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41 Years Old, 3 Children and OVERWEIGHT ~ Stafford, Texas
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didn't get approved after all :(
I didn't pass my sleep study so now my insurance won't pay...soon bummed!
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UPDATED FROM MariaMia816
Sleep Study Test.....can someone give me words of encouragement PLEASE!
So I have to pass a sleep apnea test to get approved for surgery by United Health Care since im under 40 BMI....if I don't pass then I cant have the surgery! I'm so nervous about passing!! HELP!
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S
February 19, 2015
It seems like you SHOULDN'T pass, because then they can call it a comorbidity, which helps you get coverage for a bmi between 35-40. So they're telling you that you need to pass it? Good luck, I'm sure you will be fine. I did not have to do a sleep study so I don't know what it's like :/
M
February 19, 2015
yes, they said I need to pass the sleep study since my BMI is lower than 40...i have to have at least 1 comorbidity to qualify. MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED!!
S
February 19, 2015
I have double Union insurance from 2 different unions and neither one covers the surgery under no circumstances.
so I tried for a loan thru the website I found online at "a lighter me" the loan company is centrera.
However I was accepted and total cost was 5800 that includes their fees hospital stay hotel stay medicines surgery as well as rides to and from hotel.
I was ready to sign. But I also checked with my personal bank and I got even a better deal. took a loan for 4600 and that even covers my airfare.
Payments are 140 a month.
Totaly worth it since I been trying so very hard for years to control my weight.
I have surgery march 31 at a lighter me
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T
February 19, 2015
I wonder if there's a way you can fake sleep apnea! Haha. It seems like you would probably know if you had any sleeping problems. And at that weight you probabaly don't. If insurance doesn't pay for it, can you self-pay?
M
February 19, 2015
Jeeze, how big do they want me to be....Im 5'2 @ 215 lbs....and feel awful. :( Self pay......hmmmmm.....not sure if its in my budget, it would depend how much and if they offer payment arrangements.
H
March 18, 2015
Comorbidities are also things that I had like joint pains when you walk, which of course makes you less likely to want to exercise. Don't give up if you don't have sleep apnea.
UPDATED FROM MariaMia816
Hair Loss???
So I've been reading a lot about possible hair loss after the surgery.....is this true??? if so, does anyone have any advice.....I don't want to go bald :( My hair is already this enough! HELP!!!
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L
January 29, 2015
Be sure you get enough protein and vitamins and iron....it probably still will shed alot because your body is stressed due to rapid wt loss and hair is not a necessity to your body. Hair shedding is normal in in everyone but people who have wt loss tend to stay in the shedding phase longer . Try not to add stress to the hair with chemicals like hair color, high heat styling ect. Pamper your hair.
M
January 29, 2015
Thank yo Lata! I will take your advice....along with some other advice given to me as well. I wish this all would hurry up so I could start enjoying life and stop all this stressing LOL
C
January 29, 2015
Wow, I keep saying the same thing. I am hoping to have my sleeve at the end of March and altho it isn't that far away, it seems like eternity waiting. I say the same thing that I want to start my new life already!!! If I could sign up and have it done tomorrow, I would.
S
January 31, 2015
I am also terrified. I have already had thinning hair due to hypothyroidism and genes. I heard biotin helps so I have just started that even though I'm still over 2 weeks away from surgery. Also I heard getting enough protein is really important. I'm going to do it all! lol. I've seen people comment things like "you can always wear wigs" and "it'll grow back". Well true...but I don't want wigs or baldness! Lol. I love my long hair. So anyway I'm going to do everything I can to prevent the hair loss, I have seen many people say it wasn't bad.
D
January 31, 2015
From what I read getting enough protein is the best way to try to keep the balding at bay. I also started taking some biotin gummies for now not sure what my doctor will say for post-op yet.
J
March 18, 2015
I eat protein and take vitamins including Biotin . I began two weeks before my surgery and so far so good. Hair loss was a huge fear for me because I had already lost a bunch the last few years due to infections & Bowel Resection Surgery. Good luck.
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