Surgery Date for 9/28/16!
Congratulations, I started in January of 2016 with no insurance problems, had a brief setback with a psychotic therapist, and had to start that process all over. I have a date set for 9/26/2016. I had no idea that VSG was so popular. My PCP suggested it because of my high bp, migraines and osteoarthritis in my back. I am losing weight but my bp refuses to cooperate with my weight loss. My sister died at 39 from hypertension. I respected the process and I'm so glad to have a date, and for others who finally got theirs. Let's toast our protein shakes to new beginnings!
Pulling for you. I am waiting for insurance approval. But your wait has been significantly longer. I wish you well.
My surgery is the 21st. All set ready to go. Then I get a bill for thousands of dollars saying all the Psychiatric visits are my responsibility. Provider billed medical insurance they denied. Finally got to bill behavioral health insurance and they denied. I could cry. I am not going to stop having the surgery. But sure wish these bills would disappear. Any suggestion, words of comfort ?
CHRIS! Congrats on your surgery date! It is awesome to know that you are finally going to get it done after all the insurance stuff last year! I'll keep an eye out for you! Best of luck.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
Also, are you still going to have the VSG, or did the diabetes pu**** back to having the RNY?
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
Hi Deanna! I am still getting the sleeve. I thought my dr. would reconsider but he said it is still much safer given my other medical issues. Sorry it's been so long since posting but I've been concentrating on getting my diabetes balanced as well as being busy at work.
5'5" HW: 484, SW: 455,CW: 325
Surgeon, Darren Tishler
I totally get the whole diabetes thing. When I got my initial blood work for my surgery, my A1C was 10.7. my blood sugar was out of control and I was using insulin daily. It sucked so bad.
I don't know how it'll be for you, since the sleeve doesn't have the track record for diabetes that RNY does, but I haven't had any diabetes meds since the week before surgery and my A1C is 5.1.
I'll be saying a prayer that your surgery goes smoothly
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
