Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Hey C I'm C too!! lol My DS surgery date is July 7th.. woohoo!! I haven't been approved by my insurance yet.. actually I just got my first denial on Monday saying the BPD/DS is investigational and experimental.. But now Dr K's office is submitting an appeal for me. yay.. I hope I get approved! If so I'll be seeing you in July! > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set for > July 8th!! > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring the > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In other > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Wow! That should be lots of fun! Two C's in the Bariatric wing at the same time. Too weird! My last name is Cochran can I ask what yours is? C > > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set for > > July 8th!! > > > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring > the > > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In other > > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Wow! That should be lots of fun! Two C's in the Bariatric wing at the same time. Too weird! My last name is Cochran can I ask what yours is? C > > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set for > > July 8th!! > > > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring > the > > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In other > > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 LOL Two C's in the bariatric wing ... I wonder how many members of the staff will get confused BTW My last name is Culver. > > > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set > for > > > July 8th!! > > > > > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring > > the > > > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > > > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In > other > > > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > > > > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 LOL Two C's in the bariatric wing ... I wonder how many members of the staff will get confused BTW My last name is Culver. > > > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set > for > > > July 8th!! > > > > > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring > > the > > > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > > > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In > other > > > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > > > > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hi ! What would I have liked to know before my surgery? Hmmmm. I would have liked to have had a trapeze bar, then maybe the abdominal spasms when I tried to sit up wouldn't have been as bad. But, seriously, other than the spasms I wouldn't say there were any surprises. I recovered much more quickly than I did from the DS. The initial pain was worse than the DS but that dissipated in a few days. You know, there is one thing. I wish someone would have warned me about how " poochy " my stomach would become after the tuck. I was extremely disappointed because it was so flat when I first woke up and the pooch showed up in just a few weeks and has never gone away. It doesn't happen to everyone but I think the older you are, and the less elastic your skin, the more likely it is to happen. Also, don't let them tell you this is an outpatient surgery! You may not need to stay in the hospital, but make sure you have the option, just in case. I stayed for two nights and really could have used a third. Hope this helps, Hugs! Tracey > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set for > July 8th!! > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring the > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In other > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 -Thanks for all the advice! C -- In DS_Friends_Keshishian , " snurfles17 " <snurfles2@c...> wrote: > Hi ! > > What would I have liked to know before my surgery? Hmmmm. I would > have liked to have had a trapeze bar, then maybe the abdominal > spasms when I tried to sit up wouldn't have been as bad. But, > seriously, other than the spasms I wouldn't say there were any > surprises. I recovered much more quickly than I did from the DS. > The initial pain was worse than the DS but that dissipated in a few > days. You know, there is one thing. I wish someone would have > warned me about how " poochy " my stomach would become after the > tuck. I was extremely disappointed because it was so flat when I > first woke up and the pooch showed up in just a few weeks and has > never gone away. It doesn't happen to everyone but I think the > older you are, and the less elastic your skin, the more likely it is > to happen. Also, don't let them tell you this is an outpatient > surgery! You may not need to stay in the hospital, but make sure > you have the option, just in case. I stayed for two nights and > really could have used a third. > > Hope this helps, > > Hugs! > Tracey > > > > I can't believe it but Medi-cal approved my TT and I'm all set for > > July 8th!! > > > > Ok, I know I'm horrible about keeping up with the posts durring > the > > semester but I'd really like to know what all of the post-op TT > > people would like to have known before they did their TT? In other > > words, any advice or words of wisdom?*smile* > > > > C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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