I am a 38 year old female, 215 pounds, 5ft 7in. I love carbs and sweets. I carry all my fat in my middle. Before I was placed on BP medication, the highest bp recorded was 180/101. Diabetes runs in the family and Im scared to death of the thought of becoming a diabetic myself. My question is do I qualify for a gastric sleeve and would insurance cover the procedure?
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January 3, 2017
Answer: BMI 35 and high blood pressure interested in sleeve gastrectomy
Where is your pain? Right or left upper sides? Is it constant? does it comes and goes? Are you having fever with the pain? These are important questions. A lot of my patients have pain two weeks after the sleeve and a lot of the time is nothing major. Check with your surgeon.
I have had patients with similar symptoms. Most of the times the diarrhea came on after drinking milk or milk products. These symptoms tend to improve and disappear with time. However, I agree with Dr. Simpson, there is a bacteria that you can get in the hospital call C.Diff. This bac...
Yes, asthma is a co-morbidity that improves considerably with obesity surgery. Your BMI is high enough to get approve for the sleeve with or without co-morbidities. The sleeve is a good procedure and works well for patient with low BMI such as your self. You will be happy with the sleeve.
