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Marieanna

By Marieanna, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Marieanna    3

Marieanna
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Hello everyone so I just decided on getting the gastric sleeve surgery for a long time I was in denial about my weight, it's just got gotten out of Hand so I wanted to come on this group and ask a few questions to people at who have gotten the surgery already how long is the process until you can get the surgery??

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VSGnewguy    164

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Are you going to be self-pay or use insurance? If you are using insurance, it will likely take a number of months but you should definitely contact your provider to find out the specifics.

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VSGnewguy    164

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I'm going through my health insurance I did do some research and they require quite a few things

Some require a 6 month supervised diet. If your does not require that, then that will be a time saver.

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Marieanna    3

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I go to my first appointment on Friday and I will be posting every day after that just to share my process so ill let you know if the insurance require the supervised diet thanks for the info

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KatFight    207

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Hi Marieanna. First appointment on Friday - how exciting! For me, my insurance required 3 months of nutrition classes if I went to a specific hospital and 6 months of nutrition classes if I went to a different specific hospital. I did not know this information before selecting the hospital I chose. I chose the hospital I preferred and then found out I was required hto have only 3 months (all 6 mos of sessions were squeezed in to 3 mos) before surgery.

There was a mistake by one of the offices that put me behind in getting all of my clearances done within that 3 months. Everything was done except my pulmonary clearance which can take longer if it's determined you have sleep apnea. My approval came just over 2 weeks after being submitted. Then I saw my surgeon and started the pre-op diet on 12/14/17, 2 weeks before my surgery. So, I had surgery a little over 5 months from my first appointment with the surgeon.

I hope your appointment on Friday goes well. :)

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Seahawks Fan    771

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22 minutes ago, Marieanna said:

Thank you for the information I'm excited and a little scared at the same time but I'm really hoping for best

What insurance are you using?

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Seahawks Fan    771

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I don’t know of them. I’m on disability & my requirements were nearly none. My surgery was also covered 100%. I’ve read on here that some companies are pathetic.

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kakatlady612    1,053

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Always neat to meet a new friend, FYI Seahawk Fan just had his surgery recently, I'm pre surg myself but ask any of us anything, so many veterans have helped me already and I want to pay forward if I can also. Did oodles of research before I settled on my future surgery, I'm old enough to be your granny or even great-granny so I have a lot of life wisdom. As for WLS surgery I'm totally in IT to win IT.

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Marieanna    3

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it' my work insurance they do cover the surgery, but I've never heard of qualcare my job just changed health insurance companies so ill fine out everything else out at my appointment

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Marieanna    3

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6 minutes ago, kakatlady612 said:

Always neat to meet a new friend, FYI Seahawk Fan just had his surgery recently, I'm pre surg myself but ask any of us anything, so many veterans have helped me already and I want to pay forward if I can also. Did oodles of research before I settled on my future surgery, I'm old enough to be your granny or even great-granny so I have a lot of life wisdom. As for WLS surgery I'm totally in IT to win IT.

Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

So sweet thanks

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Seahawks Fan    771

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36 minutes ago, Marieanna said:

Lol thank you did you have any co-pays or extra charge during your process

None!

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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        summerseeker

        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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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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