GirlOnFire

I got a phone call from my surgeon's office today telling me that my insurance has denied my claim. My BMI is 36 point something and I only have one comorbity. I have to have two since my BMI is below 40. I am considering having a sleep study done to check for sleep apnea but to be honest I am feeling so deflated and just down. If I do the test and find out I don't have apnea...am I dead in the Water? Is there anything else I can do to appeal? Also...for those that did sleep studies...what was it like, how much did it cost, and did insurance cover any? :( :(

Thanks for the feed back....I am going to pick up the fight again on Monday. Not giving up yet!

I have been told by my husband that I snore sometimes and twitch as well in my sleep (a fact I denied until I actually started waking myself up with my snoring) but I don't know if I have apnea...I guess it's a possibility since sometimes people have it and don't realize.

I am going to talk to the woman at the office that handles insurance claims tomorrow and get more information. I will set up a sleep study appt I guess....though Im really nervous about what that will be like....I have a hard time sleeping in my own bed...I can't imagine trying to do it with crap strapped all over my face or whatever it is they do.

I did a three hour glucose test to find out that I am insulin resistant. Perhaps that is something you can look into?

Depression: Check When I attempt to work out I can't do a lot of things because it bothers my knees (running, lunges, etc) Also....I might have a hormonal imbalance. I don't know if that counts for anything with the insurance though.

Demonic Diarrhea! HA! God how awful...your husband is so good not to mention it.

Geaux Saints

Mine will be 7 days of liquids...not sure if they have to be clear. The nutritionist will give me a weeks worth of food to get me through it. I am so nervous about doing this and failing....I mean I'm fat for a reason. It's not like I have amazing self control.

...When you weren't? Because that just happened to me...for like...the 3rd or 4th time in my life and I'll tell ya....If I wasn't 100% sure about getting this surgery...I am now. I never want to feel like this again. I'm so embarrassed. I could crawl in a hole. Maybe I should have thanked the lady for giving me the final push I needed to go through with VSG.

My son has asked me a couple times about why my belly is so big. He is genuinely curious and of course doesn't understand that it's not nice. I tell him that it isn't polite to ask things like that...that it's rude. Then I tell him that he used to live in there and he stretched it out HAHAHAHAHA! It's semi true....I have the stretch marks to prove it.

People are such jerks.

Uh...80% of my closet LOL!

My now ex friend once told me that she had a dream about me "only you were really thin and had long hair". Well, b****....I'm going to make your dreams come true.

I can't wait to NOT: have a rash on my inner thighs when I wear a skirt/dress without spanx hear my 6 year old son ask me why my stomach is so big have to wear pants in the blazing Louisiana heat because I'm too self conscious to wear shorts and it's too hot for spanks so therefore no skirts. wear out pants between the thighs because of the constant friction have the big belly sticking out from between the lap and shoulder belt in the car. be heavier than my husband avoid sleeveless shirts have major anxiety about going to the beach or wearing swimsuits constantly pull up my jeans to cut my gut in half constantly pull my shirt down to cover my rear have people asking me if I'm pregnant.......when I am not. allow food to rule my life

I am only telling my immediate family and very close friends. I don't need to hear uneducated opinions from judgy family. I haven't decided what I will say after the surgery and after it is obvious that I have lost a lot of weight. Maybe I will tell people...maybe I will just say that I'm eating less...which wont be a lie.

I'd be curious to know how many people a year out from surgery feel regret. Or even people at goal that feel regret...since some reach that point before the year marker.

The only surgery I have to compare this too is the c-section I had with my son. For those that had a c-section and the sleeve...Is the pain comparable? What about recovery time?

Maybe you weren't on the right meds for you. It takes a few tries to figure out what works best. This sounds like a chemical thing to me...You need something to straighten that out. It's not your fault.

Sounds like a relatively mixed opinion on this question. I guess every surgery and every person is different...I am a little relieved to hear there are SOME who think it is less painful. Looking back I don't think my C was THAT bad but my son was in the NICU so I had a big (very, very tiny) reason to get up and get walking ASAP. I remember not being able to sleep in bed as it was painful to get in and out of so I spent a week on the couch.

Good luck!

Your stomach looks amazing! Have you been doing any core work outs to help with the skin?

I'm still pre op but it sounds to me that you are in the right frame of mind for this surgery. You have really thought it through and the only things that are left are the things that you can't possibly know until after its over. Its normal to fear the unknown...especially when you have tried so many times before and it didn't work. I'm right there with ya.

She also bragged about not following her pre-op diet...Clearly she was brilliant.

As a person that suffers from anxiety and depression I would urge him to get help and get on those meds. That might make a big change in how he feels about affection. I know when I'm feeling extra anxious the last thing I want is someone touching me or someone wanting anything from me. Sometimes it's a chore just to get out of bed and put on real clothes. Not that I am making excuses for him because he shouldn't treat you poorly regardless. The fact is you can't change him. You can't change anything about this except how you deal with the situation. You have to do what is best for your life and if he refuses to get on the meds he needs then you have the choice to stay or go. Don't cheat. Just leave him if it comes to that.