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I'm 2 nutritionist visits away from "graduation," and I have passed all of the other prerequisites for surgery. I have no date, yet, but I would expect it to be sometime around late March-early April (with the greenlight from insurance). My nutritionist warned me about messing around unprotected with my fiancé: about how you can't have kids for at least 2 years post-operation, and to make sure to use birth control to prevent it. Well, I think I really screwed myself over (pun intended). My period has never been "set your calendar by it," and I have had months with none and then months with 2 back to back. I was on the pill for 4 years, and I got taken off in October because I couldn't make an appointment to see my GYN for a new prescription. And I messed around with hubby the beginning of the month... But I was getting all of the cramps, bloating and sensitivity that I usually get before my period arrives. That was 10 days ago, and I'm still not bleeding! What do I do if I AM pregnant??? I desperately need this surgery; my body can't take this weight, anymore. I respect others' rights to choose, but my fiancé and I were both brought up believing that life begins at the moment of conception, and abortion is wrong ( with the exception of ectopic pregnancy, where neither the baby OR the mother would live). And neither of us is in a financial state where we can support and provide for a baby...I live with my mom, unemployed, and he lives with his awful aunt, and is still in limbo at his construction job. I just keep praying to bleed everything away, because I can't put off this surgery. Does anybody have any advice, and not any shaming (because I am doing enough of that for myself)? 😭🙏🤦

This is the case. I was approved without a letter in the mail. They send the Approval information to your surgeon. If you want the letter, you can ask your surgeon for a copy. UHC tends to try and cut back on the amount of paperwork that they need to do. I have had 2 surgeries while being insured by them and have never received a single approval letter. It is not something that they concern themselves with. They figure that your surgeon will provide you with all the details if you request that they do. I would not concern myself with not getting an approval letter, as long as your surgeon has it, you are fine.

Haha definitely made my night lol Sent from my SM-G935T using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you! I was ready to give up after them not approving at first

I’m five months out. My hair loss started about a month or so ago. It was horrible at first huge clumps of hair coming out. Thankfully I have a lot of hair. But it seems to have slowed way down now and I am not pulling out as much hair as I was. Thank you Lord. I purchased a bottle of hair fluence from Amazon which is full of good things for your hair skin and nails. I don’t know if the decline had anything to do with starting to take those or not But I’ll take what I can get.

I have Kaiser in Southern California, I started my Option classes on December 12th, and finished on March 13th, we only had to take 12 weeks of class. I received a referral letter to see the surgeon on March 16th and have an appointment with the surgeon on April 5th. It feels like a long time, but I am glad it is finally here.

Yes, Frust8, it's YOU!! I'm glad your ok, I didn't know about the name change! Sorry your surgery got delayed, I thought you had it a few weeks ago and since we had not seen you on, my mind was going all over the place! Glad to see you're okay! Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

I love my RD. I do refer to her as an RD out of respect for her licensure. But, I don't take umbrage at others saying Nut or nut. Meh, to each their own. There's a bazillion diets out there and I reckon, many paths to the same goal. Maybe fewer paths to maintain that goal... - but who am I to say? I'm just a schmoe on the internet who gets most of my wisdom from Charles Schultz and Dr. Seuss. The 3 week stall is real people! Just sayin...it's a wicked beast with 3 heads and a forked tail and it whispers lies and deceptions in your ear! And mine is gone (I think)! Woot! Take that you little bi*ch and suck on it! Down 1.4lbs since my stall... . The crops are saved and so is everyone around me.

I had coffee one month after my surgery. It was the one thing I couldn’t give up completely but I have noticed that whenever I travel to a country where coffee consumption is not as big of a thing as it is in the west, I lose 5-7 pounds. I don’t diet and eat anything and everything while I am on vacation (in moderation) but I still come back, having lost rather than gained and I give the credit to lack of caffeine in my diet. Also, for those of us who develop gallbladder after the surgery, caffeine and heartburn go hand in hand so...

I was told no caffeine for the first 6 weeks but decaf was ok to have right away. Not going to lie, I started drinking half caf coffee around week 5. I have had regular coffee a few times but try to stick to the half caf as much as possible.