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:update: Distant0098 Phyllser/Phyl 282/272 IndioGirl/Janet 210/200 forgve70x7/Nichole cazulay/Cece lindaa frustrated/Ruby 205/195 marcyinak/Marcy Brandy 166/156 jackie506 Stacymak 236/226 Mango24 SHAND Do I have everyone?? Anyone else want to join in?? :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

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Hi, Cherea! Glad you found this thread. I was going to PM you about it since the other one kind of fizzled out. I love your comments about the band. I think all of us who are Christians have struggled with the decision to have surgery. When I was considering bypass, I REALLY struggled with it. I am doing GREAT! I'm feeling good, clothes are getting baggy, and I've been losing steadily since my 2nd fill. I go back on Monday for possibly one more "tweak" before we head south to "IndioGirl"'s neck of the woods for the winter. I'm getting very excited about that. It's a beautiful day here today (Pacific NW), but it's been cold and rainy and I'm SO ready for the warm weather. Although, its a bit TOO warm in SO CA right now!! We need to pray for those people and I've been praying for the wind to die down so they can fight those fires. God Bless! Good to hear from you.

Okay! You blew it! Today is a NEW day! "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!" We have a Thanksgiving Challenge going on the Lucky #7s thread... 10 lb. off by Thanksgiving. Want to join in?

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I lost 20 lb. of that in the 6 wks prior to surgery. Dr. wanted my BMI below 60 and wanted me to lose 10% of my body weight. I didn't make that goal but I did get my BMI below 60. I've been retired since 2000. I was working as a pre-cert nurse for Aetna Healthcare at the time. Started at Prudential and they sold out to Aetna and they eliminated jobs of 13 RNs and LPNs within 6 mos. I had significant arthritis problems... knees, hands, wrists, so floor nursing was out of the question and pre-cert jobs hard to find. I ended up on disability.

Okay... here are the names I have of those who want to take the THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE.... 10 LB. BY THANKSGIVING: Distant0098 Phyllser/Phyl 282/272 IndioGirl/Janet forgve70x7/Nichole cazulay/Cece lindaa frustrated/Ruby..... 205/195 marcyinak/Marcy Brandy 166/156 jackie506 Anyone else want to join in??

Hi, Amy, I'm a nurse, too. I had my surgery 7/20/07 and things are going quite well. I've had two fills and have an appointment for another one next week. We'll all be keeping you in our prayers this week as you have your surgery.

Good to read all your posts. Hope this thread stays more active than the other one!

Hi, I've been watching this thread for a long time, but like you say, not much activity lately. I'll try to find the other one you mentioned.

:hungry: How about 10 lb. by Thanksgiving?? That's a little over a month. Count me in! :funscale:

My hair seems to be thinning out, too, but my DH says thin hair is better than 100 lb+ of fat! He's right! I'm not going to worry about it. They say it peaks at 3-4 mos after surgery and then starts coming back. Just take all the right supplements to keep it to a minimum. :mullet:

Hang in there, Carol. You'll get through it. Sorry for all the trouble they're giving you, but it'll be worth it in the long run if you can get approved for surgery. You'll be feeling so much better as the weight comes off.

Sorry to hear about this latest frustration, Carol! Be patient... and persistent. It will happen!

Toooo funny!!!

Yes, I just looked up all my Medicare claims online today and found that they denied my hospital bill.. $17K, and I'm assuming that it's because I didn't stay overnight! I didn't know that was a requirement, but it seems like my doctor's office and the hospital should have known that! I'm going to appeal it, but not sure I'll get anywhere with that.

One thing you should get clarified is whether or not Medicare requires an overnight stay. They have paid on all of my bills except for my $17K hospital bill!! I read on one of these threads that someone had their claim denied by Medicare because they went home the day of surgery so I'm wondering if this is why mine wasn't paid. I trusted my doctor's office to do all the interfacing with Medicare and now I may end up paying for that mistake, LITERALLY!!

My primary insurance is Medicare, 2nd, Tricare for Life. I had my surgery 7/20/07. Got an email from Tricare today that a claim had processed so I went online to look it up. All my surgery related claims have been processed so far except for my 2nd fill. Tricare has paid on everything. But, when I looked up my Medicare claims, they paid on everything except for the hospital bill.... $17K! Tricare picked up a little over $500 of that and the EOB states that my share is somewhere around $2400. So I'm wondering why Medicare rejected my claim since I thought I jumped through all their hoops including using a "Center of Excellence". I read somewhere on another thread that they won't pay if you don't stay overnight. If the claim was rejected because I didn't spend the night... that doesn't make sense, #1, and secondly, the doctor's office knew I was Medicare so why didn't they keep me overnight??? I hate to compalin because I know so many are self-pay, but, I'm going to be pretty ticked if I have to pay because they didn't keep me overnight! Can anyone shed some light on this??? I'm going to appeal it, but, it's very frustrating. And a little frightening because one place on the EOB it says I have to pay $2388 and somewhere else it says $9600+!!

He is SOOO cute!! What a sweetie! Thanks for your compliments, Lynette.

Thanks for all the compliments, gals! They're much appreciated. Yes, that's the same sweatshirt. It does feel a little baggy these days.. it's my favorite! And now the sleeves keep hanging down past my fingertips! So I guess the shoulders have shrunk some. We do want it all NOW, don't we?!! Need to be happy that the scale is moving in the right direction. Since we're starting to sort clothes to pack for the winter, I'm going to have to leave behind some of my favs! No point in taking baggy clothes with me.

First photo.. start of pre-op diet - May 2007 This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago... down about 35 lb. at that time. I don't see a lot of difference yet, just feel it in my clothes.

:whoo::clap2::whoo::clap2::whoo::clap2::whoo::clap2::whoo::clap2: Wow!! what a difference! That's great, Janet!

Happy shopping this weekend!

And if that doesn't work then copy/paste one of the hotlink codes.. 1 or 2, but not the html, etc. You're not alone. I notice that a lot of the signatures are no longer showing up. Mine was doing that also, so I redid it and pasted hotlink code (1).

This stupid site makes me so mad sometimes. I wrote this big long response to your "blues" and all of a sudden it all went away in to Cyberspace before I could hit the "Post" button! Grrrr! Anyways, I was saying that I've got a drawer full of new clothes in the next size down already out in the RV ready for the winter that I bought off clearance racks. I like Lands End, especially their Sports Knit Pants which I normally pay around $35 for. I found a pair in the next size that I will need for around $10, as well as a couple of tops that were that cheap and cheaper! Look at consignment shops, sales racks, etc. There's a store in DHS that has fairly nice clothes at reasonable prices but I can't think of the name of it. I even did a search on the internet and can't find it. It has an unusual name. And I like "Honey's" over by Olive Garden... Rancho Mirage, I think? Anyways, don't be "BLUE", keep looking! You'll find some things!