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I have being dealing with the same thing.. shakes with the artificial sweeteners taste super sweet and would cause me to throw up... I have the Unjury Chocolate sweetened with Splenda..I have to add pure Cocoa and PB2(additional protein) to cut the sweetness. Unjury also has Chicken and Santa Fe Chile flavors... I plan to order those next. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

I love reading you guys posts! When I get to worrying about the particulars of surgery, I just do a search and find what you all experienced/experiencing... which is a great help. My Bypass surgery date is Oct 15th... my doctor's nurse told me I only have to do 7 day liquid diet, but i think i may try to start a little early.. I go to my Pre-Op testing and Dietician class on Oct 2nd then will see my surgeon on Oct 3rd... Best of luck to all of you! [emoji847] Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

What all is done during the Pre OP testing appt? I was told it was scheduled, but was not told what it entail. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

I have paid my Surgeon $790(before my first appt with him) and the hospital called and said I would have to pay them $1300, 10 days before surgery... my date is October 15th. The payments will satisfy my Out-Of-Pocket(OOP) expense with my insurance for the year. Once OOP is met, insurance will pay 100% of my medical expenses... for the remainder of this year Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

Did your surgeon have you stop Contravene before surgery? If so, how many days/weeks before surgery? I want to wean myself off the drug. My surgery date is Oct 15th.

I finally got my surgery date yesterday. I am having the gastric bypass on Oct. 15th. After I got the date, I instantly felt sick to my stomach....which I knew it was only my nerves..lol... I am so excited. I started the process last October, got approved for the sleeve August 9th. Then my Dr recommended the bypass due to GERD... Got the approval for the bypass on Sept 17th. I go for a protesting appt and dietician appt on Oct 2nd.

Lol....I will be contacting her by tomorrow if I have not heard from the her. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

I was happy and surprised it was that quick.. although I was approved on the 9th, it is now the 29th and I have not recieved a surgery date from my Dr. office.... I have paid the Dr. Pre-pays, have spoken to the hospital regarding their pre-pays, but still no date. I was told to wait until the nurse calls me.... I'm trying to remain in good spirits knowing I did get approval from my insurance, but the wait is killing me. [emoji58] Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

Mine was submitted to my insurance on 8/1 and I recieved approval on 8/9 Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

Yes! Lol... I had to read what he wrote on the back of a piece of paper... which was fold the paper and lay it on the floor to my left. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

I got tickled reading your post... I don't know why she would ask such questions.... that is odd. I was asked once the following questions, during the interview, that I thought were odd: What is today's date What is the current season What street is his office on Count back from a 100 by 7s He had me do a few excersises to see if I could follow directions/instructions. I think he was just trying to determine my state of mind. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

He came in to check how I was doing and I was on question #352... he said, "oh ok, you have ~250 more to go."... I was screaming OMG! (In my mind..lol). My appt was at 8a, we started on time, I was walking to my car at 11:40a! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

I was asked during my psyc eval about whether I reached all milestones growing up, do I feel like a failure, am I depressed, what is my alcohol consumption like, have I done any illicit drugs... what is my relationship with my family, do I understand the risk of surgery, do I understand what would be required after wls. After that interview, I took the MMPI Diagnostic test... that was ~570 questions... it was a very long appt. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Does anyone know why insurance (UMR) requires a 6 month supervised diet plan? I'm just curious.... What if I lose weight during that 6 months, will I run the risk of being denied by the insurance because I no longer have the required BMI? I have a long history of losing weight on diets, but only gain it all back (plus some). Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Congratulations! And thank you for the awesome and informative information! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Little Rock, Arkansas Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you Lucylu1313! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Just deleted 311 emails with Chinese writing! This is ridiculous.

RickM, thank you for the insight! I am expecting a call from my surgeon's office this week with a referral, I will see is my current supervised plan w/Contrave will be acceptable. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Got'cha! I just started the process, my surgeon's office will be calling me this week with a referral for a nutritionist. I have actually been under a supervised weight loss diet/plan for over a year with Contrave medicine with my PCP, but I only had to visit once every 6 weeks(initially), then once every 3 months... not sure if the insurance will accept that, but we will see! I wish you much luck during your process! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you AnisaLeah for the feedback! Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app