Samantha T

I was looking at pictures on Google and noticed that the colors really changed when their skin wasn't pulled as tight. I have a paisley pattern tattoo that's all black and I'm scared it's just going to look like a giant blob lol. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I need a GI clearance to have my surgery and I made an appointment with him back in October and told them very specifically why I needed to see him. I have been back and forth with them telling all the people I have seen in his office why I was seeing him when they asked and none of the ever mentioned that he doesn't do clearances for surgeries. I had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy done a few weeks ago and on Wednesday I went in and was told "I don't give clearances I just do the procedure. Talk to your family Dr." My final weigh in is in less than two weeks and now I have to find another GI doctor and hope that they are taking new patients. So any hope of having my surgery any time soon is in the toilet. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you! I'm kinda glad I didn't know because I would've been antsy this whole time waiting for everything to be approved lol Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm Samantha I'm 26 and I'm around 390 and I'm having the bypass on June 6th! I feel like it's been a struggle to get here from the seminar at the very beginning. My Dr doesn't require a pre op diet just a 24 hr fast before surgery. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

So I don't know what happened but I received a call from the scheduling department for my surgery. I have no clue how they got the clearance because I was still going back and forth with the drs office and the insurance. I have my pre-op appointment next Thursday and then the Thursday after that my surgery! Thanks for all of your input! Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I've talked to them multiple times and they're just as baffled by him not doing it as everyone else I've talked with. I had an appointment today and they told me that I need to talk to my primary dr. He has no problem giving me a referral it's finding a gi dr that'll deal with it. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

So I got another referral to a different GI dr and when I explained to him why I was there and what the last dr said he freaking laughed. Then told me I need to talk to my primary care doctor that there was nothing he could do. I'm done with all my weigh ins and all I need to do besides the clearance is take a hospital class and a nutrition class. I can't sign up for them till I have that clearance though. It's just so frustrating and I feel like I've wasted the last 8 months trying to reach something that isn't going to happen. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I gave the coordinator his name and phone number and she said she would call them. Maybe she'll have better luck with him then I did. The wording could have been off but he seemed very adamant that he does not do that. I just wish he could've said something from the begining. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Since I was already a GI patient the clearance is what my insurance requires before they approve the surgery not the bariatric doctor's. The coordinator that handles all of the paperwork said that she was going to talk to one of the surgeons to see what he says but she really had no clue what to do. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I did and she was kinda dumbfounded and said that she'd talk to one of the surgeons who the office belongs to and see what he says. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh how I wish I could. He has his own private practice though and everyone works under him. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

For the last 6 months my mom's Dr has been trying to get rid of hers and everytime she gets tested to see if it's gone she still has it. Then today I found out I have it also but I'm hoping mine doesn't last as long. I hope you have better luck! Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

It's multi level marketing. Companies like Avon and Mary Kay are the most popular that come to mind. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

You're welcome[emoji5] Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

If I click on my name in the drop down there's My Surgery. Is yours there? I tried to put a screenshot of mine but it won't let me add it. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Good luck tomorrow! Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Starting at midnight you're not allowed? I think if you sleep for 8 hours and then get up and go to work then you'll only be going 4 hours without eating and drinking. I don't know if that's actually how long you sleep but 4 hours seems a lot shorter of a period if you think about it like that. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I was just wondering if there's anyone in the valley that has had surgery done? I'm having mine done out of Modesto. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

For me it's the taste of the toothpaste that makes me gag! So I bend over the counter with my head practically in the sink to stop any from getting to far back in my mouth lol Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm 26 and hopefully within the next few months I'll be having my surgery! Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I've never trouble using a tampon even at 400lbs but I've on and off started using a Diva Cup just so I don't have to change it as much and I actually have to lay down on my bed to get it in Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

My dietician recommend the baritastic app and I really like it. I have an Android. Everything is right there when you open it up and you can save your pre surgery measurements and pictures on it and then update as you go. It's really helping me pay attention to what I'm eating and how much water I'm drinking. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I just received the call for my psychologist appointment next Saturday! After this I only have a couple more requirements before I can submit to insurance. I think I'm more nervous about this than the actual surgery. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

Im thinking early to mid May. I have my fourth of 6 months of appointments tomorrow and my Drs office said it takes about a month for insurance approval and then a week or two for the surgery date. The only requirements I have left after my colonoscopy/endoscopy next month are a nutrition class and a hospital class. Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app

I was there for 5 minutes and then he told me he would send it to my doctor's office. I was just nervous that I would be delayed. I'm so close to my surgery that I don't want anything to get in the way! Sent from my moto e5 plus using BariatricPal mobile app