wannaBthinsoon

Hi Nikki! welcome to BP! I have not been approved yet for surgery, waiting for insurance to kick in on Jan1! It's always nice to meet someone new! Congratulations on your loss and Happy Holidays!

I have a friend who is 8 months out and 90 pounds down from VSG. She never noticed any hair loss. She said her hairdresser just noticed a ton of new hair growth......new baby hairs. Funny. She never noticed her hair getting any thinner. It may be your perspective. Everyone loses hair, there is a pattern of hair loss new hair growth ,etc. As long as it isn't alopecia, I don't think it should be much of a big deal. It grows back.

The waiting is over for you now, and time for the healing to begin. Have a very Merry Christmas!

I've been waiting for you!! Glad to hear from you! rest and walk and sip (that's what everyone says to do)!! take care and check in again when you're feeling better.

hi all! If anyone of you have read any of my posts on other topics, you may already know that I have been preparing for this journey for a while now. I got my sleep study done early, and got my c-pap. Have confirmation from the pulmonologist that I am compliant with the machine. I've completed my 6 months PCP supervised diet visits. Now, I'm waiting on my insurance to kick in. I've been in touch with the bariatric center of excellence I will be using, and they told me: More than likely you will only have one diet visit, one visit with our psychologist, and a pre op class. That means, I may be able to get my approval sooner than I thought! Prayers please!

I actually have UHC PPO. My hubs BCBS of KC excluded WLS, so I took insurance out thru my job.

OH! and on more thing, they also told me my insurance is the easiest to deal with and approve everyone. (BMI 40 or 35+ with co-morbids). I think I'm golden!

You all make me smile. I especially enjoyed the visual with the sneezing...bang...zoom! HA!

@@Pac-woman You snuck that in there. Congrats for being approved!!!

That is a good point @@Forsythia

hi! Sounds to me like you really have your head on straight. It's all about the NSV's! I can't wait for mine! Welcome to BP!! Lots of good folks here, great support group. I have to wait till January to submit for approval, but I've done my "hoop jumping" in preparation for it. So I hope mine is approved fairly quickly. I hope I have a story like yours!

Tomorrow!!! OMG You're almost there! I'll be waiting for you to hear how you're doing once your on the other side. Sure wish I was in your shoes right now, but since I'm not, I am wishing you a speedy recovery, and ll the best.

Unflavored Genepro is awesomeness!

I agree with Elode. It will be in your discharge instructions, I bet. Just ask him to be patient.

This has nothing to do with BP. I get tons of support while I begin this journey. But today, I got a call from my 85 year old mother. She was against the surgery at first, but it grew on her, and she finally accepted the fact that I couldn't be talked out of it. So she gave up and decided to do some research. Now, my 85 year old mother has no computer, no internet. She has cable tv. So, she has been watching documentaries on WLS. She advised me that no one (NO ONE) has ever, or will ever succeed with their weight loss goals if they have the surgery. She told me that everyone gains it all back. She said she watched a show that had a man on his way home the day after surgery and stopped at a drive through and ate 3 big hamburgers, fries and a 64oz coke. I said..."Mom, that's tv. And if you want to do some research I will pick you up and we can go to a support group meeting together, and you can hear from "real" people and not tv people". She, declined, of course, because she knows it all now. She doesn't need to know anymore. I told her if she doesn't change her channel and watch something else, I'm calling the cable company and cancelling her service! HA! for crying out loud! REALLY??!!! I love my mom, but this really isn't helpful.

Be sure to let us know your you're doing!! Have a nice nap!

(right) I don't mention those balls anywhere around my husband. Just not interested in experimenting with that sort of thing at this point in my life. (blushing)

I've seen a urologist. He said weightloss should take care of it.

just take care of you. My mom (85 years old) think she knows it all too, and tries to convince me that if I have the surgery, I'll just gain it all back anyway, because she saw a program that said these people gained it all back, so that means everyone does. geesh. Mom's are great, but sometimes we just have to love them, and then just take care of ourselves, Mom's are the BEST with dishing out guilt. I think my mom could teach a course in it. lol

I am able to sleep on my stomach with the nasal mask with the bella loops. It's super soft.

I refrain from saying Ben Wa Balls anywhere near my husband. If you get my drift. lol

But, can you have a good hard laugh and not pee your pants? Sneezing is also an issue for me. I really want this resolved.

I KNOW!!! (that is directed to everyone) lol I love my Mom. She just will have to wait and see. (that guy had to blown up, who ate 3 burgers, fries and the 64 oz coke!)

what about honey?

Thank you for the tip!! You probably just saved a ton of people from gas pains. I will definitely heed your warning!