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I have been put on a 1500 calorie diet and I am struggling with it. I either get too many in or not even close enough. I am watching what I am eating but when I eat the healthiest I can I am only getting in around 500 calories which I was told isnt healthy plus it makes me really moody. I am trying to find a balance because I am going to be on this for around 5 to 6 months. I was starting my 3 month program but i cant get into Dr. Lord till may 20th so I cant officially start it till then so I decided to go a head and see Dr. Huynh anyway every month just ion case I decide to do the 6 months plus it good to have his advice and help getting through this. This is just ione more thing that gets me closer to D-day. Plus it is helping to make me healthier before surgery. I dont have to worry about loseing too much before surgery. I look at all the blogs of people who already have done this and I am envious but at the same time not. It is a scary change of life that you cant take back but I know I need it.

Even though I will have to pay 10 thousand out of pocket it is worth it and I am going to go ahead and do my 3 month program and see Dr. Lord and get through as far as I can and while I am doing that I will try and save enough to get the surgery. I will have 6 months after my 3 month program is up to get it. I will definately have the rest by income tax time because my income tax will cover what I need. I hope i have it almost covered by that point or find someone to borrow it off of till I get my incom tax. Anyway for now I am going through the process. I went to see Dr. Huynh on friday (NUT) and he put me on a 1500 calorie diet, no sugar, no carbs, lean meat, and plenty of veggies. I hope I can do it, I have done something very similar except i still had some sugar in my diet. We will see how I do on no sugar. I cant really have sugar anyway because my teeth are sensitive to it. I start this tomorrow along with a food journal. I am going to have an egg with low sodium bacon tomorrow for breakfast with a glass of grapefruit juice and then a salad with grilled chicken for lunch and ground chuck made into sloppy joe made sugar free on top of romain lettuce and broccoli on the side for dinner. If I get hungry for a snack I will have a piece of watermelon. I try and make the best out of what we are having for dinner. Everyone likes sloppy joes so I will just eat it without a bun. I think I will be ok. I do this for the next 3 to 4 months.He wants me to lose a pound a week but hopes I will lose 10 percent of my body weight. I dont know if that is possible but we will see. Anyway Wish me luck.

Well The Dr.'s office called me today and did a confrence call to my insurance.When Aetna answered the lady told us exactly what they told me that they will pay 100 percent after i reach 3000 dollars so she didnt ask to speak with a supervisor and sure enough the supervisor said that everything that is covered 50 percent the 3000 out of pocket doesnt apply to it. So I will have to pay 10 thousand to get this surgery. I cant afford 10 thousand, I was lucky to get the loan for the 3000 but  I am unable to get 10 thousand. I am at a dead end. I guess I wont be having surgery in the near future. Good Luck to everyone who is and has had this surgery. GOD BLESS

Well the Dr.'s office says I will ahve to pay around 10 thousand for my surgery and my insurance company says that they will pay 100 percent after i reach my 3 thousand out of pocket. I havent had my first appointment yet and I am already having to fight for this surgery. I know it will be worth it in the long run. I have 3 emails from my insurance company that say they they will pay 50 percent coinsurance till i meet the out of pocket amount of 3000 and then they will pay 100 percent. I thought maybe i didnt understand what the out of pocket 3000 limit was so i wanted it to be clarified for me so they wrote me back and said that the 50 percent coinsurance will add up and when it reaches 3000 they will pay 100 percent. Which is exactly what i needed to prove that I should have to pay the 3000 not the 10000 the Dr.'s office think I should pay. Now I have to convience the Dr.'s office this so they wont have me pay the 10 thousand instead. I can see that when everyone says that its been a long journey but they would do it over again if they had to, what they mean. Not fully what they mean but I am starting to see that if I am already going through this that the total process is definately going to be a long journey. I dont think the approval process will be too bad when I get there because they are really easy to get a hold of if I have any questions.

Well to begin I am 29 and a mother of three and I have been over weight for most of my life. Ever since I was around 13 or 14 I have been over weight and fighting to lose it. Finally when I graduated high school I lost a few pounds and felt pretty good about it but then got married and had my son who past away after living 2 minutes. That was very hard on me but I physically felt good and didn't gain much eight but not to long after that I was pregnant again. My son was born 5 weeks preemie and had RSV at a week old and then we found out he had down syndrome and a heart defect. He got it repaired at 9 months of age where the doctor told us he probably wouldn't live long cause of hypertension and would stay on oxygen for how ever long he did live. We moved when he turned 1 to Pensacola fl and I love it here. The doctor took him of oxygen and he is doing great. He is now 8 years old. Well all this took a toll on me and I gained weight and cant seem to get it off. I was diagnosed with PCOS and was told i wouldn't be able to have any more children without help. So I went off my birth control and boom i got pregnant so after she was born I went on nuva ring and Boom pregnant again so needless to say I have now gained more weight. I don't have to worry about getting pregnant again but now I am left with so much weight and nothing is helping to get it off.

I went to Dr. Lords seminar at sacred heart hospital in Pensacola fl on march 18Th 2010 and turned in my paper work for the insurance. They called me today march 24Th saying they found out how much my insurance covers and they will email the out of pocket cost. That's was this morning and its almost 3pm and still nothing. Everything seems to go so slow when you are waiting on something. I will keep you posted to when or if I am even able to have the surgery.