Is anyone in the northeast Ohio area interested in having a group on here or in person?

Hi I am in northeast Ohio. I am 4 days post op with bypass. Had my surgery done at Geauga medical center. I live in ashtabula.

Me!! I'm in Cleveland.

I am in Northeast Ohio. I am going through St. Vincent Charity. I am still pre-op for RNY. I am hoping to have mine down by the end of July, Anyone have their surgery at St. Vincent with Dr. Hussan?

I am in chardon Ohio. I would meet. Dr. Ben-Meir in Willoughby Hills has a once a month meeting, but probably for patients only. Not sure.

I'm near Cleveland and am going through Cleveland clinic.

Same here, going through Cleveland Clinic. In 3 month NUT pre-op phase for RNY.

I haven't had my first appointment yet but am confident I will qualify and insurance will approve. What is a NUT?

I haven't had my first appointment yet but am confident I will qualify and insurance will approve. What is a NUT?

You will see most on here use NUT as short for nutritionist. I just started my appointments on 8/21, had my surgeon consult, psych testing, 1st nutrition visit and this Friday I meet with a medical weightloss specialist. After that I have 2 follow ups 9/29 and 10/30 with my nutritionist. After which she said they will start the insurance submission. And then it's the waiting and hoping/praying game. Let me know how your appointments go, nice to have someone going through same medical facility, perhaps we can share our experiences and make sure we are getting the same advice, information

I haven't had my first appointment yet but am confident I will qualify and insurance will approve. What is a NUT?

You will see most on here use NUT as short for nutritionist. I just started my appointments on 8/21, had my surgeon consult, psych testing, 1st nutrition visit and this Friday I meet with a medical weightloss specialist. After that I have 2 follow ups 9/29 and 10/30 with my nutritionist. After which she said they will start the insurance submission. And then it's the waiting and hoping/praying game. Let me know how your appointments go, nice to have someone going through same medical facility, perhaps we can share our experiences and make sure we are getting the same advice, information

Definitely we should do that!

What insurance do you have?

Is the supervised diet required by the clinic or by your insurance?

Aetna. Was told my insurance requires everything within 90 days or else I have to do a 6 month program. Hoping we can do the 90 day, she seems like a good advocate for me so I feel hopeful, rest is up to me to get some pre-op weight off.

I am also in the Cleveland, Ohio area and will have surgery through The Cleveland Clinic. I have just started the consults, and have had one visit with NUT so far. I have another NUT visit this month as well as meeting the Nurse Practitioner this month. My insurance, BC/BS requires 6 visits with NUT, and you can only do one per month. That part stinks. I was rather hoping this would happen a bit quicker, but I'll follow the rules.

If anyone going through the clinic, who is your surgeon?

Canton Ohio. Having my surgery next Wednesday at summa in Akron. Nervous and excited

Melissa1987, I'm nervous and excited for you! Eek! Just think, you will already be down weight-wise by Christmas! I was told probably in March, 2016. I'm having a heck of a time trying to get any weight off. Right now I have a terrible upper respiratory infection and it is causing my blood sugar numbers to be very high. Therefore I have to use more insulin to even get to some decent area with them, and that just causes weight gain! The madness is never-ending!

How are you doing on the complete Protein shake diet prior to the surgery?

Renkoss,

It's been a little hard on the optifast shake diet. My surgeon put me on it for 3 weeks. It's a never ending mental battle. I'm so ready to get this done and get the weight off.

I can relate Melissa1987. I'm not looking forward to doing that shake diet for a couple of weeks. I know that will be rough. But, I'm ready to move on with the rest of my life now. The waiting is a killer!