kimberlee1235

Alright! I tried to search the forums for information specifically on this but I really couldn't find anything, so my apologies if this is repetitive! I have Aetna. I've done my 90 days of documented registered dietician visits, which is outlined in the requirement of Clinical Policy Bulletin 157, and I've done my psych eval, I have a bmi of like 42...(I'm 5'4" and teeter-totter between 247 and 253, and i have for the past 4 yrs) My question is this: The part where you have to submit 24 months, or 2 years, of weight loss history....I went and picked up my records today from my previous doctors visits to take to my surgeon, and it only goes back to August 30th, 2010....so I only have 23 months. Prior to that I hadn't seen a doctor for a few months. Has anyone had success for submitting close to 24 months of weight loss history but not QUITE 24 months? I'm just freaking out about a possible denial....I realize I could wait until the end of August but I really don't want to! Please share your experiences with Aetna's policy on submitting the 24 month weight loss history. Thanks in advance y'all!

Surgery was 8/20. This past Monday 8/27 I presented to the ER with pain in my rib cage area on my back and that sides associated shoulder when I breathe. They did a CT chest..multiple blood clots. I'll be in the hospital for a minimum of 5-7 days. Can't believe this happened to me. I Pray that none of you experience this.

I'm doing well everyone. Just taking it day by day thank you for your support and concern

Some of you may have seen my other posts about my post op complications...if not, here's a breakdown: Surgery was on 8/20. On 8/27, after almost two days of sharp pain when I took a breath, I finally went to the ER. Two blood clots. One in each lung. Admitted to ICU immediately. The next day only complicated things further, as a CT of my abdomen and pelvis revealed two more large blood clots. One in my splenic vein and one near my kidney.... I'm 24 years old. I'm getting married in under 5 months. This kind of stuff is not supposed to happen... I shouldn't have spent almost 12 days in the hospital, 7 of those spent confined to a bed in ICU, where you're lucky if youre allowed to use a bedside commode ( I was only so lucky on my last day in there ). On this past Thursday, after a few days in a regular room and several emotional breakdowns my mom pleaded with the doctor to let me go home. He said okay, as long as I had home health set up for at least a week. Done. So here I am, two days later. I still have two pieces of tape on my arm from where I had an IV taped down, and I refuse to remove them because I have hair on my arm and it hurts when it comes off. I'm miserable. I have buyers remorse more than I could ever imagine. This surgery has brought me nothing but grief. My job is on the line because I won't be able to return for a good while. And now I'm on blood thinners for at least several months. I'm hacking up bloody mucus constantly. I dry heave. I barely eat anything. The only time I have any sense of "ok" is when I'm medicated. I wish life had a fast forward button, or better yet.. A rewind button. I'd take it all back if I could, in a heart beat. That's all for now I guess.

Deli turkey meat is rather easy to chew. Have a piece rolled up with a slice of your favorite cheese... Like a little turkey taquito. I usually put my turkey slice on a paper plate, slice of cheese on top and heat it up in the microwave for 20 seconds, then roll it up and enjoy. The cheese being melted makes it a lil easier to eat ( I use havarti cheese, it's awesome )

Done. I hope things turn around for you quickly. You're such a sweet person

Im three weeks and 3 days post op, and i Just got transitioned to soft foods yesterday from full liquids. I say "soft foods" but my bariatric coordinator at the surgeons office said I could basically eat anything except for beef and bread. I had actually been eating a few bites of fish chewed really well and a couple bites of mashed potatoes within the past few days to see how it sat in my stomach and It did fine, so I think that's why they let me advance. I'm so glad I didn't have to do an awful purée stage. Today ( right now ) I'm eating a slice of deli turkey with a slice of havarti cheese ontop heated up in the microwave for about 20 seconds and rolled up. Freakin delish! Also having a couple veggie straw "chips" from Costco. I'm learning my stomachs limits and I'm just trying to take it slow when I eat because I fear the V word... (vomit) I haven't thrown up since surgery but I did dry heave a few days ago... I guess I would've thrown up if I would've actually had something in my stomach... Anywho. On the medical front, I have to go to the lab today to get my PT/INR checked for my Coumadin, going to see my pulmonologist next week to follow up on my blood clots... Need to see my hematologist so he can tell me if I indeed have some mystery clotting disorder... And an OB/gyn to see if he's figured out a method of birth control I'm allowed to use since I have blood clots... I am feeling SO much better though (other than a sore throat). I can't wait to be back to my old self (not eating wise of course). I have lost 32lbs total so far since the 14th of last month. My BMI went from 43.6 to 38! Alright everyone. Sorry for the long post. Have a happy Thursday

