No decision yet
Nov 14, 2010
11/14/10 Finding after upper endoscopy: small pouch measure 3-4cm in length. Gastric Junction is abnormally large. The pouch is somewhat irregularly shaped probably as result of the anterior anastomosis. I still haven't found out what hospital portion is, still waiting so I can make a decision on what I want to do. My husband really doesn't wont me go through this. Insurance is not the same. :( I was told at Dr office I had 3 months until my approval expire but I'm looking at letter from BCBS insurance say it expire the end of this year. I was told i could get a care credit card so i called and got approve but if I don't pay it off in so many months there 29.99 interest so I don't know if I want that I have 6-18 months to pay off with 0 interest. Or i can pay half of $1915.23 to Dr office and make payment but I'm just waiting on how much hospital est. is. So things are not looking good on my part. I really wish that more people with BOB would post more but they don't so I really thinking the worst about it when they don't post. I can try to do this on my own but at my own rate it will be difficult. I manager to lose some of the weight i regain. In 2008 I was up to 247 and been battling with it until 2010. With the help with PCP and Dietitian I manage to get down to 223.5 A lost of 23.5 :) What made me come back here is that I got newsletter from OH this past summer something about a Rose procedure to help RNY patient that regain weight, loss weight again but quickly find out there wasn't any success with it and insurance doesn't cover it anyway. So I started seeing some post about lap band over bypass some had success and couple not good one, one had her remove and another getting her remove but I haven't heard much of anything from the newly BOB patient from this year. Please if your reading this sent me a message.
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May Cancel
Nov 10, 2010
11/10/10 Well I got email from surgery coordinator and so far I have to pay $1915.23 to Dr's this doesn't include hospital bill. And with fills I would have just had to pay 10% which is good. When I had RNY in 2003 I did not pay this much it was only $200. & something and insurance paid the rest. We had United Health Care then we now have BCBS So it look like I'm going to cancel will know more soon. So disappointed right now.
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I'm Approve
Nov 09, 2010
11/9/10 I'm Approve for Realize Band over my Gastric Bypass aka BOB. I'm waiting on information on cost of everything & surgery date. When i have surgery my surgeon feel i will have scar tissue so i might be complicated the plan is to get a Realize Band because that what he prefer but if there too much scar tissue i might have a different kind of band. I'm aware that having revision & band is going to be slow weight loss all i want is the weight to go down not up i don't care if it take me 2-3 year to get to goal which is to have normal BMI for my 5'4 height.
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Not a good day
Oct 30, 2010
10/30/10 Very exhausting long day at work. Seem to be struggling with weight this weekend ate the all the wrong things today, I guess you can say I fell off the wagon today. Hopefully I will walk tomorrow and get it back down. Instead of taking prescription Vitamin D I wanted to take over the counter because I didn't want to see my PCP every 2 months now that everything seem to be getting back to normal. Only thing beside weight i need to work on is getting my cholesterol down 15 points. Never stop taking your vitamin or else you will have many visit to your PCP to get your level back up speaking from experience here I have been seeing my PCP since May and he want to see me again in 2 months but I'm pretty sure i will cancel that appointment and see him in a year or so. I'm hoping i will be busy seeing surgeon for follow up visit. Still waiting on insurance approval. I'm thinking maybe by Nov 8 i sure know something. Here what i take daily:
Dry Vitamin D3
2 Flintstones
Iron
Vitamin C
3 Calcium Citrate
Benefiber or Fiber Choice
B-12
Folic Acid
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PCP appt today
Oct 26, 2010
10/26/10 Saw my PCP today overall cholesterol is 184 it was high as 212. My LDL is still slightly high 114 it was high as 135. Vitamin D is normal now so everything going good. I weight in 229 on PCP scale I lost 14 lbs since I been seeing him but overall I lost 23.5 of the weight I gain after having RNY. Home scale i weight 223.5 today. Dr. said I'm doing good losing weight without getting the band over bypass but I still want it.
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Waiting on Insurance approval
Oct 25, 2010
10/25/10 Well i had my last nutritionist appt today for insurance purpose so now I'm waiting on insurance approval or not for revision. If i get approve she gave me menu this is just part of it i will be on liquid diet for 2 week before surgery I can have 2 protein shake replacement meal a day space out 3-4 hrs apart and 3oz lean meat for dinner with non-starch vegetable. Try not to snack but if I do no more then 4 s/f jello a day. 64oz water or s/f drink. Liquid diet for 2 week after surgery if i feel hungry I can have protein drink or low fat cream soup. Dr office said they will call me. I weight in at 228 at Dr office home scale 223.5 I'm amaze how walking really does help you lose weight you just have to keep going, even if your weight stall which mines do but I keep walking. Now when the weather change I'm somewhat concern I will not walk at the park when it cold or raining so I thinking of getting a treadmill with my income tax or i just focus on walking at work the 3 days I work. I still don't have idea how much and what cover yet either so even if i get approve i still want to know about coverage when it come to fills and everything.
