RachaelThomas

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Over a month out.. - Things are going great. I am losing at a great place, starting to notice, and feeling great! How are my other fellow sleevers?! I hope everyone is adjusting well!!! 

A little over 3 weeks Post Op - I have been doing so well. I am so happy I did this. I love the new me. It is crazy but this has made me feel like a whole new me. I am excited to continue to see the changes. I ha...

Thanks BW.. I am doing great so far and you???

1 week and 2 days post op.. - I am doing great. Today is the first day I was able to do my hair and put on my face. I feel great. I still have a little soreness but havent even needed any pain meds since being ...

Tomorrow is my day!! - Tomorrow I will officially be sleeved. My Mom and Aunt are coming in from out of town to be with me. Tonight we are renting a hotel with a heated pool and hot tub. I am excited to ...

We are almost there!! I can not believe the 17th is sooo close.

Congrats and good luck!!! I go in on the 17th for mine!!

That is exciting!! congrats!! me too.. hopefully we can keep each...

I know right!? Merry Christmas to me. Yeah they told me that my...

December 17th it is.. - I met with my surgeon and got the date.  December 17th. It will be 2 weeks from today. I am so excited. Someone pinch me. Am I dreaming? I am still have a problem finding a prote...

Oh how exciting and good luck!

I meet with the surgeon on the second to get my official date and I...

That is exciting! I have UHC community plan and it took a day and...

Gettin a date very soon... - I will be meeting with the surgeon on December the 2nd. I am supposed to get my surgery date then. I could not be more excited. I just feel like I need to prepare and make lists. T...

I found out that my date will def be this year. I meet with the surgeon...

Medicaid peeps listen up! - I just wanted all the Medicaid people out there know that I have been approved for the gastric sleeve. Do not let anyone or anything hold you back. It is possible. Even my own PCP,...

Oh wow Congrats!! Does it not seem surreal?!

Aww thanks!! That was super sweet of you. I am so scared and...

Thank you so much!! I just got a call to have my preop classes this...

I am approved. - I finally got the approval from my insurance for the gastric sleeve. It all just seems so surreal. I have worked so hard for this day! Finally, it is here and I am so happy. I crie...

To be approved or to not be approved!!! - I called UHC to see if they had received all of my information for approval and they in fact confirmed it! They have received the information... YAY. I asked how long it would tak...

And now I wait.... - Today is the day. All of my information will be submitted for approval. I'd be lying if I didnt say that it almost seems surreal. I just hope it doesn't take a month to hear someth...

Thank you for your comment!! And with the insurance I have, if I am...

Is this real?! - I was looking on my insurance website and noticed that the upper endoscope I had done last month said denied on my insurance status. I could not figure out why it would cover every...

Glucose Tolerance Test questions. - I have to go have a glucose tolerance test. I was talking to my doctor and she said that maybe this will help prove I am a pre-diabetic. I have had an A1C and it came back in the n...