male only Medically Supervised Diet

[taxudown 44]

Ouch! In all I just have to pay 125 plus copays for the doctors appointments. But anything beats paying 36-40k

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[SusanB55 89]

Oh and lucky us....we get to pay TWO surgeon copays of $200 each. Sheesh.

Be happy. My deductible is 4k

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I wouldn't mind the copays and crazy coinsurance amounts as much if we had a higher income lol. This is getting super expensive for us!

[SpeakerSpeaking 6]

First get off the caffeine and carbonated beverages at the get-go.

Just sharing my experience... I gave up soda and caffeine once really just to see if I could. After 6 months I had not lost any weight, did not have any kind of withdrawals and did not feel any better at all. Didn't have more (or less) energy, didn't sleep any better (or worse).

Isn't that odd??

[defibvt 348]

@@SpeakerSpeaking I was a 1 or 2 52 ounce diet coke, coke zero or diet mountain dew before surgery. I tried going cold turkey and within a day I was having terrible head aches, ones that Tylenol or ibuprofen wouldn't touch. I felt defeated. I was still drinking at least a 2 liter bottle of my diet sodas a day, even on my pre op diet. I had a diet coke, the night before my surgery, one final farewell. I had my surgery, I never had a head ache or any other withdrawal symptoms. I have not had a diet soft drink since... I do enjoy some unsweetened tea and I do have an occasional cup of coffee, but never have I gone to the extreme I was before surgery.