jessa85

I am 12 weeks post op and I have lost 35 pounds. My concern is in the first 6 weeks I lost 26 of those pounds and in the last 6 weeks I have only lost 9 pounds. I had RNY and started at 294 pounds. I was told to increase my calories to 800-1,000 which is really difficult to get in and increase protein to 80 grams and I feel like the scale still isn’t moving. I’m so discouraged. I feel like I’m wasting the time that this surgery is the most effective and already struggling when the surgery is suppose to be at its peak. What am I doing wrong?!

How common are post surgery ulcers? I know you could potentially develop one soon after surgery while still healing, but I’ve been seeing thing about people years out after RNY with ulcer complications. Is this a big issues with the surgery?

Has anyone gone through the process self pay and then switched to insurance? I have been going through as self pay and I actually have a surgery date of March 12th. My husband is starting a new job and it looks like that insurance may actually cover the surgery! Has anyone ever made the switch mid way through the process? Looking for suggestions on how best to make sure that I make as smooth a transition as possible and don’t delay surgery any more then I need to!

I have actually even as a self pay patient been going through the program since June of 2019 and my doctors office thinks that all of that will count as long as it’s covered by his individual employers plan. We will see today!