mm16
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About mm16
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Rank
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- Birthday 05/20/1985
About Me
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Gender
Female
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Occupation
First Grade Teacher
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City
Fort Worth
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State
Texas
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Great job! That is so exciting. I know that seeing the scale headed in the right direction is pretty rewarding. I can't wait to be in your shoes. I'm just starting my journey with my consultation in two weeks. This sure is great motivation. Keep up the fantastic work!
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Wow! Congratulations on your success. This is so encouraging since I am just now starting my journey. I have my consultation on the 16th and hope to have my surgery in June. You certainly are an inspiration! I saw that you are from Texas and your surgeon was Nicholson. I think I am going to be going with Dr. Kim. I am from Fort Worth, so I looked into both of them. I felt like I couldn't go wrong with either but end the end have decided on Dr. Kim. I assume you liked Nicholson? Any regrets or difficulties over your year? Congrats again! You are doing fantastic.
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I teach first grade and I am hoping to get my surgery at the beginning of the summer as well. I have lists and lots of questions but now not feeling as prepared as you. I have my consultation on the 16th and maybe should call to make sure that I have everything lined up since I want to do the surgery as early in the summer as possible. Hopefully I will be getting surgery at the same time as you. Glad to hear that I am not the only one obsessing. My husband is getting pretty sick on me talking about it. It is the main thing I think of throughout the day and I wish I could fast forward to my appointment and get the ball rolling. Good luck on all of your appointments!
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Great information everyone! Thanks so much. I will call them tomorrow to find out what I should do to prepare. It sounds like every doctor/insurance has their own way of doing things!
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Wow! I guess four hours makes sense with labs and that many meetings with people I guess I should call and find out if that is how mine will go? Did you have to fast for the blood work and tests?
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Weight loss surgery is NOT easy... the things I wished they had warned me about.
mm16 replied to Iambeautiful's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
This is great information. I can definitely see how knowing that it can be horrible can be helpful. I want to know all of the possible side effects/problems that can arise so I can be prepared. Sounds like you are doing much better now. Congrats on your pounds down! Keep it up. -
I am new to this and have never written in so I hope I am doing this correctly! I have my consultation two weeks from today and am hoping that everything goes well to be able to have the sleeve surgery done just after school in June. I am very anxious, excited, and nervous. Quite honestly weight loss surgery is almost the only thing I can think about during the day. What do I need to expect for my consultation? I have some anxiety in this area because I do not know what to expect. What is to be expected on this day? Do things move quickly or will it go pretty slow after the consultation. I read on another post that someone's consultation took 4 hours. What happens that is going to be that long? If you can share your experiences I think that will help me feel more at ease and maybe my mind can take a break and just wait for the day to get here. BTW, I am going to be going with insurance instead of out of pocket. I talked to the doctor's office and they said that my insurance just requires me to have a BMI over 40 (which I am at 43) so I assume that shouldn't be any issue. Does the insurance party go pretty fast or not so much? I would appreciate any insight or experiences greatly. There is so much emotion attached to this and the unknown is so difficult! ~Mary