Hey everyone I'm excited to back on this journey again. I had started the process last year in California but ended up moving to Washington state. Now I have a 6 month pre op diet to follow and I'm about half way done. I will be having my surgery at the UW in Seattle and I have UHC. Anyone else in WA having surgery around that time?

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Haha yeah, she's NOT nice! She kept saying "I'm not the one having surgery" and I'm just like yeah obviously lol. She argued with me back and forth about me being an emotional eater, lol im not. She had me feeling so upset, I almost walked out, but I knew that she would be the one deciding to move me forward or not, so I just sat there and went along with her rudeness.

I've only lost 4lbs so far and in total need to lose 18.8lbs, so I'm down to 15, it's happening too slowly. Can I ask where to find that preoperative diet plan? I'm totally down to try it!

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Yes she rude as hell. Yes I'll def give you all the details about the meal plan. I have to lose 16 lbs and I'm down 8 and she was like that's good lets make it another 15 and switched it on my paper work ugh. I mean I was already aiming to lose more but why would she just switch it and not acknowledge how much I've already lost ya know. I'm hoping to get down atleast 40 by March. Another pre op meal plan I found was

8am-protein shake

12 pm- Protein shake

3pm- protein shake

5-6pm- 5 oz protein and veggies

30 minute exercise and no snacking or food after 7.

I'm going to start this on Monday. You are welcome to join if you'd like.

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She did the same thing to me, but she said let's make it 25 to 30 pounds before surgery. I am not sure if that's a tactic used by UW or if it's just her playing head games with patients!? I spoke to my nutritionist the next day at my appointment about that and she said the hospital is well aware of a 5% goal and that it is a agreed upon number between the hospital and insurance companies. My nutritionist told me to go with the 5%. Also yesterday while at UW the social worker mentioned my 5% number and nothing beyond that. My goal was to lose more too, I hope I do!

That meal plan sounds good to me! I will start it up Monday as well! I just started using almond breeze the vanilla unsweetened flavor in my shakes and wow! So good and only 30 calories, plus it has 50% more Calcium than milk! No more milk for me, it's too fatty and probably hurting more than helping me reach my goals! Thanks for the info!

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Haha yeah, she's NOT nice! She kept saying "I'm not the one having surgery" and I'm just like yeah obviously lol. She argued with me back and forth about me being an emotional eater, lol im not. She had me feeling so upset, I almost walked out, but I knew that she would be the one deciding to move me forward or not, so I just sat there and went along with her rudeness.

I've only lost 4lbs so far and in total need to lose 18.8lbs, so I'm down to 15, it's happening too slowly. Can I ask where to find that preoperative diet plan? I'm totally down to try it!

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Yes she rude as hell. Yes I'll def give you all the details about the meal plan. I have to lose 16 lbs and I'm down 8 and she was like that's good lets make it another 15 and switched it on my paper work ugh. I mean I was already aiming to lose more but why would she just switch it and not acknowledge how much I've already lost ya know. I'm hoping to get down atleast 40 by March. Another pre op meal plan I found was

8am-protein shake

12 pm- Protein shake

3pm- protein shake

5-6pm- 5 oz protein and veggies

30 minute exercise and no snacking or food after 7.

I'm going to start this on Monday. You are welcome to join if you'd like.

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She did the same thing to me, but she said let's make it 25 to 30 pounds before surgery. I am not sure if that's a tactic used by UW or if it's just her playing head games with patients!? I spoke to my nutritionist the next day at my appointment about that and she said the hospital is well aware of a 5% goal and that it is a agreed upon number between the hospital and insurance companies. My nutritionist told me to go with the 5%. Also yesterday while at UW the social worker mentioned my 5% number and nothing beyond that. My goal was to lose more too, I hope I do!

That meal plan sounds good to me! I will start it up Monday as well! I just started using almond breeze the vanilla unsweetened flavor in my shakes and wow! So good and only 30 calories, plus it has 50% more calcium than milk! No more milk for me, it's too fatty and probably hurting more than helping me reach my goals! Thanks for the info!

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Wow that's too funny how's she's trying to switch everything. Was the appointment with their social worker and nutritionist easy?

I agree with you on the milk. It is very fatty. I don't drink it plus I'm lactose intolerant. I'm happy you are starting the plan with me Monday. We should text. I wish we lived to closer to each other to workout and stuff.

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I was wondering why she was trying to do that!? I'm glad that my nutritionist let me know that she can't just change it to any number she wants!

