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Thanks, it helps.

I got a question, has anyone had IVC Filter placed before surgery, any surgery? I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in my lungs) in December 2012, I was on Coumadin from Dec. until April of 2013. Because of this, my surgeon is requesting that I have IVC Filter placed before surgery to lesson my chances of PE (blood clot in the lungs), I'm a little scared, they will be placing an umbrella like tube in my main vein through my neck that will be lodged in my stomach to catch any blood clot that moves, this sounds so scary, but I know its just added measure for me to have a successful surgery. Please let me know if you will have this as well or has had it in the past, does it hurt? Do you feel it inside of you? and did you have any complications with removal?

Yeah, I know what you mean, I spent Saturday with my lil sister and I was telling her (she's not my biological sister, I adapted her when she moved her from out of town), anyhow, I told her I was having the surgery and that I was over 100 lbs overweigh and she looked at me and was like, where you hiding a 100 lbs...she said she can't see it....I get that reaction when I tell people I'm well over 200 lbs, they look at me with amazement, because I guess I'm not shaking all over the place when I move, anyhow, I weigh more than my husband and his pretty much fit...So, yeah, I don't like it when people tell me you don't look overweight, but heck, all the medications I take for gout, high blood pressure, arthuritis, and PE I'm on says "yes, you fat azz hell", lol

Good, I'm hoping to learn and take notes from others. I will be activie in this group, now that I have a date.

June 10th for me...

Ok....my new surgery date is June 10th....oh, wow!!

Hello fellow June Surgeries....I got a phone call from my insurance company this morning and I was approved, just got off the phone with my Surgeon's office and I have a DATE!!! Yaayyyy....June 27th....possibly June 10th, she's checking. However, I think I'd rather do June 10th because I'd like to have a few weeks under my belt by the 4th of July and my birthday which is July 24th...I'm sooo excited, yet a little nerveous.

Hello fellow June Surgeries....I got a phone call from my insurance company this morning and I was approved, just got off the phone with my Surgeon's office and I have a DATE!!! Yaayyyy....June 27th....possibly June 10th, she's checking. However, I think I'd rather do June 10th because I'd like to have a few weeks under my belt by the 4th of July and my birthday which is July 24th...I'm sooo excited, yet a little nerveous.

Congratulations, I'm going to follow you and see how you progress. I was hoping to find someone that is about my size and was approved for surgery. I'm 5'3 and weigh 227; I have high blood pressure, gout, authritis, had Pulomonary Embolism, GERD. I called the insurance company today and they said they received my paperwork on 5/14/13, asked for additional information on 5/15/13, received the additional information on 5/23/13, now it's up for review once again. I will call them again next week and I hope it's approved. My coordinator told me not to worry that my procedure will be approved, I wish I shared the same feelings as my coordinator. But, anyhow, CONGRATULATIONS!!

That's what I'm afraid off when I have my sergery...the gas and not being able to pass the gas...I'm already a very gassy person and sometimes it is difficult for me to pass gas no before surgery....I'm praying that I don't have that problem when time comes...I'm glad you are able to fart now, it sounds funny but it isn't, farting is serious and can be painful.

Keep up the good work, don't give up, stay encouraged.

@iamworthit, I am praying for you and to give you hope, every woman I know that has had WLS, got pregnant well after losing all the weight, heck, it even scared me, LOL....It's your season girl, you will have your child.

I wish you much luck and I'm new to this site as well, and I enjoy reading about everyone expereince before and after surgery...it keeps me motivated to believeing I'm making the right decision. I am 42 and ready, I'm hoping to get a surgery date sometimes next month. All my paper work has been submitted to my insurance company, my coordinator feels confident that I would get approved within two weeks, it's been one week already....I'm so ready. Keep me posted with your progress.

Im 43 years old now but I had my tonsils removed when I was 22 years old and yes it was painful, feel better.

I told my close family and a few friends and some co-workers, only because my hospital were I work is very small and I don't need the gossip upon my return, when I arrive 20 maybe something lbs lighter. Lol

Im praying for you, just keep the faith, God will see you through. Im praying for a positive response from my insurance company as well.

Congratulations, keep us posted. My coordinator told me my surgery date will be one day in June, he's soooo positive my insurance we agree to pay, boy I hope he's right.