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BrigitteLM    22

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First time posting and it’s super real now.. finally! My surgery is on March 8th. Started my nutrition program in Q3 of last year in preparation and now it’s super soon… My birthday is March 1st so I feel like I get to get see family and then dive into my surgery and recovery. Woot woot for the March crew!

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consuelo1957    45

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2 hours ago, BrigitteLM said:

First time posting and it’s super real now.. finally! My surgery is on March 8th. Started my nutrition program in Q3 of last year in preparation and now it’s super soon… My birthday is March 1st so I feel like I get to get see family and then dive into my surgery and recovery. Woot woot for the March crew!

Wow your birthday its the birth of your new life .im happy for you your in my prayers .my surgery is in 2 days feb 9th my birth is feb19th im so excited too

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SemperVeritas    31

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March 7th, I'm getting the bypass! My first appointment was the very end of December, so it's been a whirlwind. I'm excited!

Edit: I was so excited, I made a typo 🤣 first appointment was end of November. Still fast...but not crazy crazy fast!

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hills&valleys    130

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Tentatively, I will be joining the March group. I have a final hurdle of a 2/13/23 ECG to get cardiac clearance as required by the surgeon. In preparation, I have already had my "food funerals" and have started cutting carbs. I have also been psyching myself up to mentally prepare for the pre-op diet.

Fingers crossed that I will be joining you in "Marching" toward a renewed focus on health!

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Quetta89    49

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Good luck March surgeries and congrats on taking this step. I was sleeved 12/5. The two biggest comforts to my recovery were an electric heated blanket and sugar free popsicles.

The heated blanket really helped soothe the gas discomfort that can be expected in the first week and any soreness.

Best of luck.
Thanks for the advice my surgery is March 1st

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hills&valleys    130

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On 2/8/2023 at 4:28 PM, hills&valleys said:

Tentatively, I will be joining the March group. I have a final hurdle of a 2/13/23 ECG to get cardiac clearance as required by the surgeon. In preparation, I have already had my "food funerals" and have started cutting carbs. I have also been psyching myself up to mentally prepare for the pre-op diet.

Fingers crossed that I will be joining you in "Marching" toward a renewed focus on health!

Cardiac Clearance :973_ballot_box_with_check:

Passport Renewal :973_ballot_box_with_check:

Will be finalizing the March 3rd date with Dr. Alvarez at Endobariatrics on Monday!

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
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      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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