AtlantaRed

Hi! I got my approval Friday and schedule my surgery date yesterday! I'm all set for December 5! Now I'm excited AND anxious. lol

Cannot stand the new update! When I use my PC, it takes 15 minutes to load and the freezes! It's better on the iPad and not very good on the android. Sure hope it gets better soon!
I will try to update the new members and dates as soon as I can!

Ok, this is what I've come up with for dates. Let me know when you have a solid date and I can update the list!

Dec 02 Krysta03
Dec 02 gaslimgal
Dec 02 jess9395
Dec 02 Annadette
Dec 03 Tasha420
Dec 03 SouthernCharm
Dec 03 redilla42
Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014
Dec 03 kkrose
Dec 04 L-in-NJ
Dec 05 Carlotta
Dec 05 Blondiee
Dec 05 Lioness813
Dec 06 kyholder
Dec 09 De-jo
Dec 09 AshleyMidwife
Dec 09 Sweettart702
Dec 11 liciamarie
Dec 11 KaminaBlue
Dec 11 Only1likeme
Dec 12 amills
Dec 13 Mommie4
Dec 16 slvrsax
Dec 16 elhudge
Dec 16 Mfs
Dec 17 Shelly70
Dec 17 Serenah
Dec 18 Sns513
Dec 18 Nona337am
Dec 18 gemgirl
Dec 26 ReEstDec2013
Dec 30 elsnanny

No date yet:
AtlantaRed
onedaycloser
beansmomma
HoustonTexanFan
AngiD
fpmr96a
SueRN
Simpley_ke
Vixey
macman
healthbound

Hi all -- I'm Amanda, 37-year-old homeschooling mama to six kiddos. I weighed 267 at my initial surgical consult. 276 was my highest weight 13 years ago, and I've hovered between 255-270 for the last several years.<p>
I've completed the insurance requirements and have been approved by Cigna. I start my pre-op diet on 11/18/13, and my surgery date is scheduled for 12/03/13.

I am Dec 10th in NH!

If you still need something I could pull it together for you tomorrow, my laptop at home is mostly for editing photos from my shoots, so I didn't laid excel on it - believe me raw photos take up tons of space!

I am set and cleared for surgery Nov 18, my husband Dec. 2. EXCITED!!!!

Is there anyone on here who is a lot more savvy than me on creating documents/templates?
I am trying to get things in order, just in case, and would like a Word 2007 or Excel 2007 template for account name, account number, username, password, and hint columns.
I'm just not good at that stuff. I looked on microsoft to see if there were any and I didn't see anything already made.
Anyone will to whip me up one?

Ugh, so I have to do a 2 week liquid preop afterall! BLah
My "liquids" inlcude:
8 oz Gatorade
6 oz light yogurt
SF applesauce
fruit chillers
SF pudding cups
8 oz Protein drink with milk twice a day.
I'm supposed to "eat" every 2 hours something from that list!
"Free beverages" that I can have unlimited throughout the day
Water
Crystal light
Wyler's Light
Diet Snapple
SF Jell-O
broth
coffee and Tea (sugar substitute)
and any calorie free beverage.
They were trying to tell me I had to drive up there (an hour each way) to buy the Bariatric Advantage from them for $70. I emailed the NUT and said Premier Protein was equal in nutritional values, cheaper and 1 mile away. She said that was fine but if I did Premier Protein, to have 3 a day OR I could use the Body Fortress Super Advanced whey Protein from Walmart and only 2 a day.
Fun, fun!!

Hi all!
I am all set for a sleeve on December 11th in Norfolk, VA. I have done all the tests & labs & am just waiting for my pre-op appts on Nov. 22. I'm very excited and a little nervous. I am 5' 9" and 290 lbs. with a goal weight is 165. Thank you guys for putting yourselves out there for support!

Check your FB messages and let me know if what I sent you works. It is super basic but hopefully it will do what you need!

Alright December Sleevers, I'm hoping that this title brings more people in so we can follow and encourage each other through our journeys.

I am 40. I'm 5'4" and about 308 right now. I'd like to get to a healthy BMI which would be around 145. I'm hoping for a December 4th or 5th date with Dr. William Johnson.

Everyone introduce yourselves!


