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Anyone interested in a Secret Santa?
QueenOfTheTamazons posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I would be willing to organize it if people were interested in participating. You can request as many names as you know you can fulfill. Rules: 1. Post that your in by 11/30 and commit to sending out your gift by 12/15. I will request your contact details by PM after you state your intent to participate. I will give you your person's address by 12/2. 2. Limit your present to $10-15 range. Homemade is ok. Be creative! 3. Any food gifts should be bariatric diet friendly only. No one should have one more temptation to worry about. 4. Post a pic of what you received! HW 385 SW 359 CW 331 (54lbs down!) Sleeved 10/5/16 -
Sleeve surgery..... my bmi is over 40 and I have hypertension. I've met all requirements and done everything they've asked. Now they want documentation that my obesity is not endocrine related and want my mild reflux treated..... which is weird cuz it's not bad enough to need treatment.... I'm waiting for my bariatric office to call me back with the next steps. I'm about to file a complaint with the state commissioner because this is a covered service and they are denying me for irrelevant reasons. Insurance is the most frustrating thing. Why I pay thousands of dollars a year for them to deny coverage over and over again.
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looks like the standard BMI range. The PA at my clinic said bariatric patients often look 10 lbs lighter than they are because even though we lose bone and muscle along with fat, you're always going to have more bone and muscle than someone who's never been obese. You needed that "infrastructure" to hold up all that weight - and even though you lose a lot of it while you're losing fat, you're still going to have more/heavier bones and muscles than someone who's always been normal weight. So long way of saying, my clinic is fine with people who end up "overweight" or "class I obese" (which is actually not very obese - we're talking like 20 or 30 lbs). They'd consider that pretty normal.
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Thank God for grandma!
Miss Mac replied to laurenella82's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Your Grandma may have given you a hard time, but it looks like she is coming around. Show her some extra love when she gets her knee surgery. A knee replacement is as painful as a surgery can get, the physical therapy is torture and the recovery is long. Maybe Grandma will be convinced now that bariatric surgery would be instrumental in relieving joint pain. -
Protein drinks
JourneyToLife replied to Autumnrain1908's topic in Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements
Good luck to you. I haven't gotten to my first appointment which is August 12th as many of the doc's (Nutritionist, psychologist, and Bariatric doctor) are out on vacation. Keep me posted on what you find that you like as I will be doing the protein shakes next month. Thank you for your post. -
I lost about 18lbs pre-op. I was only on a two week diet, but was able to supplement the first week with one real meal. I swear by premier protein. They are comparable nutritionally to bariatric advantage, but taste sooo much better. My surgeons office required that I purchase a huge bag of it, and about $200 worth of bariatric advantage vitamins which I cannot stand either
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I'm finally doing it!
mountain_lover replied to charitymarroquin's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello, I have read this entire thread on your story and I am here to tell you that now you are one of the ones helping others for sure. I have not had my surgery yet, I hope it will be soon. As soon as they get my Psych. Eval typed up and sent to the Bariatric Center then it will be turned in to insurance to see if I get approved. I am getting closer and closer. Everytime I read a story such as yours, I am always encouraged to hang in there. I had a total knee replacement 1 1/2 years ago, so I didn't want to have surgery again, but here I am hoping to have VSG surgery soon. To hear that you have already lost 10 pounds and you are already home gives me more hope and faith that I am doing the right thing. I keep coming on here to get help and each time I always find someone's comments that lift me up whenever I need it. One of these days soon my experience of having the surgery will help others just like your story and other's have helped me. I hope and pray for the best for you and everyone else on your journey!! -
