Mrs. Reid

Thanks for all the info! I am going to be going on my pre-op shop as soon as I get a date. I am so excited!

I just had one in September just because I knew I should. So if it is a requirement....I'm already done.

Final visit with NUT today and showed a 1 pound weight loss...that was all I needed!!!!! All paperwork is being submitted to insurance this week! Don't know if it is going to take longer because of the holidays..(hope not). Now I've got to just wait for that call!!!!!

Good luck and let us know how it went!

Good for you! I think she will think twice before saying some stupid s**t like that again!

Note to self: Buy heating pad.

Yes, I had the anxiety too. I have PTSD but it is under control....no drugs. As soon as I started this journey I started putting on weight. That isn't good. It is a fight every day not to let the demons that rise from my subconscious defeat me. I've been having the strange dreams too. I am simply at a point where I have no choice but to fight. My body is starting to break down from carrying all the extra weight. I have to be nice to myself and treat me like I am worth all of the trouble.

I know what you're talking about! Once, I was trying to get some exercise, riding a bike through the park and there was this hill I had to ride up and I was huffing and puffing and there were these teenage girls pointing at me and laughing. It took a while to get over that.

Just keep your eyes on the prize. I am doing a mini pre-op diet for 3 days so I can be sure to show weight loss Monday morning NUT appointment. i am craving all sorts of food....food i haven't eaten in years....After my appointment I am going to make a pot of Jambalaya and eat till I'm STUFFED! Then back to the program....

I like the taste of Vega One French Vanilla.

Hey all! I would like to hear from people about dealing with the changes in the way people relate to you post-op. I hear that there is a lot of attention paid during the dramatic weight loss phase. I'm just starting this journey and would like to know about your experiences and what that does to your own sense of self. Thanks

I'm ready to puff of a few pounds!

I have to get my passport renewed and I am waiting till the spring once I am a couple months out to get my pictures taken!

Are you worried that your doctor will stop the surgery because you didn't lose enough weight?

So glad you got this straightened out. So, you're unemployed but have insurance that will pay for WLS? Good for you!

I'm in the same boat. I have an appointment on Monday morning with my NUT and I HAVE to show some weight loss to be submitted to the insurance company for approval. I am desperate to do it so I am skipping dinner for a Protein shake at 4:30 and another one at 6:30. Starting Friday I'm going to do 6 shakes a day and no food. My shakes have 150 calories per shake so that is 900 calories for the day. I consider it a trial run for my pre-op diet. I don't think 3 shakes a day is enough. I will get to hungry and will eat anything in sight. If will power alone could do it I would not need the surgery.

Vega One french vanilla

If you are self-pay, why are you worried? If the program you are in rejects you....you can just go to Mexico.

lol!

I think it is really important to go into WLS feeling 100% positive that it's the right choice for you. I think that is why most programs make you jump through a few hoops before you can do it. It's not just for the education about WLS, it's to give you time to think about what WLS could mean for your life. I had been thinking it over for 3 years. I made a serious effort to lose weight on my own...and did...I lost about 50 pounds...then gained it all back. I tried hiring personal trainers, buying dvds, workout buddies, joining clubs...everything. At my checkup in August I found out my blood pressure was getting worse, I was officially pre-diabetic, my kidneys were showing signs of deterioration, my cholesterol was way to high and the arthritis in my hips was getting worse. Over the next 5 - 10 years, I'm looking at a hip replacement, possible kidney transplant and heart disease. My next question for my doctor was "Can you give me a referral to the barbaric clinic?" She said "Yes." and so the journey began.

Congrats! Hope to be joining you soon!

...and I have to show weight loss. I have started skipping dinner and drinking a nutritional Protein shake at about 4:30 and another at 6:30. I am single so I don't have to cook for anyone. I see this as a practice run for my two week pre-op diet. It has been hard, I am craving so bad but I know it is head hunger and I am going to have to learn to overcome that anyway. If I drop a few pounds this will be my last NUT visit and they will submit me for insurance approval. I started this journey in August after 3 years of thinking about it. There's that little voice inside telling me that I don't need this, that I can lose the weight on my own. But I have been overweight since I was 9 years old and I have been dieting since I was 12, that voice is lying...that voice is fear. I need this surgery and as badly as I would like to cook up something tasty, I would like to be slim even more. Just a rant...just needed to get it out and on the record.

I have to have two consecutive visits with some weight loss....no particular amount...just some weight loss. My next visit is on the 22nd of December and if I show weight loss, it will be my last.

oooooooo evil!

Just remember that the hospital and the surgeon don't get paid unless they get people through the process and on the table for surgery. They can't be in the business of denying people surgery for unfounded random reasons. More likely, if there is something about you that throws up a roadblock, they will try to work with you to get past it. I know you are anxious. I was where you are this past August. Hang in there, try to stay positive and BREATH!