My date is January 26th
Hi My name is Lori and my surgery date is January 26th 2009. I am really excited but a little confused. Am I suppose to get the vitamins and supplements from my doctor at first then go from there or should I be purchasing them now? I also found out that my insurance is not going to cover any nut appts. I'm really confused about that because when I started the process I was told if I was approved all of the doctors appointments would be covered. How often do you see the nut post op?
Hi Lori
Congrats on your surgery date. You should contact your Dr's office tomorrow and ask them about what vitamins and type of diet he/she wants you to follow post op. All surgeons are different and of course have different opinions on vities and diet. With regard to your nut appt, 1st contact your insurance company and find out if it is a covered benefit. Most insurances will cover as pre-op condition. Post op, I believe, you shouldn't need an appt unless your blood work is out of wack. You could probably have your questions answered over the phone. The best thing to so is call your Doc for the best info.
Best of luck on your surgery, I will move over on the loser bench for you!
Barb
Congrats on your surgery date. You should contact your Dr's office tomorrow and ask them about what vitamins and type of diet he/she wants you to follow post op. All surgeons are different and of course have different opinions on vities and diet. With regard to your nut appt, 1st contact your insurance company and find out if it is a covered benefit. Most insurances will cover as pre-op condition. Post op, I believe, you shouldn't need an appt unless your blood work is out of wack. You could probably have your questions answered over the phone. The best thing to so is call your Doc for the best info.
Best of luck on your surgery, I will move over on the loser bench for you!
Barb
Lori,
I agree with the previous poster that you should contact your surgeon ASAP and find out about the vitamins. They may have specific ones that they want you to take, or they may tell you to take any bariatric chewable multivitamin and calcium to start with and then add others as needed. I ordered mine from Celebrate, and they're really not too bad tasting. As for the NUT, I guess that you would have to ask your insurance company. Mine limits the number of visits, and after that I will have to self-pay. I don't believe that they charge that much, though. It's worth it- I'll find a way to budget it in. Good Luck with your surgery!
I agree with the previous poster that you should contact your surgeon ASAP and find out about the vitamins. They may have specific ones that they want you to take, or they may tell you to take any bariatric chewable multivitamin and calcium to start with and then add others as needed. I ordered mine from Celebrate, and they're really not too bad tasting. As for the NUT, I guess that you would have to ask your insurance company. Mine limits the number of visits, and after that I will have to self-pay. I don't believe that they charge that much, though. It's worth it- I'll find a way to budget it in. Good Luck with your surgery!
LAURIE
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