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Hello everyone. Has anyone had surgery at Barix Clinics?? I'm switching dr's and have an appoitment on Friday. Can anyone tell me how long it took from begining the proces to finally having surgery.. I have the following completed: 2 nut, 2 psych, 2 sleep studies (1 with & 1 without c-pap), colonoscopy, physical, lab worrk, chest xray all completed. Will be doing pulmonary function next week. If anyone can think of anything else please let me know. I have been working on this surgery since April and had to change surgeons due to his staff.. I am anxious an would like this surgery complete before the end of the year. Please give me some feedback

Hi all!!! My surgery is scheduled for October 16th at Barix clinic in Langhorne, Pa with Dr Marymor. I am very excited.. I am currently on my 10 day liquid diet. Today being the 3rd day, I am experiencing severe "cleansing" while at work. This is bothersome to say the least. I am drinking my Fuzzy Navel protien shakes but prefer something more tasty as far as protein. I made my own chicken broth as the store bought was bland. I am having a difficult time with this all liquid diet. Can anyone please tell me how many grams of protein I should be consuming daily before and after surgery???

Thanks all for the replies. Yes my nutritionist said 68 grams min. The fuzzy navel shakes ok but not wow. I was thinking of trying GNC's Total Lean prepared shakes. Has anyone tried these? the sample I tasted was amazing but I rather hear from someone one here. Im still learning to read labels but I do know they containe 25 g of protein and 2 g sugar. Any insight??

Wow!! Thank you all sooooo much. My surgery is schedufor October 16th 2013..I am sooooo excited to begin living again. I was worrieabout what I should take with me for a 2 ay hospital stay. Thank you all for your suggestions

Hello all. I have IBC Personal Choice PPO coverage in PA. I was wondering if anyone has this insurance and been sleeved. I have all my pre-op things like nutrition classes (2) my psych evals (2) my sleep studies and now been on c-pap for 1 month faithfully (actually love it), my hgbA1C is 5.9 so heading towards diabetes, excruciating foot pain and knee pain. I'm 5'6" 243 lbs so my BMI is not that high. I have my surgeon consult on the 8th of August. I'm so afraid I will be denied. Can anyone please tell me what to do to make this sleeve happen. I need help. The sleeve is my only hope. Dieting and exercise or diet pills dont work! I am tired of the yo-yo'ing weight. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Finally have everything completed. Insurance submission was done on Friday. Now just waiting for reply from insurance so I can schedule my surgical date. Cant wait to start living again!! Thank you to everyone on this site. This site is so wonderful and full of support.

Supposedly eating things with red dye can be confused with blood so nothing with red before surgery. My husband coldnt comsume anything red either before he got sleeved a year ago..Thanks for the soup info.

Hang in there!!! You can do it!!! I have to do 10 days:/ I was told to only do sf jello, sf popsicles and chicken broth. but nothing can be red. You can have noodles?? Please keep us posted on your surgery. Im 2 tests away from submission and those will be completed this week. I cant wait. Im a little afraid of the gas pains everyone talks about

Thanks for the reply Justin. 'm so desperate to live again. All I do is go to work and stay in my house. People say I dont need the surgery but they are not me. I'm a hermit right now and at 43 yrs old I dont want to keep doing this. I cant wait to get these 2 final tests completed. Luckily I'm a medical assistant so I draw my own blood. lol.. and thurs I get the upper gi so I should have everything into Dr. Marymor by Friday. He said I needed to do a 10 day pre-op diet but I can have jello and sugar free popsicles. I love bot of these item so the 10 days wont bother me. I want to get to 125. Im 239 right now. Sleeping with the cpap is great but Im tired of it and its not sexy when I just got married 1 yr ago. So I look forward to joining the land of the living again.

Met my new surgeon, Dr. Marymor today. I am soooo EXCITED!!! The entire staff from the receptionist to the medical assistant to the nutritionist and of course the doctorwere soooo welcoming. I felt really at home. The doctor is very straight forward. Explained everything and answered all my questions. I had 98% of the required tests already done so I just need an upper GI and an H. Pylori screen which are scheduled for next week. Then its submission to insurance. I cant beleive how thorough and experienced he is!! I am soooo glad I chose to change surgeons. I am very greatful for the replies I have received to my different posts. Dr. marymor said once he receives my results fr the last 2 tests, I will be scheduled for surgery in 4-6 weeks!! YAY!!!! I want to live again soooo bad instead of merely existing..

Aleembran, Can you please tell me what you had to do such as testing..I would like to get as much done as possible..When did you start your journey with Barix Clinic? How long from start to surgery?? Im sooooo anxious to get my life back..

