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Still Testing..

TINA1005

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Hello everyone!

So last week i had my first apmt with my dr and my BMI is a 63 which is way high since im only 23. I don't know how I ever got to be this big, but anyway I'm changing that now! My doctor was so nice, the whole staff was nice and made you feel super comfortable, I was not scared or nervous. The first thing i did was meet with the nutritionist and she was very nice and of course I cried (because I'm such a baby and I cry over everything) then I did my phyc eval which was more like her asking me why am I getting the lap bad in which i started to cry again because all i want is my life back and then she ended up crying with me and she showed me that she too had been banded! I did my blood work and Diane was soooo good she got in on the first try yay! and then finally I met with the handsome and very sweet Dr.Martinez he sure did make me feel very taken care of it almost felt as if i was talking to my dad!

 

so I finally finshed up and went home to eat since i had to fast for my blood work. I got a call 2 hours later saying they wanted me to come back and do a sleep study which I knew would probably be coming since Ive been researching the lapband for the past 6 months, also i have to do an upper gi as well as get my gall bladder removed =[ so tomorrow tonight i go in for my sleep study to make sure i don't have sleep apnia and tomorrow morning i will do the upper gi and a week from then i will be going in to remove my gall bladder because i have stones. Hopefully after all this my insurance will have an answer for us, I know that alone could take a while. So wish me luck, Id love to hear from other people, I've been kinda scared for all this testing but it has to be done right?? I just really really hope my insurance comes back with a positive answer and will just say yes so i can get this done...

thanks for reading



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Hang in there..my wait was for4 yrs as when I finally went through the program we got a hurricane and it took all I had to get my house remodeled to move back in. So I started again last year and it took a year for me to get through and just do it. I had to go through all the tests again and I think it is the best thing to do. I am sure you will have no problem with the insurance, They know in the long run it saves lives and health issues.

Being that you are young, I think this is the best thing you can do or yourself. I am 52 and wish I had the means and technology at your age. I have wasted so much time. But know what, I now work out and do things that make me feel alive. I am going on my first cruise and going cave-tubing. I would never have imagined doing these things. I went from a 4x in jeans to a 1x at the moment. Just putting those jeans side by side make me feel strong to get going on this adventure. I have had my slip-ups and plateaus but get passed them and right back in it. I have lost half of what I want to lose so still have the rest to go. So good luck to you and however long it takes, it is worth it.

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