Hi I'm new to this I'm pre-op for gastric bypass surgery, I've been over weight my whole life I've never been skinny I'm not mother of 4 kids I'm 5'2 and my starting weight in Jan was 316 in Feb I saw my surgeon to discuss weight loss surgery and he said gastric bypass would be good for me I started my journey in Feb this month on July 20th is my last class and they will submit my paperwork to my insurance as of today I'm 283, my question is who here has Medicaid and it's under United health care community plan?? If so did u have any issues getting approved?? I suffer from high blood pressure, I have a bad back injury from being hit by a drunk driver which requires me to get steroid shots every month and be on high pain killers, I also suffer from depression and anxiety and Ptsd, this wkend I will be getting tested for sleep apnea my husband said there are times I stop breathing at night, I've tired to lose the weight on my own the most I've lost is 20lbs but then I always gain double back, if there is anyone out there that has the same insurance as me I would love to hear from u or if u have Medicaid and from Texas plz let me know what ur insurance is and if they cover your surgery my bmi is 50.4

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Hey hun yes I got approved I had surgery sep 22nd 2016 day of surgery I was 273.6 and today I'm 185.2 I'm down 115lbs and I feel amazing I'm goal is 145 but my surgeon thinks I will be smaller. I went from a size 24 in pants and 4x in shirts now I'm a size 10 pants and large-medium shirt. The pic on the left was me June 2016 and the pic on the right was the other day same outfit it's crazy if you would of told me I would be this size last year I would of laughed in your face. I even chopped off my hair

Omg u look gorgeous!!! I go in may 23 for bypass...I'm 273 right now...hope I look as good as u [emoji1303]