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I think it probably lessens, the "hype" over it or whatever. But unless you wanna fall off the bandwagon you really don't really forget about it, at least I don't think. I mean once you're at 100% top goal weight you might not really check it anymore but I would just to make sure I'm not gaining any back I'm soooo excited but Patrick you're right I'm so nervous and I'm trying to write down every little thing I possibly can. I need to research back up the threads that I read about what you should ask your surgeon at the consult. I need that list for Monday!

You financed yours, too?

If by any chance Mexico does not work out, feel free to contact me. I just got approved financing for my surgery to be done in the US and if you can afford the payments per month then it's perfect. If you don't have good credit they let you put co-signers in so it's not a huge deal as long as you can pay the monthly repayment. I have recently discovered a lot more US surgeons for bariatric are doing this medical financing thing because it's easier for patients without insurance, or insurance that won't cover it.

Oh my gosh it DOES feel so great. That burden is lifted and I just feel so much better when I don't have to think about the money aspect so now I can think about the normal aspect!

GeauxForIt where are you in your process?

You guys are so awesome and supportive here. I absolutely LOVE this forum! I have made so many awesome friends and I can come here and ask my dorky questions and no one looks at me funny and also I can ask for support during a confusing or upsetting time and everyone jumps on the boat. It's so awesome and I hope I can provide the same back for everyone else. You guys rock!

I received a few samplers of Protein powders today and I got this one from unjury that supposedly tastes like chicken Soup. I thought this might be good to try for a nice replacement of broth, do like a combo of protein broth flavor thing. So I'm looking at the nutrition facts and for this packet that is 1 serving size it has 780mg of sodium, 30%. Isn't that a lot of sodium?? Will that be bad to have so much salt like that particularly post-op when I'm drinking this the 3-4 weeks or no? So confused here. Also, what exactly is a post-op liquid diet like. How many protein packets do you typically use in 1 day, is it based upon how much protein you need to add up to? It's about 64 grams a day, right? Or am I wrong? So confused here. I was hoping to get in sort of a practice round but I don't see where I could locate any kind of sample routine just to test what it's like ahead of time. Thanks in advance!

It's a medical fact that people who are overweight have a harder time, not ONLY because of addiction to food issues, losing weight and keeping it off. A person who was overweight or obese that loses weight to be a healthy weight compared to someone who has always been around a healthy weight has twice as much trouble to maintain that healthy weight. It's something that people don't actually believe unless you've been through it because it just seems strange to think about. But it is very true.

That's awesome! I was watching that Weight Of The World documentary on HBO recently and learned quite a bit about the fatty liver problems that overweight people can have. I didn't know of such a thing but wow! That's great that you are doing better with that

Tomorrow is the deciding factor. We need to be covered by $13,000 at least (if not more) to be able to do this. Praying, hoping, wishing...

Oh I am so happy to hear your consult went well! Your surgery date is coming up fast so make sure u get your information gathered and if u wanna practice a pre-op diet etc

The hospital costs, anesthesia, BLIS etc are $10,000 and the surgeon and whatever fees are $7,000. I am wondering if maybe they will do that note thing. We can put in $5000 my fiancée told me last night so I need the lender to loan me at least $13,000. He doesn't want me to even consider Mexico. :/ He says we'll figure this out so I can do this here.

And wait with me while I await this phone call back from the lending office. This is my make or break phonecall! If I don't get approved for this finance I'm not sure how I will be able to afford this surgery. I put my fiancee as a co-signer who makes really good money and has excellent credit. My credit is OK but not amazing, but I make significantly less money than he does. But I don't know why I just feel like I have a 50/50 chance even with his co-signature. She called to verify a few things and stated she would be calling back TODAY to let me know the results of my application. So please hold my hand and pray with me that everything goes through alright! I'm so excited and nervous and 5000000000000000000 emotions are swirling!!

I did leave them an email and am going to see what tomorrow brings. But what exactly does this mean? A in house note?

It just turns out that there were some numbers not being implemented accurately but I have to wait until morning to see what the difference will be. I still need hands and prayers. I can pay up to like maybe $4-5,000 through my fiancee being such a super amazing man. So let's see if this will work.

I'm not basing my surgery on money. I know the horror stories about a Lap-Band from this website I definitely don't want that. I can't use the financing money for something else other than the surgery for the surgeon I selected. I can't explain it any other way because I don't know why it's even like that. I'm going to go through the financing threads and see where we can come up with about $10,000. Maybe he can apply for a credit card with that kind of allowance, I don't know. There is still a small shimmer of hope as we had put down some estimates that turned out being a bit lower than actual and she's calling me back in the morning to let me know if there is a difference.

