yea i know why it has to be approved first because u gotta make sure its nothing bad bbbout him well this is im 9yrs post op y lost fromfrom 327 to 154 in 8 m0nths thats when all my problems started y havent quit my sisiter also had the open ryn y had to have surgery a couple yrs ago for adhesions in her intestions y a tore bowel plus we both have anemia y  yes we didi as we were told about protien and vitamins all that still i was healthier obese than i am now y his book is misleading my sister has hypertension for a short time it went down ut then its back hes moved around so much bcause he has too not cause hes so good its all bout money y i am consulting the medical board y whoever else bout him cause thers alot of us with problems from the surgery he dont let out im including the media on this also i know alot of hospitals quit letting him perform the procedure wonder why

Sorry, had my sleeve at Integris Baptist in Oklahoma City. Good luck!

WHEN THE WALLS come tumbalin down ...when the WALLS come a tumblin,  tumblin............

HCSC Removes Mandatory Pre-Operative Weight Loss Requirement
  Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC), the parent company of BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) of Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico has eliminated the mandatory six month weight loss requirement prior to bariatric surgery. Multiple meetings and correspondence between ASMBS members and Medical Policy representatives of HCSC resulted in this improved access to care for patients suffering from obesity.   Access to care became more onerous when HCSC increased the preoperative requirement from three to six months on March 15, 2011. That led to a meeting between the officers of the Illinois State Chapter of ASMBS, Drs. Christopher Joyce and Rami Lutfi, and BCBS of IL at which time clinical data was provided and reviewed. The Chairman of the Insurance Committee, Dr. Jaime Ponce, the Chairman of the Access to Care Committee, Dr. John Morton, and the Chairman of the State Chapters Committee, Dr. Lloyd Stegemann provided valuable assistance and guidance. In addition, the draft of the ASMBS Position Statement on Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirement was instrumental in preparation for the meeting. Through Dr. Stegemann, similar efforts were applied in Texas between its State Chapter and BCBS of Texas.   After months of correspondence between the state chapters’ leadership and BCBS, followed by an objective internal review of the medical evidence by the medical policy makers, HCSC came to the conclusion that the pre-operative weight loss requirement should be removed. That was revealed at a meeting in Chicago between the President of ASMBS, Dr. Robin Blackstone, the President of the Illinois Chapter of ASMBS, Dr. Joyce, and the Director of Medical Management of BCBS of IL, Dr. Rose Ann Madarang, on September 21, 2011.

I have my protein of 65 grams for the day. Still working on my last 8 oz of water for the day. Only took one nap. Have used less of my lortab elixir. No nausea!  Walking, walking, walking. Things seem to be moving along nicely. I have been working on some paperwork for work.
Tomorrow hope to start wrapping Christmas presents.

Congrats, ladies!  Life is great on the losing side!