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04-09-2007, 05:30 PM
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| Newbie |  pre-op diet and nutrition I am incredibly eager to have the surgery after years of dieting with no success. I just found out today that I still have a 6 month period of prep where I have to prove to the doctors that I can improve my diet and exercise. The whole reason I want to have the surgery is because NONE of this stuff has worked in the past! I feel like I have already jumped through sooooo many hoops to get to this point and now I have to keep jumping just to get approved for surgery!! I am beyond frustrated! Is this typical? Any advice on how to get through? Thanks! |
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04-09-2007, 05:43 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,755
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass     | (((HUG))))) well this is a becomeing more and more commone from what i am hearing around. I was fortunate enough to not need that six month diet and excerise thing but i heard my insurance is requireing it now. GOOD luck and im sorry you have to go thru this!!! HANG in there i know you can do it!!! I look forward to getting to know you thru your posts, and welcome!
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04-09-2007, 06:11 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,026
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
221 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
142 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1184573003 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
31.7067346939 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hi ya consuler.......... who is requiring that. Your Dr or the insurance? If its your insurance surely your PCP has documentation that you have done this already for 6 months? If its your Dr. that must just be his standard before doing anything. Oh and welcome honey I almost forgot that !!! |
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04-09-2007, 07:07 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,755
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I will add hear my surgeon required me to loose 10 percent of my weight to get a date!!!!!! THATS his requirment to reduce the fatty liver to make it easier for a lap surgery as well as he feels pre op weight loss reduces the risk for complications!
__________________ LISA http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass |
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04-09-2007, 10:01 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Welcome to the board, thank you for joinig us. As frustrating as this may seem, you will need to make a lot of changes with your eating habits--more than you actually realise, probably--so this kind of requirement will enable you to prepare better for the changes. The surgeons who incoporate this into their programs know/have experienced that they get better results with the prep period than without. Another thing about this being frustrating--the whole of this surgery is actually about patience and being patient. Your weight isn't gone when you wake up from the anesthesia, it only sets you at the start line of a life long road. When you look back, once you've had the surgery, and lost your excess weight, you'll see that the time has actually flown by, and that you were able to adjust better because of this prep time. ((((((((HUGS)))))) May your journey go well.
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