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WOW.. so Aetna decided to call me JUST NOW and tell me 400.00 is due tomorrow at the time i check in for surgery. WTF.. WHY less than 24 hrs i am notified of that. and then they said they will be billing me the rest later.. I have already paid 900 to my dr :( I feel like this is not right.. the day before!!!!??? what if i didnt have the money.. geez. I didntrealize i would have to pay this much. I hate Aetna.

Ok so I have really been watching my blood sugar in preparation for my surgery on Thursday. If you have seen my other posts... My blood sugar was 356 last tuesday Im now on Metphormin, and it has come down to 256 on Thursday.. 232 yesterday.. and this morning it was 203!!!!!!!! Even after dinner today .. it was 222. I know its not GREAT, but I am so thankful its coming down. I usually am super thirsty.. and now.. im sitting here drinking lots of Water (i heard its good when trying to lower your sugar levels) and I can barely get any down Is this because my sugar is now coming down? Please everyone pray for me! I have a follow up with my pcp on Tuesday morning for a final check of my sugar.. he said if its not 200 or below they may delay my surgery But isnt that up to my surgeon? I would think also.. if its clearly coming down a lot in less than a week... that maybe that will prompt them not to cancel it I am so scared. So please cross your fingers/toes/eyes whatever for me lol

Im so sorry Try to get as much rest and fluids in as possible right now. Wrap your self up warm so you can sweat out your fever, and just sleep. I know easier said than done but its the best thing you can do for yourself right now. My surgery is set for Thursday and it may end up being delayed too if i cant get this stupid blood sugar down fast enough.. but im working on it!! Valentina is right.. what will be will be. I know its hard, I am scared of mine being pushed back too... but in the end the most important thing is your health and you will get your sleeve!!! Praying for you .. get well!!!

Im on metformin for blood sugar and i am worried when i go for my f/u with my pcp that it wont have lowered enough ( yesterday was first f/u since i started 500 mg on tues and it came down by 70) .. I am now taking 1000mg.. but what if i add one more pill and take 1500mg.. will that not be a good idea?? I need this under 200 by tuesday as as of this morning it was 285 :(

So the blood sugar is coming down.. but not enough Tuesday it was 356...... my pcp put me on 500mg of metformin.. and Friday (yesterday) it came down to 285. He told me to start taking 1000mg starting yesterday.. and i checked it this morning its reading 256 Its down but NOT ENOUGH .. I am so scared they will postpone my surgery on Thursday. I really need some help on how i can lower this bad boy between now and Tuesday.. bc that is when my last follow up with my PCP is regarding my levels. I know i have to stay low on carbs.... but my surgeon has me on a low fat no meat (protein shakes instead) diet. and when i find things with little carbs, there is more fat....... and vice versa. I wonder what would happen if i took 1500mg of metformin instead? SOMEONE pleaseeeeeeeee help

So the blood sugar is coming down.. but not enough Tuesday it was 356...... my pcp put me on 500mg of metformin.. and Friday (yesterday) it came down to 285. He told me to start taking 1000mg starting yesterday.. and i checked it this morning its reading 256 Its down but NOT ENOUGH .. I am so scared they will postpone my surgery on Thursday. I really need some help on how i can lower this bad boy between now and Tuesday.. bc that is when my last follow up with my PCP is regarding my levels. I know i have to stay low on carbs.... but my surgeon has me on a low fat no meat (Protein shakes instead) diet. and when i find things with little carbs, there is more fat....... and vice versa. I wonder what would happen if i took 1500mg of metformin instead? SOMEONE pleaseeeeeeeee help

I have not been sleeved yet, my surgery is Thursday however.. my PCP said if its now below 200 by my follow up on Tuesday then there may be a chance its cancelled.

My surgery is next week.. and yesterday I had my final appt with my surgeon to discuss surgery day and any questions I had. I finally broke down, and cried Might I add that my surgeon is BEYOND cute... which made it worse! He was discussing surgery day and said that after the operation was over he would go out and talk to my family and friends and let everyone know how it went. . . only my family is back East, and I dont have that many friends who actually offered to be there waiting It really just makes me sad.. I never thought about that part I guess. I feel like im going at this alone..and it sucks. Im also a little worried about remembering ALL THESE RULES after surgery .. I feel like Im going to have to keep my info packet next me so I can read what Im supposed to do everyday. Does this part get easier as days go by?? Also .. i have been thinking about all the foods that are no longer going to be in my diet. Am i NEVER going to be able to have a slice of pizza again? or a burger? I kinda thought that maybe eventually i could have these things, but of course extremely smaller amounts, way less often. Any input is appreciated

what should the liquid diet consist of??? i may try that because i dont have any other good ideas

If its not one thing its another......my BP issues are fine, and now I found out after my pretesting results came back that my blood sugar is SUPER HIGH. I went to my PCP last Tuesday and he put me on 500mg of Metomorphin? or something close to that name.... i take one pill a day. So I had a f/u today with him to check my sugar again... it came down by 70, but not enough. So ive now been instructed to take double up the dose to 1000mg once a day, and will f/u for another check with him on Tuesday morning. If it is not under 200, they said there is a chance they will delay my surgery next thursday :( I am so upset .. this sucks If it came down by 70 on one dose, does that mean it should come down double with 2 doses?? I am freaking out!!!! Is there anything I can do as far as my diet to keep it down?? Im already on a low fat, no meat diet for my pre op. Im eating mainly veggies, and salad, with fat free salad dressing, wheat bread with fat free cream cheese. and some Soups by Healthy choice that the dr said were ok. Help!!

