sknyinside

I'm a 9th sleever too. Feel the same. I'm not a single mom. But my husband is away for 3 to 4 weeks at a time. So sometimes I do feel like I'm a single mom. Part of the year. My oldest son is special-needs and I am his world. While his younger brother would be okay with time, right now my older son would be so incredibly devastated that I don't know if he would recover. But I feel if I don't do something now, permanent health issues may become a reality. And yes, for reasons of vanity I would like to get this done. Confidence in our surgeons and our choices and we will move forward taking it one day at a time. I have to have faith that everything will go well

I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing. Why does he object to it?

Congrats on your date! Its all getting so real.

Thanks so much! Appreciate all the input. Final decision not yet made, so very needed info

Awesome to hear. I was going to go there originally but decided to check into Crescent City Surgical. Nothing bad about either. Just heard more about CSS. Thank you so much for the input. Hope I have the same great recovery you have had so far!

So glad to see this. I am a chugger and have really been concerned/dreading not being able to do this! Whew!

Long, ranting post to follow: Since March, I have been jumping through insurance hoops. Have done anything and everything necessary to get this done. Have made sure my nutritionist visits and MD visits were spaced just so... Finally, after having GI clearance complete with EGD and all the other stuff, my surgeon's office has everything ready to submit to insurance. Everything submitted and the waiting begins. A little back story here: We have had our current insurance for 15 years. 15 years. My husband has had to make a job change after being with his current employer, for - yep, you got it - 15 years. The change could not wait another month or two. Opportunity came knocking and it waits for no one. So, were hoping since the insurance deductible has been met for this year, that I might be able to have the surgery done before his long-term job were to end and along with it the deductible-met insurance. That would have been convenient. I am already out around $2000 for all of the co-pays and deductibles. Would still have 20% of the charges to pay for. Not a small chunk of change. In order for this to occur, I would have to have my surgery done before October ends. A tight deadline but certainly not unrealistic. Everything was submitted to the insurance company by October 7th. All we needed was approval, and then to have the surgery scheduled. The surgeons office said that everything looked really good. They had some dealings with this insurance company. With my comorbidities, even with my roughly 38 BMI, it is obvious that my body is not tolerating this weight well and medical necessity looks promising. Of course, the insurance company took much longer than the standard 7 to 10 days. It is my understanding, that most people are trying to get their surgeries done before the end of the year due to deductibles creating a bit of a backlog. Still, I should be able to have my surgery done before the end of the month. Then I find out, horror of horrors, I have been denied! Why? My sleep study which is a new titration, as I have been using a cpap since 2006, states moderate to severe sleep apnea. The sleep study from 2006 states severe. The one from this year shows that an increase in pressure was needed to keep my Apnea at bay. But because of the wording, it is deemed that my comorbidities are not severe enough. Okkaaaayyyy. So now, after all the wait, the hoops, the expense, all of it, insurance will NOT pay. There is no appeal here, no re-submission. And I forgot to mention, that the insurance we are going to be under effective November 1, does not cover bariatric surgeries at all! I could absolutely scream, cry and pull my hair out all at the same time! Okay. End rant. Thanks for listening/reading.

It gets easier. The first 2-3 days will likely be your worst. Carbs are like crack in my humble opinion. Once you get past the cravings for them, the physical cravings anyway, it does get easier. Headaches are likely from a combination of carb withdrawal and reduced calories. It does get better. Don't sell her for a tortilla chip. Hold out for cheesecake. Oh, wait. Strike that! Sorry. LOL That reminds me of my youngest son. When he was little, his older/protective brother would worry incessantly over someone taking him when we were out shopping. He might be three feet away, but big brother was freaking out. I would tell him, "Don't worry. He's right here. I can reach out and touch him." Big brother "But, Ma, someone might take him!" Tired mom "Don't worry. They'd bring him back." Big brother laughs at that point and says, "Yeah. They probably would." in a fit of giggles.

Thanks for the welcome. Have to do a low carb type diet for the month leading up to it. Then Clear liquids 2 days prior. That will be the rough part the liquid as I have to work the last three days before surgery and it's fairly active with lots of walking, lifting, bending, etc. Yeah, if I kept this insurance I could appeal and likely be approved. The reasons they denied me aren't valid as I do meet those criteria. Could appeal but it ended October 31st. New insurance doesn't cover it at all. But, I'm lucky. My husband is supportive and we can do it. It will be a strain, but we can do it.

I need new clothes so desperately, but I refuse to buy new ones until my old ones don't fit. Come on December 9th!

Finally got a date. After trying to jump through insurance hoops since March, I got denied. Cash pay now. December 9th. Yay!

Not sleeved yet but they are planning on doing a hernia repair. Many people have said the hernia repair pain seems worse than the sleeve pain. Nervous 'bout that part. Two sources of discomfort. Eye on the prize though!