My surgery is approved and I am scheduled for November 22nd! I couldn't be happier!

I thought I would share the news and my steps that it took to get here. While I only signed up on Bariatric Pal recently, I have read along to many of your stories since May. It's nice to hear the steps to the process and I know it helped me so here goes my process so far .

My journey started on May 25th, my file was submitted to insurance on October 31st, I was approved by Cigna on November 4th, and my surgery is now scheduled for November 22nd.

May 25th=Attended seminar, heard from the surgeon, and learned about the different types of bariatric surgery.

June=Had my first appointment with the surgeon where we discussed my background, family history, and what type of surgery I was interested in.

August 3rd=Psychologist visit where we discussed what type of support I have for the surgery, my background, and my feelings towards the surgery.

August 3rd, September 2nd, & October 7th=Monthly dietitian visits. We would go over my food log for the month, any questions that I might have had, and discuss my progress.

July, August, September, October=Monthly appointments with my primary doctor where we discussed what I am doing to lose weight.

November 11th=Pre-surgery testing including an upper GI test, chest x-rays, EKG, and blood work.

November 11th=Pre-surgery dietitian visit where we discussed what I will be eating post-surgery.

So sorry to hear you are suffering. I too was 11/22. I had relatively no complications, no gas pain, no nausea, just soreness and lethargy. But they did find a polyp on my esophagus and I now have to get that biopsied so I will be going back under as well in a few days. Not at all excited about that.

The first few days I lost nothing because I was swollen, it is day 7 and now I've lost 5 pounds. I've had some moodiness and I'm in full ketosis which comes with its own issues but I'm still glad I did this.

Best wishes to you in you recovery. Keep us posted.

So sorry for ur complications I also was the 22 no issues had rny went home the next day no pain meds. Back to work last Friday. Yes the ketosis SUCKS. I BRUSH MY TEETH TEN TIMES A DAY AND ITS STILL SMELSS HORRIBLE! I'm down ten pounds since since surgery. I think everyone is different. I'm praying for you and ur recovery and wish u the best. Keep us posted!!! And keep ur chin up hun!!

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