Thanks everyone so happy to be at the stage where I can start eating normal things that make me feel like a normal person. Ive never realized how important food was in my life until now

Thank you dear!

Thank you very much

I'm going to see my hematologist in a week or so for results of extensive labs they did in the hospital so ill find out then.

Unfortunately I have not been employed there for one year yet, and FMLA is only available for those that have been there for more than a year.

I walked as much as I could. I can't say it was as much as others do, but as much as I physically could stand to.

Thank you for your kind words everyone. This is such a trying time for me and my family

Well I had my surgery 8/20. At my pre-op appointment on 8/14, I was 256. I had just started my preop diet the day before, on the 13th. Yesterday they told me my most recent weight ( had to have been taken like 3 or 4 days ago) is 235.

Just thought i would update everyone. I'm not in the ICU anymore as of the day before yesterday. They have taken me off of oxygen because my breathing has gotten a lot stronger than before, although it's still painful to inhale somewhat. Typically my pain when I breathe is on my right side where my ribcage is(in the back) and it radiates to my right shoulder, but yesterday I "suddenly" ( within 20 mins ) developed a pain under my left breastbone area that radiated to my side. It's one thing after another! I'm pretty sure they're going to do another CT scan, which wrecks my nerves because it's so hard for me to lay flat...last time they did one I went berserk. Anyway, as of this second the pain on my left side is not present, but the pain on the right is back. I'm just getting so annoyed with all of this. It's a never ending situation, or so it seems. I just want to go home.

Im on day 5 of my pre op diet...i asked my coworkers if they wouldn't mind eating their lunch (delicious burgers and fries from this place around the corner) in another room instead of our little office. I assumed they would do it, we're all really good friends...so lunch just gets here, and they all just start chowing down at their desks. I just got up and said "I guess I'm the one that has to leave" was this too much to ask? Am I overreacting? Ugh. I'm STARVING and I just found it incredibly insensitive. *sigh* at least surgery is on Monday. Then I'll be out of work until the day after labor day. Wooooo-sa.

I meant tomorrow or Tuesday, btw. And thanks everyone.

I'm doing alright today. I was finally able to do some feminine pampering things my mom helped me I think it kinda changed my overall demeanor in a certain sense. Pain is still there and I don't really have any new news other than my Coumadin levels are high so theyre not giving me a pill again today. My doc is on vacation this weekend and will either be back tomorrow or Monday...I will hopefully be transferred to a regular floor and out of the ICU.

Is it a sharp pain? Is it constant? Is it only when you inhale?

I had surgery 8/20. Over the first few days after surgery I had what I assumed was still the gas pain and surgical pains or whatever. I started to develop a rapid heart rate. I attributed it to dehydration. On the saturday after my surgery I started getting a pain when I took in a breath, and it got to the point where I couldnt take deep breaths only short shallow ones. It was only on one side at any given time, but had the ability to be either on right or left side. It hurt when I inhaled in my ribcage area on my backside, and radiated into that shoulder. Sharp stabbing pain. By Monday the 27th I couldn't stand it anymore. I went to the ER (even though I almost felt embarrassed out of fear that it would just be gas or something dumb) they did a CT of my chest and I have a blood clot in each lung. An additional CT of abdomen/pelvis showed two more, one in kidney one in splenic vein. PLEASE, If you have pain, go to at least an urgent care facility. It's not worth risking your precious life.