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Thank ya, sir!!!

Sure does! Thanks a ton!!!

Thanks, girl!!!! Those 6 months flew by!

Thanks, man!

Thank you!!!

Yes ma’am! In my mind this has been approved since day one. Already arranging my medical leave LOL 🙌🏼

Yep, Prevacid 30mg (Lansoprazole) is what I'm on. I decided to keep taking it after my H. Pylori treatment because it was helping SO much with my constant indigestion. Good to hear you heard the same thing

Interestingggg

No clue. Never taken Midol. Advil/ibuprofen has been the only thing to kill off the cramps. I know it can all change after surgery. I'm just curious if anyone else has been told that an NSAID was OK to take as long as they're on a PPI.

That's awesome!!!

I'm Anthem BCBS and my plan requires 6 dietician visits. My last one is May 1st so after that, I'll have more info to give about the experience.

Here's a great thread from my keto community about IF and ketosis https://www.ketovangelist.com/fasting-destroys-your-cells-and-thats-a-good-thing/ Also, Dr. Jason Fung, MD is the be all, end all when it comes to IF. Tons of videos and books https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-jason-fung-m-d

My doctor scheduled me to visit Jan 14th and I was unsure why. I asked my contact person over there and she stated it's an appointment with the doctor because he's going to be prescribing me some weight loss meds to get me losing a little during the next 5 months of nutrition visits I have to complete. That was kind of shocking. I didn't expect to be given meds. Anyone know what they might give me? I had an addiction problem with Adderall for some years that I finally overcame and this kind of scares me. I don't want anything that'll make me speedy to remind me of the Adderall days. I'm already taking Trintellix for depression which has been AMAZINGGGG. Thoughts?

Same with me. Told it was required which is cool. The EGD helped me hit my insurance deductible LOL

Wonder why they waited to test for H. Pylori after surgery? It can contribute to ulcers.

I meant to come back here and post on my experience with Takeda's patient assistance program, but totally forgot. SO...it's absolutely fantastic! Within days of applying, they shipped me 270 days of medication for free Thank you again for suggesting this. You pretty much helped saved my world!

I think it depends on your surgeon. How long have you been on antibiotics?

OMG That sucks!!! Are you taking Clarithromycin/Amoxicillin/Lansoprazole?

UPDATE:

I was told it'll probably take just 15 minutes but I'm still nervous. Fingers crossed, folks!

Of course all plans are different, but here's mine:

It's not really shrinking your liver itself...it's the fat around it

All done! The psych eval went really well and it was very quick (about 20 minutes), but we had a nice chat. All he asked was how long have I been overweight, are there others in my family with weight issues, do I have other health issues, what have I tried in the past, how do I think surgery will affect my life, stuff like that...other than those things, it was a relatively short, positive conversation. He said after he writes up his report he'll provide the clearance. Woot! Easy peasy. Edit: I did have a true/false questionnaire that I filled out ahead of time. It was 165 questions. Your surgeon may not use this, but at least it'll give you an idea what you could expect as far as the line of questioning. Here's the file. MBMD Million Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic Test Booklet.pdf

Yes ma'am! After this, I just have 2 more dietician phone calls and it's off to the insurance Good luck to you too!