.ae1bmerchme.com/post/10-year-surgiversary-update-for-2024 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Aunty Mamo

      Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×