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I just started to see my PCP for my weigh in, this month is my 2nd visit. I had lab work done & found out my cholesterol (good & bad) is very high, my sugar is boarder line, my liver is enlarged (fatty). My TSH always comes back with in normal range, but I have noduals (sp) on my thyroid. My question is will these test results help or hinder me for getting my BC/BS to cover lapband surgery? My BMI is 37. My surgeon who will be doing the procedure gave me a very long list of tests to have done, like colonoscopy . Pap test, mammogram, upper GI, chest xray, sleep test & a few other tests that I can't even remember right now. Just got a call while typing this from my Dr saying he wants me to see someone about my liver. Wondering if this is surgery is worth having now. Just getting even more depressed. Two reasons why I gained 60lbs is because I can't exercise & move around is because I was in an auto accident & I quit smoking!!! My lifestyle has changed drastically because I have back, neck & arm problems, I'm limited in what I can & can't do. Any suggestions would be appreciated. TY

Honk, I move my feet a lot through out the day & night. We just opened our pool, so I'll be in it exercising. My eating is more emotional than anything. Yesterday my grandchild was buried. Jean, I had most of those test done a little over a yr ago except for upper GI, chest xray & colonoscopy. My daughter is in the medical field & said everyone who is over weight has a little larger or fatty liver. Sometimes I wonder if these tests are done mostly unnecessarily because insurance pays.

I went to see a surgeon yesterday, my weight is 207, height 5' 3" BMI 36. I have have very high cholesterol (good & bad) Rapid heart beat, just found out today that my sugar is up, my liver is enlarged (going for ultra sound). The Dr. wants me to have all these tests... upper GI with & with out barium, sleep test, ECG, stress test, chest xrays 2 views PLUS OB-GYN pap smear, a colonoscopy & a mammogram Please tell me what all those tests are needed & why????? I have Pa BC/BS EPO.

I had surgery less than a yr ago. I see my PCP every 4 months, just had mammogram, EKG, I don't have problems swallowing, had a colonoscopy approx 5 yrs ago, Thank you for your help. Good luck with your surgery