Talked to the wonderful Cris (Dr. Erbella's nurse) and mentioned the changes in my insurance (thank you so much Jim1967 for the info) at first she told me the same information as before... 6 month wait, psych eval, dietician, and letter of recommendation from my primary care doctor. My heart fell. Then I remembered I had called my insurance company the day before and had them send me the new policy on bariatric surgery. Oh man was i excited again! She called Cigna and Jim and I were correct. I only have to wait 3 months now. Insert massive smiley face here! I am currently on my 4th month so that means as long as i get my other stuff done before August I'll most likely be able to have the surgery by the end of August. Don't you know come Monday I'm calling the psych and dietician to see if they can move up the appointments. Cris is already contacting my primary care doctor so atleast i don't have to worry about that. On a seperate note, I bought my first ever scale today. Kids thought it was the coolest thing but when you weigh under 120 its easy to be excited. Heck if i was under 120 I'd be excited too. Hoping one day soon the scale will be my friend. Today wasn't the day though
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Well surgery is in the morning at 11:30 am- 3/23. I have spent the last two days inundated with last minute things- my daughter leaving for France on Friday, one of my sons had to get scheduled for wisdom teeth extraction next week. Monday I woke up shaky and crying- like when hormones overtake you when you're pregnant- no rhyme or reason you just start bawling. Lasted for a few hours and then I calmed down. Tuesday I saw my surgeon for my "day before" appointment. Begged him to let me have a turkey sandwich ( I was kidding!) and he said no way! I told him he was a bully and we laughed so it helped relieve some tension. Meanwhile it is 2:14 am and I can't sleep a wink. Never can when something important is happening the next day- like a trip or in this case surgery. Had a great conversation with my "Bariatric buddy" tonight and now I'm one hundred percent ready to go! But these last two days have been a crazy roller coaster.
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Crazy diets
needtorecover replied to needtorecover's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My uncle tried hypnotism. I think his version was aversion therapy where the hypnotist/therapist trained his mind to think food tasted terrible. He's in bariatric surgery counseling now! -
Help me my fellow March Bandsters!
SpecialK replied to jacole1820's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I don't have any magic, I wish I did for you but these are my ideas. 1. Get with your bariatric support group if your doctor/hospital offers one. Get with their nutritionist and keep in regular face to face contact for accountability and support. They want you to SUCCEED! and I'm sure will support you. 2. If you saw a psychologist or did a psych eval with someone before getting approved to be banded, consider going back to that person who has a relationship established and get the counseling going to see if they can help you get to the bottom of what has you off track. Again, they can give you impartial advice and will be a great cheerleader to help you. 3. If you aren't doing daily food logging for self accountability, please do use this right away. Sometimes just seeing what we are eating in writing is powerful. I use www.myfooddiary.com, I hear alot of people like www.sparkpeople.com and others have mentioned www.dailyplate.com but whatever works for you, consider this right away. 4. See if you can get a mentor or lapband buddy connection. See the lapbandtalk mentor/buddy thread where people are offering to do this. If you can find someone locally, find someone you can call up on the phone. -
any florida bandsters from Venice,
Maddysgram replied to nonni-judy's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I grew up in Venice and live in Englewood now. I had my surgery through Sarasota Bariatric's , who are run by Sarasota Memorial. They have a support group for their patients the first Thursday of every month. I started with their group, but got way more info here. PM me if you need any help with anything. -
Surgeons peformed 30-50 VSG surgeries?
cajun replied to TDELYTE's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Read more about the program at http://www.mexicalibariatriccenter.com/ and http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+profile+Alberto+Aceves+lpc.html -
St. Louis Bariatrics
TamaraRae replied to TamaraRae's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Sweet, no was just wondering if there were anyone who has had surgery is St. Louis. I absolutely love my doctor and Bariatric team and was curious to see if anyone has the same doc that's all ☺ ♡♡Tamara♡♡ -
Centrum chewable? Gahhh! So nasty!
