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Good for you, hang in there! How are you doing on fluids? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

A direct port to my insides through which staph, bacteria, and more can enter my body. Sepsis, anyone? I think not. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Why is he leaning this way after your EGD? What did he find? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sending you good thoughts! You'll do beautifully!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So.....would hate for you to postpone surgery BC of their loosey-goosey office procedures....since you say you trust the surgical expertise, how much support will you be needing from that STAFF post-op? Can you get your nutritional backup through books, or forums, or through another nutritionist? If you had a medical issue you would go to the ER and they would notify your surgeon, so no staff there? I guess what I am thinking is maybe the part they they were supposed to handle -- and admittedly handled very poorly -- is essentially over? And if you can find other support options post-op, maybe you can let the surgeon do what he does so well. And say so long to those disorganized folks in the office. I thinking you def need to tell the surgeon though, that their disorganization and lack of focus almost caused you to cancel surgery all together. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You look VERY different!!!! I think you look terrific, there's a serious amount of progress!!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm about ready to flip a coin, I'm so tired of trying to decide. Heads....RNY Tails.....Sleeve Of course I won't REALLY decide on the flip of a coin, but i DID just flip a shiny penny and it came up tails and .... My immediate reaction was relief. Hmmm. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

One of the good things to note about excess skin is that it does not cause diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, or strokes! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Fascinating post....a lot of wise people here, looking forward to learning from you all! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey, Jess, how was today? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ugh.....that's a seriously good point.... I get chronic sinus infections and nothing but ibuprofen breaks the pain.... Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

No ridge runner, I just checked... Not there? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I am curious about this question as well, ridgerunner... What's the tipping point between choosing RNY or DS?

Wondering if getting one of these is a good idea, considering I will soon be eating much much smaller portions and will have more leftovers from restaurants? Anyone find this useful post-op? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

With bypass they make a tiny pouch, but they DO in fact leave the rest of the stomach in the body (the part that makes ghrelin, the hunger hormone). However, it has been explained to me that bc of the intestinal rerouting of the RNY, those hormones are dumped lower in the intestines and therefore do not cause feelings of hunger. Can't say I completely understand this yet, though. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Jess, I am so happy you got out that I have happy feet right now!!!! You had me really worried! You've got a lot to give.... Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Stunning!!!!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

You said "I can't seek help bc I work with the people you go to when you're feeling like I am."? So you work in mental health? Surely if you work in mental health you have the empathy and understanding to know that someone seeking mental health help in 2016 is not different than someone seeking medical help in diagnosing a pain or physical symptom that won't go away and is impacting their life? Right? You're in mental health....you gotta appreciate that some people legitimately need help at crisis points in their lives? Kind of like some people legitimately need stitches or a cast after a physical fall. Your fall was emotional, big deal. It's fine. And it sounds like you had a long domino trail of pain and issues that finally tipped over. And....sounds like your friends are not doing you any favors if they can't be real with you and supportive if you're not all drinking. That's not friendship, that's group anesthesia and you deserve a hell of a lot more. I am not a religious person at all but this is a story I think of often about accepting help: There was a flood coming, and the TV news sent out broadcasts saying if you lived on the east side of town, you should consider evacuating. An old man with a strong, lifelong faith in powers outside himself was watching the news and said "Nah, I'll be fine, I can stand a little Water, and if it gets bad I know that my God will save me. I trust in God!" Hours later the water filled the streets several inches deep, and his neighbor drove over to his house asking him to please evacuate with them. There was room in the car, and the neighbor was worried, and begged the neighbor to accept their help and leave the area, just in case. The old man said, "I've lived here 40 years, I have seen flood warnings and nothing has ever happened...plus, I know God will save me if need be." The neighbor sadly drove away. Flood waters rose to waist deep. More and more were safely floating down the street in kayaks and rowboats, moving themselves to safety. The old man watched them go by, and refused their offers of a space in one of the rowboats. "I can swim in water this deep, and if need be, my God will save me." Within an hour the waters were churning and violent, and reached the level of of the gutters along the roofline. The old man struggled to his roof and sat there quietly, watching the scene around him. No more people were floating by in rowboats or kayaks, offering help. But suddenly above in the sky appeared a helicopter, which dropped a line attached to a large basket. The helicopter pilot said they had space on the helicopter to save him, all he needed to do was climb in the basket and they would pull him up and fly to safety. The old man called out, "Do you know exactly where you will take me, do you know the exact route, how long it will take, if the ride will be easy and comfortable?" The helicopter pilot replied he did not know the exact path, but he was a trained professional who devoted his life to saving people in crisis, and if there was a way to safety, he would do all he could to get the old man to safety. The old man shook his head and waved him off. "I can sit here high on my roof just fine, and if things get serious, I know my God will save me!" The helicopter flew away. Suddenly a huge rush of water barreled down and carried the old man to a panicked, painful death by drowning. Within moments the old man's spirit was at the Pearly Gates, and he stormed over to St. Peter angrily and yelled, "All my life I trust in God, trust that he will keep me safe, and THIS happens??!! God didn't save me, he forgot me in my moment of need!" St. Peter spun around furiously and replied, "In your MOMENT of need? You had HOURS of need! And throughout those hours, we sent news broadcast warnings, we sent your neighbor in a car, we sent rowboats and kayaks, we even sent a darn helicopter!!! We sent it all, all YOU had to do was accept the help and climb in." Story done.....so where are you now? In front of your TV, on the porch, on the roof? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Hi Mozza, yes it's inevitable. Weight loss leads to hair loss in most people, but not all. I had the sleeve 2 1/2 years ago and at about 4 months out I started losing hair by the handfull. I was quite upset but knew it was coming. I just cut my hair shorter so it wasn't as noticeable. Once I started adding more fat to my diet the hair grew back and thickened up. It's just a temporary problem and you will soon be over it. I promise, the weight loss is worth the hair loss. I will be having a revision to bypass in a couple of months and I will go through this again and though I dread it, I know it is a temporary thing and well worth the problem.May I ask why you are having a revision to bypass? I am pre op and still deciding between bypass and sleeve. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App Yes, pls share, audaciousmarie? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

You need to see a therapist immediately, no one here is qualified to "tell you how the f**k to live like this in the meantime." You are literally screaming for help, pls get it. Ask you surgeon's office for the name of therapists who work with bariatric patients post op, or contact the one who did your psych eval prior to surgery. Pls take care of yourself and let the people you live with know that you are not in a good place. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Tell them UHC is NOT youR insurer, they are only the paid administrator for your company's plan. The rules of your health plan are made by your company, NOT by UHC. And your company's own plan does NOT have a specified wait. So they need to call your company's plan administrator (UHC), and give your very specific policy number to get the right info, BC UHC rules are NOT your rules, BC UHC IS NOT YOUR TRUE INSURER. UHC works for your company. It's a whole different world. And THAT'S why some people who carry a UHC card have no wait, and others with UHC have a 3-month wait, and still others have a 6-month wait. The many flavors of UHC. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

?????? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App I'm assuming that the poster feels that only people who have insurance OTHER than state-paid should have their bariatric surgery covered. I disagree with that opinion. Yep, I agree with you....it's a lot cheaper to address the root cause of their chronic health issues than to spend a lifetime (and fortune) treating the symptoms of diabetes, hypertension, strokes, etc., etc., etc. Not to mention it's a lot more humane. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes, it will. You're on a slippery slope, don't do it. You didn't go through all this just so you could not follow doctors instructions the first week and mess things up. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sajijoma, that's deftly the way my plan works too...a self-funded company plan that's administered through UHC. Is yours a pharma company, too? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

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