So far as of 11/02/13
Dec 02 Krysta03 Dec 02 gaslimgal Dec 02 jess9395 Dec 02 Annadette Dec 02 sookie Dec 02 Nurse_Bonnie Dec 02 doopa Dec 02 Jerzygurl Dec 03 Tasha420 Dec 03 SouthernCharm Dec 03 redilla42 Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014 Dec 03 Sinderelly Dec 03 missmee Dec 03 Browneyedgurl Dec 04 L-in-NJ Dec 04 Healthbound Dec 04 Katdrox Dec 05 Blondiee Dec 05 Lioness813 Dec 06 kyholder Dec 06 harleychic Dec 09 De-jo Dec 09 AshleyMidwife Dec 09 Sweettart702 Dec 09 MShell Dec 09 Carlotta Dec 10 hopecomeswithtime Dec 11 liciamarie Dec 11 KaminaBlue Dec 11 Only1likeme Dec 11 soul2bleed Dec 11 Volfan Dec 11 dencob1 Dec 11 MnWin Dec 11 onedaycloser Dec 11 Scraglycat Dec 12 amills Dec 12 kellymoon Dec 12 honeylove Dec 13 Mommie4 Dec 13 amduc (and husband!) Dec 13 Under1star Dec 14 Sleevin It Dec 16 slvrsax Dec 16 elhudge Dec 16 Mfs Dec 16 MGR1852 Dec 17 Shelly70 Dec 17 Serenah Dec 17 ginnie290 Dec 18 Sns513 Dec 18 Nona337am Dec 18 gemgirl Dec 18 mija1980 Dec 18 Teachamy Dec 26 ReEstDec2013 Dec 27 Carmen1963 Dec 30 elsnanny No date yet:
AtlantaRed beansmomma HoustonTexanFan AngiD fpmr96a SueRN Simpley_ke Vixey macman MonisNatural fmpr96a Tarheel79 SeniorMoment Coachk kan7525 caligirl3 Besleeve It

December 17th!

Ok, this is what I've come up with for dates. Let me know when you have a solid date and I can update the list.
Dec 02 Krysta03 Dec 02 gaslimgal Dec 02 jess9395 Dec 02 Annadette Dec 02 sookie Dec 02 Nurse_Bonnie Dec 02 doopa Dec 02 Jerzygurl Dec 02 LittleLou Dec 02 Alysha23 Dec 03 Tasha420 Dec 03 SouthernCharm Dec 03 redilla42 Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014 Dec 03 Sinderelly Dec 03 missmee Dec 03 Browneyedgurl Dec 03 Jill105 Dec 04 L-in-NJ Dec 04 Healthbound Dec 04 MissKatt Dec 04 caligirl3 Dec 05 Blondiee Dec 05 Lioness813 Dec 06 kyholder Dec 06 harleychic Dec 08 skinnyme2 Dec 09 De-jo Dec 09 AshleyMidwife Dec 09 Sweettart702 Dec 09 MShell Dec 09 Carlotta Dec 09 vbishop Dec 09 sknyinside Dec 09 Care1175 Dec 10 hopecomeswithtime Dec 10 fpmr96a Dec 11 liciamarie Dec 11 KaminaBlue Dec 11 Only1likeme Dec 11 soul2bleed Dec 11 Volfan Dec 11 dencob1 Dec 11 MnWin Dec 11 onedaycloser Dec 11 Scraglycat Dec 11 kadeetaylor Dec 11 KatSeattle61 Dec 11 DeniseC Dec 11 Katcloudshepherd Dec 12 amills Dec 12 kellymoon Dec 12 honeylove Dec 13 Mommie4 Dec 13 amduc (and husband!) Dec 13 Under1star Dec 13 AtlantaRed Dec 14 Sleevin It Dec 16 slvrsax Dec 16 elhudge Dec 16 Mfs Dec 16 MGR1852 Dec 16 tami j Dec 17 Shelly70 Dec 17 Serenah Dec 17 ginnie290 Dec 17 kat1548 Dec 17 birdbutch Dec 17 princesstami Dec 17 Clexie Dec 17 HarlemLoser Dec 17 overdue Dec 18 Sns513 Dec 18 Nona337am Dec 18 gemgirl Dec 18 mija1980 Dec 18 Teachamy Dec 18 Simpley_ke Dec 20 myvsglife Dec 23 VLBrand6809 Dec 26 ReEstDec2013 Dec 26 teambarbie Dec 27 Carmen1963 Dec 30 elsnanny Dec 30 DeezJeanz Dec 30 lashacarpenter Dec 30 kan75251 No date yet:
beansmomma HoustonTexanFan AngiD SueRN Vixey macman MonisNatural fmpr96a Tarheel79 Coachdk Besleeve It georgiabelle mscognac504 Smilingirl

Ugh, so I have to do a 2 week liquid preop afterall! BLah
My "liquids" inlcude:
8 oz Gatorade
6 oz light yogurt
SF applesauce
fruit chillers
SF pudding cups
8 oz Protein drink with milk twice a day.
I'm supposed to "eat" every 2 hours something from that list!
"Free beverages" that I can have unlimited throughout the day
Water
Crystal light
Wyler's Light
Diet Snapple
SF Jell-O
broth
coffee and Tea (sugar substitute)
and any calorie free beverage.
They were trying to tell me I had to drive up there (an hour each way) to buy the Bariatric Advantage from them for $70. I emailed the NUT and said Premier Protein was equal in nutritional values, cheaper and 1 mile away. She said that was fine but if I did Premier Protein, to have 3 a day OR I could use the Body Fortress Super Advanced whey Protein from Walmart and only 2 a day.
Fun, fun!!

