KellyLessBelly

I was thinking of calling more, but don't want to go overboard & become a PITA. I guess that needing a surgery is as good a reason as any to keep calling. I've only called twice in the last 10 days & the receptionist already seems annoyed She just tries to reassure me that they will call me when I'm approved...

I am already growing so tired of waiting for insurance approval. I can't stand it! I know I shouldn't be in such a hurry. After all, I've been this weight for YEARS. Once I was told surgery was right around the corner, I really started to get my hopes up. Since then, I've had a few aggravating setbacks. How have the rest of you managed to cope with the wait?

I would love to have my surgery on May 17th! Count me in! Now, all I need you to do is call my insurance & surgeon to explain that I need to get approved & scheduled right away so you can have a buddy. Do you think they'll go for it? Lol. Seriously though, I can't wait to get approved & get an actual date set. Congrats on the 17th, it's right around the corner..

Haven't heard of Juarez, not that it means much. I seemed to keep hearing the same four names from most people I've asked. Felix, Swartz, Boone, & Higa all seem highly reccomended in Fresno.

Hmm, it's not showing up here. Maybe I need a refresh...

I am so sorry that you lost your mom at such a young age. I can't imagine how painful that loss was to go through. I too have people in my life who don't seem to grasp what living a day in my body is really like. The first doctor I ever had the nerve to ask about gastric bypass told me that they don't do the surgery for "vanity" reasons. That was around eight years ago and how I wish I hadn't settled for that answer! My health has only declined in that time & now I have no problem getting a doctor to suggest surgery. What an accomplishment, huh? Time on this earth is limited and I want to live and give all that I can. There are so many things I can't do with the limitations of this body. I have a family who deserve a healthier wife, mother, daughter, sister, etc. I have so much to live for and obesity is not on my side. Decision made. Step aside fear, this girl is moving forward!

Uploading a picture: when you are viewing the threads/forums page from your phone, at the bottom, there should be a gray bar with buttons on it, such as "messages", etc. Scroll that bar to the left and you'll see the "profile" button. Once you click on it, there will be a box where you can upload your photo

Closest person I've met on here so far!

Not sure if your layout is the same, but at the bottom of my screen, there is a gray bar with buttons for "threads" "messages", etc & when I scroll it to the left, there is a button for "profile" I clicked on that & then the little pic upload box & voila!

Another San Joaquin Valley girl here! Anyone know where Exeter is?

Don't even want to post on this thread because I really hope to get approved quickly & have surgery in May! Looks like I'm on the May/June fence Just in case it doesn't happen in my timing, I'm joining y'all!

I meant bff, her name is Amanda. I am a married woman. No boyfriend here! Lol

Feeling overwhelmed today. Had my endo yesterday & had a hard time with the narcotics wearing off. Once the sedative finally wore off, I felt high as a kite & it's finally subsiding about 36 hours later. I missed an extra day of work that I wasn't planning on and have a migraine, yet the worst part was hearing my results. I had no clue that I would have so much deterioration of my esophagus, let alone a large hiatal hernia. A couple of providers are lagging on getting medical records to my surgeon. I've made so many phone calls and get the same story, they supposedly faxed them multiple times, yet the surgeon's office insists they haven't gotten anything. I don't even know which place to trust. How hard is it to fax a few pages??? I suppose the next step is to request the records in-hand & drive them to their office myself, which would require taking another day off work. After all of this, I just feel NUMB.