Hi everyone who is looking for a gastic bypass group. This is a new group, I haven't even advertised it yet, so go ahead and join, we can talk while waiting...
Hi there, I had my gastric bypass on Aug 21st. It has been 6 weeks and I've lost 37 pounds. tell me about yourself, Rayanne, are you waiting to have the...
Hi no i haven't had the surgery I'm trying to find a place that accepts cash cause i'm not sure if my insurance is gonna pay for it. But every place close...
I got mine through the St. Mary's Bariatric Clinic. They are really nice in there. My insurance did pay for it, but since I did not have a year of a doctor...
Hello My name is Patricia. I am considering bypass surgery, if I meet the criteria. My BMI is 39. I've been on about every diet you can think of. Lose...
Hi Patricia, I'm glad you joined, so do you live in Evansville? or nearby? St. Marys is where I had mine and there are really nice people there, call them....
Thank you D'Ann for responding. I live in Boonville. My hubby works at Deaconess Gateway (lab) and our insurance is with them. So if it does happen, it will...
Hi i haven't had the surgery but am seriously considering it. I have three little boys and it breaks my heart that i can't run and play with them like they...
I understand what you are saying. I have two children, Natalie age 4 and Nathan age 6. I want to be able to keep up with them, play with them and just be...
Hi Rayanne, did you try St. Marys Bariatric Center? They helped me with mine and helped with my insurance. My insurance paid for most everything of mine....
Does anyone have any recipes that we can have on the gastric bypass diet? Or tell me your favorite snack item. I really like to put low fat Peanut butter on 2...
I finally contacted Deaconess about gastric bypass. I am literally an inch to tall or a couple of pounds too light. My BMI is 39. something. I thought that...
Oh my goodness! Since you have really thought about this I would go ahead and go get weighed and measured. Maybe that day you will be heavier, you know which...
Hi all, I saw the link to this group on the Evansville Cafe site so I thought I would check it out. I have been with St. Mary's Gastric Bypass since April of...
Hi Judy, Welcome to the group. It is a small group right now but hope it will get bigger soon. You sure have been through a lot!! This is a place where you...
Welcome Judy! I joined this group with the intent of having GBP in the near future. I had calculated my BMI at 39.9. When I went to GBP center at Deaconess,...
I went to WW three times before too, so I guess I'm a WW flunky too. lol I had blood work done today and weighed at the doctores office, they have me at 62...
Hope I spelled that right... From what I understand the Indiana State Guidelines for Gastric Bypass are Diabetes, Heart Disease, Asthma, Sleep Apnea and...
After the 8 months, 2 denials and a Level 2 appeal.. Anthem finally approved me for surgery! I got the news yesterday. I'm pretty excited and a little...
Hi Judy, that is great news!! I'm so excited for you. Do you have a date yet? What doctor is doing it? I did do some freezing but not as much as I thought I...
I am going through St. Mary's. I just got the letter on Friday evening after the office closed, so I haven't scheduled anything yet with the surgeon. At this...
They are really great at the St. Marys Bariatric Center. They can answer a lot of questions, I know, I asked a lot of questions. Will you be going to the...
Can anyone tell me about the psycholigocial testing that is required before the doctor will send a requwst into the insurance for the WLS. I am having surgery ...
I didn't do any "testing" but I did see a cousler a few times. My insurance had me go through a year of seeing a dietician also. I think the Bariactric...
I didn't do any "testing" but I did see a cousler a few times. My insurance had me go through a year of seeing a dietician also. I think the Bariactric...
I wanted to post some resturants that I know of that will take the gastric surgery card the dotor gives you after have the surgery. For those of you...
At St. Mary's Bariatric My first appointment was with the psychologist. I had to take a long test about how my weight affected my life, what kind of pain I was...
okay, I remember that now, I did take that long test too and I made the family tree. Actually, the one on the wall in her office is the one I did. She wanted...
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