Hey AtlantaRed! You can put me down for December 17th!

So, just got the call from Aetna Medicare Advantage that I am APPROVED! It only took 6 days...rather shocked. My assigned advocate should let me know later today what my surgery date will be. Eeek! Happening sooner than I had thought, but less time for worrying.

Well, looks like one of my last (and huge!) obstacles has been taken care of. Being self pay I k we it was going to be tough to get the 18K in such a short period of time. Yes, we could obliterate our savings but I really didn't want to do that. Long story short, got approved for a loan that we should hopefully have paid off ASAP - especially if we can count the surgery in our taxes.
I think not knowing how everything was going to be paid for has kept me quiet - too afraid I was going to get excited about everything and then find out I couldn't pay for it

So I finally saw my PCP. I had seen her last in June and my hubby changed jobs in July. So we've been without insurance until his new insurance kicked in Nov. 1. At my last visit with her, she suggested looking into the surgery due to aches and pains creeping up. She didn't know that since not seeing her, I had already found a surgeon and completed EVERYTHING before seeing her again!
Luckily I don't have to change any of my meds, they are not extended release. I did ask her about the flu shot. She said that of course she is a big proponent of the flu shot but since I've never had one and sometimes people have a reaction to them, she is actually suggesting I NOT have the flu shot before surgery. I don't have kids and am not at a high risk for getting it, so thank goodness, I didn't want one!
I'm always low on Iron and I take 3 prescription iron a day regigiously and it's still low. I asked about getting an iron infusion since I'm sure post op it will probably be worse and she said there were big side effects for an iron infusion and that was a last resort! Ugh. I'm losing my hair preop (I was ok with losing it post op) and really feel this iron thing might be contributing. She drew blood again Friday and said she had to see what the numbers are before further recommendations.
Other than that, she was really excited. Oh, I was also glad that she agreed to help manage my pain meds. I typically have terrible recoveries from procedures as regular pain meds just don't work for me. Heavy duty pain meds have to be picked up (not faxed to pharmacy) and the surgeon's office is an hour away! She said it was okay with her if my surgeon's office contacted her about pain med prescriptions and she would happily write them for me. She even gave me her nurse's "back number" for them to reach directly. Her office is only 1.5 miles away! Whew...
I actually have anxiety in general. I noted up there a page or two back that I had been doing ridiculously well in that regard. However, fast forward to about 2 days ago, panic is setting in! I expected that, though. It will be a quick month with Thanksgiving and trying to get Christmas in order before surgery, so I know the time will go by super fast!
I can't wait for the initial 20-30 pound drop after surgery. I'm really hoping that eases up some aches and pains. Up until Jan of this year, I was pretty active. This year terrible knee issues. I know that once I can get out and walk, hike, etc., that will also help with the anxiety! It's all one big circle, isn't it? Everything is connected.
Anyway, those are my thoughts and updates for today!

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/283805-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/page-42
Please join us in this Dec 2013 thread! There are 95 of us so far!
In the very first post, there is also a link to a secret Facebook page for us as well (no one can see that you belong or see your activity in the group).
I have been keeping an updated list so everyone can see who is getting sleeved on or near their date!

Good news! Put me down for December 3rd!!!! SO excited!!!!

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/283805-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/page-42
Please join us in this Dec 2013 thread! There are 95 of us so far!
In the very first post, there is also a link to a secret Facebook page for us as well (no one can see that you belong or see your activity in the group).
I have been keeping an updated list so everyone can see who is getting sleeved on or near their date!

Yes! I got my date! Friday the 13th!! lol

Hi everyone! I'm booked for my surgery December 8th in Mexico.
I'm 36 years, 5'9 and I weigh 230 pound so 100 pounds over weight. Won't miss that at all I'm excited but scared. I've tried every diet and exercise program known to man and nothing has helped.

My plan too. chocolate ready to drink Premier Protein, unflavored and Gatorade, Unjury chicken broth flavored and a few different Isopure clears!