Mexico isn't in my price range because you can't finance it, that I know of. The specific surgeon you go to has to have CareCredit available to them. For this surgeon CareCredit only covers the Lap-Band. And no offense to Mexico surgery or people who had it but that really isn't for me. I can't justify going to another country and having little hope of followup care where I actually live. I don't feel comfortable with that. But even if I was able to get over that, I don't have a way to pay for it. The financing of $7,500 is only for the surgeon that I applied for, and the surgeon has to be one that accepts the financing or whatever. Idk.

In tears of course... I mean it always happens when I could really use something. They only approved $7,500 when I need $18,065. I don't know where on earth I would come up with $11,000.

I had a chat with someone today on the phone at the surgeon's office and I did get a chance to ask about this, and they said it was a good question to ask but quite often females who are over weight end up having hiatal hernia's and they will go ahead and fix those up if they see any at no extra cost.

So I know it is not that uncommon for obese people to have hernia's, sometimes we do not even know we have them. Do surgeons typically require us to have x-rays or whatever it is that they do to see if you have something like that? Do they still if you are self paying? Does it usually cost more than the basic surgery for the sleeve or do they just do it with the surgery in terms of money/charging you for it? I'm just concerned on the possibility of having a hernia ( don't know if I have one but I've just been thinking about it for some reason ) and since I am self paying, what would happen if they found a hernia. I don't know if I can afford 2 surgeries. Just worrying here, but don't read much about hernia's other than people had them repaired at the same time as their WLS.

Congrats!!!!

So if you've been following my posts or my blog at all you'd know that originally I was waiting until I moved to Tennessee sometime around September/October and getting the surgery after that, but now it's not going to be then it's going to be NOW. I mean not literally this second, but since there is a surgeon in the area we feel it might be good that I do it here while I am still living with my mom so she can help if I need it and be there for the surgery, etc. There is a bariatric surgeon in the area and they take financing, too! I am only worried about the financing in the sense that now he won't be able to be the one who signs for it so there is a possibility I will be denied. I don't think I would be since my credit score is "okay" but I don't know if that's good "enough" for a lending company to want to accept me. It all depends. And if I did get denied, I don't know if they would let my fiancee sign from another state. Does anyone else know? So tomorrow (although I guess technically today, just after I sleep) I am going to be calling the surgeon's office to ask a few questions and see about setting up a consult date. I'm not sure if they are going to want me to attend the seminar first or not, since I have already done my homework but I'm sure they can't have any trust in that since they do not know me. So I'm not sure if I will be required to do that first or not. I'm just sooooo excited to get this done, I just wish I had a few hundred dollars extra to throw at my fiancee to come down here for the surgery time. I really want him to but I don't know that he would be able to. I miss him so much. I'm just overwhelmed and nervous because I've always had the kind of life where I try to do my best to be as nice to people and do nice things, but I don't always get that back at me. I sort of have bad luck a lot and people don't always treat me as good and I have been burned in a lot of aspects of my life. I'm just hoping and praying that this will not be another one of those moments where I am let down. This needs to happen for me, and for my health. I am 27 and have little issues that will only get worse as I get older. I want to stop them now from getting worse and live a young adult life like I haven't been able to fully enjoy. By the time I am 30 I want to be able to wear all of those clothes types that I really wish I could wear that have all the cool designs and features that I've desperately wished I could fit in to. That could happen for me. And that process could be starting SOON!!!

Oh my gosh I called today to talk to someone about a few questions and also to set up a consultation with the surgeon. And since I am doing this through medical financing they said I can go ahead and do that since I have the pricing sheet from an email the person I spoke with sent to me. So I went ahead and they have already called me to verify a few income related things for me and my co-signer and she said she would call back TODAY and let me know the result of my application. I'm so nervous and on edge, my life is awaiting this phone call and it will be the deciding factor of my future, at least in the immediate. This is my only option right at this moment. I pray to God that this is it for me, I need this for myself. Dear God help me now and please please please let this lender approve me!!!!!

As your stomach reduces in swelling there will be more room for the room vs acid ratio and won't have so much reflux going on. But if you're not far out from your surgery then you still have swelling going on probably that is contributing to this.