JayMiss

The day i got home from the hospital, i had THE MOST HORRIBLE gas pains that made me regret my decision. i walked around a lot and took gas x strips. Every day was a little better than the day before. Trust me there is light at the end of the tunnel )

The worst part for me was the day i left the hospital and the gas pains i was getting. But every day after that got better and better Remember to walk around as much as possible

I am 7 days post op and i agree about the head hunger....mentally i want certain foods but the thought of eating them makes my itty bitty tummy turn lol

Honey i guarantee your going to lose. This is the beginning and its a learning process. This is the first step to learn and live a healthy life style that we have lacked When we learn something new we don't always do it perfect the first time, your learning something new and sometimes you will mess up, but trust with time your going to get it....

Hi ladies! I'm having surgery with Silva and have been working with him for a few months now. I can say i have NEVER felt more comfortable with a doctor. He is very comforting and he's a veteran in the game for sure! I do agree he is pretty booked. i have a scheduled surgery date of July 11 Good luck1

Hi Lisha! I have Empire BCBS NY PPO and i have my approval within hours of submitting. I became friends with the lady who submits to insurance in my surgeons office and she basically told me once she submits paperwork it all depends on the nurse at Empire that processes your paperwork. She spoke well about Empire saying they work extremely fast. Good luck!

Hey ladies!!! Also from New york here, Warwick ny previously from the B.X I am being sleeved on July 11 by Dr. Silva in Paramus NJ hoping this journey turns out great!

Thank you Honey!! And DDA Congrats!!! We'll definitely be trading stories very soon Have you started your pre op diet? I'm supposed to start shrinking my liver 3 weeks before surgery and i'm dreading the Protein shakes

Hi all!! Happy to say that i will be sleeved on July 11th as well )

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I was approved and am having surgery the same day!!! I'll see you on the other side

Hello everyone! I'm new to the boards and have a question i'm hoping someone can help me with. After reading the boards for weeks i have finally decided to go through with VSG seeing that so many people have a great success. My surgeons office advised me that my insurance was extremely good with approvals and gave me the list of qualifications before submitted to insurance that i needed. They were 1. Nutritionist appointment 2. Endoscopy 3. Psych eval 4. Letter of recommendation from my Primary physician Last week i finally finished the process and was ready to submit to insurance with a BMI of 41 Today i get a call from my surgeons office saying that the insurance is asking for a letter or proof of any other weight loss programs i have tried. I was on Jenny Craig for a year and so i was able to get a letter from them (the director sent it to me handwritten but on a letter head) stating the dates and the amount of weight i lost in that year. I found this strange as the office never thought they would ask me for this but the lady that submits to insurance said this may have been because i have no co-morbidities. What are the chances of me actually getting approved now? I'm afraid my insurance will deny the claim and i feel like my hopes have been shot down.