sunshine

Thanks for the advice. I feel that I'm sabatoging myself because of the fear of the surgery.

I.ve done all the classes, appointments and eval but can't lose the weight. how did others lose the weight? I did lose 12 lbs. but put it back on. I'm sure it was because I got scared about the surgery. trying to wrap my head around it now. Now I need to lose 24 lbs and want to lose it as quickly as possible. Any advice?

hi! thanks for the welcome! the info you sent was good. i need to write these questions down, because i always forget them when i'm at the dr's.

my name is linda. i've had the introductory class, and 2 appointments, i've registered for the 6 nutritional classes ($160), have 3 appointments set for next month, have to have a sleep study done, waiting for approval from my pcp for that.i have to lose 23lbs. my surgeon is dr. goldenburg from cmc hospital in manchester. i have medicare (primary ins.) and anthem (2nd). i have so many questions, but i've been reading the posts and have had some questions answered. do i need pre-approval from medicare? what is the recovery time for the surgery? thank you