Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Country_Gal: If anyone has ever had the gastric bypass surgery.?
If anyone has ever had the gastric bypass surgery what medical conditions did you have aginst you.

Will insurance cover your surgery automaticlly if you have, Sleep Apnea, High Blood Pressure, Asthma, Joint pain, abd has been over weight all their lifes?

I do know that most insurance plans require 6 months diet plan too and by my DR. the suregery is medically necessary for me to have.

Please help, Thank you!!!

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Answer by noelsanra
I didn’t have the bypass, but I did have the gastric waistband which is less painful and reversible. Insurance, at least in my country, did not cover it because a) I didn’t have any at the time and b) It was considered (back then about 3 years ago) it wasn’t considered to be for health reasons, more for looking good. I don’t regret it however, because since I’ve had it I have lost about 90 pounds and I’m still losing weight.
There are days when you can’t swallow solids, but most of the time you can eat just about anything except for red meat because if it’s not properly cooked it may too hard.
Anyway, it has totally changed my life, but that’s just me.
My cousin did have the bypass and the weight loss is faster but it takes a toll on your body and it is nonreversible.
You decide what is the best for you, but my advice is to go for the lapband (that’s the medical name for it). Trust me, it will hurt from time to time, but it will definitely be worth it.
Good luck, my friend.

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Question by cheerdiva1987: Weight lose surgery ! My fiancé is 612 pounds and were wondering which surgery is better for him !?
He is not a diabetic, he does have mild high blood pressure , he has sleep apnea and uses a bi pap machine ! He has Medicare which there approving him for the lap band but I talked to some one who had the gastric and one had great out come and one had life threatening problems with it ! Any one have suggestions ?

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Answer by Van Bo
Go for liposuction, 100 pounds at a time, and of course you will get doctors’ advice before he undertakes such a radical weight loss solution, as it can be dangerous.

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Question by Rvn: Anyone willing to share with me their feelings upon waking up from surgery and finding they are intubated?
I recently had surgery and apparently there was difficulty when they extubated me (bronchiospasms) and I was quickly re-intubated and placed on a ventilator. I woke up several times in recovery while intubated and had quite a traumatic experience. I now have so many awful feelings that I can’t deal with and haven’t talked to anyone about. Feelings of panic, fear of suffocation, sleep disturbances, fear of falling asleep, bouts of crying. I have asthma and possibly sleep apnea, so the breathing issue is an ongoing thing with me that I will need to follow-up with a doctor about, but these feelings of terror are invasive and I want to hear from anyone else who has exerpienced this so I don’t feel so crazy.

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Answer by firespider
You’re not crazy. I had a very similar experience. It happened to me after two different surgeries.

Waking up on a ventilator is traumatizing. It was very frightening for me.

You are probably suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. This is a normal reaction to what you’ve experienced.

Aside from the physical pain, you are also having emotional pain. It’s being projected as pervasive fear.

It may be time for you to ask your doctor about a medication for an anxiety disorder. I personally worked these feelings out on my own, but if you feel that it’s actually taking control of your life, then you do need to seek help.

I wish you well. Just remember, if you don’t deal with it, you will not get over it.

Good luck to you.

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Question by ѕкує вℓυє αкα ανα’ѕ мσмму: My daughter is having ENT surgery Thursday…help from parents who went through this?
My daughter is 3 and on Thursday she is having her adenoids and tonsils removed as well as tubes put in her ears. I am so scared about everything from the nurses taking her to the OR to recovery at home. I feel like I am making a bad decision to go through with this even though she desperately needs it (sleep apnea, constant ear infections).

I guess I just need some people who went through the same thing to tell me the negetives and positives about this surgery. Let me know what age your child was at the time as well and how they reacted to it.

Thanks,

Terrified Mom
Debbie Hoggins: Wow what a positive experience! I hope we can have the same!

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Answer by Debbie Hoggins
We took my son at age 5 – the difference was immediate! As soon as he was sleeping, no more snoring, no more sleep apnea. It was the absolute best thing I could have done. And, they didn’t have to mess with his adenoids at all, just his tonsils and it took about 20 minutes. Nothing bad happened and he was great! He didn’t remember leaving the hospital, but was fine enough to eat pizza the next day. Absolutely no side effect either. Oh, and we had to pay cash because he wasn’t sick all the time (just sleep apnea and snoring) and insurance wouldn’t cover it. We took him to a ENT specialist and he said he’d schedule it for the next Friday and it needed to be done right away – his airway was 90% blocked when he laid down. Best money spent ever! Even his teacher noticed he was happier, more rested, and just better all around.

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Question by : should i be scared of getting bariatric surgery?
i’m 320 pounds and i’m diabetic and have sleep apnea. i tried to loose weight weight on my own but i always failing. i have spoken to a surgeon and he believes that this would benefit me. However, when i speak to my primary care doctor, she tells me she’s not to crazy about the idea and that i could get complications. i don’t know what to do right now but all i know is that i have no life the way i’m am now. any suggestions?

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Answer by Baby Nero
You should seek a further opinion. There are a number of complications that could arise from the surgery and you need to weigh up whether the chance of complications from surgery are greater than the chance of further complications from your weight.

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