Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 i hear you on junk food and gaining whike you diet., last night i was with a freind that had the surgry .. and i was so hungry.. i grabbed food at jack n the box and a few hours later i was extremly hungry again.. and my freind with me who had the switch surgry did not eat the frist time or the second time. and i was staving and feeling guilty cause she did not eat.. i cannot wait for the day when i am the one turning food down.....well i am waiting on the insurance company to give me the ok.. i am so excited..2 more weeks 2 wait for the verdic..but they said i woudl have to get the rny at ucla in l.a. starlet > >Reply-To: Gastric_Bypass_Family >To: Gastric_Bypass_Family > >Subject: RE: Some opinions please.... >Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 10:12:29 -0800 > >I felt exactly like you for months, " if I could lose >weight by dieting, I WOULD NOT NEED THE SURGERY " . I finally questioned the >weight clinic about this and they told me what the surgeon said, that >losing >some weight before surgery, made the surgery easier. It leaves more room >in >that area. They suggested 10%, but I only lost 7#, and that was really >tough. I made sense to me. I was never told anything about being > " sufficiently motivated " . Even though I lost little, the clinic wrote a >letter to the insurance company, praising what I had been doing, food >changes, exercise, motivated, etc. I hope all goes well for you with the >insurance company. BTW, I'm a horrible dieter, and do often gain instead >of >lose. I'm a horrible junk food eater, but after the surgery I've had no >desire at all for anything other than what I can eat. Once I did want >something crunchy, and found banana chips w/almost no sugar. 5-6 chips was >all I could eat. > >Joan C, Calif. >LAP RNY 11/18/03 >Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA >282/254/140 > Some opinions please.... > > >I've had something rolling around in my mind for a while, and I >wanted to get some opinions from pre and post surgery members. I >was reading the Aetna policy statement regarding coverage for >gastric bypass. They do cover the surgery, however in the many >pages of their policy statement, they talk about how losing weight >before surgery shows that a prospective patients are " sufficiently >motivated " to make the necessary behavioral changes required by the >surgery. > >Well, at first I was furious, because frankly, if I could lose >weight by dieting, I WOULD NOT NEED THE SURGERY....DUH! Also, it's >not clear who wrote the policy, but I wonder if they would require a >smoker to stop smoking before they treated their cancer, or coronary >bypass patient to prove they'd stopped eating fried foods before >they preformed that surgery. > >On the other hand, I have been concerned about whether I will be >able to transition to a more healthy eating plan after the surgery. >My nutrionist feels that the surgery will cure some the the chemical >things happening in my body now which will make eating more >healthfully easier. This in addition to the restrictive natur of >the surgery itself should help. I think I'd have more confidence if >I could stabilize my weight and maybe lose a little. > >Food is so charged for me right now. I'm experiencing the " last >time I'll eat this " thing a lot. I don't want to put myself at >risk any more than I am. > >I think my greatest fear is that Aetna will say, no, you haven't >lost weight this year...I've gained actually...so no surgery for >you! > >What do you all think? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 depends on traffic on how long it takes i think ucla is about 85 to 100 miles away.. hour and a half to 3 hours.. traffic is murder here..lol... was ther alot of blood loss wiht your surgry? > >Reply-To: Gastric_Bypass_Family >To: Gastric_Bypass_Family > >Subject: RE: starlet >Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 10:42:42 -0800 > >The day for you will come. It is really different. I am not hungry, but >still have the visual cues that say I want something. But it seems very >easy at this stage to turn it down. I hear some people don't like the >taste >of foods, but everything I've had tasted great. Good luck with the >insurance. Is L.A. far for you? > >Joan C, Calif. >LAP RNY 11/18/03 >Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA >282/254/140 > > joan > > > >i hear you on junk food and gaining whike you diet., last night i was with >a >freind that had the surgry .. and i was so hungry.. i grabbed food at jack >n >the box and a few hours later i was extremly hungry again.. and my freind >with me who had the switch surgry did not eat the frist time or the second >time. and i was staving and feeling guilty cause she did not eat.. i cannot >wait for the day when i am the one turning food down.....well i am waiting >on the insurance company to give me the ok.. i am so excited..2 more weeks >2 >wait for the verdic..but they said i woudl have to get the rny at ucla in >l.a. starlet > > > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. https://broadband.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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