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ponchik    77

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Good luck Band Mom3! Hope you get approved soon!! Hugs!

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auntiebev726    6

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Lovingme4me, my surgeon is Dr. Wegner in the same practice as Dr. Weaver! I live in Olive Branch, MS but I work in Memphis. Small world ain't it? I just went for my initial visit this past Wednesday.

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deaddemmama    474

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Congratulations to all who are approved and good vibes to those still waiting!

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lovingme4me    32

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Good luck band mom 3

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lovingme4me    32

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Lovingme4me, my surgeon is Dr. Wegner in the same practice as Dr. Weaver! I live in Olive Branch, MS but I work in Memphis. Small world ain't it? I just went for my initial visit this past Wednesday.

Hello AuntieBev, Are you going to attend any of the support groups. Dr. Wegner had one Thursday it was very informative. The next one is the 16th I believe by Dr. Kelley. Nice to meet someone from the area on the site.

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auntiebev726    6

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I didn't know about the support groups but I am sure I will attend at some time. I'm kind of overwhelmed at the list of things I need to do that the insurance (Cigna) wants and so far not getting much cooperation from PCP's office.

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lovingme4me    32

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I switched my PCP and had the Nurse Practitioner at that office complete mine

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auntiebev726    6

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I switched my PCP and had the Nurse Practitioner at that office complete mine

I called the PCP's office to ask about the 2 labs that my advocate said I have to have & the woman on the phone was almost nasty about it. She talked to me like I was 3 years old. So I am not very optimistic about it going smoothly with them. It kind of burst my bubble since I was so pumped. I'm trying to get through that list as fast as I can. The time consuming thing is the 89 days of doctor documented weigh ins.

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lovingme4me    32

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Sorry to hear that. You may have to switch pcp if you can. There are two other ladies on here on another form I have named Memphis. One had surgery by Dr. Wagner 12 weeks ago

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cookier224    238

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APPROVED!!!!! I called BCBS and I was given my insurance approval and authorization code today. It was submitted on Tuesday.

Congrats. When will you get a date for surgery.

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lovingme4me    32

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I'm not sure. I hope this week they will tell me when to come in and schedule it. The insurance company said I'm approved for August 21st but I'm not sure if thats the actual date the surgeon gave them or if thats the insurance coverage date that you can have the surgery after that day or what. The sooner the better. I will keep you posted.

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auntiebev726    6

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I'm at my PCP right now waiting on the labs. I am so stoked! This was the one thing on the list I was dreading and she was so agreeable! She said they handle these cases a lot so I didn't have to do any explaining. She even agreed 100% with my choice if surgeon.

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lovingme4me    32

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Yay. That's great good luck

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mjlange68    24

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Yay. That's great good luck

You have antham bcbs so you work for Verizon?

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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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