LI Gemini NY

Ok good for you, glad it's working out now

I'm not fat, I'm big boned B-)

Oh no! Does any other surgeons there take your insurance? Would you have it done somewhere else? You wouldn't have to do everything over...what a predicament!

I so want to vote for you but I don't have facebook :-/, any other way to do this?

Until today, 1 person (my girlfriend) knew about me having surgery...today I had my final "weigh-in" and I completed all the other requirements so my time is nearing. I broke the news to my mom, well she kinda pulled it out of me but....she said she was worried about me because I've been going to a lot of medical appointments lately and the fact that I'm not saying anything to her that I'm sick or whatever is making her worry. I felt horrible that someone with stage 4 bone cancer and a weird crazy funky eye problem that's causing blindness is worried about me so I told her. Me: "aw mommy I'm not sick, Umm i, well uhh. Ok! You can't tell anyone ok? Mommy: um ok Me: I'm having weight loss surgery and I had to go to a lot of specialist to make sure I'm safe for surgery...and for my insurance to pay for it. Mommy: weight loss surgery? You mean Lapband? Please don't say gastric bypass because I don't like the idea of that. Me: no no I'm getting the gastric sleeve. Mommy: what does that mean. Me: long drawn out explanation.... Mommy: are you sure that's what you want? You've been losing weight... Me: explaining why I need this Mommy: ok, where are are you getting it done? Me: Winthrop Mommy: she smiles (winthrop is like heaven to my mom, this is where all her doctors are, where she gets her treatments etc. this place can do no wrong.) ok! Well if you're sure about it, go for it. Anything you want me to do to help out? Me: Sobbing, no, just don't eat delicious crap in front of me. -----later in the eve....told my sister She didn't know what the sleeve was either! But she said it was a great idea!!!! My sister, always been skinny....said its a good idea! ANDDDD asked what kind of stuff to get at the grocery for me. She also said she'll take off from work the day of and after surgery to help out. I am so happy that they didn't judge me and thought I was lazy and taking the easy way out. I'm still kinda in disbelief that it happened this way! Today was my birthday an I couldn't have asked for a better day.

Thanks guys, I really feel like I have a new lease on life now. B-)

Yay, I'm excited to start! I'm like super camera shy so idk how this will work out but I'll give it a go lol

Thank you sherry

Stressing is an understatement, I was seriously like mentally screwing myself with all types of crazy thoughts, like what if I don't tell them and I die during surgery, there will be so many unanswered questions and no closure.... Or What if I tell them and they were against it, I would do it anyway but I couldn't imagine being around them being negative about this for months on end, that would drive me nuts. Then god forbid I have complications...I'll never hear the end of it!! It turns out they're on my side and I honestly don't know why I thought they wouldn't be, fear I guess. Today reminds me of why I got "family" tattooed on my inner wrist.

I just watched your first video. Something weird happened. Let me start from the top. Today I woke up with a call from my mom and she was crying....she can no longer see. Like nothing, zip, zero. Mom has stage 4 bone cancer and has been on a million meds since march of 2012. Supposedly one of those meds caused an adverse reaction on her vision. Since May of 2012....it's been getting worst and today...she can no longer see. Watching your video....your dad not being able to see, and my mom not being able to see. It's like the universe let us here lol I hope your dad is ok, you said he's getting it fixed. My mom's case is soooo severe, surgery is the goal but her condition has to be stable for 2 more months. Her eye pressure was hovering around 45-50 for months, seems to be holding steady at a normal 19-25 now so hopefully she can have surgery. I can't wait to watch the rest of your vids.

Yesssss! I'm in, I was thinking I should start the first day of the liquid diet ??

I was thinking about starting a "video journal" on YouTube....I viewed a couple and they were pretty cool. Hmmm there's an idea.

Well she won't have to worry about her diet post-op either as options for food are pretty limited in prison. I hope she likes cornbread :-/

Yea she isn't the brightest crayon in the box!

I'm on LI, I'm using Dr. Brathwaite at Winthrop. At my consult I had no idea what surgery I wanted so I voiced my concerns with each, what I didn't like or liked etc and his nurse helped me chose the sleeve, which is what I was thinking but wasn't sure. Also met with the staff (patient coordinator etc). The went over the my medical history, what they want me to do for the insurance requirements, they printed up the orders (nut consult, pulmonary, blood work, phycologist etc etc,) they even recommended where to go for what procedure, went over pre-op diets and such.

I swear I miss all the fun stuff around here lol so she actually said "I committed fraud this is how and where?!?!?"