taxudown

Ouch! In all I just have to pay 125 plus copays for the doctors appointments. But anything beats paying 36-40k Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Same as blue eyed. The did a RMR test and told me to eat this many calories and do 300 minutes of exercise a week. 64 oz Water and 50g Protein a meal Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congrats! Who do you insurance with? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have BCBS Fed, and I started 4/14 and will have surgery the first week or two in August. The only thing I have to do for my insurance is the 90 day diet. I've had the psych, weight history etc. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Had my first appointment yesterday. It was a great experience...long, but great. One of the funniest things happened while I was there. This young lady was already seated in the room and started talking a mile a minute. She was so excited. When the gastro nurse came in - we all started hearing loud snores. My friend woke her up, and then the surgeon came in. She was laid back in her chair, shirt all up - sawing logs. The surgeon was irritated and I got so tickled I couldn't speak or breath for laughing with tears running down my face. (I must say she wasn't sleeping due to a medical condition.) Overall - I love my surgeon. I don't have to have any other tests. I scheduled my psych eval, start a 90 supervised diet Tuesday, and now it's a waiting game. The surgeon concurred with the sleeve; however, said it was because I was young (28) and have had a trainer for a year and a half. He said I should bounce back fast. I'm looking forward to a new me. Next summer will be the best one ever. I'm sure others can empathize with staying away from the beach or pools because of weight. I have never been thin. This time next year, I will be the thinnest and healthiest if my adult life. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yea I should be close to the first of August. Thankfully I only have to do the 90 day physician supervised diet and we can go to insurance. My dr said I was an "easy" patient.

I have recently decided to start the process for bariatric surgery. I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I have had feelings of low to no self-worth, refuse to go on vacations and when forced to, it's frequently the worst memories I have. I'm a workaholic. I find that working all the time keeps my mind off my weight. I tend to shy away from the mirror totally. I'm a 28 year old professional guy. I graduated with my masters at 21, am a CPA, and have had a successful career since graduation. However, advancement in my personal life has never progressed because of my weight. I finally had enough. Last January I started with a personal trainer... And over the last year and a half have managed to gain about 10-15 pounds. Talk about a punch in the face. I am not sure if y'all's experiences. However, when I committed in my mind to this surgery, I was excited-nervous-scared-back to excited. I would like to know why you chose sleeve instead of bypass or band. When I told my family they said things like "but you are only heavy on top - you can be disciplined and just do better" or "why not do it the natural or hard way" or "I am afraid you'll die." I have also had some friends and family that are happy and excited - even my personal trainer is supportive and strangely excited. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So, I recently did an online seminar for Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bariatric Surgery. I 4/16/16 for the first appointment. They said it should take about 4-5 hours, and you meet doctors, nutritionist, Gastro nurse, and insurance "specialist". My concern for me - I think BCBS Fed requires 6 months supervised diet/WL program. I do not have a PCP - I'm 28 and never really been to the dr all that often. I did about 6 months of phentermine years ago and for the last 1 1/2 years, I've had a personal trainer 2-3 times per week. What's going to happen? I have seen a dr in my new town a couple times for low blood sugar, but nothing really major. I'm about 365 BMI 51. Any thoughts? IS there a way to get around the 6 month supervised thing?

@@Miss Mac and @@silverthreads Thank you so much! I was very pleased to see that FED BCBS required 3 months of supervised plan. That's great. I was hoping I would be able to do my surgery in July if things went right. I have been morbidly obese nearly my entire life. I actually have gained 15 pounds after being with a trainer for 1 1/2 years (which isn't cheap). I was surprised when I told my trainer of my plan yesterday that he was positive and supportive. I go to law school August - May of the year, so need it in the summer and really don't want to wait until next summer. I really appreciate all of your comments.

Thanks for the lead - is there a way to contact her OR do you have to wait on a reply. I just signed up for this a few days ago. Thanks!