HalloweenBaby24

Welcome! I also have BCBS of MA and just started my journey last month, So far so good. A little exhausting at times and a lot of foot work, But hopefully it will all be worth it!

So I've visited with both my Primary and Ob Dr's last month and both agreed to do the letter of medical necessity, I also had my phych eval and paid $180 in full for her to write it up and send it off to my surgeon, had my nutritional counseling. So today I got a hold of my surgeon's office and all they have for me so far is my initial blood work

Called all the drs. Didn't get anywhere, Just a receptionist telling me she'll write them a note... If I don't hear back I'll be calling tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day till my letters are sent in.

@@daw3378 How long did it take to get your letter of Medical necessity sent in?

This gives me hope. Congratulations!

I did find a "Mommy Group" around me at one point and went to 3 of the meeting's around the time my daughter was 2, the "Group" consisted of 10moms who got together in the evenings at one another's homes to either plop the kids In a gated area, or out back in the yard while they sat around drinking wine and talking about who had the best Home, Boat, Kid, Husband, Vacation.... I live in a apartment, Drive a used car and vacation for a week in the summer camping out at the shore lol so needless to say I didn't quite "Fit In" not to mention they were all about 20 years older then me.

@@Pkdvm Northern NJ here. I have a consultation appointment with my Gastroenterologist this Tuesday, And then setting up another appointment with him to get my GI checked out. After that appointment I'm ready to send the in my papers to my insurance company and hope for approval!..My surgery is scheduled for September 8th. Another Halloween Baby (10/31/89) I always get giddy when I meet someone with the same Birthday!

Thanks for the support ladies. I know my feelings are mostly temporary, So that's good. Unfortunately all friends and family are very caught up in life (As am I) for coming up with a halfway point for monthly meetings, So we take a monthly trip down at least once but it's started to feel a bit one sided as no one ever takes the time to come up and see us. My daughter won't be starting school till next fall sadly since she has a late birthday (Thanksgiving Baby), So we'll at least have to wait till then to start socializing with other mom's. I find in this area their is a lack of younger parents, Example: My neighbors who I socialize with occasionally are in their mid 40's to late 50's and have small children age's 1-6yo, though great to talk with we don't really have much in common other then parenting (Which that conversation only goes so far).

@SusinMichigan Thanks for the Support and Wisdom. I really do enjoy the area in which I live, It's very white picket fence and family oriented somewhere I feel secure and comfortable raising a family. Also Home of the M&M!...I'll admit I could get out more and socialize with others but I also suffer a bit from Anxiety and sometimes find it hard making new friends, Case and point I've had the same friends since Middle School!

"Shots shots shots shots shots shots EVERYBODY!" Saw these online... Protein in each shot...At $1.93 a piece might be worth a shot for us looking for a easy way to get our protein in! Anyone else ever tried these?

Thanks for the info!

I got a few sample packs from my Nut the other day during my visit. So far I've tried the "Chocolate Splendor" and liked it, tasted like a milky way bar! Just tried the vanilla, Not a fan... A warning to anyone that's sampling protein shakes, Never smell the shake before you taste it!..Apparently all shakes smell like poo, but taste completely different.

I can't wait to wear all the cute clothes I see online that don't come in my size currently! I think one of the first thing's I'll do come next summer is get my Belly Button Pierced, Which might seem like a super silly outdated thing to do but when I was in Middle/High School it was the "IN" thing and a right of passage for young girls to go to the beach that summer and get it done and since I was always over weight I never had the courage to do it.

Just thought it was interesting. I don't know much about the product other then what they show on their website (you can see more nutritional info on a computer vs. You're phone screen) but if anyone is going to their NUT visit sometime soon would you mind running this product past them and seeing what they say?

I need to learn how to slow down and take everything one day at a time. Still in the post-op stage with one 1 or 2 more appointments to go before I submit to my insurance company and I find myself questioning whether or not I'm on the right track.. My daughter's 5th birthday is quickly approaching, the closer it gets the Stronger my want is for another baby. My husband wants me to wait and try again before the surgery, But I know that's not the right thing to do. I don't want to gain on top of my HW of 246lbs. So, I just need to suck it up and wait it out. BABY FEVER!! ;P

The reason I didn't get the Mirana was because I was trying to avoid the hormones. My husband never felt my iud either, it was just he never got to enjoy me because I was constantly bleeding with it.

I don't know about that particular class, But I have my class for Dr.Abkin in Florum Park, Nj in August. The class is 3hrs.

Yay! Congratulations, you're almost there! I also have bcbs and will be submitting to them sometime this month.

I went for my first appointment with the Surgeon May 17th and was given a list of things my insurance wants before approval. -Gastro Dr apt -Nutritionist apt -Phycological Eval -Letter of medical necessity -$25 course on ClairtyMD going over the procedure. -Blood work My insurance doesn't require a supervised diet thankfully. I have a 3hr Pre-op class August 12th and my "Tentative" surgery date is September 8th.

See that's the funny thing, after my daughter I had a check-up and they told me I had PCOS. I went home and did some research on it and turns out they couldn't really diagnos me with it until they had done blood work, I got the blood work done and they told me I was Negative for it. Also, had the copper IUD for a year and hated it my periods were like 2 weeks long with severe bleeding. I wouldn't recommend it.

I have no idea. They have a website, Just Google search Unjury.

You look great!

For the hair I would suggest taking Biotin supplements, You can get them at any drug store. Also I just got a coupon in ths weeks circular for a product called "Biota" It's basically a biotin infused shampoo/conditioner and comes in a serum as well. Had decent reviews online. Might be worth a try!

Well, Every time I've gotten pregnant I tend to suffer from High Blood Pressure (Only when I'm pregnant). On top of that this past year I got married in October and we wanted to try again after (I did Atkins for 7 months before the wedding and lost 26lbs), So since then I've been off my Birth Control with no such luck and gained all the weight back and then some and now my monthly has stopped altogether without explanation. I went to my OB last month and she basically told me to lose 100lbs and thing's would "Fall into place", Easier said then done right? lol.