SimplySharon

I'm on Medicaid as well. My insurance required 3 months of pre op weigh ins. I had to meet the nutritionist 3x, chest X-ray, gall bladder u/s, ekg, upper GI and a stress test...and of course blood work. I wasn't required to lose any weight. Just because insurance doesn't require weight loss or weigh ins doesn't mean certain surgeons won't. My friend has the same insurance as me but went through a different surgeon who required weight loss and 6 months of pre op diet. So it depends. They will let you know all that's required

Not from Rochester but close, Syracuse here!

So sorry to hear you had a rough recovery. After the birth of my daughter I went into severe panic/anxiety. It was bad! Right after her birth I started to hemmorage sp? Just a little bit, not even enough to worry me they said but of course I panicked and my blood pressure was high probably from the anxiety..my whole entire hospital stay after her birth was so bad!!! I panicked every time they took my bp, every time I stood up I felt like I was gna pass out I was shaky. I couldn't sleep, I barely ate, I was going crazy. My blood work came back perfectly fine every time and they said it was anxiety related. Ever since then it has been a roller coaster. At least now I can recognize my anxiety for what it is but it still sucks...so now I panic even thinking about hospitals/dr appts/bp monitors/etc so idk how I'll make it through this but I have to or my days will be counted due to my weight.

So what about if made you chicken out last time?

I suffer from them as well. I've had anxiety and panic disorder for years. I was scheduled for surgery last November and basically chickened out. I was already under a ton of stress at the time. I just got my second approval and waiting for my date. I wonder the same thing. Hospitals and being hooked up to machines seem to be big anxiety triggers. I take xanax as needed so I will be taking it if need be. I will not let it stop me this time! You'll do great

I did the same exact thing last year. Tests, got a date, pre op diet then backed out. Like you, nothing has gotten better so I called my surgeon. Luckily I didn't have to re do my testing because it's been within the same yr. hopefully I do not chicken out again doesn't help that I suffer from anxiety/panic disorder. Just got my approval letter, again. Waiting for my date. Glad everything went ok!! Congrats!!

How are you doing??

I tested positive too and was treated for it for 14 days then tested again through a breath test...

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Yes, no news is good news & worse case scenario, all the results get forwarded to your surgeon and they will have the definite answer and won't move forward unless all is clear. For all my tests, including stress test, I never heard anything back and when I met with my surgeon all was ok if anything was wrong you would have heard by now I thought for sure I failed my stress test too

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Congrats on the date!! Instead of guilt look at it the other way around...guilt is probably what got us into this position in the first place! I had a date set, twice...guess what I did? Backed out the first, and did a no call no show the second so now I'm meeting with my surgeon on Monday to explain what happened and pray he'll set me another date...I let fear & guilt rule my feelings. Guilt that I couldn't do it on my own, that I couldn't eat what I wanted, etc etc etc....but in the past 5 months since I didn't show & thought I could do it on my own, guess what happened? I've gained 16 lbs...highest I've ever been now. Finally decided not to let fear run my decision to be healthy and live life!! I suffer from panic and anxiety disorder im a huge hypochondriac, idk how I will get through this lol but I do know that if I want to live a long healthy life I HAVE to do this, I look at it as a life saving surgery just as if I had to go in for emergency surgery for any other reason to save my life, I wouldn't have a choice then...& I won't give myself a choice now. We got this!!! You got this!!! Guilt is just a form of fear and we become what we think...get that guilt OutTa there!!

Oh my, I'm sorry she had to go through that...it will all be worth it in the end, reassure her that each day gets better. I haven't had my surgery yet but I have been in an active support group for a year and I've heard so many stories on this...as prepared as we think we are, we just can't prepare fully because we don't know how it will turn out. Prayer that she's feeling better fast!!!

What does the "gas pain" feel like? So I don't freak out and can recognize immediately that it's just gas pains...where are they felt?

Glad to hear everything went well....im so nervous, any tips? What to expect in hospital? Lol

This happened to me, turned out to be a cyst/abscess on my ovary...it was painful with tons of pressure & was worse when using bathroom..

Well if that's what you gotta do just do it :-) don't change any of your eating habits and just stay the same...it's a thin line. If you don't lose any weight, how long do you have to go before surgery can be scheduled? I'm not required to lose any weight pre op neither.

This is what I mean!!! My husband has been at his job for more than 7 yrs and I just got news today that he just got laid off. We JUST bought a house and a new car a month ago and now this! Every time I try to get surgery something stressful happens :-( ughhh now I'm back to square one!

Hello group! Well, I went through the whole process to get surgery, testing, nut, etc...I was scheduled for surgery 9/30/14 but had to cancel, I had so much going on and was tremendously stressed out I knew it wouldn't be right to put my body through surgery. Just through stress alone I ended up losing 20 lbs. I rescheduled surgery for November '14...thinking everything would be better by then & nope! It was worse by then so I ended up not showing up for my surgery. I gave up, didn't call my surgeons office, in Shame and embarrassment. I thought (once again) Id be able to lose weight on my own since the stress gave me a jump start. Well in January things starting improving drastically, I got a new job, I'm stable and my marriage and children isn't struggling anymore. I wasn't even able to buy the shakes or Vitamins I needed for surgery. Things are 90% better right now so I decided to gain enough courage to call my surgeons office back and explain what happened and pray they can forgive me!! They said I wouldn't have to re do any testing or nutrition but I had to meet with my surgeon to explain what happened and the decision is his whether he'd like to go through and schedule me again. I'm so ready now. Since my last scheduled date I've been diagnosed as pre diabetic and also arthritis in my back mostly caused by my weight. I've also gained about 25 lbs since I'm not under stress anymore. So now I'm at my highest I've ever been!!! 312 lbs :-( I've got to go through with this and I can't let fear stop me this time. I also suffer from anxiety and panic disorder & hospitals are big triggers. So hopefully my surgeon understands what I was going through and is willing to do this so I don't have to start all over again somewhere else.... Please tell me it's worth it and to stop saying "what if..."

Wow congrats on making the decision, it def is help to have friends who've been there. I know a few people who've had my surgeon and all is well and I also know someone else who had complications after her surgery but she had a diff surgeon...so it's helpful for sure having support!! We got this :-) Me too! I meet with him Monday morning so we will see how it goes