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3rd Dietitain visit and one more to go
Sep 28, 2010
9/28/10 Ok visit is done I weight in at 232 at Dr office & 228.5 on home scale. My goal is weight in at 227 or 222 on Dr scale for my last supervise Diet appt. Oct. 25th that mean i need to weight at least 224 or 219 on home scale by then. Sorry if confusing. What I do for exercise is walk 10,000 steps and listen to my music on mp3 when at the park but when I'm at work no music. When I'm working I drink instant breakfast before going in and at lunch maybe protein bar or turkey deli lunch meat dietitain doesn't recommend Special K so i brought some protein bar from my Dr. office. Protein shake around 4:30pm and eat dinner when I get home and usually left over chili bean I prepare for my husband and I because I work 12 hrs 3 days a week and in no mood to cook when I get home. And yes I drink 64 oz water and constantly going to bathroom lol.
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Cancel
Sep 27, 2010
9/27/10 Ok I usually have update after Dr appt. but it was cancel today. I have appt tomorrow for Dietitian hopefully no cancellation again. I have feeling my last diet appt also may have to be reschedule which make me believe that if I get approve for revision surgery probably wont happen until next year. Hubby still not thrill about me wanted to do this, i just want to be at normal weight and feel I need help. When I first had RNY I never reach my normal weight. The lowest I weight was 164 so hopefully if i get my revision I be able to reach that normal BMI I always wanted. I also wanted to say never stop taking your vitamins. Will post tomorrow after Dr. appt.
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Dietitian goal to lose 10-15 lbs (Update)
Aug 31, 2010
8/31/10 Well i have good and bad news. First the bad I have gain weight on my PCP scale 2 lbs since last visit so i weight in at 242. I went to a farewell party on Saturday and BBQ plate was very good I pretty much over ate. So I really need to get it together. Home scale was 236. Finally talk to dietitian today and i ask her how much do i need to lose she said 10-15 lbs so I started my dietitian appt weighting in at 237 July 26th so my goal weight is try to get down to 222 or 227 by 4th and last supervise diet on Oct 25th. Iron levels is back to normal so happy about that so I just take over the counter iron with vitamin C. My LDL cholesterol went down 10 points it went from 135 to 125. It need to be between 0-99. My PCP want to see me again to see how my Vita D look on Oct 26. I go to Dietitian appt #3 Sept 24th. I'm still out of work and praying I will have work soon so if i get approve for surgery I can have the money I need. I work for home health agency and things have been really slow. Also if i get approve i would like to have surgery before the end of the year but all depend on getting approve, how much everything is and if I'm working. Update I had to reschedule dietitian appt #3 to Sept 27th I have a new client and will be working Sept 24th. It is going to be 12 hrs shift need to buy more protein shake.
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Weight in
Aug 25, 2010
8/25/10 It has been a struggle to lose weight my weight is up & down everyday. My weakness is lays chips. My husband love candy & cookies & I have no control when it in the house. I try to walk at least 3x a week 10,000 steps. Today I went for my 2nd visit for diet weight in. My weight at Dr. office 236, my home scale 233. I manage to lose a lb from Dr scale since last visit probably could have lost more if i was working. I gain one and half lb from home scale from last visit. When i was working i was drinking protein shake but since I'm not, I eat while at home hopefully I'll get work soon and do the protein shake while at work again. I been out of work for over a month now. Also I'm still waiting for dietitian to call me to schedule my 3rd appointment for next visit. I will edit this once she call me, just not sure if she will call today. Went to visit my grandpa today I was getting compliment of how my skin look & so I'm hoping my iron level are up or it could be tan from walking, I did the lab today but will get the result Aug 31st. I'm really afraid of getting a band over bypass but I really want to get to healthy weight and feel I need help. I don't want another major surgery. I use to be 5'4 3/4 but with age I'm now tad under 5'4 I lurk on Lap Band everyday too see what everyone going through some are not so good. I wish the ladies that had a BOB would update more to let us hopeful know how they are doing with weight loss good or bad we really need to hear it. My long term goal is to be at healthy weight for my height but meanwhile I have small goal which changes when I get close to goal like by 2-3 lbs or less only for my sanity lol but if I do get the BOB my first goal be 199.
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