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Am I missing something ? Is that you holding the apple at the top ? Or is this something that is not up yet ? Im confused LOL Mindy

Did anyone get ANYTHING from the insurance company before surgery saying so ? if so I would say the insurance company does not have much leg to stand on , IF NOT Then I would be fighting with your docs office on this . Mindy

Marlene i just sent you an email as well. Hang in there ! You can do this !! Mindy

This is what I dont get. SO many times people come on and ask questions they should be asking docs and they follow by " Well its a weekend , or a holiday I dont want to bother my doc " OMG I paid $12,000 for my surgery I'll bother my doc if its 3 AM and CHRISTMAS eve if I need something !! Is it ideal ? NO But if you have a question that's what you paid them for ! I dont understand the " I dont want to bother them so i just wont call" Mindy

My guess is it is a mix up, I have heard of people being denied BEFORE surgery but not after the surgery was done. I think my response would be "TOUGH SH*T !! You should not have authorized it im not paying you back a dime " ! Good luck let us know Mindy

Have you called the doctors office ? Sometimes its a screw up where something was not turned in properly and once the paper work was done correctly its fine. I would call the docs office first . HTH good luck Mindy

I understand . I was just trying to point out that I do think there is a difference some dont see the difference or dont realize the difference in "cheating" and going against medical advice . ya know ? And I totally understand what your saying about being self pay . I constantly worry about my band, i worry if i PB if i screwed it up , if i did if i had to have another surgery how i would pay for that. ect. its always on the back of my mind. And I would have to say maybe something that is not so much on people who had insurance pay ? Im sure its there but is it as much as self pay ? Maybe not ? its hard to say ? its not a constanct worry I dont think that IF something goes wrong HOW Would you fix it like self payers do ? I might be wrong ? who knows just me thinking again ya know . Mindy

it seems to me there can be a very thin line between medical advice and or experiences as far as being a banded patient goes depending on how you handle it. But i see what your saying . Basically you cant diagnose you can suggest and then suggest seeking medical advice . I do plan on going back to school. Actually i was saying yesterday how bored i was getting at home , felt like i was doing nothing ( Im a house wife and both my kids are in school now ) and felt like i should start taking classes again .. thanks for the clarification ! Mindy

OK ,, Sorry im going to jump in on this cause THIS is what irritates me ... So you know 100% that its not true that this doc NEVER Does this JUST BECAUSE he did not do it with YOU ?? THIS is my problem !!! People make blanket statements like THAT and think its gospel . WASA NEVER Said he did this with EVERY SINGLE Patient . Just because he did not do that with YOU does not mean he DOES NOT DO IT! So you can not say " ITS SIMPLY NOT TRUE" Sorry you just cant . Mindy

Its something I have considered for my migraines , several people have suggested it for me too . I did not like smoking it in my teens but Cookies .. hummm !!! LMAO Good luck girly you know im pulling for ya !! Mindy

Is it fair to say ALL people cheat ?? Probably not , Is it probably a pretty accurate statement ? I would say so . I am self pay , do not have a lush life by any means and i have cheated, I have eaten the chocolate i should not have eaten. Have I gone against what my doc says NO , those are 2 different things ! "cheating" on what you should and should not eat and going against medical advice and advancing diets too soon ect, personally are 2 totally different things !! I personally dont think self pay VS Insurance has anything to do with it. Some do . Some thinks Self payers follow the "rules' more , I dont think it has anything to do with it at all. Mindy

I did not say EVERYONE is asking for permission . Some people are asking for permission . by that I mean , they need, want to hear someone else say " OH Yeah I did it you will be fine ' and that's all the permission they need to go ahead and go against their docs advice . J, it looks like your not very far post op , if you are having this amount of difficulties now i would suggest finding a different counselor , keep searching for one until you find one that works. And keep going . I am not sure if you have a fill yet or not , but if you have not had a fill that will help control the over eating. But you have to get there first. Try putting visual cues in your car if you go on auto pilot . Something like a Sign with Nuggets on it and a big STOP over it ! Seriously . if you have something that you can look at that redirects you when you start going that way it might help . No one is judging , people are here to help , and I personally do not and will not pat anyone on the back and say there there its ok you just did what you did ( not you anyone) it does them no good. do not beat yourself up over the slip up . BUT do everything you can from doing it AGAIN ! if it means going into Mc Donalds and telling them to NOT SERVE you . Do it . tell everyone your with to not let you eat there. For me it was MUCH easier not to "cheat" directly after surgery than it is as time goes on . So be very careful . Do what ever it takes for yourself to succeed . HTH Mindy

I can tell you this now ... If you had told me before surgery that I could go 2-3 weeks on liquids i would have told you you were NUTS . NOW ... I could do a month on liquids with my hands tied behind my back. My post fill diet is 6 days liquids after EVERY Fill . Then 3 days mushies 3 days semi solids then solids. So I do liquids A LOT . Now Its "easy" for me given the right Protein shake , i could live on them LOL But if you had told me that before surgery i would have smacked ya LMAO We Adjust, we adapt to what we had to do . Things get "easier" and it becomes our way of life . Mindy

ROFLMAO Yeah it is a little isnt it . Mindy

You sure !! Just kidding . this site is great, I found all my questions answered and asked A LOT Of them for over a yr before i was banded on here ! We have our moments , But we are all here for the same reason , to learn, and help others with LBS ! Welcome !! mindy

Well that pretty much sums it up ! :thumbup::crying::sad: that is pretty straight and too the point !!

from someone who Plans on being a nurse one day ( sigh if i ever get my a$$ back to school ) I am curious about something. Since ya'll are nurses , for those of you who are , is there not a fine line between say giving advice as a patient and as a nurse ? What is considered giving out medical advice ? Does that make sense ? Basically what COULD you get in trouble for ? Mindy

I dont think anyone is being badgered , just educated and I think its a good thing to keep the thread "alive' to make sure the newbies understand things accurately . ! :thumbup: Just my 2 cents ! Mindy

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I think that is great advice and something i personally need to remember myself as well when it comes to posting on here. I tend to just say " follow your docs advice' and tend to leave out the "hang in there you can do this " So I agree !! Thanks for the reminder Mindy

that's the thing that cracks me up though, We as " Vets " ya'll more so than I am try to tell others we have seen many many negative reports about Huacuz and WE are the liars we are the ones that cant back stuff up . All ya gotta do is search on here ! Mindy

We will agree to disagree. I do not come on this site to agrue. I come on this site to repay what was given to me which is educating people about getting safe WLS . Many newbies, people who do not spend a lot of time on the boards do not know what goes on and the dishonesty that goes on . So saying " Take my word for it " Does not go far in most cases good or bad. We will agree to disagree especially about this situation Mindy

Very well put !! Mindy