Melsyboo

On my very first visit I received a booklet with diet examples. It basically outlined measurements and what to avoid. I am sure as I go further through the process specific info will be given. It's exciting and nerve wracking at the same time! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My BCBS in MA requires 6 months of non surgical weight reduction regimen in the 2 years prior to surgery. So if I was in WW or another program that counts. I made sure they specified it's NOT 6 month medically supervised Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello everyone. I just started this journey back in Aug. I went to a seminar about WLS and now here I am with a booklet full of appointments and lists! I meet my surgeon Sept 27th. October is full of appointments for testing, nutritionist, and psych..I am looking forward to it all. Well maybe not the testing! I am so nervous that I will screw it up and go back to old habits, but I really feel that this will teach and retrain me on what is right and wrong for me. The support on these forums is another thing that I know will be of great value to me. A little about myself, I am 41, single and live a bit north of Boston. I have been overweight my entire life. I come from a large Italian family and we are all overweight. Maybe my change will inspre other members to jump onboard. I have only told my mother and 1 close friend. I am worried about my sister. For the longest time her and I felt like WLS was the easy way out and people only end up getting fat again. This may be because she has known people who it has not worked for. I don't personally know them, so who knows what happened or where they went wrong. I just hope that she can be supportive and not tell me that I will just end up gaining it back. After going to the seminar and reading so much about gastric sleeve, I know that this is by far NOT the easy way out. Maybe I can convince her too. Other than that, I feel nobody needs to know..well my dad obviously, but I will tell him soon enough. He just can't keep secrets . I need to do this now, because I am terrified of ending up like my mom..She has everything wrong with her..Diabetes, which led to almost total blindness, which led to dialysis, etc etc..I do not want machines keeping me alive! I want control over my life! So, I am eager to read about and hear from others on this journey! If anyone is from MA/NH even better! Take care!