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mommashari    55

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Hey is anyone from Indiana or close by?? Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

Lowell

I am from Evansville. Had my surgery in Indianapolis.

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umakin    13

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Hello All! I am in northern Indiana, 40 minutes west of Fort Wayne. I had my orientation in November, 2013 with Dr. Evanson at St. V Carmel. I have to do the 6 month supervised weight loss, I am four months in and down 45lbs. I have Anthem BCBS, has anyone had experience with them? I am much heavier than a lot of people it seems like, (Started at 497) so I hope they will approve me. For those who have had the surgery, especially those with St. Vincent, how much time does it take to get insurance approval once submitted, and how long to schedule the pre-op classes? I am trying to plan (silly, I know) for work and what could be a few weeks off. Thank you all so much!! I have been so motivated reading all of your posts....

Natalie

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dreamscometrue    262

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Hello All! I am in northern Indiana, 40 minutes west of Fort Wayne. I had my orientation in November, 2013 with Dr. Evanson at St. V Carmel. I have to do the 6 month supervised weight loss, I am four months in and down 45lbs. I have Anthem BCBS, has anyone had experience with them? I am much heavier than a lot of people it seems like, (Started at 497) so I hope they will approve me. For those who have had the surgery, especially those with St. Vincent, how much time does it take to get insurance approval once submitted, and how long to schedule the pre-op classes? I am trying to plan (silly, I know) for work and what could be a few weeks off. Thank you all so much!! I have been so motivated reading all of your posts.... Natalie

Hey there! I was sleeved 4 months ago today by Dr. Evanson and was fighting down to the wire to get approved and schedule surgery while I still had UHC because as of January, my company switched to Anthem BCBS and I would have had to do the 6 month supervised diet as well. I can tell you from experience that Angel, the lady at Evanson's office that handles the communication between insurance and scheduling, was absolutely HORRIBLE to work with. HORRIBLE!!!! I started the process last August and was told by Angel... "Do not call me, I will call you once I've heard from the insurance company.." Well, thank god I was on here and finally called in October when I realized my insurance was going to change for the worse and I still hadn't heard anything! Yes, Angel failed to submit any of my paperwork to my insurance. Once I got approved (was within a week once she finally submitted it), she told me there was no way I would ever get scheduled before the end of the year. I was devastated. Long story short, I was sleeved December 17th because I kept being persistent and went around her! UGH!! It was easy and fast to get into a pre-op class... They do them all the time! As for your weight, everybody is all over the board with their weight. Are you being sleeved or gastric bypass?

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umakin    13

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Are you being sleeved or gastric bypass?

I am doing the Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass.

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dreamscometrue    262

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I am doing the Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass.

Well, I'm sure it will go great! I'm not sure how much of a notice you need to give your job, but I would be highly surprised if you needed more than 2 weeks off! That would be plenty of time for planning purposes. As for insurance, 1-2 weeks is the time I've read for approval!

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umakin    13

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I am approved for surgery, and waiting for my surgery date. How long were you out of work after surgery? I have heard very different amounts of time. I have a desk job and no lifting needed.

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marysminute    20

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My dad was itching to get out if the house by the next week he had surgery on a Wednesday.

Early the next week... I had my appendix out I wasn't right for a long time... I'm afraid this will be the same way:(

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Luckyinluv    30

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I live I. Logansport it's north of Indy. Dr. Evanson is doing mine. Angel just went on maternity leave so I am dealing with Shalanda and love her!! How long after ur approval did you get ur surgery?

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melmommy04    23

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I live I. Logansport it's north of Indy. Dr. Evanson is doing mine. Angel just went on maternity leave so I am dealing with Shalanda and love her!! How long after ur approval did you get ur surgery?

I guess Angel being gone would be why I'm not getting kind of replies. Do you know how I could reach Shalanda? Gosh I've been waiting since January! I'm ready to get this show on the road. Lol

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umakin    13

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I dealt with Shalanda, and I got a response from Insurance within 24 hours last week. If you call Meridian Surgery and pick the insurance option, Shalanda answers. Good luck!

I also have Dr. Evanson, I work in Rochester, so Logansport is doing my pre-op testing next week.

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Luckyinluv    30

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I dealt with Shalanda, and I got a response from Insurance within 24 hours last week. If you call Meridian Surgery and pick the insurance option, Shalanda answers. Good luck!

I also have Dr. Evanson, I work in Rochester, so Logansport is doing my pre-op testing next week.

So do you have a surgery date? Are u getti g a bypass or sleeve? I am hoping to hear within the next few days.

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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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      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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