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It's set Dec. 19th

November 16th- I got the call I have been waiting for. The insurance copy has approved the surgery. I am set to be banded on December 19th @ 7:30am at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren Ohio.... YEA!!! I started crying when she called. I can't wait. I feel like Dec. 19th is never going to be here. I have the Psych Workshop tonight at the Weight Loss Center (WLC) and Gabe (boyfriend) and Mom and Dad are going. I am very interested to see what that's like. When I went for my first consult the nurse informed me about this workshop and the purpose is to discuss the emotions that go along with lossing a large amount of weight and due to that a lot of people split up. I DO NOT want that to happen so I asked Gabe to go with me, since this is can help build our relationship. I had my nutirion appt this past Monday and she gave me all the information for the first days/2 weeks after surgery. It was very interesting, enough though I have done a lot of research there is still information I didn't know. I also never knew how to read nutrtion labels. If you are in this area (Youngstown, Ohio) and you are interested in this surgery you should really consider St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph Weight Loss Center. A lot of people in this area think they need to go to Cleveland or to the big city to get this surgery, but they can have this surgery and get the best treatment right here. I have nothing but great things to say about my experience with the WLC and its employees.
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My first meetings

October 23rd- I had my first appointment w/ my surgeon yesturday. He is great!! I was there for HOURS!!!:faint: I met w/ him, the nurse and the counselor. We answered all my questions and told me what I needed to do in order to get the ball rolling:D . After my meeting w/ him I met with the psychologist and had to take a 567 questions T/F test. :help: We discussed my family and he asked me a few personal questions. I was there for around 2.5 hours. I am waiting to get the appointment for my cardio eval. What is appts are set: 10/25- Support group mtg 11/6- Ultrasound and scope 11/15- Bone Screening 11/16- Psychological Patient Workshop
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At the beginning

October 19th- I have my 1st mtg w/ Dr. Woodruff Monday morning 10/23/06 at the St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph Weight Loss Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Afterwards I am scheduled w/ Dr. Esperon for my psych eval. I spoke w/ Dr. Esperon on the phone and he seems extremely nice and I am interested in mtg w/ him. I am getting the ball rolling b/c I wish to have this done before the holidays. I have tried dieting for so many years but as soon as I take one step off track I gaining it all back plus some. My heaviest weight was 264lbs and that was in October of 2004 and I think now I am about 250lbs. I did lose around 50 lbs doing weight watchers but I have slowly gained it all back. Since I work at the hospital that I am having the surgery at I have access to a lot of support and help from co-workers. Everyone I have spoke with so far have been extremely nice and have made this decision an easy one to make. I will let you know how the mtg w/ the dr.'s go on Monday.   :clap2: God bless, Becks   "Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess the baggage, the shorter the trip."~~A.H. Glasgow
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