SerendipityHappens replied to karpouzian's topic in Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements
If a chewable tastes good, then there's a good chance they've left something out! I'm loving my bariatric advantage capsules. They're small and the cost is about $12.00 per month if you take the full dose... but some argue that VSG patients don't need the full dose, so you can take fewer capsules. The dose is 6 small capsules a day. I take 4 capsules. (2 capsules, twice daily with a meal.. which is easy to remember to do because I have to take my calcium citrate tablets at this time as well) -
My friend's surgeon agreed to do my fills and he's charging less than the fills centers and another dr wanted to charge me for the first visit. I have to pay $150 for each visit/adjustment and the fill center wanted to charge me $350 for the first visit and $160 for every visit/adjustment after that. Bariatric Surgery Treatment | Gastric bypass surgery | Lap Band Surgery Houston, Texas | Sleeve Gastrectomy Texas I got 1 cc and he made me drink a bottle of Water before I left to make sure it wasn't too tight. After about 4 sips I had to go throw that water up and he had to take half my fill back out again so I have only .5 cc's in right now. I was really adamant before I got there that I was gonna push for at least 3 cc's to start with and thought it was pretty funny that 1 cc was too tight LOL I think I've been able to eat so much because I've been drinking with my meals and I thought the only reason why you're not supposed to is because it might be painful BUT he told me today that drinking with meals actually makes the food mushy so it doesn't stay in the little pouch as long and negates the purpose of the band. I'm glad to know that and I'll stop drinking with meals now and hopefully get back to losing weight!
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Can I Vent Again?
traceyinflorida replied to mendymayhem's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
That is frustrating! My bariatric coordinator gave me a sample letter to give to the doctor. I actually filled in my diet history for my PCP as well as all the other info I knew. They filled in the rest. I was trying to find a way to attach the sample letter but there does not seem to be a way to attach it, so I have copied and pasted it below. Maybe it will help. Good luck getting all together. It took me a few tries and a lot of frustration with the process due to various reasons. My physician's letter did not say "I was medically cleared for surgery"...well duh...if they are saying I should have it, doesn't it make sense that they think I am medically cleared to have it. UGHH. Here is the sample letter: Sample Letter of Medical Necessity: Give to your primary care physician and to mail completed letter to our office. [insert date] RE: [insert patient’s name] To Whom It May Concern: Ms. /Mr. [insert patient’s name] has been a patient of mine for [insert number] years. This patient is [insert height] and weighs [insert weight] lbs. with a BMI of [insert BMI]. This patient has been excessively overweight for [insert number] years now and will benefit from bariatric surgery. In addition to morbid obesity, this patient suffers from the following co-morbid conditions: [insert co morbidities, e.g. diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, shortness of breath, exertional dyspnea, urinary incontinence, etc]. Current medical treatment for these co-morbid conditions is . This patient has tried many methods of weight loss including [insert name of program(s), date(s) started and length of time participated] with [insert number of pounds lost and whether they were regained or not]. This patient is limited due to his/her co-morbidities in his/her ability to exercise but has tried [listing all attempts and any successes or regaining of weight]. This patient's family medical history is indicative for [insert medical condition, e.g. obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, etc]. I respectfully request pre-authorization for insurance coverage for this patient to undergo bariatric surgery. Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter. Sincerely, [insert physician's name] -
I read something sobering today on the another bariatric website that this forum won't let me link to. These were a series of articles from a WLS doctor explaining various factors that cause unsuccessful outcomes in bariatric surgeries. Studies show that the average ‘dieter’ is hoping to lose around 50% of their weight – the same is probably even more true for patients seeking surgery. In reality, however, the ‘average’ medium-to-long-term weight loss with bariatric surgery is only a rather sobering 20-30% of initial weight. Please reread this last sentence very carefully! The term “average’, means that about half of all patients will actually lose LESS than 20-30% of their initial weight (the other half of course will lose more). Imagine the disappointment of the ‘average’ 300 lb patient, who, after experiencing the ‘average’ success (25% weight loss), still weighs 225 lbs! Never mind that her health has dramatically improved, she is off all their medications, and she feels better and healthier than ever before – she is still 225 lbs! From a medical and health perspective a spectacular success story – psychologically nothing but disappointment and failure. What do long-term WLS patients think about these statements? What's been your experience--both personal and that of others you know who have had WLS? I'm pre-pre-op (still waiting for my date). They're talking long-term weight loss (essentially maintenance). I know many do regain some of (and sometimes all) the weight, but I am determined not to be one of them--or at least catch myself in time to correct matters if I do start to creep up that slope. The thought of spending all this money and losing overall less weight than I would with regular dieting is disheartening. If the statements are true, I might not make it below the 200 mark. Naturally, these statements worry me!