I've only seen the social worker so far, but my appointment with the nutrionist and PT evaluation on the 15th of this month, so I'll be in Seattle again soon! The social worker Ruth was nice in comparison to Kim!

If you would like to text I'll gladly send you my number in a private message ☺

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I'm hoping to have a sleeve gastrectomy at UW soon. I've completed all the tests and meetings with other team members. I did my final test review with the surgeon a couple weeks ago and I'm just waiting on insurance to give the okay. Its been slow but I did find the meetings with PT, social work and nutrition helpful. I think the worse part so far has been the esophageal manometry test. I could not stop swallowing and I think the tech was getting annoyed with me. I just keep telling myself it will all be worth it!

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I'm hoping to have a sleeve gastrectomy at UW soon. I've completed all the tests and meetings with other team members. I did my final test review with the surgeon a couple weeks ago and I'm just waiting on insurance to give the okay. Its been slow but I did find the meetings with PT, social work and nutrition helpful. I think the worse part so far has been the esophageal manometry test. I could not stop swallowing and I think the tech was getting annoyed with me. I just keep telling myself it will all be worth it!

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I I had that test today it was horrible. Tolerable, but horrible. The bumps on the tube were very uncomfortable. I'm trying to go to bed now with this stupid tube in my nose and it's very annoying. The people that worked with me today were very friendly. I have to go back tomorrow to get this one taken out. Thank God it's only for 24 hours.

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Tomorrow I will venture back to UW Medicine to have the PT Evaluation and also meet with the nutritionist, does anyone know what the PT Evaluation consists of? I've already done my 12 PT appointments that are required by my insurance, so I'm curious what is done during this appointment! Thanks in advance ????

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Hey everyone I'm excited to back on this journey again. I had started the process last year in California but ended up moving to Washington state. Now I have a 6 month pre op diet to follow and I'm about half way done. I will be having my surgery at the UW in Seattle and I have UHC. Anyone else in WA having surgery around that time?

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Hey everyone I'm excited to back on this journey again. I had started the process last year in California but ended up moving to Washington state. Now I have a 6 month pre op diet to follow and I'm about half way done. I will be having my surgery at the UW in Seattle and I have UHC. Anyone else in WA having surgery around that time?

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HI!! I'm also boogie_badd8nt_she on here. lol

I started my journey in August!! I'm fast tracking.. doing 3 appts a week.. so exhausting!!!! I will be done with almost all requirements the end of this month.( Accept the UW requirements) I was asked by my bariatric case manager ( w/ Molina) to save a few NUT appt.until I'm closer surgery to serve as a little "insurance" in case I stall while fulfilling UWs list of things to do..This Thursday I will be meeting Kim Herzog.. lol

What happens during the meeting with her? Any testing?

I'm hoping to be nice and ready for surgery soon.. its crazy to know they are booked out so far!!! Good Luck ladies! Looks like we will all be getting worked on around the same time!!! <3

Hey everyone I'm excited to back on this journey again. I had started the process last year in California but ended up moving to Washington state. Now I have a 6 month pre op diet to follow and I'm about half way done. I will be having my surgery at the UW in Seattle and I have UHC. Anyone else in WA having surgery around that time?

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Hey everyone I'm excited to back on this journey again. I had started the process last year in California but ended up moving to Washington state. Now I have a 6 month pre op diet to follow and I'm about half way done. I will be having my surgery at the UW in Seattle and I have UHC. Anyone else in WA having surgery around that time?

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HI!! I'm also boogie_badd8nt_she on here. lol

I started my journey in August!! I'm fast tracking.. doing 3 appts a week.. so exhausting!!!! I will be done with almost all requirements the end of this month.( Accept the UW requirements) I was asked by my bariatric case manager ( w/ Molina) to save a few NUT appt.until I'm closer surgery to serve as a little "insurance" in case I stall while fulfilling UWs list of things to do..This Thursday I will be meeting Kim Herzog.. lol

What happens during the meeting with her? Any testing?

I'm hoping to be nice and ready for surgery soon.. its crazy to know they are booked out so far!!! Good Luck ladies! Looks like we will all be getting worked on around the same time!!! <3

Hey girl! Congrats on your journey, we're all on our way to a healthier life! So exciting! The appointments do get tiring! If you went back a bit further in this thread you'll be able to read about some experiences with Kim Herzog. She isn't nice lol. I had to stay calm cool and collected with her, knowing that she decides whether or not I will move on to the next step.

