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I haven't started my pre opt diet yet but I began working out and stop drinking pop in August , I hope to loose twenty pounds before surgery

That's a positive way to look at things , you will loose the weight just keep at it, it's your determination that will make you successful with this surgery as well as keep you posted .

I wish you the best and hopefully you decide to have the surgery this time so that you can have a healthier life and get over your fears .

I hope things get better for you, try and focus on the fact that your doing this for you so that you can be healthy and no one else . Remember we are hear for you and perhaps your family members are jealous that you are putting your needs first and not theirs .

You have one bright son, it is normal to have these feelings, you know that you are making a choice to be healthy, i am sure you will be all right good look.

I just bought this book on amazon for my kindle so that I can read it no matter where I am at without people asking me too many questions.

Congrats I'm glad your both during great .

Tired mama hi I have a choice of either the sleeve or gastric bypass, they discover I had hypro viro and now my surgeons are suggestion gastric bypass because of this . There are so many people on the waiting list for surgery that rumors are surgery won't be until May but since I didn't hear that from my surgeon my fingers are cross .

SLK248 hi I attend my last 6 month requirement on Jan 4 2014, I have already completed my psy eval, exercise class, nutrition class. So after I completed my last class in Jan all I will have to do is meet the surgeon , I switch surgeons and program got a center of excellence doctor the beginning of this month so now I'm looking at late February or early March for surgery unless someone cancels . I am already on the cancel list lol.

congrats im glad everything went great cant wait to join you.

hi SLK248 im interested in being friends with you.

I received a call as well and they fax scripts to my doctors office then I was told my insurance would not cover them, I was so bum.

Thank you everyone I was required to do a 6 month supervised weight management and I will be done with that on jan 4/2014 the referral was for my approval to meet with the baractric surgeon for my final approval and evaluation, they called today to schedule a surgical consultation,schedule my surgery, meeting with dietician as well as medical clearance. I also had to have my surgery at a center of excellence which my program is Thank a God .

My pc sent my referral for surgery and today I received a letter from my insurance date for referral approved for 6 months what happens now ?

Hi I am due to have surgery in March 2014 with Dr. Carlin can anyone share their experience thank you.

Im so happy for the both of you can wait to join you.

Welcome to the new healthier you, you are on the loser bench save a spot for me Im coming to join you soon .

I wish you luck and pray your body can tolerate protein so that you may have a successful surgery.

I agree with the above statements, I would rather be healthier and happy with loose skin then unhealthy and depress with ongoing health issues .

Wow I guess one things for sure preparing for this surgery sure teaches you patience and due diligence . I just know I would treat each patients paperwork like it was my own and complete it and process it in a timely matter, these delays can have a devastating effect especially when ones insurance is changing and they have been planning for this for awhile . All I was fixated on was 6 months , but I see it can take longer than that , I thank everyone who has shared my frustrations and given me support and encouragement , because only those who is going through this procedures understands our frustrations .

Thank you everyone I see you have to constantly ensure everyone is filling your paperwork out and submitting it on time, I will no longer take anyone's word , I want a copy of everything that was sent and confirmation . I did not also that waiting list for surgery can be this long as well. Thank God for this board and nice people like you all are, I feel much better thank you again .

Wow thanks Bobby.

Congrats to you all.

Candycrushvsg are you choosing the sleeve because the doctor does more of that particular surgery or are you choosing this because it is what you truly want , I think I will be nervous going back underneath the knife to loose more weight when I could have had the rny .best of luck .

Congrats your almost on your way to the looser bench.