got2lovedisney

I must be an exception because my co-workers and my boss are all very supportive of my surgery choice. No need to lie/omit/cover up here. OP I do agree with what others have said...it's none of their business. In my case, told the lady in HR because I wasn't sure if our plan covered weight loss surgery (it does!) but otherwise, I probably would've told her anyways for STD purposes.

I bought mine at Wal-Mart for $377.00. I'm about 260# and it works fine for me although it's rated for 300#. Has 10 speeds, 1-10% incline and like 8 preset workouts you can do. Heart Monitor and kill switch. Check it out. My link Note: When I bought mine, Upromise was running a promo so I got 10% back instead of the normal 1%. Paid the $19.95 shipping just for the convenience of having them bring it to my job instead of me having to go home to wait for the delivery.

So far I've had 21 appointments: 1 seminar 1 surgeon 5 primary (1 more to go 6/20) 3 dietician (1 more scheduled for 6/15) 1 Gastroenterologist 1 Breathe test 1 Endoscopy 1 Pulmonologist 2 sleep studies 2 Cardiologist 1 Stress test and EKG 2 Psychologist This doesn't count pre-op appointments with the Surgeon, Chest Xray and whatever else is needed once I get surgery approval. I guess it depends on your insurance and/or Surgeon's requirements. (I have Cigna Open Access.) It's a lot of hoop jumping but worth it.

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If all goes well, I'll be getting sleeved in July by Dr. Whittwell. I was thinking of having it done at Hialeah Hospital because it's closest to me but I know he does surgery out of South Miami and UM also. Has anyone had any experiences with either Dr. Whitwell and/or Hialeah Hospital? Please share your thoughts...thanks!!

OP-thanks for asking this question!! My PCP doesn't want me to lose weight as he thinks it'll give the insurance company a reason to deny me. You guys are saying you haven't had that fear with Cigna. That's reassuring! I've been trying to follow the dietician's diet as I don't want to lie to her but I haven't been trying too hard either as I didn't really want to lose but now I'm going to focus on dropping some pounds before my surgery! Yay!

Getting pedicures because they make me feel sexy, not because I can't bend over to cut my toenails. Swapping clothes with my 22 year old daughter. Wearing Crocs cuz they're fun, not because they're the only shoes that don't make my feet ache. Saying YES to more social invitations. Not feeling self-councious all the time. Having sex without worrying about the belly bumping going on. Seeing the "parts" I'm shaving...not having to ask to be shaved for that matter!! Getting on a plane and going to Disneyland!!!

This is a great idea! I went to Disney World in January and since I had already decided on WLS I found myself looking at the shirts and thinking, "Soon I'll be able to fit into that". I'm heading back to Disney World next weekend and I'm going to buy a "goal" shirt. I currently buy XXL in t-shirts...I'm going to buy myself a Medium!! Yay! I don't even have a surgery date yet, not done with my 6 month supervised diet but I'm so excited, thanks to threads like these!!!!

Could I have a copy too, please? Thanks! got2lovedisney@Netscape.com