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Jazzzyjay    222

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Just stick to your guns! You know what's best for you. Never feel guilty for making healthy changes in your life.

I'm doing well. Just waiting for surgery on Jan 17. I'm very excited. I'm planning on moving home to Cali in the summer, hopefully if I save enough money. I hate it here in Nebraska and I'm so isolated.

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laurak814    43

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@@jazzyjay wow, less than a month!!! So exciting! Have you been to a neurologist for your headaches? I know you have high BP issues too, but if meds can't get the headaches controlled, maybe it's something to consider.

I'm heading in to see my Orthopedic surgeon right now. My knees are bad ???? & he's a Godsend & great to look at!!! Lol Catch ya later!!!

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Jazzzyjay    222

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Yes I'm so excited!! I never considered a neurologist. Thank you. My dr keeps chalking it up to my stress levels and high blood pressure. Which could be it but I think I'm going to look into that.

My mother in law had surgery on her knees. Pretty swift recovery now a days with the new technology. And it doesn't hurt that he's a pretty boy!!

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laurak814    43

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My Orthopedic Dr said my knee problems are from arthritis & a condition called Chondromalasia (sp?) on my kneecaps. It's basically a wearing down of the back side of the kneecaps, causing all the issues. There's not much to be done except various medication injections & dealing with it until I can't anymore.

I hope you are able to find a good neurologist that can help you. No one should have to live with these headaches like this. How is your blood pressure doing?

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Jazzzyjay    222

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Oh man that sucks. Sounds painful. I hope you can get some relief. I guess the only exercise you will be able to do is swimming without pain. Poor thing. I couldn't do injections in my knees. You are very brave!

My blood pressure has stayed the same pretty much. Today it was 171/98 I've had a headache for two days with little relief. I have a doc appt this week. She will probably change my medication.

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laurak814    43

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Holy cow! 171/98 is crazy high. No wonder you feel like shit. Mine was consistently 145 over something & I was having Migraines constantly. If your Dr isn't taking better care of you maybe it's just the Dr. not doing the proper due diligence for you. Just my opinion. I hate Dr's that don't do their jobs.

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Jazzzyjay    222

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I know...Good point..The last two times she has said it's cuz the stress I'm under. I'm just hoping once I have this surgery it will go down.

I generally don't like or "do" doctors. I lost my grandma and father too early because the doctors that were caring for them didn't really care. So I have little faith in Drs. I guess that's a bad thing to say since I'm awaiting surgery lol.

How did your appointment go?

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laurak814    43

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I have little patience for lazy doctors. I'm stuck in a rural area with few options for primary care Dr to choose from, so I'm stuck with the idiot I have right now until after surgery. But after that, I'm looking for a new one.

My appointment went well. He took X-rays of my knees & looked at my surgical history & remembered that I have a defect in my kneecaps causing them to deteriorate, I have arthritis, & no meniscus in either knee. Plus I had ACL replacement when I was 16 yrs old. Dr told me I have choice of steroid shots, lubricant shots or taking anti-inflammatories when needed. The problem is when I get started on any of them, I either get stuck on them forever or there are side effects. So I decided that I can deal with how they are now, I'll start exercising to keep them loose & break up some of the inflammation in there & see where that leads me. He agreed that was a good plan of attack. I just got stuck with really bad genes. ????‍♀️

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GBLady41    393

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My Orthopedic Dr said my knee problems are from arthritis & a condition called Chondromalasia (sp?) on my kneecaps. It's basically a wearing down of the back side of the kneecaps, causing all the issues. There's not much to be done except various medication injections & dealing with it until I can't anymore.

I hope you are able to find a good neurologist that can help you. No one should have to live with these headaches like this. How is your blood pressure doing?

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I have chondromalacia patella and osteoarthritis in both of my knees. I take pain meds and have had injections in both knees. The injections aren't bad and they can really help you be more active. I know I will have to have a total knee replacement on my right knee soon, as two out of the three joints are severe. The most important thing is to be proactive about it.

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laurak814    43

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@@GBLady41 I'm very lucky that I'm not in pain, my knees just make a lot of "noise", they creak, crackle, & pop a lot, especially when I do any kind of squatting motion. My Dr isn't too concerned about replacement yet, there is still a fair amount of space between the femur & tibia on X-rays. I'm not on any pain meds & I've had steroid injections in both knees, but it's been almost 2 years since the last ones. I think having WLS will help the longevity of my knees, but my bad genes will not help in the end.

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GBLady41    393

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I believe the surgery will definitely help. I mean, I'm hoping to not have to have total knee replacement for at least 6 months or so.

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CherCare    34

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Someone told me to do this if insurance ever denied a procedure. Apparently the boards that make these decisions aren't doctors.

1. Who made the decision?

2. Are they Hippa certified? (Very imp ????)

3. Can I see their certifications?

Insurance resubmitted the paperwork and they were approved. I don't think it was regarding bariatric surgery, but I wrote them down just in case.

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      1. LeighaTR

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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