AmyR0929

I did mine at home too, but it was only for one night. Let me tell you, that was the worst night of sleep I have had in a very long time.

I dont have my surgery date yet. But I have been thinking about life after surgery non stop for a few weeks now. I have to say that im kind of scared. I have tried so many different diets, ways of eating that I have lost count. What if it doesnt work and i'm just destined to being this size and weight for the rest of my life? What if it doesnt work for me. These are the kinds of things I lay in bed thinking about at night. I am so close and ready to change my life. I want to start the process so bad, but yet I am scared that im going to go through all the time and expense and not have anything to show for it on the other side. Is this normal? Did anyone else have these feelings?

My primary care doc acually just left the practice and I havent made an appointment with one of the others yet. But anit-anxiety meds sounds like a wonderful idea.

Wow what an increadbly brave thing to do. I dont know if I would have the guts to do the same thing.

Wow i'm glad I found this group. Currently I am about 332ish and am just starting the process. I have my first consultation with my surgen next tuesday. I am having to self pay (with the help of my family) so i'm not sure when I will be able to get the actual surgery but i'm hoping it will be around August. The patient advocate suggested that I try to get to 300 pounds before surgery, if I do they will be able to do the surger as an out patient instead of inpatient and it will save me about $5000. Right now i'm just being super diligant about what i'm eating and trying to drink a CRAP TON of water so my stomach stays full. I'm excited to start this journey and am glad that there others out there who are going through the same thing.

Hello Everyone, My name is Amy and I have just recently decided, after thinking about it for a very long time, to have Gastric Sleeve Surgery. I haven't set a surgery date yet. I have a consultation with the surgen next Tuesday the 14th. More than likely my insurance will not cover it, so I am struggling with self pay issues. The surgery center is wonderful and is going to help with getting as much covered as possible. There is about a $5000 difference in the cost based on my BMI ( in order for it to be done as an outpatient surgery I have to be below 50% BMI, right now i'm at about 54%).RIght now I am 5'5 and 335 and need to loose 35 pounds before surgery so it can be an outpatient procedure, if I don't loose the weight my BMI is to high for it to be done in the surgery center and they will have to move it to the hospital. I hit my breaking point earlier this month. I have 2 kids who are very active and I found that I have been avoiding doing anything with them because it takes to much energy to move and do anything. I have found that my knees sound like popcorn whenever I get up or sit down, my feet constantly pop and crack as I am walking and my lower back is on fire all the time because of all the weight i am caring around. I have always told myself, I can do this, I can loose the weight, If I put it on it's my responsibility to take it off, but when you see the scale move down 40 pounds and then you gain half of it back in the blink of an eye with out really changing anything its extremely discouraging and depressing. It gets really old not being able to chase my 12 week old puppy in the back yard, or walking from my office to the bus, which is about a block and a half up a small incline, without feeling like im going to die. It has become more often than not that I don't even want to get off the couch because it requires so much energy. My husband is very supportive and patient, but I think even he is becoming tired of hearing me tell him how tired I am all the time, and how I dont have any energy to help clean the house and I never want to go anywhere and do anything. Most days I don't feel like im actually living, i'm just existing, going thru the motions of life, it's not fair to my family, most importantly to my daughter, to see me like this. The one thing I want for her especially is to grow up healthy and not have to deal with any of the issues that I did growing up, I have never been a small person, I went on my first Jenny Craig Diet in 8th grade. I dont want that for her. I am glad that I found this group. In reading for the past few days, it seems like a very encouraging place to be. Thanks for listening to me ramble, Amy

I'm scheduled for my consultation with Dr Billing in Edmonds on the 14th. Im looking foward to being able to buy clothes in a "Normal" size and not have to be shamed in to going to a different floor or special store all together.

I have my consultation on May 14th. I'm excited and so anxious to get this process started. I'm so glad that I found group, its nice to be able to talk to people who have and are going through it as well.

The surgery center that im working with provides day surgery for Lap sleeve. Honestly if I can go home same day I would love to. I hate being in hospitaals and it actually makes me way more nervous to think about being in the hospital for a few days than the actual surgery. Where do you get the tickers, I would love to add one to my signature.