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Approved..Setting a Date

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savannahsmommie    0

savannahsmommie
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I got approved through Tricare! Yay Me! I am in the process of setting a date for the surgery. Looks like it will be 5/22/09! Woo Hoo! They are not requiring a pre-op diet, but I was curious what kind of pre-op diet you all had? Any suggestions. I want to start to train myself now. I already do a Protein Shake for Breakfast everyday!

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Cindy C.    0

Cindy C.
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I was just approved through Tricare, also. I was suprised that it only took a week to get approval. My date is June 1, 2009. I can't wait, I'm so excited that I am finally going to lose this weight!!! :thumbup:

Good luck to you!!

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BigAli    0

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I have Harvard Pilgrim Ins. and I just got a date today - it's June 22nd, I'm excited and scared all at once!!!

Big Ali

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FailureIsntAnOption    0

FailureIsntAnOption
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I had my surgery 1 month ago and feel great. The first few days were really uncomfortable but don't worry about it. It is soooo worth it. I have lost 24 pounds since surgery and 11 on the liver shrinking diet beforehand. Not everybody has to follow a special diet before depends upon your BMI. Mine was 54 so I had to do it. Just eat high Protein foods and Protein Shakes for 10-days before surgery. Congratulations on your decision. Your new life begins after banding.

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FailureIsntAnOption    0

FailureIsntAnOption
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Congratulations Jimbo!

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savannahsmommie    0

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my surgery is may 21st - i started my required 7 day all liquid diet today!

Congrats! We need to stay in touch since our surgeries are the same day. How exciting. They didn't make me do a pre-op diet. They said it's because my BMI is only 37.9.

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RhiettaP    0

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I'm going to be using TriCare also...they approved my consult visit....so I hope they approve the surgery as well(since it's 100%). I'm on the lower end of the weight spectrum, but I am considered to be 100lbs over my ideal weight (117-133lbs) and I have type 2 diabetes....

How long did it take from your consult, to get approved and get your surgery date? I hope I don't have to wait 6 months, but I guess that would be dependant on the dr. right??

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congrats savannahsmommie!!!:rolleyes2:

i have tricare as well and my bmi and weight is the same as yours. i have a few more appointments til i figure out if tricare will approve me, but knowing you got approved, makes me extremly happy!!!!

did you have any comorbids?

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katwmn63    0

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could you tell me of any potential issues i may have with tricare? I am applying throufg them now.

Thanks for any info you can give me. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!

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Cindy C.    0

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The only problem I had with Tricare is that they would not let me use the only doctor in town that does lap-bands. I have to drive almost 2 hours to the doctor that they approved. He is absolutely wonderful, so I don't really mind. It only took a week to get approval after my consultation appt. As soon as they got that, they gave me a date 2 weeks from then. As long as you meet their criteria, Tricare will approve you pretty quick!

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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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    • 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. 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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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