My surgery is next week.. and yesterday I had my final appt with my surgeon to discuss surgery day and any questions I had. I finally broke down, and cried Might I add that my surgeon is BEYOND cute... which made it worse! He was discussing surgery day and said that after the operation was over he would go out and talk to my family and friends and let everyone know how it went. . . only my family is back East, and I dont have that many friends who actually offered to be there waiting It really just makes me sad.. I never thought about that part I guess. I feel like im going at this alone..and it sucks. Im also a little worried about remembering ALL THESE RULES after surgery .. I feel like Im going to have to keep my info packet next me so I can read what Im supposed to do everyday. Does this part get easier as days go by?? Also .. i have been thinking about all the foods that are no longer going to be in my diet. Am i NEVER going to be able to have a slice of pizza again? or a burger? I kinda thought that maybe eventually i could have these things, but of course extremely smaller amounts, way less often. Any input is appreciated

its a no meat diet.. but i am doing 2 protein shakes a day with 25 grams of protein each and its super low fat/sugar. The only fat free thing i have that may be high in sugar is the salad dressing.. Ill have to look for a better one.

Its not no protein, just no meat. I replace it with 2 Protein shakes a day that are 25grams each .. each shake has .5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fat, and 110 calories with 10 of those being fat calories. I will start walking twice a day .. I hope this helps

When i make veggies.. I do them like a stirfry.. no oil just a spray that is fat free and like 0 calories, no sugar etc.. and the veggies i use are green Beans, red/green/yellow bell pepper, broccoli, and onions .. i also use garlic. Other than that for breakfast im doing cream of wheat with splenda, or wheat toast with fat free cream cheese... dinner is usually salad.. with cucumbers, onion, broccoli, carrots, 2 table spoons of croutons (sometimes) and fat free dressing. Am i doing anything wrong??

thank you everyone for your kind words, you really cheered me up and made me feel at ease thank you!!!!!!!!!

My BP was 150/110 a couple weeks ago.. my primary care dr also couldnt fit me in UNTIL I explained the situation and need as my surgery was coming up and they would possibly not put me to sleep if it remained high. So I got in and dr prescribed meds.. i went for a f/u 3 days later and its now 130/80 and im good to go. Stress to them the situation and urgency. If they wont budge, maybe see a diff dr.. since its just to get BP meds.

Hey all So I know it depends on each individual .. but approx how long should I expect to be in the hospital for my surgery? And how long should I expect to be out of work once i get home? I am really trying to avoid filing a Leave of Absence at work .. and I will have to if i miss more than 7 consecutive calendar days I do work from home though.... so Im thinking that maybe after a few days I could just work at home. Any thoughts? THanks much!!! June 9th is my surgery date!! I am really really nervous.. but excited at the same time. A little worried about making sure i eat the right things after it seems like soooooo much to remember. Helppp lol

Ugh. . I feel so stupid and guilty! So.. my 2 wk pre-op low fat diet with NO meat .. started this past Thursday May 26, my surgery is June 9th. I have doing really good with it.. until today when i went to a BBQ! I KNEW i should have kept my butt at home to avoid temptation I cheated....... I didnt have meat though, so I am at least happy about that. But... I did have baked Beans, and potato salad.. and some bread. I also had a cup of sweet tea.. not a full glass. Is this going to totally screw me up??? I still have a week and a half before my surgery.. so I am hoping that if i really stay strict i'll be ok.. but i am so worried i feel like such a screw up right now I was almost in tears Ugh... help.

Ok .. I know I am like a broken record.. but is cheating going to completely ruin my pre op diet?? I still have 10 days left before surgery and i am going to be SUPER STRICT. I am on a no meat, low fat diet for liver shrinkage...... with Protein shakes to fill in for the no meat. I caved and ate potato salad and baked means.. and some bread. .and some fat free frozen yogurt. i know i know.. i have posted this already but I am so worried its ridiculous. Has anyone else cheated and turned out to be fine?

Its a mix from GNC called Pro Performance AMP Amplified Weybolic Extreme 60. 1 servicing is 3 scoops, and equal to 60grams of Protein. Of course you cant digest 60 grams in one sitting, so i split it --- twice a day 1.5 scoops each It is SO GOOD. I have the chocolate and the Cookies and Cream.. they also have strawberry, and vanilla.. and I think coffee flavored too. Best part ........ each of my servings (half of what the back of the bag states since im splitting their serving in 2) is 140 calories and of that, only 5 calories and .5 grams of fat. and 1 gram of sugar. It was 28.99.. the servings per package say 7 however since your splitting in 2 -- there are 14 servings. If you catch GNC on a sale.. they are buy 1 get 1 half off I LOVE IT... i really encourage everyone to try it. Its the leanest and tastiest I have found yet

My problem is I dont know what specifically i can and cant eat........... the dr said low fat, no meat.. and to drink 40-80 grams of Protein a day. So what does this mean.. i know i cant have meat, and obviously no sweets and burgers and the obvious fat foods.... but what about a bite of pizza? a few spoons of Pasta salad... baked potato? wheat toast with fat free cream cheese.....? this is the thing im not understanding... ugh. am i just supposed to be eating less fat then normal so that my liver shrinks? they made it sound like meat was going to be what caused my liver to enlarge.

It is low fat and no meat.. but i am on Protein Shakes twice a day - 30g of protein each. so im good... yes it is the drs pre op diet. Lots of veggies, fruit, and low fat as possible. I am so worried though that i screwed everything up

I told my direct manager .. only because I knew that I would be needing off for appts and such leading up to my surgery. We have a good relationship so I just went ahead and told her. It did help a lot when I needed off, or when i was a little bummed out.. or running late from an appt. She understood why and had no issues with it.

Hi Trish -- The particular plan that i mentioned above is for my 2 wk pre - op diet. However, I will be using the same Protein mix after surgery too.. just drinking different amounts of course.