Hang in there - it will get better and easier. I am 5 months out and have a whole new life! It is amazing. It will be well worth it. Keep us informed.

hang in there .... our journey has many similarities I decided to make a drastic change in Dec 2012 ....started to see the surgeon and nutritionist Feb 2013 @ my highest weight of 296 and BMI of 57 I'm 40 yrs old and only 5'1 the 1st thing the surgeon said to me is ... I need to start loosing weight asap because he will not work on me with a BMI that's so high !!!! I was mortified I couldn't believe what he said to me ...He basically said I was a walking heart attack and my BP was out of control so I have some homework to do .... at that point I started all my appointments , I saw psych , did all my cardiac clearances , pfts, sleep study , my primary doc clearances , endoscopy (pos for h-pylori e ) blood work and last but not least .. I have to see my nutritionist every 2 to 3 weeks .... started my diet and and slowly working out ... as of today I'm 258 lbs with a BMI 50 I cant wait to see the surgeon on June 5th because he wanted me down at-least 25lbs and I'm down 37 ... they finally handed in all my paper work and I've been approved by the insurance so hopefully some time in July 2013 I will be able to keep going on this Journey .... My insurance asked for a lot and kicked it back 2 times because something was missing ... slow steady wins the race ... it does feel like our lives are on hold but I feel that in the long run its going to be worth it because we are going to be healthier than ever for our children and our love ones .. I wish you luck in this journey and will be praying for you

Kat

Thank you for the support and prayers.

Hello everyone,

Good news! the insurance company has approved the surgery. I'm scheduled to have my surgery on 7/3! I have to go for all the pre-op tests and clearance from my primary physician. Will keep you posted it.

Lucy