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3 months out with pictures - Hello everyone!  I posted this in the sleeve post also but wanted to share with my fellow lightweights.  The last 3 months have flown by!  It took me about 5 1/2 weeks...

3 months out (with pictures I hope) - Hello everyone! The last 3 months have flown by!  It took me about 5 1/2 weeks to get my energy back but once I did I started exercising with a vengeance.  I have a 5K comin...

Horrible nausea 1 month out - First of all I just want to say that I have lost 25 pounds since surgery and 56 total.  That is amazing!  But, last Sunday I started to get nauseous for no reason.  I used zophr...

Thank you (embarassing) - Every time I read 'never trust a fart' I thought, hmm that's weird. Now, 14 days post-op I know exactly what you mean! Walking through the store I felt a rumble in my tummy and e...

10 days post op and down 10 pounds! -  Yay!  Not bad for a lightweight, lol.  BMI just hit 36.  Haven't been there in years!  Highest weight is 278.  I lost a little last year and then this last summer I lost 31 gettin...

Home and sleeved 10-2 -  First day was painful but day 2 was horrible!  I get nauseous on pain medication so that made it worse.  They took me off pain med early this morning and after that I did much bet...

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finally, I have an avatar! - I've been on OH almost 2 years (have surgery in a week and a half) and just figured out how to change my avatar!  A lot of the resize websites make you download their program but o...

New to the LW Board - Hello everyone!  I am having the sleeve on 10-2-12 and can't be more excited.  I was denied 3-4 times (I lost count) over the past year and am not really nervous anymore just too...

Approved for real this time (I hope) - My date is 10-2-12!!!  My first date was last October (denied due to no comorbidities), second date was January (denied because the appeal was sent in too late even with 2 comorbid...

Denied for the 4th time. No surgery next week - So, I was approved 1 week and a half ago and had pre-op appointment made with Dr. and hospital.  Friday they called and said i was only approved as secondary only due to my primary...

Approved on monday but kind of denied today..... - So, my hospital called today to preregister for my surgery on 4-10-12.  She needed my authorization number becausee she has it that Aetna denied me!!!  I was so shocked.  I called ...

After 3 denials and 14 months..... - I have finally been approved!!!  I cannot believe it.  I am beyond excited!!!! I changed my insurance in Nov of 2010 to one that covers WLS.  I started my 90 days diet in Januar...

IUD/birth control and blood clots during surgery - My doctor is supposed to look into the Mirena IUD and whether I need to have it taken out before surgery.  If this happens, does it have to be out for a while before surgery?  Does...

For veterans; VA can contract out - I have blue cross blue shield and aetna.  Aetna is giving me crap but I am trying to get approval.  BCBS won't cover unless you've been with them for 5 years.  I went to my VA prim...

Dr. Bell Amarillo, TX - Has anyone had surgery from him?  He is new to the area and I would like to know more about him.  I went to his seminar and was impressed by him.  I am going to his support group o...

denied again! Insurance question - I was denied again becuase I have only had my co-morbidity for 6 months.  Does that make sense?  My doctor's office said to get the diagnosis and then I'd have surgery.  I did and ...

Do they call you with approval? Aetna - I have been denied a couple times and they sent off a totally new case on 12-23.  They don't see anything going wrong this time.  I usually get letters about the denial but will th...

How long do appeals take? - I sent my appeal in 8 1/2 weeks ago.  I called my doctor's office again and she said they can take "forever".  In the beginning she said it would be only 6 weeks but now she said s...