I have 2 more doctor visits left in my 6 months for the insurance company. I am worried however - because I have completely changed my lifestyle. Sugar free, protein protein protein, few carbs. I have lost 30 pounds in the first few months on the 6 month insurance period. So I have July 15th and August 15th appointments before they can submit any ( Read more... )

Am running the last of the gauntlet before my gastric bypass surgery, currently scheduled for 9/4. Thursday I did my pre-admission testing, and on Friday I had my final meetings with the nutritionist, the program coordinator, and my surgeon. My surgeon kind of freaked me out, though. See, she'd wanted me to do four to six weeks of Optifast prior ( Read more... )

Now that my surgery date is so near - I'm scheduled for 9/4 - I'm starting to think about all of the last-minute things that need to be taken care of. The people in this community have been so helpful I figured I'd post some of my questions here ( Read more... )

I am now within 20 days of my surgery and have been thinking of questions. One that I have overlooked is this ( Read more... )

Hi there!

So, I just joined and have some questions for everyone!

After 16 months of fighting insurance, seeing doctors, getting sicker and losing mobility to the point of having to leave my job I’m finally getting surgery! I ended up having to switch insurance plans and get a whole lot of credit cards but I’m set to go in for surgery in six ( Read more... )

As a post-op, what advice do you wish someone had given you when you were a pre-op? Or what was some excellent advice a post-op gave you as a pre-op?