Hello all, I am new here. My PCP broached the subject of bariatric surgery recently. I am pretty interested. Has anyone dealt with this insurance company recently and bariatric surgery? When I called they told me the first step is to do 12 months of a documented weight loss program before anything else related to surgery. Timing wise, I found this a bit discouraging- as I have time intensive goals next september. Anyone have experience going through Horizon NJ Health? Thanks.

Howdy neighbor!! Idk why Cape Regional doesn't offer any support for us. I travel to Vineland. I have to do my pre-op class...that is all day...uggghhhhh.

Oh. I was in Vineland yesterday. My BF and I went to this new soul food buffet next to the Amish Market. He really enjoyed it, I felt unwell so I could have surf and turf and been disinterested...lol. I wish my surgeon had offices as close and Vineland. He is in Cherry Hill which is 1 h 39 m from me. But, I figured the trips will be a few but the seriousness of this surgery are big so I looked for the doc I was comfy with instead of distance and here we are! I'm sure Attia is awesome too.

The Amish market has a lot of powdered mixes for Soups. I stocked up on their beef and chicken base powder, and cream of broccoli Soup powder (Eh, not so awesome). I think I will go back there preop and stock up.

Edited October 20, 201312 yr by Thick'n'Thin

Ok...sounds good!! I haven't been to the Amish market in awhile...I will have to check it out! Thanks for the info!

Hey ladies!! EHT is where I live so yeah we are pretty close... I love the Cape May Zoo!! I agree it's quite a trip to Cherry Hill.... But I believe it will all be worth it....

And I would love to find a support group... I will keep looking although Atlanticare is not far from me.

Let me know if you guys find anything out...

Shore Memorial doesn't offer anything either??? I never checked. I will look it up and get back to ya.

There is one at the Library in Somers Point, but idk if it is free.

I will check into the one at the library and see fits free.. Let's hope!!

NJ Mom of 4,

Have you had your appointment with Neff? I went yesterday. I was surprised how quick and painless the visit was. Since I am hoping for a late December sleeve they have my Pre-op scheduled for Nov 27th. We'll see if I can get all my testing done in time for the appointment!

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Have you had your appointment with Neff? I went yesterday. I was surprised how quick and painless the visit was. Since I am hoping for a late December sleeve they have my Pre-op scheduled for Nov 27th. We'll see if I can get all my testing done in time for the appointment![/quote']

How'd it go? Did you like him?

How'd it go? Did you like him?

I did like him. A docs stats speak for themselves but I also liked his personality. He's just like people have described him. He was a meek, gentle and pleasant person to talk with. He seems approachable, which I appreciate because I am shy.

Hello friends! I wanted to mention a deal I got that I thought ya'll might want to check out. Have you heard of nectar Protein shakes? They are well reviewed and have non-dessert flavored whey drinks like iced tea, grapefruit, lemonade, etc. I made my first stop into Vitamin Shoppe yesterday and wanted to sample the Nectars. I found the lemonade and crystal sky flavors on clearance half off, 19.98! That's about 30 servings of 24 g protein each. It's an in store sale only, and will be 50% off til they sell out the inventory.

I tried these flavors yesterday. The lemonade has a slight whey smell but tastes decent for a Protein shake. Definitely a lemonade taste, mild. Crystal sky is like a blue raspberry blow pop. It was also mild, not earth shattering but better than a syrappy whey powder I think.

How are you all doing?

I would like to check out Atlanticare's support group (free for everyone). Sadly, I think it is the first monday of the month (tomorrow). I have class through Dec 16th on Mondays though, so I can't make it, preop.

Ok, so my gastro appointment is done. I had my radiology appointment yesterday. They did a thorough ultrasound of the abdomen: gall bladder, liver, kidney, spleen, etc. Then I had the upper GI swallow study. I was NPO after midnight and was already having a migraine. The swallow study involved first quickly drinking a fizzy powder, then chugging the chalky barium (which was actually chunky because they ran out of thick barium and had to improvise, and hadn't gotten the lumps out).

It was cool to watch my guts on tv but between my migraine, the nausea that came with that, the lack of food or Tylenol, and the barium? I puked my guts up once I got home. I had tried to settle my tummy with breakfast- but I lost my Breakfast instead- violently. Ended up taking Tylenol PM and napping for 2.5 hours. Woke up feeling better.

How are ya'll making out?

I am doing well... Almost done all my pre-op... I have my cardiology, pulmonology, psychology, upper GI, and sleep study done... I have to have CPAP so I have that on November 14th and then I need to collect my 5 year weight history. I also have my pre-op appointment with dr Neff on the 21st so hopefully it will all be done and they can submit to insurance!! I am getting so close and I can hardly wait.

If you don't mind my asking, what kinda things did the cardiologist and pulmonologist do? I have them and the NUT left. We're gonna be neck and neck!

Are you going to the Nov preop class? If so, hopefully we will meet! I need to call and get scheduled for it.

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by Thick'n'Thin