TxCoon

How much did you lose in your first 3 months and how much did you weigh at date of surgery?

What is your favorite weight loss app?

I go in at 8:30am! Ready to be on the losers bench!

My surgery is delayed, I was supposed to have surgery August 12th. I tested positive for h-pylori and am on 3 high powered antibiotics. Anyone has this before? I had absolutely no symptoms.

I'm on a week diet of healthy foods then next week I start a week of liquids. Good luck to everyone. My surgery is August 12th

Bekah, I would like to join as well. Let me know how to friend request you. Thanks!

August 12th here. Start my pre op diet August 5th

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You're my surgery date twin!

I go on the 30th for my nutrition class and pre op tests (chest X-ray and blood work), then August 5th for my pre op diet liquid pick up, then August 12th is the big day!

I get my pre op shakes on August 5th

I am!!!! ????????

Had my consult today and surgery date is scheduled for August 12th! Super excited!!

Has anyone had their gallbladder removed during weight loss surgery?

What were the things you did and items you had that made your post op recovery easier?

These are all great answers! Thank yall so much!!

My exact thoughts. Myfitnesspal is only good for a few select things for bariatric patients

The gallbladder is pretty much a useless organ. If I can prevent the pain of having it go bad, I'm all for having it removed. Those who've experienced the pain said it's worse than having a kidney stone. I've had one of those and I thought I was literally dying lol.

I was wondering too. I have my consult next Friday (July 24th) and I'm going to ask him if he could take it out. There is nothing wrong with it, but I've heard soooo many people having a lot of issues after W.L.S. My uncle had the gastric bypass and told me to be sure to ask if it could be taken out because he had to undergo another surgery to remove his after his bypass. He said if you can prevent the horrible and agonizing pain, it is sooooo worth it.

Can anyone tell me their requirement/approval process with Aetna Select or HMO? Thanks in advance

I'm self pay too. My consult is next Friday. His office said I should be able to have surgery by the 2nd week in August so I'm super excited. Good luck on your journey as well

Msgal2181: Thank you for the kind words. I will be scheduling my consult with a highly recommended bariatric surgeon here in my area. My husband and I agreed to go ahead and pay cash for it rather than switching insurances to one that we aren't comfortable with. This has been the only road block with our insurance we have ever faced. It has been great for us and our kids. I'm blessed to be able to pay for the surgery in cash as I know many aren't able to. Now I'm wondering what the wait time will be prior to surgery since I don't have to worry about the insurance requirements. So I will count my blessings there. Again, thank you for your kindness.

Thank you Jersrose43. I will look into it for sure.

And by the way, I have been in the gym 5-6 days per week for the past 3 years with little to no results. As soon as I had my hysterectomy, my body has suffered severe consequences and one of those is the inability to lose weight. I have not gained weight, I have maintained my current weight going on 4 years now.

First off, I know the hard work it takes. I'm not lazy in the least bit and I darn sure will work hard for what I want to try my best to succeed. But when your insurance doesn't cover it, there are no other options other than paying cash for it. Which is what I will have to do at this point. I did not want to pull from my savings, but it looks like I have no other choice. It's sad that insurances won't cover a procedure to help a person stay healthy.