Chicago Illinois buddy

[yvimac1 21]

That was a nice deal. I work for a religious facility and weight loss surgery is no cover and never will. Besides that they have good health coverage. I am going to be able to get my Protein Drinks from them though!

[cellardoor 10]

Hey ladies,

I just wanted to say hello. I just got approved by the BCBS and am just waiting to see the pulmonolgist as the last step before getting a surgery date.

@SugarFreeMe: how did you surgery go?

[SugarFreeMe 293]

Hey ladies,

I just wanted to say hello. I just got approved by the BCBS and am just waiting to see the pulmonolgist as the last step before getting a surgery date.

@SugarFreeMe: how did you surgery go?

Hi there - Congratulations on your approval. BCBS was really quick for me. Also, because Dr Guske and his group know what they're doing I think the process is even quicker for them. He did tell me that his insurance coordinators are very familiar with the employees at BCBS so submissions were almost always approved. My surgery on the 18th of March went pretty good. I had a few complications, but nothing very serious. They found a Haital hernia that needed repair, not a biggie but something else to heal from. The main complication was that my body doesn't like anethesia (I'm very sensitive to it) so what happened was that my intestines and bowels essentially "slept" for a couple days following surgery. It was very uncomfortable because I wasn't passing all the gas they fill you up with. Instead of coming home Thursday morning I had to stay until Friday night. Not a huge deal and not something that would have caused me to cancel had they said it would happen. I'm now on soft food. After being on liquids and pureed since the 3rd of March, chewing is awesome. Since my pre-op diet until today I've lost 27 lbs. It's truly amazing. Let me know when you get your date, I'd love to be able to support you and share whatever I can about my progress to help you with yours if I can.

[cellardoor 10]

@@SugarFreeMe I'm so glad to hear that you're doing well, losing so much weight, and chewing again! That complication must have been super uncomfortable. The only thing that I've experienced with anesthesia is a tendency to cry involuntarily as I'm waking, so I'm really hoping that's the only problem lol.

And you're right about Dr. Guske's office + insurance. I got the call after approval and the lady seemed surprised that I was even worried! They are awesome.

I wish you the best of luck and will keep you posted!