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Welcome Thefloweryone and congrats on your choice to be healthy, you will find a lot of great advice here as well as support, I will be having my surgery in May and although its been a long road I have learned a lot from others here and they are not judgemental and really understand what you are going through. I look forward to reading your post.

Amylife2 thats great I cant wait until I meet with my surgeon again and the the nutritistest to get my stuff, I do not like centrium and everyone tends to be pushing that I had there samples and they were nasty. I am used to taking baractric multivitamin. Do you have a date yet?

Hi I began having trouble with acid reflex and was taking tums then prevasid , i was going to have the sleeve but then was inform by my surgeon that the sleeve will make it worse and i would then have to have the rny , so I went with the rny. All they did was contacted my insurance and they change it in the system and approve it.

Hi yes I have been waiting on my date, and just received it from my insurance paperwork it is 5/5/14 I began my process in Aug 2013, I have bought items for my pending surgery. Have you received a date yet?

Cookie you and I have the exact surgery date, congrats how long have you been on your journey?

Well update do to waiting list I can not have surgery until May 5,14 but I am staying positive and hanging in there.

Please research both rny has extensive history and most people are off all meds, as well it's reversible as where the sleeve is not , both are effective but if you have gerd or ACID reflex the sleeve makes this worst, also some had to have revisions from the sleeve to rny. Discuss all options with your surgeon yo determine which one is best for you. Good luck .

Rosees1223 it is only normal to be nervous your going to do great, just take one day at a time.

Shaydigga first congrats on your choice to be healthy, I do not have the insurance your talking about but make sure you check to ensure they cover your procedure GeForce you get started. You will read on her that some people have gone through programs and then was informed their insurance doesn't cover their surgery. Good luck.

Welcome and congrats on your choice to be healthy , I have not started my preopt diet yet so I cant help you there but I can say take one day at a time and good luck. I am still awaiting a surgery date.

SusinMichigan hello it is great news to get the approval from your insurance company because you now know that your surgery is approve and your almost there for your chance to be healthy. I just got my approval one week today from my insurance company and I am awaiting my surgery date. It is a great relief knowing that you have gone through all of the changes, meetings, test just to get hold your breath and get approved. It has taken me 8 months to complete all requirements form my insurance company as well as the center of excellence program requirements and I was approved on the first try. This is a exciting time for you as well as all of us because we know now we are almost there. Congrats on your approval , and the decision you made to be healthy . Keep us posted on your progress.

Nobby I am so glad your doing great, I am still awaiting a new surgery date I was told by my insurance company 5/5/14 because I have to take a 4 hour class and signed some paperwork and meet with the surgeon again . I am awaiting for the consultation person to contact me for my appointment . So I will keep you posted .

That's great metro chic congrats, I just got approved last week and I am awaiting to meet with the surgeon one more time before I get my surgery date . I'm glad your doing good so would you suggest the patch ?

Hi yes I will share my story as soon as I found out that I really wanted to do this, after i left my first seminar I gave up pop and began exercising by starting with walking everyday until the weather got cold, then I started with zumba, every day for 45 minutes. I am still going through the process right now and has just gotten approved as of 3/ 13/14. Now I am awaiting a surgery date, and the coordinator wont be back until this week and should be contacting me. I have also began trying out new Protein drinks and like the premiere Protein Drinks as sams club as well as grape frost Isopure. I have began watching what I eat and hold myself accountable for my actions. I have begun a journal and have seen that writing down my experiences has help. I know that I can do this because I have made the changes that are necessary for me to be successful .

HI I RECEIVE NOTICE OF MY APPROVAL LAST THURSDAY AS WELL I AM AWAITING A CALL TO SEE WHEN MY DATE IS. CONGRATS AGAIN, I KNOW TI=NOW ITS TICK TICK LOL.

You need o try and quit cold turkey I was informed in my group that you have to stop smoking 3 months prior to surgery, I would double check with my doctor since everyone requirements are different good luck.

I agree the weight loss book for dummies was excellent , I too have retread it and will be having surgery soon, I plan to rake it with me to the hospital as well .

I would step on that scale and use it as a beginning part for my new life, knowing where you came from and where you are going is important to me . I would get a journal and began writing as well, take one day at time and began making changes and taking accountability for your eating patterns . As stated by another reader above small changes now will make it easier for you when you have your procedure . Good luck.

Hi my insurance approved me after 1 week . Good luck, I'm sure your hoping your going to be fine.

I was informed I could get either one then we discuss my eating habits as well as acid reflex and the bypass was suggested.

The american version is my 600 pound life on tlc

I think what you are feeling we have all felt that way and is commonly referred to as a food funeral , began using this time to not binge eat because of fear of the unknown and stress but take one day at a time and began eating correctly and began making life long changed this will help prepare you for after surgery . Good luck .

Hi I agree with the above statement, my doctor does not even offer the band because of its failure, you want to live and be there for yourself as well as your family, you survive the band and this too shall pass , you need to be shellfish and focus on the positive and one day at a time , you are fighting for your life as well as bring healthy , if you let fear drop you I promise you that you will develop more health issues due to your weight. Congrats on making the decision to live and be healthy and doing something about it before it's to late. Good luck .

Who knows I'm telling you from experience I have been waiting 8 months and I was only required 6 months because my paperwork was not completed on time and fax to wrong doctor because I switch surgeons , now I'm on the right track at a center of excelence hospital and just hot approved for surgery. Now I'm just waiting for my date . Keep me posted .