mom2phoenix

YAY, its so exciting! I was so happy when I got my date! Good luck on your journey!

Deaddemmama- I actually started buying clothes prior to having surgery. I have 2 suitcases FULL of different sizes. I am part of an facebook garage sale page for my area and picked stuff up REALLY cheap! If you have a facebook look for one in your area. Saves a TON of money the only things I have had to buy is bras and underwear

Are you still having an issue with thirst? I had surgery May 1st and still feel thirsty most of the time!! I hope its not just me LOL

They require the weight loss to show that you are dedicated to changing your life. I did ZERO exercising during my 6 months and lost 13lbs. I just changed the things that they told me to. My Drs office requires you to drop a certain percentage prior to surgery with NO significant weight gain during the process. If the insurance company accepts it once they'll accept it again. It will cost the insurance company for your friend to continue to be over weight then to have the surgery (in the long run at least). It might also be because of the type of surgery she is having done, since the gastric sleeve is still considered experimental surgery to a lot of doctors it may be something that is 100% needed for her to lose the weight before hand. Maybe she could ask if it's different if she has the gastric bypass??

Tomorrow is my 3 weeks post op, I also feel amazing!! Glad you are feeling as good as I am. I've actually been up and moving with no pain meds since I left the hospital! Good luck with your journey!!!

yochanorfleet- Glad I can ease your mind. I didn't receive much support from anyone which was fine, I had one person on my side (she lives in Alabama). The health issues was my WHOLE reasoning for going through with it. Up until they wheeled me back for surgery I was rethinking myself. But then it got to the point where I had no choice LOL. I had my gallbladder removed a year ago (its no worse than that to be honest, the pain level after is about the same) A little discomfort but nothing that'll keep someone down for a long time! I'm now 10 days out and feel fantastic, sometimes I over do it and regret it but I'm full of energy! Keep me updated on how your surgery goes, even your appointments. If you need any extra support I'm here!!!

Congrats! I am 6 days out! Hoping for the best for you!!

Update! 5 days since surgery!!! I am doing fine, actually I'm doing great!!! Minus not being able to get comfortable enough to sleep a full night (i'm sure it'll take a little bit for me to get back to being completely comfortable in any position) It's almost like I haven't missed a beat. Besides the 3 days in the hospital I've been up doing things walking around being outside with my kids so on and so forth. I just take a break when I need to. But literally I feel amazing...more energy than ever!!