Firefly2
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Good luck sleeve sister!!!!! I wish you the best of luck!!!!! And I'll be on the losers bench right there with you tomorrow!!!!!
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Sleep study charged my insurance SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Firefly2 replied to DougNichols's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
yep my place charged the insurance company $7000 too..... i was livid when it showed that my portion was going to be about $2500 but the manager at the sleep study place told me that they were writing off my portion and not to worry about it. -
So I started my liquid diet this past Monday and so far it's been okay, though I have been getting hunger headaches at night which are annoying but with a little bit of Tylenol it definitely helps!!! Sooooo I am the chef around the house, my husband hates to cook. so lets just say we typically get to-go on the days i just don't feel like cooking. Well since I really can't eat anything other than jello, chicken broth and the occasional protein shake, I don't really want to cook a full meal and not be able to eat any part of it. So what does my husband do.... he orders my favorite pizza and gets bread sticks, totally not thinking I can't eat and once he told me that he ordered it and realization hit..... then he told me that he was sorry about 10 times!!!!! lol when it got here, my mouth immediately started to water... and so what did i do? ... i curled up in the corner chair and savered my yummy raspberry fat free jello....and tried not think about it.... and i won, i proved to myself that i can go without having a slice of pizza or even a taste of the yummy bread sticks!!!! i even packed it all away when they were done with it! oh my wonderful not thinking husband!!!!!! lol
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Aetna approvers on vacation late December?
Firefly2 replied to DougNichols's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
OMG I know exactly how you feel!!!! At the beginning of last week all my stuff was faxed to Aetna for approval.... hadn't heard anything by Friday so I called them. Long story short, they lost my clinicals and my file was on hold, they eventually found them but totally put a crunch on everything because i'm suppose to get my sleeve done this coming Monday!!!! They approved me this past Monday, so at least once they got everything they needed it was quick, but it was so stressful because they say very little on the phone and kept telling me that it can take up to 15 days. hope you get approved soon!!!! best of luck to you!!!!! -
Any December Sleevers?
Firefly2 replied to weightnomore's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm getting sleeved on the 27th.... so DougNichols, I too will be on my liquid diet during Christmas!!! -
Insurance Approval!!!! Pre-op Tomorrow
Firefly2 replied to daezeey's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
daezeey we are sleeve sisters!!!!!! yay!!!!! congrats!!!! -
3 Month Multidisciplinary???
Firefly2 replied to movetolose's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Movetolose, I'm so sorry to hear that they lied to you. I too have Aetna and found that they are very strict on their policy and wants it followed to a T in order to be approved. In case you don't have it, go to this link: http://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/100_199/0157.html It goes over everything Aetna needs. I just finished the 90 day preparatory regimen, and before I started I too was confused on who to go to, but on my first visit with my gastric doctor their insurance coordinator gave me a list of nutritionists I could go see who are doctor supervised and would go towards my 90 days. Also something that I was told is that make sure your last nutritionist visit is 90 days from your first one, if it is under 90 days I was told Aetna won't approve, kinda silly if you ask me. I hope this helps! and good luck!!! -
I'm going to have it done in Dallas, Texas. I am excited and nervous, just the same as you. It's now starting to hit me that i am actually going to have this done. This whole 3 month process has both taken forever and gone by so fast! Today I had my EGD done, which I now have a little bit of a sore throat but not to bad. So when do you start your liquid diet?
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Tat2Swan - lol priceless!!!! Yeah I am in the same boat, some of my co-workers who have found out and think it's wonderful that I am taking charge of my life. The others are like, why would you do that to your body. And the funny thing is that the ones who are against it are the ones who are over weight themselves. So I think to myself that if they are complaining then they are jealous that I am taking control of my life and doing something for myself that in the long run will greatly benefit me. So let them talk all they want. When I drop all my weight and look sexy as hell they will be the ones who wish they could have had the same surgery too!!!
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Good luck Leesey!!!! You will do Great!!!!! **HUGS!** Please keep us posted!!!
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Tomorrows the Physc eval
Firefly2 replied to JennChap's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Mine was about 2 1/2 hours long, the first hour was talking to a shrink and telling her about my history and to see how I have coped with things of my past and then the last 1 hr in a half was answering 13 pages of questions! It was a total of almost 400 questions and it was basically the same 5 questions rephrased over and over and over again. And they weren’t true/false questions either. I had to answer them as: very wrong, sometimes wrong, sometimes right, very right. You'll do great, don't worry about it!!! -
Leave for the hospital in a few hours!!!
Firefly2 replied to lisabug's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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YEAH!!! Just found out I was approved for my band to be removed and get the sleeve!!!
Firefly2 replied to drkimrocks's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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Hey Girl! It's all going good! Work has been really crazy for me and lately when I tried to get onto this website it wouldn't come up for some reason.
It looks like I will get my sleeve at the end of next month! yay!! Tomorrow I go in for my 3rd dietitian visit and I'm so excited, how about you? how are things going????
talk to you soon! - Tiffany
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Yeah me to! Thank you!
Liz told me in an email that "Dr. Jay performs the EGD’s and he does put you under, but not complete. Its local anesthesia."
Okay does that sound weird to you?
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so Liz from Dr. Jays office just emailed me back and, YES I will need to get one done too! She said is it a pre-op requirement but she usually doesn't tell the patient until they are a month out.
So thanks again for asking! I totally didn't know I needed to get one!
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oh wow! Thanks for mentioning it to me, my next sleeve meeting isn't until Nov. 11th but I'll email Liz at Dr. Jays office to see if I need one.
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YAY!!!!!Good luck LowCho!!!
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Yeah I had to do the same sleep study, and 3 month diet but every 30 days i have to go back to the nutritionist/dietitian to monitor my progress.
What is a EGD? I have not hear of that?
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How awesome!!!!! You're the first person I have come across to be getting it done by the same doctor. I just got my psy. evaluation done today and I have 2 more nutritionist visits. All this should be done by the beginning of December and I am hoping I can have the surgery before the end of the year. - Dr. Jay doesn't think it will be a problem.
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Family Dr in Frisco, TX
Firefly2 replied to JustMeFrisco's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi JustMeFrisco - I'm in Dallas and don't know of anyone in Frisco but I might be able to help you. I'll send you a personal message. Cheers! - Tiffany
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