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So after all the hoops I had to jump through I got approved today by Aetna and my doctors appointment is Friday to sign all the paper work so I am guess surgery should be in a month or so depending on how busy my surgeon is. I am so happy to get this news :) So does anyone know what the pre op diet consists of??

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Congrats! Thats great news. All pre-op diets are different it depends on your surgeon. I am on all liquids for 2 weeks.

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congrads I wish it was me I just found out I need 3 months in a row with my doctor talking about my weight loss before the insurance will cover it.

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My Pre-Op diet was a strict Protein Shake diet. I had 3 shakes a day to replace the meals..at dinner I could have a veggie or salad with no dressings. Every Dr. is different so yours might have a few different things.The purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink the fatty liver and make the surgery easier to do.

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Congrats! I'm excited for you! I'm in the process of appealing to my medical group, and hopefully I'll hear the same good news soon!

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Congrats on being approved! Like other posters said, the pre-op diet differs for each surgeon. I was on all liquids for 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery. This means things like the Campbells cream Soups, broth, Water, sugar-free Jello and pudding, sugar-free popsicles, and juice that was dialated with water.

Some peoples' surgeons only require a low-carb/low-cal diet.

Best of luck!

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It does depend on the surgeon. I had to go on the medifast liquid diet for one week before surgery. The diet wasn't too bad and I did lose 10 lbs. on the diet. Good Luck!!!

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yay for you!!!!:smile2:. I got my final approval yesterday from insurance and am waiting for doctor to review my chart and the surgery scheduler to call. I am excited and anxious at the same time. Hope we can follow along together and support each other.

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YAAAA!! I just got my letter in todays Mail too!!

Congrats:rolleyes2:!!

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