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Surgery possibly cancelled
HotButterFly replied to rdbest86's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Maimonides Hospital AND The Brooklyn Hospital BOTH have a bariatric program. They are both near Methodist. My cousin just had her VSG at Methodist.... What's the name of your surgeon?? -
Surgery possibly cancelled
rdbest86 replied to rdbest86's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Thank you very much ladies for your replies I haven't even slept because I just want to get this situation fixed I will be calling exactly at 9am when they open to get this matter resolved . And your right about this happening now and. Not later. And their is two other bariatric surgeon at methodist hospital in Brooklyn NY. One is very experienced and the other I haven't heard much about her I was told u could contact both a schedule an appt with them I just dont to have to start over I have health first Medicaid and was told I have to have the surgery at a hospital in order for the insurance to pay for it -
Southeast Ky, Hazard?? Bell and Harlan Counties??
amethyst_moonbow replied to skeeterbait8's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I'm going to Bluegrass Bariatrics in Lexington! I live in Southeast Ky and Lexington is about an hour and half away. Dr. Weiss will be my surgeon on July 27th!!! i can't wait. How has your experience been? -
HI there...I'm 10 months post-op... Vitamins and other supplements Bariatric Advantage chewables (don't give up after the first few tries - you get used to the taste), essential fatty acids, Vitamin D Protein shakes unjury vanilla and chocolate Splendor (try sugar free Torani syrups to mix in - they have tons of different flavors) Skin products for sagging Nivea Skin Firming Body Lotion (honestly, I don't know if it helped, but it made me feel like I was doing something productive and my skin is much softer) hair products for hair loss Biotin and Folic Acid (approved by doc), Nioxin shampoo & conditioner, Toppik (to cover the hair loss - works just like their on-line videos) My doc says there's nothing you can do to stop the loss, but you can help it come back.
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Hi bullwinkle, I "flunked" my MMP and I was told the same thing. They wanted me to take 12 sessions for anger management issues which in my opinion were totally unband related. All of this was really about the shrink's office who was just pissed off that I called a half dozen times after waiting almost a month for test results. I got angry wiht her receptionist since they kept putting me off with no answers and they didnt like me pushing them. I had to find another surgeon since they were tied to a training hospital and I had to meet the criteria even though it wasnt a trial and my insurance was paying. I went to a second shirnk specializing in food disorders who actually interviewed me for two hours instead of taking a test, which was not a requirement for my insurance anyway. She wrote a letter saying that I wasnt insane and although she didnt support bariatric surgery, she felt I knew what i was doing and cleared me on the mental front. I DID on my own go to a therapist post band for almost a year to try to resolve some of my issues. Not anger management, but the other stuff that happens when you lose a lot of weight. I advise everyone who has insurance that will cover therapy to take advantage of that if you can. It didnt solve my problems but it sure helped me to "think" differently. Good luck!!! Babs in TX 334/190 ish 3 1/2 years and counting.... and still insane!!!
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Yep constantly in touch with the bariatric nurse and since im off lactose products i feel like a million bucks ....energy level is up and they advanced my diet to include yogurt so i had a wonderful 2 oz of yogurt today with no complications ...and i zumba'd with the kids (big hug!)
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Is 100 grams of protein too much for a woman?
Candygyrl replied to Heather I's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I read an article that suggests 0.8-1.8 grams per kg of weight. Calculations depend on activity level 0.8g for sedentary 1.8g for very active and then somewhere in the middle if your somewhat active like 1.2g. so for a 140 lb sedentary woman which = 63.5 kg x 0.8 averages out to be about 50 g Protein a day. The higher the weight, the higher the protein requirements. THIS is just for an average person. Weight loss patients I would imagine need more to maintain muscle mass especially during rapid weight loss. So to answer your question NO I personally do not think 100 grams is too much especially for bariatric patients during weight loss mode. I also believe once you reach goal weight or achieve a steady weight during maintenance those program requirements may need to be recalibrated.
