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OMG this is exactly what happened to me except mine won't be submitted til next week, because my surgeon is out of town and he didn't write the recommendation for surgery letter before he left, so it has to wait til he comes back. I have to say, I'm oddly calm now knowing that it'll be next week at the earliest before I hear anything. I still want to get the show on the road and everything, but it's like I'm oddly at peace with waiting another week. I always have this belief that things happen for a reason and whatever the reason gives me more time to work on myself and make sure I'm where I want to be mentally going into things. Of course at this rate, I'll be having surgery in November, but that's ok because October is a sad month for me since that's when I lost my special brother, and considering how he died, it would be more stressful to me I think so I guess it's all for a good reason. *sigh* Good luck! Hopefully you'll get your approval fast! ❤️

There's actually a procedure called a labioplasty that can fix the skin down there to get rid of the pillow top. I've been reading into it since its not something a lot of plastic surgeons do, so it's a hard found thing to get. I've found a few here in he Denver area who specialize in it and also what they call "vaginal rejuvenation" which although highly tempting after 7 natural births probably isn't on my list of priorities. Hubby doesn't care what it looks like down there as long as I moan and squeak on cue! ????????

Thanks. I hope they do too! I've been trying not to cry all day over this, but I can't help it, ya know? This is big time stuff right now! I canny even imagine what you are going through having done the psych eval and have the missing phrase be the stop holder especially when they had it for 4 months! omg these people have to know how damaging this is to us or do they do it on purpose to see if we are really willing to fight for it? I wonder sometimes!

@@Blueeyes66 I'm so sorry sweetie! Hopefully if it was just over a letter of recommendation, your doctor should be able to send one and get it righted pretty easy. I know the feeling though. I am so over the pain and suffering and trying to work so hard and getting no where while I wait patiently. I've done everything they asked and then some and I feel like they let me down by not even sending my packet and no one has called me back to find out why so I'm going to have to wait and try tomorrow when I know they are in to find out why it hasn't been sent. It makes no sense to me at all! Don't they understand how badly we need this?!?

It sounds to me like you just need to start with a new trainer. You need to find one who understands your situation and your body's limitations and not try to make you do things that will result in long term injuries. There's no way you should be doing max inclines. That's begging for a torn knee or a hurt back. Also, you need a trainer who can work with your schedule and not one who wants you to work around theirs. After awhile, you can't keep up with their schedule, but if a trainer is keeping up with yours, it's easier.

For many of us, isn't out weight a form of self harm? I mean, I know for myself at least, that although I was battling with weight problems, my "bulk" of my weight all came on after traumatic events that led to me basically punishing myself for what my weight had done by adding more weight. I didn't realize that is what I was doing, but it was. What would I have done to punish myself had food not been an easy option? I don't know. I'd like to believe I wouldn't have gotten to a point of suicidal thought and actions, but there's no way to know for sure. I think having a place to talk about these problems even if it is over the Internet with strangers who can sympathize and offer words of encouragement could definitely decrease the odds of an event like this happening and why support groups in general are so very important to the overall process.

omg I am rolling here! This is the therapy I needed after finding out my packet hasn't even been sent to insurance yet!

@@Dub good luck on your surgery! I'm so happy for you!

I got a lesson in being too nice this morning. I called my insurance company to see where we were in the approval dept and my packet has never been sent. So all this waiting for nothing! ???????? I was hoping for a date by now and now I find out I haven't even begun to wait yet and I have no idea why! I paid the psych over the phone to make sure he released my report on time and I am just in shock and utter heartbreak knowing it hasn't been sent yet!

I don't even know if there's anyone there today. I know My surgeon himself isn't there on Mondays. I think the staff operates remote from home when there isn't an office day so I have to wait for them to come in I guess tomorrow or if they can get this figured out from wherever they are. They are such good people, and I like them all a lot, but I feel like by trying not to be that annoying person, that I just got overlooked. I'm just so disappointed that I don't even have a chance to get approved til it is actually sent.

Congratulations on getting your date! I'm so happy for you!!!! I totally understand the range of emotions. I've been overweight to obese all my life, but these past 6yrs have been the real struggle where my weight has soared even beyond what I thought possible and I absolutely cannot wait to get my surgery and help me do what I gotta do to get healthy. I've already lost 30lbs now pre op changing diet and adding in exercise, but at the rate I'm going, I will never reach onederland on my own. I'm struggling just to keep off what I've lost without having fallen off the wagon or anything. It just slows to a stop then goes full speed in reverse! I'd like to be there someday. I don't think I've been to onederland since like 4th or 5th grade. I've been close, but never made it back!

