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Well it is official - well it is official , my primary health insurance does not cover ANY TYPE of bariatric surgery. I just got the word today from the surgeons office. Lucky me!! Well I still have the...

Moving slow now - Well everything just went into a very slow pace yesterday. First I find out that I have to work a program for 10 to 12 weeks meeting once a week and not miss any days, which I woul...

Insurance coverage - My insurance is United Health Care and while looking at the benefits I found were it says it does not cover any type of bariatric surgery. My question is this if my doctor states t...

First MOVE program class today - Today I had my first class with the VA program on weight loss called MOVE. I completed what is called Level I and am moving on to level II on the 23 Oct 2014 which is the next open...

ARe there any Veterans that are? - Are there any veterans that are using the VA to have the WLS?

Taking a survey: How long from the first seen - So here is the survey How long did you have to wait from the time that you started the process of WLS till you had the surgery.

Lightheaded and ready to pass out - So I've been on my liquid diet for about three days now, I have not been a strict with it as I should be but I'm having problems with it. I am currently dizzy lightheaded and gener...

Things are Moving !!! - Well as my other posts have said I am getting some good movement now. So today I signed up at the local gym and on starting in the morning. 30 minutes of walking. I hope I can do i...

New LAWS of life - Pre-Operative Care and Evaluation Veterans identified by their primary care medical providers as potential bariatric surgery candidates will be screened by the bariatric surgeon a...

Moving fast now - Well things are moving fast now. I call the doctor today and talked with him for about a 1/2 hour about the current start date for the pre-op diet plan that is required and it is l...

Thing are moving fast now. - Well after talking to the doctor this morning and him putting on the waiting list for a closer date, he just called and has moved my start date up!! Instead of having a start dat...

Things are Moveing !!! -  So the Doctor called today and I had a good talk with him. I case is being review this month by the Bariatric review board for the VA in Columbia MO. This is the second step in th...

First Blog - Well today is the first blog. I decided several week ago to have the GB

WELL HE%L!!!! I Gained - Well hell I gain 11.8 pounds the last week!!! What the hell that puts me at 59.91% BMI and the max is 60%BMI for the VA!!! I have a appointment with my therapies on Wed he's going ...

Just frgured it out. countdown of 80 days - So I just was doing the scheduling for work when I decided  to figure out how many days I have till I start my diet program for the doctor. Its weird I have made up my mind to have...

Today is the first day of my new life. - to day is the first day of my new life, because today is the start of the diet and the weight lose and workout program for my new life style change. I have my date set for the star...

Which Diet to go with. - Which diet is the best or most pre-op / pre program friendly. So I have a few questions to ask about which diet I should start to use while I am waiting for my program to start. I...

Veterans VA patient requirements for GB - So here is what I have found so far for the requirements. So I have found 2 different booklets by the VA for this and they are both 42 to 45 pages long.   Veterans VA patient requ...

Just a Newbie here - Well as it states I am just a newbie, I seen my VA PCP who suggested the consult and started the VA paperwork, that was last Friday. I have not even had a consult with the bariatri...

Gastric bypass versus gastric sleeve - Hello everyone my name is Matt and I'm new to this form. I have the opportunity possibly be able to have gastric bypass or gastric sleeve. It would be done through the VA administr...