Thanx Tinyone. I clld the pre auth dept n nothing. I then went to the dr's office n they admitted they havent submitted my documents bc the dr isnt performing surgery at his new hospital yet. I set up an appt with Barix clinic in Langhorne, PA. Im just concerned i may have to repeat things i have already completed.

Hi all.. Can anyone tell me their out of pocket expense with BCBS Personal Choice PPO insurance in PA? If anyone has has surgery or any experience with Barix Clinic and the fees and process such as pero op testing.

Hi all. I really need some help. I started out with the surgeon that performed my husbands surgery, but have lost cmplete trust in him and his staff. I researched Barix Clinic and they seem very reputable. I schedule an appt for next Friday the 29th. I have 2 nut visits, 2 psych visits, colonoscopy (lol), sleep study documents (1 with & 1 without cpap) I sleep with cpap every night (love it actually). I have BCBS Personal Choice PPO. I dont know what else I need or if I'm going to have to repeat anything. Can anyone please tell me he requirements that Barix has and how long it will take from giving them my documents to actually having surgery. I work a wierd schedule where some days are 12 hrs but I dont know which days so group meetings are difficult. Please, any information would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait to hear from everyone

Well im extremely pissed right now. I called my insurance company and they have no record of any wls document submission. I called my dr iffice n they are being shady so now i have lost trust in them. So im looking at Barix Clinic in Langhirne, pa. If anyone has used this facility i would love to hear from you. If anyone changed dr's during the process how did it work?? Do i have to now repeat all the steps. Im so disgusted!! Please give me some hope

Thank you

Its been 1.5 weeks since submission to insurance company. No word yet if approved or not. How long does rhe approval/denial process take??? Im so anxious. I cant afford self pay. Any suggestions or experience with bcbs personal choice ppo would be sooo appreciated

Well, I say my surgeon. I had all my documents in order. He will be submitting to insurance company on Monday. Now the waiting for approval begins. Hopefully everything will go as planned.

At my appt. sitting here waiting. Im a bundle of nerves!!! I soooooo need this to be approved!!!! Praying hard!!!

My surgeon works out of Virtua Health System in Voorhees, NJ. Dr. Yves Manigat is a very well known bariatric surgeon. He owns and operates Echelon Bariatrics center. I will ask many questions this afternoon. My appr is at 2:30pm. Im so nervous but super excited just thinking about my new life. Thank you all for ur support

I have my consult with surgeon tomorrow. Soooo excited. I have all the required documents so im hopeful that he will submit to my insurance tomorrow. Im nervous though. I need this sleeve like i need air!!! Please pray for my approval everyone. Im so thankful for everyones replys. I will post again tomorrow after my consult. FINGERS CROSSED!!!

OMG!!! thank you soooo much for your replies. I feel more at ease now. The med policy is a tad confusing in regard to bmi in the 1 or 2 step procedure coverage. I called the cust service number but the rep said WLS is covered but that it is dependent on a different depts approval. No help at all. But I am so glad I found this site. I plan on using Dr. Yves Manigat out of Voorhees, NJ as he performed my husbands surgery. My spouse had no problem as his bmi was 59:/ Now how many nutrition appts were needed? I only did 2 and the nutritionalist said that was all I needed. I also did 2 psych evals because nut said thats all I needed. Is there anything else you can think of that I need to do before submitting to avoid a denial? I am in Philadelphia, PA>

Hello all!! well I registered on this site yesterday and asked a couple of questions and got great feedback. Thank you all. Anyway, I went to see a bariatrician last night and he feels I have a great chance of being approved for my sleeve. This doctor actually performed the sleeve on my husband August of 2012. My husband was 477 lbs the day of surgery. Today my husband weighs 297 lbs. It hasnt even been a year!!! I am going to schedule my surgery for June but will be getting all my pre-op requirements completed prior to so that way I have all my ducks in order. I am soooooo excited.. This site really does give people confidence in going thru with the sleeve..I cant wait for my new life

Can anyone here please tell me if they had a BMI under 40 but had 1 or more comorbidies and were able to get the sleeve. I am desperate!!! I live in Phila., PA. I have IBX Personal Choice PPO. I am 5'6" at 232lbs with BMI at 37+. I have moderate sleep apnea and have C-Pap, borderline diabetes, severe back and foot pain, GERD, high cholesterol and high triglycerides. Can someone please tell me how and where I can get the sleeve performed in Philadelphia, PA or New Jersey. Im new to this forum

Has anyone with IBX Personal Choice PPO have there surgery covered as a stand alone procedure versus 2 step procedure?