spdmonkeymama

@@her1981 so have you had the surgery? Do you mind me asking what was your BMI before surgery? My dad is looking into the surgery as well and he is worried he will be required to lose a lot before surgery. But his BMI isn't that much higher than mine is.

When they asked me at my first appointment what I thought my goal weight should be I said 199 because I have NO IDEA what less than 200 feels like. I remember being 140 in junior high and being told I was fat at that point. Right now I would be happy with 299 if that meant I never had to see the 300's again.

I am in IL and on Medicare/Medicaid. My surgery and hospital stay is 100% covered and I only have a few copays on the medicare side that Medicaid usually picks up. I might have to pay for my nutritionist out of pocket because Medicare did not have it listed as a covered benefit but in the past Medicaid has picked those up for me. As far as the original poster about the decision between rny and sleeve, I am having the same exchange of thoughts as I look for which would be the best. Right now I have a BMI of 56 so my surgeon is saying rny would be best. My father in law had the rny and honestly I can't see it helped me. I know it is only a tool but he lost 140 pounds and has regained 100 of it. But my mother in law had the band and hers is still working just fine and she looks amazing. I keep hearing from people that the rny is too dangerous and the sleeve is better. Last night I even met someone who went from 367 to 205 in one year on the sleeve. He said he lost about 50 preop but 11 months post op he is doing amazing. I will probably keep researching and researching until it is time to lock in a decision.

Thanks! I am having a problem with the app. How do I update my information??? Sent from my SGH-M919 using the BariatricPal App

Hi everyone I am new to this app and can't seem to find out how to add information to my profile Sent from my SGH-M919 using the BariatricPal App