It will all work out and this headache will be a thing of the past before you know it. Keep your head up and keep chugging forward. You will get your surgery and be glad you did. I know right now all this seems crazy but it will all be worth it! Good luck! And don't for get to take a deep breath... breathe in, breathe out, repeat over and over again!!!

Here this will make you feel better... I waited since 4/2010 to get sleeved, got it on 6/12/13 and now I'm not losing weight!!!! I had it and am stuck!! NOT eating sugar, not eating carbs, startch... eating stupid egg dropped into organic chicken brother, low fat cottage cheese and other stupid, boring foods that don't even fill me... and I have stopped LOSING!!!! Talk about frustrated!!!! I don't drink caffeine, don't smoke, don't eat bad foods.... I feel ya!!!! *pitty hugs for us*

I attended my first information session in June 1, 2012, and made my appointment. I am flying through all of the tests needed until I hit pulmonary. I go, do the initial test, then I inform the doctor that I have to have my thyroid removed. Was told to come back after its done and I'm cleared. I have the surgery, two weeks off work, do all of my follow-up and then make my follow-up with the pulmonary doctor. He then said you did good on your tests, we would like to do a sleep study.

I then get word that on Nov. 7, 2012 I would have the sleep study. I get a call the day before the study that the insurance would not allow the study. I call in Nov, Dec, Jan, and then I wrote a letter to the doctor, he did not contact me to offer other options. copiedin the letter was the program director of the program. I kept going to the appointments so they could encourage me. Then one day I just snapped.

I said I would withdrawal for the program. I said that they need to now take the time to find out how many other patients worked with this doctor when they hit the pulmonary stage and are forgotten or dropped. The staff said I made a good point but they were not able to do much, they did guide me as to who to contact that was above the yo-yo not doing his job.

Just as I was about to give up. I get a call, hey we can do a home sleep study and from there we can proceed. Home study completed, and then it was inclusive, so I then get the opportunity to have a sleep study (insurance approved). It's amazing when you have to rant and rave what can be done.

Just like that the appointment books opened up and everything starting falling in place again. When I had my last visit with pulmonary, I really told him about himself. I said if you don't have time to care, you should not be part of the program. He must have apologized a thousand times. I told him I do not except them and he was a sorry excuse for a doctor. I left say its a good thing I did not need a lung, your actions would have left me dead. He was totally embarrased.

So the program director called me, I took my last class, then met with the psychologist and nutrientionist and have been chugging along.

Like you when I knew this is what I wanted to do, I set up my account on this site. Then I hit the road block and lost all motivation to do anything. Then as I moved along and i am getting closer to my July 22, 2013 surgery date i am so happy I have returned. The experiences good and bad have beenof should great help.

Thank you for sharing your experience, keep up the fight.

Karen

Im just soo frustrated, the non loss is really getting to me... reading the comment above where she had the surgery and isn't losing scares me big time! I have this giant fear that I will do all this only to lose like 5 pounds! its very hard to stay on the straight and narrow. tonight I made some AMAZING steaks and some sliced garlic and potatoes with herbs and butter wrapped in foil on the grill, along with some garlic and butter green beans... man the smell as I stood there over the grill in 93 degree weather ... and on the far side of the grill was my 4 oz of chicken and non garlic, non buttered green beans... if I don't lose something I swear UGH! lol keeping head up high and eyeballing the smaller clothing as I pass by it in the stores...