strength.spirit.grace

Same for me; my insurance had 6 months of preop requirements so up until last week surgery seemed like a distant dream! [emoji42] [emoji23]

Hi! [emoji1423] I'm set for 9/18! We're pretty close!

Thanks!!!

LOL "I must hold onto this" haha girl I feel ya, I sill lie on my drivers license...it still says 150lbs. Homegirl at the DMV just sitting there staring at me like "you sure that's your current weight?" [emoji15][emoji849] The joints thing is my excuse for shrinking in height while gaining in weight...I read it somewhere...makes sense though! I'm in Seattle [emoji561]

short*

That's right...flip that [emoji211] and keep it moving! [emoji213][emoji213][emoji213] [emoji87][emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji188] I'm sort too! I'm 5'4, 5'3 at my highest weight....depends on how compressed my joints are from my weight [emoji29]

Yeah I used to be a gym rat eating Paleo and all that fun stuff for a couple years. Then ya know...life decided to be like "nah she doesn't need to be successful and healthy-let's throw some whack stuff at her" LOL! It's a cycle for me; 3-4 years of weight loss success then 1 year of crap and rebound weight gain. Again, portion control is my kryptonite. 🤦🏽‍♀️ [emoji23] Uhhh can I just say that our stats are like almost exactly the same?!

Yasss! [emoji1430] foodies anonymous needs to be a thing! I feel like I'm doing weird stuff too, maybe because my brain knows something big is about to happen. The bread/pasta/cheese thing is gonna be a big breakup. I have no problems eating healthy, I've done it millions of times before...it's the volume thing that I have an issue with...and bread [emoji506] lol foodies anonymous confession [emoji30]

Sounds good! This is an exciting time for us...we should take advantage and share! [emoji173]️ Seems like we're the only two so far...whenever you wanna spill your heart out I'm here....girl, lord knows the day before surgery I'll be a mess [emoji29][emoji24][emoji24] Lol

I love it [emoji7] positive vibes will get us through! Change is scary, but necessary....please keep me posted on how you're doing! [emoji1417][emoji1417][emoji1417]

9/5! Nice...that's coming up soon! Love what you said; as we get closer to surgery date cold feet and thoughts of backing is almost a daily (for me, at least) but positive thinking like that help keep me grounded! Thanks!!!

Calling all September sleevers [emoji41][emoji1423] let's buddy up! Here for support, love, friends and chat. Let's lift each other up! [emoji56] Message me! Scheduled 9/18/17 HW 261 CW 236

I'm scheduled for the 18th in Seattle too!!

Heyooo surgery scheduled sept 18th too! [emoji1417][emoji41]

Depends on your insurance. I have Regence BCBS Oregon and their policy is "bmi above 40 at the START of medically supervised blah blah blah"...BUT it's best Togo thru your pre-op process in the minds of insurance claims administrators. Unfortunately, their goal is to make money-not give it away. So their main objective when determining medical necessity is finding ANY REASON to deny you. Sure, they have the policy and you can check every box, but they may or may not deny based on that one weigh in that dips below 40 bmi. This is where you'll want appeal...most insurance companies bank on denials over small details like that hoping you won't appeal but if you do you'll most likely get it. Hope this helps!