Jersrose43

Good luck tmmw. My very good friend is also having it done tmmw. Will be here thinking of you both

So happy for you! Also glad u didn't drown

Does your insurance require you to lose weight or is it your doctor? You may want to look into that

And your 850 is chump change. I pay $117 every pay period to cover myself, hubby 2 kids 26 pay periods. So at near $12,000 a year am very glad I have a job that provides insurance that covered my $42,000 jospital stay, $8000 anesthesia, and $5800 surgeon fee and left me with $3k to pay. All good.

To make you all feel better. I work at Cigna and that's my plan. We believe in knowing the value of your healthcare dollar and how it's spent. So when you have "skin" in the game you seek out quality care at affordable prices.

That's not needed but double check the link I posted to the medical policy to be absolutely sure

Missed seeing your posts fr my very early days. Hope all is well and continues to be well!

Congratulations!!

I am 5 5 and a half. Currently weigh 189 and in a 14. Some a little loose My larges are loose Am hoping to get to 150 and then if I want to keep going maybe I will. Dunno. Never really had a goal outside of 150 Have sold or donated all my 16 and 18 clothes. Keeping my tshirts for now. Have purchased two pairs sweat pants. 3 workout shorts and a couple tops and dresses for work. Refuse to spend too much

i think you misread the post. She has lost way more

Wow what differences. And yes I did read expert advice jn a few posts Every doctor is different I had no liquids for 24 hours Then I had liquids in hospital Once I got home I was on puree stage and there I stayed for 2 weeks. Then soft food.

Try doing a walk a couple nights a week to confuse the body from the boot camp stuff

Ha got you all beat $4500 deductible - used on pre-op prep $4500 additional out of pocket went to the hospital. So 9k this year and only can put 5600 in my HSA. OH WELL

I ate normally throughout and did not have to lose weight

Happy to hear that you are doing better. Upwards and onwards! Really good reminder to listen to our bodies

No it isn't. Still freezing

Hope your employer purchased a waiver that doesn't hold them to that Appeal but there are other threads of that not working Start over

You need a bmi of 40 and up to be approved 3 nutritional visits in 89 days or more -- not 88 A letter from a doc that is not the surgeon so pcp, recommending you have surgery. You can read full medical policy here: https://cignaforhcp.cigna.com/public/content/pdf/coveragePolicies/medical/mm_0051_coveragepositioncriteria_bariatric_surgery.pdf

That's because you have a great employer who purchased a waiver. Thank your employer.

https://cignaforhcp.cigna.com/public/content/pdf/coveragePolicies/medical/mm_0051_coveragepositioncriteria_bariatric_surgery.pdf This is the Cigna policy on their website. See bullet point 3. 2nd arrow.

You need another doctors recommendation. Can be a pcp or on or another specialist you are seeing Whether you need to see them to get a letter is up to you and that doc

Should be about 5 days to hear Just make sure you have 3 nutritional visits in 89 days or more Not 88 And you have a letter from a doc not your surgeon, recommending surgery Must be 40 bmi or greater or 35 with co morbidity

God I miss my rice ! I had sashimi for dinner tonite and I forgot to tell him to hold the pint of rice. Well there it is the first rice since 6/24 sleeve. Oh wow. I had the sashimi Bliss is defined as 4 ounces of tuna or salmon. Raw. Just a touch of soy. And then there is the rice. So do I have room ? No Am I gonna make some and be uncomfortable. Um nooooo right? And so I had exactly 3 grains Didn't taste right. Let me see if I am wrong. 7 more grains. Oh boy where am I going ? What am I doing? I must stop. I must. 10 more grains on the chopstick! Ach. I will stop! I know! Wasabi is my friend! Lots and lots and lots of wasabi met rice today. And got mixed and mixed and mixed. The rice is now green Well see I told you it tasted funny And now it's downright unedible. Head hunger controlled and back In the damn box Rose 1, rice .5, brain 0!!!

You're 1000000% normal.

Do as kandis states. Don't dubmit now. Lose the 17 pounds and start over from your high weight since your start. Try a liquid meal replacement maybe once a day to get it off