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I just requested to join @@Kaye21 hoping for a mid July date!!

I can't wait! I hope the time goes by fast....stay busy and keep me posted

Thats right around the corner, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! The liquid diet is what I'm sooo not looking forward to. I just starting drinking premier protein with 30 grams of protein and it's helped me keep the hunger under control.

@@melisa6115 I don't have an official date yet as I have 1 more month on my program but it's looking like late June or early July. Do you have a date?

I chose the sleeve originally but told myself I would be open to the bypass if my surgeon could calm my concerns about it such as the multiple connections being more risky for leaks. I also use NSAIDs for pain which is not good for the gastric bypass pouch but since talking to my surgeon I've been taking Tylenol more and am hoping my knee pain and menstrual pain improves with my weight loss. My surgeon told me that he believes that both the sleeve and the bypass would work great for me its just the bypass is a bit more powerful, so over the following month and a half to two months of my program there I thought about it and I decided on the bypass and recently signed my consent form for it.

@@melisa6115 I considered Stanford but I didn't want to cross the bridge all the time, I'll be having my RNY surgery at Sutter Santa Rosa. I chose the sleeve originally but told myself I would be open to the bypass if my surgeon could calm my concerns about it such as the multiple connections being more risky for leaks. I also use NSAIDs for pain which is not good for the gastric bypass pouch but since talking to my surgeon I've been taking Tylenol more and am hoping my knee pain and menstrual pain improves with my weight loss. My surgeon told me that he believes that both the sleeve and the bypass would work great for me its just the bypass is a bit more powerful, so over the following month and a half to two months of my program there thought about it and I decided on the bypass and recently signed my consent form for it.

I'm not in Minnesota but I may end up with a late June or early July date....I'll be sure to let you know @@ohjul

Sounds good to me, as a nurse I know its a bother for my patients to have me coming in their room for what seems to be every minute. So when I get my surgery, I'm praying for a 1 night stay.

@@lisaanewme67 Congrats girlie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If my date ends up in June it'll most likely be the end of June

I'm praying it's only one night for me as well, I'll be sure to post when I get a date Can't wait

Wow @@GENNYOSKINNY 2 years, that's awesom!!! Happy early Sleeversary! I cannot wait....I know this process is important but I just want to get the surgery done so I can get through the uncomfortable beginning and start living with this tool. How many days were you in the hospital?

@@GENNYOSKINNY Hey girlie! No date yet, currently in my 2nd month of a 3 month program at Healthy Steps in Santa Rosa (Partnership pays 100%, yaaay). My surgeon set a 25lb pre-op weight loss goal so I figure my surgery date will be around June or July. My Psych evaluation is on May 22nd and hope to schedule my EGD soon. I got my blood work, EKG, and chest X-ray done some weeks back. I'm sooooo looking forward to getting this tool to help me.

Congrats!!! Can't wait to get my date!

My doctor recommended Phytomulti

Thats awesome @@GENNYOSKINNY thank you so much for answering my questions, I really appreciate it!!

That's so awesome!! Glad to read that....I can't wait to feel better. I knees especially, I'm forever popping motrin for pain! Did you have to pay anything out of pocket related to the surgery @@GENNYOSKINNY?

Oh ok, that's good to know. I don't have any heart problems, just sleep apnea and I just had a sleep study last month. so I'm just trying to find out if there would be anything that would hold up the process. Are you happy with your sleeve and results @@GENNYOSKINNY ?

@@GENNYOSKINNY did you have to do a pre-op diet requirement? or any other requirements to be approved?

Congrats girlie!!!!!!!!!! That's such a blessing! I can't wait to I get to that point, I'm in the beginning I'v been referred to the bariatric program of my choice by my PCP and am going to the seminar on December 30th. Hope things move along smoothly and pray I can get sleeved by my birthday on March 8th.

So glad that I came across this thread! I have Partnership too. When I called them to find out if they cover bariatric surgeries they said they do and when I asked what the requirements was they said it has to be medically necessary. Glad to have come across someone whose had the sleeve on this health plan.

I know that can be scary reading about death rates but being that weight loss surgery should be a last resort, the alternative of remaining obese can ultimately lead to death too early. I'll be sure I'm up walking around the same day of my surgery to help avoid the main cause of death after these surgeries which is a pulmonary embolism. I pray that your surgery goes great with no complications.

As a nurse I can only think one way that having sleep apnea can affect your surgery. Theres two types of sleep apnea, obstructive and central. Obstructive sleep apnea, (the more common form) occurs when throat muscles relax too much causing obstruction. Central sleep apnea, occurs when your brain doesn't send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing. Central sleep apnea would mean there's some problems with your central nervous system and the surgeon may delay your surgery until that's resolved or a treatment plan is in place. So it may delay things but as long as they can verify its being treated (CPAP) then things should move along.

Good Lord 2 days!!! I hope mine is that short when I get to that point!

Blessings to you girlie, I hope you get your approval soon!