southerngirl24

Glad you are doing so well. I hope my recovery is as smooth.

I am in the process of getting my advance directives taken care of. I know this is a simple procedure but, well I guess you have to have these things. Are there forms that I would fill out, can I just write them down? I am not sure how to approach this. Any direction will be appreciated. Thanks!

Anne I am sorry you are having to find a new surgeon. I wish I had some recommendations. Have you looked online from some of the WLS centers that may have connections with surgeons in your area or Atlanta? I wish you luck in finding one soon.

Congrats to you! One week is very fast!:thumbup::cool2:

Thank you for sharing your story. So many of us have gone through the same experience that you have with your friend. If you have made peace with you choice, then that is all that matters.

:mad2:Up in here! I am now two weeks past being approved and about to lose it. I have not gotten a surgery date or pre-op or anything scheduled and I am trying to figure out the most professional way to deal with this. I called the AIGB center to talk to my patient advocate and that was like talking to my five year old. They still keep saying they have not gotten approval ( or the letter) from the insurance company and they will not act without it. I called the dr's office where it was sent and they do not have it. The insurance said that they mailed another copy to me on 7/25!!! What kind of snail mail are they using??:mad::mad::eek::cursing::smile::biggrin: How can a sista avoid getting down right hood with these people? I mean I am so fed up that I am not sure what to do now.:mad::tt2:

On August 26th!!! Finally! Not as soon as I would like but I will take it. I have no further pre-op labs needed so I will meet with the surgeon again. I also will be allowed to do a modified version of my pre-op diet as I have lost 15 pounds already.:thumbup::biggrin::wub: I am ready to being this new chanpter!

I got my date today. I will be getting banded on 8/26.:wub::thumbup: Anyone else out there with this date?

I was worried because I had a nasty bout of food poisoning and I called my doc's office. She told me not to worry as long as it had cleared my system I would be okay. Just call your doc's office to see if they have any restrictions in place for this sort of thing but you should be okay. Good luck!:thumbup:

Yay!!! I called and called and called everyone in the world today and I got my date. I called the insurance and then the patient advocate. I then got a call from the doc's office and she said called to go over my pre-op questionaire. I do not need anymore labs and they have one pre-op visit with the surgeon which will be next week and then I am set for 8/26 which is two days after my birthday! So I am glad to know all my calling paid off.

Thanks Tammygirl. The insurance will not fax it due to HIPPA regulations. I think that is silly because it will be going to the doctor's office. I thought I had figured it out where I could request a copy on their automated line but that fell through.:wub: I sent a email last night to the nurse at the office and I am going to call them all today. Starting with the insurance, the doc's office and my patient advocate. All in that order all day today until someone is sick of me calling, because I am sick of waiting. I am suppoed to be going on vacation with my family, hosting my best friend's baby shower and planning my parent's surpise anniversary party. All in the next 30 days and I want to be feeling top notch for all of it. We will see what happens.:smile:

Glad to see that you are feeling good! Make sure to not over do it.:wink2:

:thumbup: Congrats!! It is such a relief once you get over the approval hump! I am sure you will do great.:rolleyes2:

I have been doing pre-op for a week now and I am just not hungry. I have been replacing my meals with the shakes and have a small healthy meal in the evening. I am still nursing my shake from lunch and it is now 5:45!:wink2: I have lost about 10 pounds since I started but I am concerned if I should still force myself to eat ( or drink) when I am not hungry.

Sweetpea our diet sounds the same. I just do not have much of desire to eat very much, which is the same thing that happened when I was doing atkins. Once my body reached ketosis, my appetite is gone!

Those of us that are on the pre-op diet, can you give me an idea of how your eating has been going. Mine is below. Morning- Atkins Cafe Carmel shake and 1 Liter of Water Lunch- 1 Sauage Link and 1 Cup of Grapes Afternoon- 1 Atkins Shake and 1 Liter of Water Dinner- Lean chicken or beef, veggie or salad Dessert- SF popsicle I kind of feel like I am eating too much. Any thoughts?

I like the jeans at Avenue because they fit very well. I tend to have a problem with them fitting in the waist, as they will gap in the back. But the jeans there are also pretty affordable also.