My surgeon's office really wants us on Bariatric advantage for multi and calcium although there are still other options given, but it's the "preferred" so I went to the Bariatric advantage website and signed up for 30 day shipments of vitamins and calcium chews. It's free shipping if it's on autoship and it's out of my worry. I'm notorious for running out of vitamins and spending a week or two without before I get more and this way, after I have surgery, I'll never run out and I can change and tweek my order as I go so if I get sick of the caramel chewy bites 500(as if I could!) then I could always switch to one of the other flavors later.

@@msgal2181 congratulations on stopping smoking! I'm definitely calling Monday and see whatMs what because I am totally dying not knowing and I wish that I could go look up the status and just put myself at ease, but no. So call and pester begins Monday! ???? my whole life is in the balance while I wait for the date. I even had to tell my PCP when I scheduled my kids for their flu shots that it was pending my surgery date. Obviously if I'm having my surgery then, the shots will have to be rescheduled and as much as I love my husband, he absolutely cannot handle 7 kids in the office alone especially when half won't do flu-mist and want shots and the other half are shot a phoebic and God forbid if he gets them confused! ????

Good luck to you too! Maybe we'll be surgery buddies together!

sounds like he's got addiction problems big time. He doesn't need to be kicked out of the program, but needs to be given a good psych to help him work through his addictive behavior. How sad. I remember how lifeless I felt at my highest weight of 429 the day I gave birth...I can only imagine how he would feel at 800lbs. ????

If made myself promise that I would at least wait til Monday morning...if I don't hear by then I'll be annoying til It gets done! I've got nowhere to go next week so I can call every couple of hours of need be! ????

I'm right there with ya! lol apparently Aetna doesn't have it either and I'm going absolutely insane thinking about it!! Why oh why couldn't they just call already!!!

You look so beautiful and confident! I want to do something like this when I hit my goal and get some plastic surgeries done first. It's on my bucket list of life after surgery!

I don't think you are totally wrong, but I look at the post surgery list as a temporary thing. You can eat totally natural and eat well and not all carbs are created equal. The carbs in beans or fresh watermelon are obviously not as bad for you as say a potato or a piece of white bread. I'm looking to take my diet more towards paleo and less towards "diet mentality foods". After I have cleared my stages of post op recovery, I don't plan to use any artificial sweeteners or processed foods. I don't think they add anything and cause more problems than good.

This isn't my problem yet...still waiting for surgery, but my "plan" is to scout the menu ahead for something doable and then feed the majority to my toddler instead of buying him his own meal since he never likes "kid food" and wants mine anyway. Then whatever is left can go in a doggie bag and it won't look so "shocking" to anyone. They probably wouldn't even notice I wasn't eating, because the fork is in the hand most of the time, it'll just be headed to the toddler's mouth. Also, at least with me and our brood, it's not uncommon to spend our restaurant time with me feeding the kids and assisting them, then me to take my food home and eat it when it's less stressful so I think unless someone were really scrutinizing, they wouldn't notice what I was doing.

Have you tried mybariatricpantry.com they sell the tubs for like $35 and change. Also today they are running a 5% off everything coupon. I just bought a bunch of stuff today.

My book says pudding can be in stage 2 IF you thin it down with milk, otherwise wait until puréed stage. It says protein shakes, strained soups/broth, V-8 juice, sf jello and Popsicles

@@sharkgirl Good luck! If you change your mind, let me know. My NUT Kelly has been working with wls patients for over 20yrs.

So I'm a planner. I can't help it, it's what I do. I HAVE to plan stuff or I feel physically ill. Anyway, I'm about to finish my 90 day program and I'm wanting to plan at least some clothes for the winter, because it seems all the good stuff is gone early on and by Jan/Feb. the bathing suits and shorts start hitting shelves. So if I'm currently wearing a size women's plus size 28 or 30 if it's jeans or lacks stretch. Is it reasonable to think I could be wearing a 20/22 by May or a n XXL as opposed to the 4x I'm currently in? I live in Colorado so we literally can have cold up through May so I'm hoping to snag a few things cheap now if I'll be able to use them instead of risking them not be available when I need them. I also plan to hit a lot of the after Christmas clearance sales but I don't know where is a reasonable point to be. I know everyone loses weight differently and for me in the past, I usually lose weight fast out of the starting gate and then stop gradually and put it back on in reverse. I don't want to get overly optimistic and then set myself for disappointment, but I don't want to be naked and shivering either. ???? what do you think? Is it realistic or am I being too ambitious if I buy 20/24 and XXL clothes if I have surgery the end of OCT?

now THAT is a good man!