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Thinking About Getting the Sleeve - Baton Rouge, LA

Name: Thinking About Getting the Sleeve - Baton Rouge, LA
Item: Kenneth P. Kleinpeter, MD
Author: jus72tice

ORIGINAL POST

I have Asthma,Heart palpitation after I eat, and...

jus72ticeJuly 4, 2015

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I have Asthma,Heart palpitation after I eat, and skin problems .Every thing was going good until I hurt both knees and my ankle,now my Doc tells me stay off my legs until i heal,but I'm afraid I'm gonna keep gaining wait.I'm gonna look into the sleeve.I need to do something,I'm scared that if there is any more weight gain ,I could break my ankle.

jus72tice's provider

Kenneth P. Kleinpeter, MD

Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery

Replies (9)

K_at_RealSelf

July 5, 2015

Hi there, welcome to the WLS community!

Have you had any consultations yet? If you don't mind sharing, what do you weigh at the moment?

We have a very active Sleeve Forum, if you're looking for support. There are hundreds of other sleevers in there and we're all on the same journey.

You should also check out the links below to some guides, which may help you prepare.
Sleeve Gastrectomy Guide
Food Survival Guide
Nutritional Guide

Good luck and please keep us updated with your progress.

jus72tice

July 5, 2015

Current weight is205:I will take any help I can get.Than yo so much,I'm just so tired of this,I was doing great until this weight started affecting both knees,and my foot.

jus72tice

July 5, 2015

Thank you Kristy.

jus72tice

July 5, 2015

I'm looking for help,I dont know if my BMI is good enough to get it.Any one with my weight 205,my height 5'4 ,please tell me how you won this battle.

jus72tice

July 13, 2015

Well I'm looking for other options spoke to rep at blue cross and I found out they cover Bariatric surgeries 90%,but I'm not covered because I'm not morbid obsese.They dont have exclusionn's either.

jus72tice

July 13, 2015

Ifound out I'm not covered through Blue cross.They only cover if your morbid obsese.They pay 90%with noexclusions,I'm gonnatry Dr Clayten Frenzel .I heard of some people going to him that had Hiatal hernia and some kind of way they wer'e covered by their Insurance company.

jus72tice

July 13, 2015

I NEED HELP WITH THIS STUFF THIS GIVES ME A HEADACHE,I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE LOUISIANA TO GET THE SLEEVE,BUT IF I DONT GET HELP HERE I WILL.I WAS GOING THROUGH OCHSNER SURGICALWEIGHT LOSS ,BUT THIS NOT WORKING OUT EITHER.

jus72tice

July 13, 2015

IF ANY ONE KNOWS OF ANY PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE A BENEFICIAL TO ME PLEASE HELP ME.

K_at_RealSelf

July 14, 2015

Hi there,

At 205lbs and 5ft4, it looks as though a BMI chart shows you as obese, but not morbidly obese. Are there no exceptions to your insurances policy?

Without insurance what is your next option? Are you able to pay for the procedure out of pocket?

UPDATED FROM jus72tice

11 months pre

Looking in to Biariatric Surgery

jus72ticeJuly 6, 2015

I will be going to my first Biariatric meeting on 07/09/2015 at Medical Center Ocher.I tried regular diet and exercise until I hurt both legs,now I cant do anything.My Docter told me to stay off my legs for a few weeks,I'm not gonna give up.I was upset after I hurt mylegs, because it was the first time I ran in 12 years,and the weight was falling off.So I'm gonna do theGastric Sleeve .