AllisonK1986

I have Cigna great west and no one has said anything about weight gain. I've been on and off prednisone and with my meds it's so hard to lose weight (my lupus meds) so I'm praying they don't consider my yo yo weight an issue bc I hopefully file this week. I follow the diet 98% of the time and try to get my steps in and I've quit smoking!

I'm still pre op and pop corn is like basically only junk food I really like so that's like my semi addiction. And coming from a southern household and being married to an Arab wherein each culture food is the center of everything, I'm doing my best to break the cycle.

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I think I'm gonna miss movie theater popcorn ???????????? popcorn is my fav! How can I go to the movies lol.

All I know is that I'm going to be 1 night in the hospital as in like 24 hrs from surgery time. I honestly would prefer to stay 3 days to just be monitored, but I guess it's cheaper this way.

Go to Disney world and be able to ride all the rides, have an higher self esteem, be able to shop in regular stores, go zip lining , go hiking, horse back riding, and kayaking/paddle boarding.

I've finished all my pre op testing, psych evaluation, and on oct 1 will make my 3rd month and last food journal so my dr will schedule my surgery on the first and than submit to my insurance. Someone asked earlier about why oct is backed up. I see dr. Mcdevitt at coastal Carolina bariatrics in summerville, sc ((he's amazing!!)) and he only does surgeries on Tuesdays. ????

I'm 28 hopefully will get my surgery date soon ????

My surgeon is booked up all of October so I'm prob gonna end having mine in November and I don't get my date until October 1 ???? and still gotta wait for ins approval ????

Does anyone have any experience through great west ?

I am going for my last weigh in oct 1 and than they will submit to insurance and schedule my surgery. It's been more than 90 days and everything else has gone smoothly so far. I'm just super nervous. What all did they require from u again??

I'm about a month clean and my Wellbutrin seems to help a lot, but a lot of the time it's also pure will power! I want to smoke so bad it's insane. But all I can think about is my dr will not do my surgery if I test positive for nicotine and he will make me go another 3 months.

I have finished with my nutritionist, pysch eval, barium swallow, ekg, X-rays, and waiting back for the results of my pre op blood work. I go back in on oct 1 for my 3 month supervised diet visit and will find out when my surgery will be. Prob first week in November. He is also going to be submitting to my insurance company the same day so I'm super nervous! I'm going to dr. Mcdevitt in summerville, sc in the charleston area.

I find out my surgery date on October 1. So it looks like either end of October or first week or so of November. 1. I'm scared of dying from leaks that no one catches until too late and I'm already septic. 2. Of stroking out/ blood clots during surgery or in recovery. 3. Me not losing that 125lbs that I need to lose. 4. Sagging and excessive skin. I'm so afraid that when I lose my weight that all I'm gonna look like is a granny. 5. That for some reason my husband loses his job aka insurance before they can submit it. 6. My insurance denying me 7. My copay being more than 3,000$ because I can't afford it. 8. I have lupus and take NSAIDs so worry about that. Only thing that makes me some what ok is that my mom has been a med asst since 1971 and she will be with me at my house while I recover. So she'll know what to look out for in case of leaks and septicemia. And yea like the rest of you, my anxiety is pretty high.

I have major acid reflux, but I also have lupus. So after having a long discussion with my dr medically the sleeve would be a better outcome for me than the bypass.

Hey guys sorry for not posting in awhile. Yes, I'm a pt of dr Mcdevitt and he is amazing!!! ???????? I find out on oct 1 if all my labs come back good when my surgery will be. He said he's a little backed up so I'm looking around end of October, beginning of November. I'm getting the VSG. Just pray for me that my labs are good and insurance doesn't give me any problems!

My dr is amazing! Not only does he not rush the process, he makes sure you are emotionally, physically, medically, and PREPARED before he even schedules your surgery date. So I'm looking anywhere between 3 to 4 months out for my surgery. We decided on VSG bc I have really bad arthritis among other things. I got put on the no bread, starches, Pasta, or sugar diet today. I think it's going to be a challenge, but I have to do it! Also, I was almost done quitting smoking and he will be testing me frequently for nicotine bc he will add 3 months to my wait time if I test positive. I had no idea smoking after surgery was so dangerous ????. I'm going next Wednesday for my pre op ekg, barium swallow, and chest X-ray and gotta go on the 14th for my dietician with my 2 week food journal ????. I tried calling all the pyschiatrist on his list and no one takes my insurance so it's gonna be atleast until next week for me to figure where to go to get it done. Bc I'm def not paying 400$ for a psych eval???? Sorry for the long post. Any advice or support is welcome! Xoxo

This no bread, no pasta, no starch, no rice, and no sugar diet is driving me crazy. I'm running out of ideas of what to eat and I've cheated a couple of times ????????. I feel like I'm earring nothing but meat and fruit and Greek yogurt 24/7. Need advice! Xoxo

I'm not even post op this is also my pre op diet and I'm already freaking out ???? thanks for the ideas.

I bought Pure protein powder plus from SAMs club today. Has anyone used that brand?

I'm from Monroe @@ShrinkingPeach and that's pretty cool that ur husband is from here.

I'm originally from the Athens area but have been living in charleston for past 3 years.

Welcome! I'm still pre op. I live in charleston, sc but originally from north Georgia. Would love to hear your start to after surgery story! Welcome to the group xoxo

I crave it so bad. My hubby tried the patches and gum And nothing worked. I think chantix would drive him crazy.

Yea he really needs to quit, but their is not much I can do until he is ready. It's been 5 days since I quit and my biggest issue is after I eat and when I'm driving.