Getting Excited...and nervous!

I met with my surgeon on Thursday and my paperwork has been submitted to my insurance... Now it is a matter of getting approval and doing my pre-op testing.  Just waiting on the insurance is driving me insane however.

Anyone have any insight into how long before they COULD respond?  My surgeon told me I have to have a CPAP machine and use it regularly for at least 2 weeks before he will operate, and I am waiting on the medical supply company to get me hooked up with that -- but he has told me I can start my liquid diet as soon as I have used it for a week -- does this mean I might be only a couple of weeks from surgery?

I am sooo ready for this!!!  I am about to go back to researching and finally order my chewable vitamins, calcium, etc. 

Angie

Did you have a sleep study? What other pre-op testing do you need to have?

It sounds like you are getting pretty close. Hopefully you can schedule your surgery once you get the CPAP machine.


It wont be long now!!

I do have sleep apnea.  I was diagnosed a few weeks ago because the surgeon said I needed the study done, and such...  I have to have a chest x-ray, ekg, and physical less than 21 days before the surgery... and my pre-op is done!

Now if I could just decide exactly what vitamins to order!  I am leaning toward bariatric advantage, just because this was the first one on my NUT's list... anyone have any advice on taste?  I also need to get calcuium, and would like to start biotin pretty early on as soon as the surgeon says I can/should...

I know alot of you take iron, and more, how do I know if I should take the extras?

Hey Angie!!

Welcome!!!  It took my insurance less than a week to approve my paperwork.  I had to wear that damn cpap before surgery and when I was in recovery (I had to bring my mask) they put it on me anytime I was sleeping. 

I would hold off on getting the vitamins.  Your tastes are going to change drastically after surgery.  I use the Celebrate Chewables and love them.  I bought some of the baratric advantage before surgery and when it was time for me to start my vitamins I hated them.  I started my vitamins  6 days after surgery after my drain was pulled and  they had me add one per day and work up to my schedule to make sure I tolorated them. 

I called celebrate and they gave me samples of all of their chewables - so I got to try them post surgery and made sure I could tolorate them. Also, see if you can get samples of protein shakes before you stock up.  I bought a ton of protein before surgery (I had to do a hellaious preop diet) and I ended up getting rid of all of it because it tasted like crap after surgery.  Vitalady.com offers protein samples.

HTH!!  Good luck to you!!