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Hidradenitis suppurativa is where you have infected sweat glands in your groin or underarm area. I was wondering if someone with this condition has had the surgery and if so if their conditions improve due to the surgery. Thanks! Tina

My coverage with Cigna indicates that I only need to do the weight loss management program with my PCP for a minimum of 3 months. My surgeon's office submitted my paperwork to Cigna last month and they denied me on the fact that I supposedly only did 2 months of doctor supervised weight management. Here is the kicker... I actually did 5 months as I thought it required 6 months instead of the three. I am so frustrated right now about this because it's just stupid! My surgeon's office thinks we have a new person in Cigna and that they are counting the first visit as the "initial visit" which then means you have to go 4 months instead of 3. Of course in my situation that shouldn't matter as I went 5. What really frustrates me is the only good time I have to do the surgery is in August, otherwise other people are going to have to adjust their schedules for me to miss work. Hoping that this gets resolved quickly so we can still be on schedule. All I can say is GRRRRR

when I crave pizza, one of the best things I have learned to do is make the crust out of mozerella. You put a layer of mozerella on the bottom of a hot pan and when all the holes are filled in, you add your toppings and continue cooking for a minute or so. It's messy, but low carb and oh so good.

I get a multitude of symptoms. I get the food stuck in the throat, the runny nose and sneezing, and sometimes even the hiccups (though that's more with fluids than food).

I had surgery on the 20th. Haven't had any issues from the HS but it hasn't been acting up for a few months.

Yes! I've had persistant Hidradenitis Supporativa for years (about 20 now)' date=' which had been almost always active, including now. Had Sleeve surgery 6 days ago. One infected area is completely dry and the 'bad' area under my armpit is oozing alot less puss. I have a feeling it will close up by itself soon. To be honest I'm kind of shocked, did not expect this to almost cure up entirely in a week. In case it goes away entirely I'd let you know. For now theres like 80% improvement![/quote'] Thanks for the response. Mine isn't bad and only flairs up every once in awhile. Hopefully it won't happen at all once the weight is lost. Glad to hear you'd is already getting better. Good luck!

My surgeon starting me on soft foods after a week and I didn't have any problems. His advice - if it hurts, don't eat it. I've been eating soft meats and lots of dairy. Just had my month appointment and they were happy. Good luck!

Right there with you. I also feel like I'm eating too much and the hunger pains are tolerable. Just got to keep getting in the fluids and protein. Good luck!

I had surgery the 20th and only spent a night in the hospital. Slept the first week. Doctor put me on pureed that Friday, started on soft that Monday (one week). Was worried about it bit didn't have any pains. I do have a couple of issues, one being gas. I still get a lot of gas and it comes up when I eat or drink. Very anything but not painful. Second issue is I feel like I can eat more than I should so it almost feels like I didn't have surgery. It doesn't help that I've already stalled even though I'm donning enough water and being my protein in. This part is the most frustrating. I almost wish the doc had kept me on fluids longer.

Sitting here waiting to go back to pre-op.

My surgery is tomorrow at 9. I'm really worried about what happens if something goes wrong. One thing that helped today was sitting my clothes by size (I still had small clothes from the last time I lost a lot of weight). It was awesome to see how I will be progressing down in size and top think about the journey to get down to where I want to be. Good luck everyone and I hope we all are successful.

I get sleeved tomorrow as well, trying not to get stressed out especially since my boyfriend had to unexpectedly work tonight. Good luck and see you on the other side.

I thought about doing just that with my Nutribullet. I have to get some veggies in somehow and I think doing the shakes with veggies, a bit of fruit to add better flavor and some Water are the way to go. Do you have any favorite recipes?

Finally got approval, now just need the surgery date.

What date did you get?

Congrats to you. My surgeons office is having a peer to peer review with Cigna today so they will know today if I'm approved or not.

I called Cigna again as I have the paperwork from my PCP's office and was told my surgeon has to submit the additional paperwork. I'm frustrated in that if they had done that in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess.

I called them again today and they told me they have to get the additional paperwork from my surgeons office. So now it's waiting on them.

I wonder if my surgeons office didn't submit the whole 5 months like I think they should have. It wouldn't surprise me if they had only submitted the minimum instead of what I actually did.

I have to do something due to the ultra high risk of diabetes and heart conditions that run in my family. I took a good look at the lap band because one of my best friends had it done and has had success with it. I liked that it was less permanent than the other options. The things that turned me away from it were the constant having to go fill/unfill it to get it to the right size. I was also in the AF for 9 years and have had thoughts about going into the national guard. You can't really do that with the lap band due to them not always having someone who can take care of the band for you. Can you imagine being in Iraq and needed a saline fill? Anyway, I have thought about it for a number of years, and my insurance finally approved the surgeries this year. I think the hardest part for me will be the picky eaters I have living with me. It's already hard to eat healthy when my boyfriend won't eat most vegetables and our roommate can't stand "naked meat". It's enough to drive you crazy.

I am not a food addict per se. Three things have caused me to overeat. 1. Letting stress get to me which makes me not give a crap about eating healthy. 2. Eating out of boredom. I eat horribly when I'm sitting home alone on the computer. 3. Going through menopause at 32 which royally screwed up my hormones and metabolism. Because of these things I have gotten into some bad habits that without the surgery will not get modified. So I'm my opinion, good is not an addiction, I'm just too tired and stressed to care most days. :-)

I found some cocktail forks and spoons at World Market that help with the eating slower because the bites are smaller. Also putting down your fork after every bite helps too. Good luck and practice lots!