Jersrose43

Menina. Don't overthink it or worry. Just order appropriate protein, eat slow. Keep fork in hand. Talk throughout. Enjoy speaking with your friends and take a bite occasionally

Are you drinking your Water? That's critical. Call your surgeon and get some anti nausea meds that really helps

Thank you!

Was sleeved June 24 I lose about 8 ounces a day Have lost 41 pounds so far I think I am doing well. Some days I lost nothing and other 2 pounds. Just depends if I get my Protein and my Water right

I think gazpacho should be ok if you use low acid and not to spicy maybe? Depends if you can tolerate spice I guess

We have all struggled. The first 3 days of full pre op diet were the hardest. As vsg ann says - suck it up and do it and you will feel better for t ! Trust me. Just a couple days of aggravation. You've done crazy before as I have this isn't the worst one. I know you can do it! I trust you to come back here at day 7 and say - hey those first 3 were a bitch but I did it!

Sherb the denial from insurance company won't be due to pre existing conditions but rather because services rendered were not authorized under plan in first place and therefore all future care is also denied relating to those services. The only way around that is to get a new insurance company, which in many cases means a new job. Have seen this rejection on this site several times already. I think it's bogus bs. But I am sure it's real. Obamacare ties their pre existing hands. But that have large internal legal counsel for a reason.

My surgeon told me no birth control for one month prior. I am on nuva ring Then I could put it in one month after. I did not get my period during surgery because I took it out 3 months prior actually and then put it in 3 weeks ago. Took my body a bit to get used to it again and I had breakthrough bleeding for two weeks but back on course now.

I was purée - after 1 week Then onto soft foods two weeks after that Have just been cleard for solids but I still haven't tried steak or anything Raw veggies kind of hit my tummy a little hard. Or at leadt the carrots and broccoli did. Lol Had corned beef this week. Yummy!!!! But mostly still a lot of fish and some poultry and occasionally ground beef Am going to make chicken shish Ka bab tonite and hubby having hanger steak. I may try a bite. Gotta say turning into a pescatarian and I don't mind really!

I went back on birth control 30 days post and had breakthrough bleedingn for three weeks straight. God awful. Seems body is now back getting used to regular That was dang disruptive if you catch my drift

Thank you for this post!

But funny sh$t

I am sure that a company as large as that provides multiple surgeon options. CALL THEM. And get yourself a list. Only one and they choose ? That's hogwash and. If they stick to that i highly recommend you seek assistance from the insurance commissioner of New Jersey and if you need the links to that pm me

Call your insurance yourself. Get a copy of the medical policy and see what the requirements are Then also go get some pictures of yourself over the five years and see if they will accept it Lastly I am sure you had an emergency room, urgent care, whatever - go gather those medical records. And your ob/gyn

Why were you rejected? ContrAct exclusion? Or can you appeal? Many on here got to Mexico as self pay. There are also a couple threads about competitive pricing in houston -- less than 10K You can also research private insurance plans through obamacare and pick one of those up temporarily and see if it will cover all the costs. Self pay can be dangerous. You could go without insurance for complications and future needed surgeries may not be covered.

I am curious as to why you need documentation of 5 years of being overweight that's a new one.

Don't know who told you that and what circumstance. But if your employer coverage denies you, you appeal and are unable to win, then purchase insurance through obamacare but do the research and confirm if they will cover and requirements. No need to drop employer coverage.

I am in New Jersey and I went to dr marc Bessler at valley hospital. He practices here 2-3 x a month and at Columbia Presbyterian the rest of time. He is the head of Columboa's micro surgery department. Not sure who your insurance is but each carrier decides who a center of excellence is. Valley is for Cigna I highly recommend dr b. I have had nothing but a wonderful experience Feel free to pm me if you need more info

Mine happens every 15 pounds I lose actually. Just I think my body re establishing i think

You can also get this letter from an on gyn, you asthma doc - pulmonologist, your endocrinologist etc. I wouldn't let this letter stop you. Good luck!

Sleeved June 24. Down 40 total. With 15 pre op

I read all those complication stories too. I read those first ! Ignored everything else on this site. I made sure I documented and understood everything that could go wrong. And then I sat down with myself and told myself everything that would go right. Had a nice long chat with my surgeon about the complications. He made me feel a lot better and here I am 40 pounds lighter.

I feel you. Glad I was off for almost 3 weeks. But now 8 weeks almost and still trying to understand the signals and understand difference between hunger and this god awful acid!

Just a culmination of events for me. I had started the process when I got really sick last October and my BP drugs were making my asthma worse. I was put on omeprazole and I was starting a new eye medication for pre glaucoma issues which didn't work well because of asthma meds. So culmination of all that. That said I was still in the maybe I can do this myself. I don't need this convo in my head. When in may my dad got really sick and had I not taken him to te emergency room he would have died. He has everything I have or is it the other way around? I see him at 73 have all my symptoms and I'm 43. I couldn't wait I decided then and there that I was getting like him but much much earlier in life. It was because he was fairly fit until age 60 that he was able to keep the problems at bay to 73 I am way not fit. I was seeing myself I that ICU bed at 50. And then to think my kids would not have a mom. I lost my mom at 9. I can't allow that to happen to them. Nope no chance. Sign me up. Done ! 40 pounds down.

I wouldn't overdo it but a moderate night should be fine.