tammie30

You're welcome lol... I have Health First bmi of 46.7 I'm at 243 and I'm 5'1 I suffer from hypertension, pre diabetes, SOB .. And chronic joint pains as well... I'm so nervous lol

Super lucky you are.. I just have my surgeon visit next week Wednesday.. And hopefully I'll get a date then.. But my papers have to be submitted .. Has me super anxious and nervous

What was your experience like there ? Was it a good one ? Were they attentive ?? I just wanna know and be informed

So today I went for my last pcp.. Just got the psych Eval left and I'm doneeeeeeeee ???????????????????? for this with health first ... What's the wait like after seeing the surgeon for the second time ???

Yes. I was born in that hospital I love it there and I think it's a great hospital. My surgeon is DR. James Mcginty ...

I'm super excited yet extremely nervous ... I know this is the best decision I've made.. Because for once it's something for me.. But the nerves kick in, anxiety and all that stuff.. Yiksssss

Also try taking your penatals ( some of them ) and smash them.. Put them in your shampoo and conditioner ..

There are biotin 10.000 I take those once a day., I had shaved half of my head this past September and already my hair is under my ear.. Yippy lol..

Haven't had a surgery date yet, but I should have one June 4th. I've gained about 10 lbs or more .. That has me a bit worried :/. Don't know what to think ughhhhhh help !!!!!!!!

I was so freaked out thinking I gained weigh.. But I actually didn't I've been the same since my last visit 247...

I haven't gotten my surgery yet.. But why is it that when I eat I don't feel full.. Like AT ALL full. I feel as if I can just continue eating and eating and eating .... HELP ???

Yesterday was my last pcp I made 6 months already going back and forth to all these appts.. I just have the psych Eval this Friday and I'm FINISHEDDD thank goodness ???????????? let's see what happens !!

Hi, in new here and not sure how to post lol I'm trying now! I'm looking at a November sleeve surgery, had 1st doc visit and torn between sleeve and band but so many people I know who have the band have major problems I see them all the time.. Anyone else a little scared of removing some anatomy with sleeve ?NOOO Band pleaseeeemGo for the sleeve honey.

Hi, in new here and not sure how to post lol I'm trying now! I'm looking at a November sleeve surgery, had 1st doc visit and torn between sleeve and band but so many people I know who have the band have major problems I see them all the time.. Anyone else a little scared of removing some anatomy with sleeve ?NOOO Band pleaseeee

I have yet told anyone in my family I'm undergoing this journey.. More so because it's something I'm doing for me, for myself, my body. No one lives with my struggles but me. I don't know yet if I'll be approved but my mind is positive on I'm going to be approved.. My point is you shouldn't worry what your friend or Anyone else thinks of feels about this.. It's your choice!!! You'll do great hun xoxo ????????

No not yet.

Yeah.. Just make sure up I go to ALLLLL your appts .. Your insurance doesn't pay for all that stuff ?? That sucks

I'll make sure i let him or her know I need the results before the 4th of June at the surgeons office.

Ok so I have my psych Eval on the 30th of this month.. And I have the appt with my surgeon on the 4th do you think the psych results will get there for the 4 of June ?

How long after you see the psych do you wait for approval for surgery ? My psych appt is May 30 and I have my second and final surgeon appt on June 4.. ???? ASAP RESPONSE PLEASE

Thanks!! I had the sleeve! Best decision I ever made! I'm almost done with my journey. I have my second and final visit with my surgeon on the 4th super nervous hopefully I'll get a date !!!

You lol AMAZZZZING !! What did you go for ? bypass or sleeve ?

Yeah I used all outside people from my surgery center... Well I did a few outside. Like my pcp outside my surgery, the ultrasound EKG and psych. I did the upper GI in the hospital.... They told me it's ok and I could do it all wherever I want to get it done as long as I got it done. At least you have a date I don't know and it got me shook...

Ive done it all.. I just need the psych and one more pcp.. The Nutri and see the surgeon but that's the same day.. June 4

No, most all of us have elevated triglycerides and the surgery will resolve that. Some insurance companies want that as one of their risk factors and help us qualify for the surgery. You will be sent for testing prior to approval or during... They will check your heart, lungs, your stomach for h pylori, psych eval and nutritionist. If you have any risk factors for surgery like a heart issue, you will be sent for a stress test. At least that's what they did with me. Don't worry just move forward and go to your surgery center and ask for help, your coordinator is usually the one who eases all your worries and us here too. Good luck. I've done all .. I did EKG my heart is good, I did the ultrasound Monday May12. I did the upper GI, I did the pulmonary as well I aced them all.. I just have a little reflux. My issue is my triglycerides, and my hyperthyroid.. Also I have high cholesterol yikes and my sugar levels just go up and down.. Which makes me pre diabetic you are a champ! Breezing through it all. So don't worry that you won't be approved or that your thyroid will stop your surgery. It's just a by product of our messy metabolism and endocrine system. You will be a ok. It's still the psych Eval that has me worried.. My husband just called me by momma . like hello I already have self esteem issues thanks to all this weight I've put on. Thing is he was just playing around .. But I still took it offensive. I don't even like going outside because of my weight OMG, you sound like me... I became a recluse. I had never ever ever been this big and I gained it all weird like just belly, arms and face. I swear my face looked deformed and it's only bec I was all bloated from my undiagnosed thyroid. Oh and selfies, ugh forget that. I was like who is that? But you know what helped me... I started looking at you tube videos for how to on make up, as I am no expert and then I went to buy make up and try all the crazy stuff those beauty girls do, lol It was fun and it does pick up your spirits. I wasn't big on make up prior. Just basic stuff. Then I went to the salon and got a hair cut. So go and do stuff like that and do not stay home. THat is the vicious cycle we get into. We need to be out and about walking, swimming or hiking. Trust me, I was like wth have I become? I am not disabled and was never getting out of bed or my house! Forget that. YOu are beautiful in any size. You are very pretty! I bought a big plus size bathing suit and take my fat @ss to the community pool, suck it up and say hi to all the size zeros, shake it up and swim because other than that I feel like I will die. So go get em and I am sure your husband was messing with you! If he ain't got a six pack, tell him to talk to you when he does. LOL hugs to you... Omg we sound just alike.. I'm the same exact way you just described yourself to be. I feel so left out because in my family I'm the " FAT " one. Everyone else is nice and thin. I'm just here stuck w the big belly, and my face is just becoming something I don't know anymore. I throw on make up wherever I go. Since clothes don't fit me.. I usually go for like the nice boyfriend jeans they're nice and comfy.. W a lose shirt. I'm just so ready for this surgery to look fabulous and fit, nice and hot for hubby and myself as well. So I can look in the mirror and feel super confident as I did back in my high school years.... I haven't told anyone other then my mother of course, my sisters.. Hubby and my grandmother. No one else in my family knows. They're judge mental. I'm so over everyone and what they have to say, or opinionated of me, and my lifestyle... Like hello bitches none of you are independent.. All of you live with mommy and daddy with kids .. I'm here 21 yo with 2 kids and my own apartment... Anywho ..... I'm just so excited to get this over with.. Fingers crossed I'll be approved ..... ???????? because I'm tired of being overweight .. Obese class 3 ???????? and hello ONEderland ????????????????