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Hi - I am new to the site. My sleeve surgery is scheduled for March 10th. Anyone else here set for March? I am super anxious but also looking forward to it. I had a lap band in 2009 and a slip in 2014 that required removal. Curious as to what your pre-op diet looks like. I am on partial liquids now and full liquids for two weeks before the surgery.

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56 minutes ago, Kellyc23 said:

March 9th here. I will complete a 10 day diet with 6 Protein Drinks, a small amount of fruits and veggies per day. I cannot wait


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6 shakes a day? Wow - I am limited to 3.

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Hello! My husband and I are both scheduled for sleeve on March 12th 2021! Excited but nervous!

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2 minutes ago, SaraJ1980 said:

Hello! My husband and I are both scheduled for sleeve on March 12th 2021! Excited but nervous!

Oh Wow - Together on the same day! G-d willing, I will be two days ahead of you.

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March 22nd here if my insurance approves me this time 😕 last time they changed their policy part way through the process and denied me.

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17 minutes ago, JaysWife said:

March 22nd here if my insurance approves me this time 😕 last time they changed their policy part way through the process and denied me.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

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I hope I am in March. My consultation is Feb 15th and I'm self pay so hopefully things move along quickly.

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On 2/8/2021 at 7:50 PM, LindsayS0917 said:

I hope I am in March. My consultation is Feb 15th and I'm self pay so hopefully things move along quickly.

Hopefully they can get you scheduled! Sorry you are out of pocket - that is terrible but you will probably be saying it was money well spent. I had a number of procedures to have a baby that were all out of pocket and I don't regret a thing.

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43 minutes ago, nidvia said:

Hello, my surgery is scheduled for March 22. Today I received a letter from my insurance telling me that the surgery has been approve
!

yay for insurance approval. Now I am getting nervous because my doctors office has said nothing about my insurance although the nurse manager verbally said I was good to go - I would like it in writing cause I don;t trust them one bit.

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On 02/09/2021 at 21:31, LoveSimcha said:






yay for insurance approval. Now I am getting nervous because my doctors office has said nothing about my insurance although the nurse manager verbally said I was good to go - I would like it in writing cause I don;t trust them one bit.


My doctor office hasn’t call me to tell me I got approve. I find out from letter sends to me from my insurance. Don’t worry you should be all set.

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11 hours ago, LoveSimcha said:

Hopefully they can get you scheduled! Sorry you are out of pocket - that is terrible but you will probably be saying it was money well spent. I had a number of procedures to have a baby that were all out of pocket and I don't regret a thing.

I wish that I wasn't out of pocket, that is what has held me back before is the $10,000. My BMI is about 32 which I know is low. Its more than just the weight loss that I'm hoping to have, its freedom from medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol. I sure hope that is it money well spent, I keep talking myself in and out of it.

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Submitting everything early March after my last nutritionist appt on March 4th, so we'll see! I'm getting really nervous.

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      tl:dr at bottom,
      I could use some advice. I went to see my dietician today (not a bariatric surgery dietician, I can explain why I am seeing her if you want to know). She knows I am going to have weight loss surgery as long as I hit the goal weight my insurance told me I need to be at. I have to be at the goal weight by June 24, 2023, in order for my insurance to pay for my surgery.
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      I am concerned about what to believe since the doctor's office and my scale show similar numbers. I also bought a new scale today and it said 313. 
      The Dietician told me I needed to eat more protein, which honestly I struggle with. she said I needed 150 grams!!  I said are you kidding? that seems like a lot.  She used my weight to come up with this number. 
      Should I really be trying to eat enough protein for a 300-lb person or should I be eating protein for a goal-weight person (mine is 170)?   
      also, my clothing is loose like I lost the 20 lbs mine and the doctor's scale shows, and not 10 lbs like everyone else's scale shows. Also, I have always naturally been more muscular even when I was 120 lbs and did not eat any protein aside from what is in plants. 
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