She will basically ask you a ton of questions. Health history, current diet and exercise routines, why you want the surgery, which procedure you'd like to go with and why. She will ask you why your at the weight you're at. Just be prepared to be judged lol. It wasn't fun. I do hope that your visit goes better than mine did.

I also have Molina, I will be finished with all of my insurance requirements at the end of this month. So I'm hoping for a date in the beginning of the year. They did tell me that they're booked out quite far. ???? I've learned more than I thought I would these last few months. Im kind of glad that they don't just let you jump into things. Being prepared and educated is going to set us up for success!!

Good luck with everything.

-Melissa in Vancouver

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Tomorrow I will venture back to UW Medicine to have the PT Evaluation and also meet with the nutritionist, does anyone know what the PT Evaluation consists of? I've already done my 12 PT appointments that are required by my insurance, so I'm curious what is done during this appointment! Thanks in advance ????

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I had my PT evaluation with John at the exercise training center in the UW Roosevelt building. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot, but I had never been to PT before. They have you do various activities to test your strength, flexibility and balance. They pinpoint areas that may need more strength training than others (mine are my weak hips) and send you home with a list of exercises to work on. They can also help you plan out how you want to incorporate or continue to incorporate exercise in your daily routine and tips for not injuring yourself.

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Yay! I got the call! I'm scheduled on 12/22.

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Tomorrow I will venture back to UW Medicine to have the PT Evaluation and also meet with the nutritionist, does anyone know what the PT Evaluation consists of? I've already done my 12 PT appointments that are required by my insurance, so I'm curious what is done during this appointment! Thanks in advance ????

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I had my PT evaluation with John at the exercise training center in the UW Roosevelt building. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot, but I had never been to PT before. They have you do various activities to test your strength, flexibility and balance. They pinpoint areas that may need more strength training than others (mine are my weak hips) and send you home with a list of exercises to work on. They can also help you plan out how you want to incorporate or continue to incorporate exercise in your daily routine and tips for not injuring yourself.

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Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to it tomorrow! It sounds like what I did during my required visits. The more I can imorove, the better. Easy enough, thank you for sharing your experience @@MarcyDarcy!

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The program a UWM is excellent. I know it's hard to wait six months for surgery and it's great to see you made good use of all the services offered.

I wanted to let you know that all of what some people here call "jumping through hoops" Will double your chance of long term success. Before pre op education programs almost 80% of bariatric surgery patient regained at least half their weight.

From this sight come to understand that people an public assistance and medicade don't get much pre op education and get "fast tracked" but it turns out that's because it just osts to much! It's sad really.

I am on Medicaid, my medical insurance offers a great preoperative program, it's 6 months and requires 12 appointments with a dietitian, 12 with a behavioral health therapist, and 12 with a physical therapist. I also have to see my PCP 6 times and lose 5% of my body weight. UW might have their own set of requirements, but my Medicaid insurance has prepared me pretty well. There is absolutely no fast tracking to have surgery, however participants may complete their appointments as they wish.

I must say, I've been well educated over the past few months, so no, you're wrong. It's not sad at all, I believe if you choose to have an elective surgery, you must also be willing to make changes and it is a patients responsibility to educate themselves if they choose to have bariatric surgery.

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I am on Medicaid, my medical insurance offers a great preoperative program, it's 6 months and requires 12 appointments with a dietitian, 12 with a behavioral health therapist, and 12 with a physical therapist. I also have to see my PCP 6 times and lose 5% of my body weight. UW might have their own set of requirements, but my Medicaid insurance has prepared me pretty well. There is absolutely no fast tracking to have surgery, however participants may complete their appointments as they wish.

I must say, I've been well educated over the past few months, so no, you're wrong. It's not sad at all, I believe if you choose to have an elective surgery, you must also be willing to make changes and it is a patients responsibility to educate themselves if they choose to have bariatric surgery.

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I completely agree with you. I'm in the same program you are. I got told flat out there is no fast tracking. You have to wait the 6 months and keep the weight off and do all your appointments with UW and your Molina/Medicaid required appointments.

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I do have a question for you guys though, I have not received monthly calls from a case manager at Molina. I've only talked to someone there 3 times about my stage two letter who works in the bariatric department and she told me I would hear from someone soon, but I never got a call. I know it's a requirement, but I thought it would be nice to still talk to someone to make sure that I'm doing everything right.

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