December 2018 Sleevers!

[azpagrrl 8]

Docs office called me back and said there is no pre-op diet to follow per-se. She said they only require for higher BMI’s. 🤔 I guess that is good for me? I may just do the liquid thing for the weekend before. It seems odd that there isn’t some ‘flush’ needed before they remove 85% of your stomach?

[theresahyatt19 142]

Docs office called me back and said there is no pre-op diet to follow per-se. She said they only require for higher BMI’s. [emoji848] I guess that is good for me? I may just do the liquid thing for the weekend before. It seems odd that there isn’t some ‘flush’ needed before they remove 85% of your stomach?

I dont have one either.surgery date is 11/27

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[amswtpea 9]

Hello, surgery date is December 13th .

[kx2ax5 33]

Hi! My surgery date is December 14th. Waiting for final insurance authorization, and my pre-op education class Nov. 20th. So close!

[Dcincinnati 8]

I’m approved. Band to sleeve, Dec 7, 2018

[beaglemom2015 1]

Hi! Surgery date is Dec. 11. Start pre-surgery diet on the 27th. Excited and anxious!

[amswtpea 9]

Awesome! I am excited for the new way of life and scared. But the excited out weighs the scared

[VSGDavid 185]

On 11/13/2018 at 11:09 PM, kx2ax5 said:

Hi! My surgery date is December 14th. Waiting for final insurance authorization, and my pre-op education class Nov. 20th. So close!

Good luck! Hope approval is swift!

[kx2ax5 33]

On 11/15/2018 at 08:48, VSGDavid said:

Good luck! Hope approval is swift!

Thank you. Just received word that it was approved so now the final detail. 29 days and counting.

[VSGDavid 185]

1 minute ago, kx2ax5 said:

7 minutes ago, VSGDavid said:

Good luck! Hope approval is swift!

Thank you. Just received word that it was approved so now the final detail. 29 days and counting.

Yay! Very exciting!

[MyHusbandsWife 1]

19 hours ago, beaglemom2015 said:

Hi! Surgery date is Dec. 11. Start pre-surgery diet on the 27th. Excited and anxious!

Congratulations!!! You are the same date as me. I feel like its all getting real now. Very excited though

[chris_marie 32]

Omg. I was disappointed at first when I finally got approval. Then the hospital I was going to was out of contract with my INs company. So I was in limbo. Then a miracle happened followed by another. I called and got one last spot. So I a scheduled for December 18. I’m nervous excited. More excited than nervous but it changes every hour. Can’t wait to get it done.

[batty_vsg 100]

20 hours ago, chris_marie said:

Omg. I was disappointed at first when I finally got approval. Then the hospital I was going to was out of contract with my INs company. So I was in limbo. Then a miracle happened followed by another. I called and got one last spot. So I a scheduled for December 18. I’m nervous excited. More excited than nervous but it changes every hour. Can’t wait to get it done.

Yessss! Got in just in time!

[SteveT74 360]

Hey guys,

My insurance carrier approved me for surgery a couple of weeks ago and I am scheduled for my VSG on December 17, 2018.

I have been holding off on posting and trying not to get too excited because I have been dealing with some issues because my first endoscopy on October 4 showed that I had a few duodenal ulcers, which probably are a result of me taking prescription strength NSAIDs after I had a grade 3 sprain of my ankle last Spring. So, I have taking protonix (2x daily) and carafate (4x daily) since then. I went in for a follow up endoscopy on November 9 to see if the ulcers have resolved, but they couldn't see anything because they I had too much food in my system (despite a 15 hour fast). Apparently, I probably have gastroparesis (delayed gastric [stomach] emptying), either because I have T2DM or because I am taking Victoza and now two ulcer meds (all of which cause gastroparesis). So, now I have a third endoscopy scheduled for next Tuesday and I have to be on a 48 hour clear liquid diet for this one. Fortunately, VSG is one of the treatments used for gastroparesis--if it's not actually caused by the medicines I am taking. I just hope that the ulcers are gone and there's nothing happening in my upper GI that will prevent me from having the surgery on the surgery on 12/17. My bariatric surgeon (Dr. Spencer Holover from the New York Bariatric Group) is going to be performing he endoscopy, so at least I know someone I trust is evaluating the situation. I am just going to keep my fingers crossed and I'll be able to start the journey with you guys.

--Steve

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[SteveT74 360]

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