Mel34

Yeah, the fee sucks, but I don't mind paying it if it's going to help me get through this and succeed.

Congrats!!!!!!! i think we all have those dreams sooner or later!!

Well i still don't know what all consists after the class is done, i.e. support group, classes, trainer and dietician. But if it does, I'm going to love it! I guess I'll just have to wait and see! Have you tried asking if there is anything like that you can take?

4 more days, girl!!! yaaaaay!!!

Good luck, girl!!!! 4 more days and you'll be sleeve!!!! I'm sooo happy for you!! I wanna be where you are already!!! Please let us know EVERYTHING!!!! You know we are behind you 110%!!! You'll do great, girl!!!

former_vbg, Thanks!! I'm gonna get on that sight right now! And the doctor isn't the problem, its the Nut and psych, but since they both cleared me already, I don't have to see them again. I just hope the it's a different Nut who gives the class.

so i'm just gonna rant and rave (short one) right now so bare with me... SOOOOOO, I had my nut eval last week on Wednesday and the Doctor couldn't have cared less about me or why I was there. He didn't ask me crap!!! just made me fill out a "questionaire", asked what my parent's and sibling's weight was, if i took drugs and what i have tried to lose weight!!! He was so effin monotone, bored and looked like he was frustrated with me. then he just gave me two sheets of paper with questions that ranked my "depression" and the other was an observation of my behavior. He said, "look at these and bring them back in 10 days. Thank you." I don't know whether I'm suppose to fill them out or wait til i see him again and have him "observe my behavior." Has anyone had a nut who needed to see them twice?? or has had one that was just plain uninterested in you? I payed 25 bucks for a guy to sit there and go through the motions... Am I thinking too much into this?? I just don't want him to "fail" me! :banghead: :nonod:

Peachy, You are so right!!! We have the motivation, we are gonna have to tool soon, and afterwards, we are going to have the healthy and wonderful life we have always wanted! I just need to control my fear of screwing up and failing. We can do this!!! I'm hoping to be sleeved in January so i gotta get on the ball!!!

Well, i'm glad I'm not the only one. It's hard to convince my mind to do what I want! Lol!! Sometimes i think, "this will be easy! I'm going to eat [insert yummy food here] right now cuz I'm not going to be able to eat it later." Then i slap myself and think how stupid i was for eating it! It's soooo frustrating!!!!

I have the IUD (10 years w/ no hormones) and the doctors said this one was perfect because there was no hormones and no risk of blood clots. My coordinator and doctor told me that birth control was a must because of the high chance of getting pregnant right after. They told me not to take it out whatsoever. But i've heard that every doctor is different.

I'm glad you have great insurance, I do too! i love it. I just feel bad when people get treated differently because of it.

No need to be sorry. I'm tempted to use that language a lot right now. :-/ And yes, you are right, but I'm just scared, i guess. I don't know how I'm going to handle the "not eating" afterwards. I mean, if I can't really control my eating habits right now, how am i suppose to do it later? If I don't have someone to guide me, then how am i suppose to do this?

Well, i hope this class isn't all about the money and the person giving BETTER give a crap about me cuz if not, I promise I WILL raise some hell and demand my money back or attend a different class with a different Nut!! This is a life altering change that will be forever and I don't want something to happen cuz I wasn't taught the right things to eat and do. But then again, that's why I y'all for, right? We are all here to help eachother and support one another!! I love this place!!!

Yeah, that's what my coordinator told me. Besides my dr visits, this is the only thing i have to pay out of pocket. I have basic BCBS so I don't have a deductible.

Yeah, I've noticed that doctors and such treat you different depending on the insurance you have or not have. It's very sad.

LOL!!!! that is hilarious!!!! My nut weighed about 100 lbs and looked anorexic!! i was about to tell her that she needed to eat a little more! maybe that's why she was so "blah"... i don't know!! but y'all just made me laugh!! I needed that today!

thank you to everyone for y'all feedback!! y'all cleared up a lot of questions i had! thank you, again! I'm going to take full advantage of this class and all it's benefits cuz I know i'm going to need it! Don't know what I would do without you all!

Thank you sooooo much for that info!! It does make sense, though. Not that I'm complaining about the money issue, I just wanted to know if I was the only one taking that class. I hadn't read anywhere on here that anyone was taking it. It's just another hoop I have to jump through, but oh well! But yeah, i know the class will be very informative either way!

Hey tiffini! I have BCBS Federal and this post put me at ease, so thank you for sharing the information. they just submitted my paperwork this past Friday or Monday and I'm sooooo nervous! : (

Congrats!!!! i'm in the same boat your in (family wise). I'm doing this for my daughter and myself! no one else!! I have cholesterol right now and my family has that, high bp, diabetes and i'm sure on my way to that, too. that's why i'm doing this! My papers were sent to the insurance on Friday so i'm hoping to hear a response soon. my BMI is right at 40 so i'm afraid the insurance will make me jump through more hoops because of it. What insurance do you have? How long did it take you to hear back from them? again, Congrats!!!! I'm soooo happy for you!!!

i'm soooooo excited for you!!! And don't worry about your BF! you need to concentrate on yourself and getting thinner!! yaaaaay!!!

congrats on getting approval!! Did you get through this scheduling mess already??

My packet is being sent to the insurance as we speak!! So please send me your prayers and good luck wishes so that I may get approved!! I'm so exited!!

OMG!!!! I'm so excited for you!!! That was a quick set up!! I would have thought you would be scheduled for January... YOU'RE GONNA GET SLEEVED!!!! That's your Christmas present to yourself!

So my doctor just submitted my paper last Friday so I'm praying for a quick answer!!! Please keep your fingers, toes and anything else crossed for me!!! I wanna be a January sleever soooo bad!!! My coordinator said it might be for the second or third week in january. Go JANUARY!!!!