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solanasummer    0

solanasummer
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Hello, Is there anyone from Kentucky or Bluegrass Family Health Insurance. I am trying to get my first appointment with Dr Weiss soon at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY but not sure how difficult Bluegrass family Health is going to be regarding coverage of the weight loss procedure?

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solanasummer    0

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Well, I know there is a waiting list presently for Dr. Weiss. I am in the beginning stages of trying to get the surgery. I am curious on the steps needed to take to achieve surgery. I currently carry bluegrass family health insurance and i know one of the requirements is a documented 7 month weight loss program before surgery (which sucks!). I have had my first appointment with my general practitioner and dr. Ko is fully aware of my interest in surgery, but she did a referral but did not put me on a diet? So my first question is I don't want to wait for Dr Weiss to advise me to go on a supervised diet. Should I just inform my doctor on how long I've been on a diet and maybe she can sign off on my paperwork? My second question is what did you do on your initial visit with Dr. Weiss (ex: weigh in, etc) I don't want to lose too much weight because I know insurance is strict on your BMI before surgery, do they weigh you the day of surgery to make sure your BMI is still a certain number? Do they weigh you on the initial visit with clothes on or off? Thanks for any helpful insight you can give me.

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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I don't know the ins and outs of your insurance related to diet/weight loss but his office can help you through the process.

If your BMI is borderline, definitely make sure you are very clear about expectations.

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Formyboys2015    40

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I went to Dr Weiss a couple of years ago but have decided to go through Norton in Louisville. They have been much more thorough and have been great about keeping me informed about what is going on. I have an appt with the surgeon next week, hoping for May or June surgery.

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Formyboys2015    40

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Don't wait for them to tell you to document the diet. Go ahead and start that with your PCP. Norton won't even see you until you're 6-8 months into your weigh ins depending on insurance requirements.

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Cinpep    11

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I am scheduled for my surgery at the end of may. I will have my surgery in Georgetown with Dr. Eric Smith. I am excited, yet nervous!

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Formyboys2015    40

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I'm hoping for the end of May too. I'm in Frankfort but having surgery in Louisville.

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LBS15    18

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In louisville. Had surgery 3/9 with Dr. Oldham at Baptist Bariatrics.

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kyrickchick64    468

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In louisville. Had surgery 3/9 with Dr. Oldham at Baptist Bariatrics.

Me too on 3/2 he's so great.

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LBS15    18

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I'm not a fan of Kirstie but everyone else is great. And I think I've been successful so far;)

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kyrickchick64    468

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I'm not a fan of Kirstie but everyone else is great. And I think I've been successful so far;)

I haven't met anyone I didn't care for yet except his psych Dr who delayed my surgery 3 months cause he said I had to love my fat self first.... My therapist said wtf? Skinny guy right?

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LBS15    18

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If the psyche was the same guy he was a weirdo. He said something to one of the ladies in the group I was with the day I was screened about needing therapy and she freaked out on him. He seemed to need therapy himself.

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kyrickchick64    468

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Ab so lutely! He was a strange little guy and he didn't get that I just came off of losing my brother. I literally came back from his memorial service 2 days before my psyche review. And he couldn't understand why i was teary. Total ass hat

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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
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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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        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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