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I am totally into 600lb life featuring Dr. Nowzaradan so I was curious if anyone knows or has a copy of the diet plan he sends home with his patients after he sees them for the first time. He expects large weight loss, in a month or two so I am curious as to what the diet plan consists of.

I am looking for a surgeon that will give me some options for weight loss, I have been down this road a few times whether to get it done or not. I want to find a good surgeon in my area but I have found the better ones are a few hours away and I am worried about complications and me not being able to get back to him/her in a hurry if I need too. There are two in this area that I have visited and neither of them have outstanding surgical records and have not been rated that high, so I hate to settle with them. This may be a long shot but I am wondering if anyone is in my area or outside this area that could help.

I know this is a long shot but I am looking for anyone in the Appleton, WI area that has had surgery or thinking about it. I have been told that the two surgeons here know their stuff. I did go to a meeting to meet them but of course they are always going to put out the best of themselves......lol.

Has anyone gone through Badger Care and if so how long was the approval process?

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If I do get approved by my insurance, they will only do lapband and roux en y surgery. I am so bummed because all the research I have done lead me to a sleeve. Idk what it is but I am kind of scared of the roux, gotta somehow wrap my head around this. Hehehe, not sure what I am asking here at all. I guess some words of advice!

When the insurance lady at the hospital ran my insurance through they would only approve for the roux and lapband. Then she said they don't do lapbands there, which wouldn't have been my second choice anyways.

Can someone help me find a surgeon? I googled it and found all kinds of info but not detailed info about the surgeons in my area. How did you find your surgeon? where do I start? I would ask around but I really don't know who to ask, or where to go. I am new to the area...........eeekss

Yesterday a little girl, guess she must have been around 5 or 6 came up to me and asked me how come I was so big and had such a small head............ I have been very depressed about my weight lately, I had lost a bunch only to gain it back after finding out I couldn't get the surgery. I am the type of person that fixates on what others say, so I can't seem to get it out of my head. I walked away to do a little bit of crying!

This is just a thought I had while reading the posts! Set the table for yourself with candles and maybe light music if you like. I have this feeling that one or a number of your family members will not want you in the kitchen eating alone and join you

I wasn't talking about bariatric pal I was talking about some others, I love this site and I love the people here. Did I word this post wrong perhaps?

Being quite a newbie myself I think that would be a huge benefit for them and for the site. There have been many forums, not mentioning any names about WLS and I feel like I am getting ignored and no sense bothering with them anymore. This forum is so great because of quick replies that having a separate section for them could make it even more interesting for newbies like myself. I hope Alex likes this idea!

WHEWY!!!

My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail. About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this. I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some. Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years. I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change. After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval. The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater. The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me. When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes. Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough. I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs. Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon. Thanks for reading this!

VSGAnn, the link came up to a page not found for me.

I have 50 cats and about 25 dogs...........lol I work at a rescue

Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB! I want to thank everyone for their comments!! I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op. There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile. I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!

I was just reading an article about people that hated Black Friday and one of the responses was this: "Can you even imagine what people in other countries must think of our ridiculousness? People that don’t have enough food to keep their kids’ bellies from aching, watching an overweight house wife shove her fat behind to the front of the line to grab six discount deep fryers? It honestly makes me nauseous." What the heck? UGH! Talk about making someone nauseous............LOL

I almost spit out my coffee when I read this post!

To those of us who didn't give out their email address, I hope you can report back here on the conclusion of your study. I don't like surveys but this seems like a good cause! Good Luck!

I am so sorry that he isn't on board with you. I was reading this wondering if he is afraid he will lose you? Not talking about death but afraid of losing you as a soulmate. He might be afraid all the confidence and self worth you will establish will change things. Also, he may feel he isn't going to be good enough for you. Idk!

WOOHOO! I love this thread......lol. I am in my 6th week of a mindfulness class and it is a real trip. I need alot of practice that is for sure. Anyhow the psychologist that is giving the class had recommended several books, to me and of course I got enthralled with her. Her name is Susan Albers, psyd www.sootheyourselfwithoutfood.com She also mentioned a free daily meditation exercise on mindfulness at Susan Pivers website.

The botanical gardens in Asheville is phenomenal if you get the chance. If you have a time crunch the Biltmore is a must. Sorry I don't know of any hotels there that would be inexpensive.

DITTO to Lisa

I am so sorry sweetie, and you can vent anytime you want!