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Hi everyone! I started my journey in the beginning of November when I had my initial consultation with my suegeon. About 2 weeks later I had my first visit with my nutritionist. It was right before my period was supposed to start and I had gained 5 pounds between the visit with my surgeon and the nutritionist. I have Aetna and I'm doing the 3 month program they offer. In their guidelines, it says I can't have a net gain during the program. Does this mean I will be denied since I gained in the very beginning?? Or do they look at the weight the first weigh in and the last after I complete the program and it can't be a gain between those two? I'm so nervous that I'm doing all of this work and all of these visits and I'm going to be denied from the very beginning. Thanks for your help everyone!

Thank you! It's so hard. I feel my clothes getting a little loser, people are noticing I'm looking a little thinner and I feel better. I'm just so nervous that I don't see the scale going down and that's what my insurance company wants. I'll see what the nutritionist says Tuesday.

Thank you for your reply. That's how I was reading it, but I wanted to make sure someone else thought the same thing as me. I have been watching what I eat. I'm focusing on the Protein, limiting carbs, drinking only Water (at least a gallon a day) and watching my sugar in take since I know after surgery I won't be able to eat much of that. I know the weekends are my downfall and I've been working on that too. I've been exercising based on what my exercise therapist has me doing. I'm back to the weight I was when I weighed in with my surgeon, but I can't seem to get lower than that despite my efforts. Right around my period I gain about 3-5 lbs every month from retaining so much water. A couple of days after I'm able to lose it again. I have anot her appointment with my nutritionist and exercise specialist this week so I'm going to ask them what I can change. It's frustrating with insurance because this is the reason why I need the surgery because I can't lose the weight on my own after attempts with all different approaches.

As others have said, my surgeon said the complete opposite. I haven't had surgery yet and I am about half way through my pre-op requirements for insurance. As you did, I did lots of research on both the sleeve and RNY. I personally know several people who have had both surgeries and talked to them and asked questions. I know everyone is different, but wanted to hear their experience and why they chose the surgery they chose. I went into my consultation thinking I was set on having the gastric sleeve. I'm 28 and my biggest concern was having a healthy pregnancy. I don't have kids currently either and that's one of the biggest reasons I'm having surgery is to be healthy enough to have a healthy pregnancy and to be around a long time to be a mom once I do have children. When I spoke with my surgeon and told him my concerns and why I was leaning towards the sleeve, he told me I shouldn't have any worries about nutrient deficiencies and not being able to have a healthy pregnancy after RNY. As long as I am eating how I should and taking my Vitamins and taking care of myself, I will be fine. He said that I would actually be ahead of the game so to speak by taking the Calcium and other vitamins before I get pregnant and when I get pregnant because in the first weeks of pregnancy its the most important for you to have those as that is what helps development of healthy hearts, brains and spines in the baby. He suggested I have RNY due to the amount of weight I am looking to lose and because of my age and desire to get pregnant. As others have stated, he advised I wait at least 12 months before I consider trying to conceive since that's when you have your most rapid weight loss and should wait until your weight stabilizes. But that's with either surgery. After I left thay consultation, my husband and I bother thought RNY was the surgery I shold have. Those are my surgeons suggestions for me and his thoughts, but everyone and every surgeon is different. Maybe schedule another consultation with a different surgeon just to get their take on things? Good luck!!!