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Hi! Connie...the last I knew Mdeicare did pay for this surgery. You would need to find a Dr in your area that has experience with this type of surgery and I'm sure their office could tell you for certain if there were benefits from Medicare.
It is hard to change your eating habits, although some of the choices are made for you. No carbonated beverages, although I know some who still drink them, little if any bread (digestion problems), little if any pasta or rice, except whole grain & brown (same reason), the same for popcorn. However, that having been said, you can still eat all day in little bites of wrong foods and lose little or no weight. If you will limit your meals to 3 a day and maybe one snack of the right foods and not eat beyond feeling full it can work. I had the surgery 1 year ago and have lost 50 pounds. I don't always do as I should so the limited weight loss is my
fault. I am on a mission to improve my habits and start more exercise. Would I do it again...in a heart beat. It is life altering, especially if you are morbidly obese and I was.
If this is what you choose to do, best of luck!
Sandy
PS The hardest time is the pre-op diet. Clear liquids only for 7 days!
condranwga17 <shor822@...> wrote:
condranwga17 <shor822@...> wrote:
hi, I'm connie in Georgia. I have a few basic questions for anyone that
can help. I was wondering if Medicare would pay for this surgery? Also,
was it hard to change your eating habits when you had the surgery or
was it fairly easy? I'm ready to make that change, just wondered what
the first few weeks were like. I have something called Wegener's
disease and it's in remission. My disease dr says he thinks this would
be a good option for me since I am no longer a candidate for Gastric
bypass. I'd love to hear any feed back anyone can give.
Thanks,
Connie
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