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Thinking of you!!

Taking Charge. That is what I am saying. I am going to have this surgery, no matter how terrified, to take charge of my life again. I will overcome my fear of food change and TAKE CHARGE to become the person I want to see in the Mirror. With this new tummy, I am empowered to TAKE CHARGE of my future and stop letting food and failed diets take charge of me.

YES!! So yesterday I started my pre op diet. During the afternoon, I sat in my chair I closed my eyes to take a quick nap. I counted the days in my head till surgery and to my ABSOLUTE DELIGHT I realized my diet didn't start till today!! Needless to say, I hit the fridge preety fast!

Okay, this diet SUCKS!!! LOL! Day one and I am wanting to cheat...I won't but I WANT to. SO here comes the count down! I can't believe we are a week away. What are you guys looking forward to Most?? Me- NO CHAFFING!

CRAZY! GREAT! hope I can do the same!

@@kimpossible67 I wonder if she got a insurance paid tummy tuck

Okay...I want to push you like Elaine from Seinfeld! I have a 1 week liquid diet.

HI, You can call your insurance and do 2 things. 1-make sure they cover the surgery 2- ask what are the requirements. Mine was a 6 mo supervised diet.(some are only 3 months) and a EKG. and 1 Psy meeting. O-nce submitted it took about 2 weeks for the Isn. approval The other requirements were from the Dr.- Blood test, chest x-ray.

I have thought about WLS for several years now and I am all approved and my date is in 2 weeks. I am now getting ready to back out. I have gotten myself so afraid of the "what if" I have complications etc and die. I am so close with my kids 9&10 and am the only stable thing in their lives and I want to be a more active Mom and be around for them for a long time and being #120 over weight is not going to help that. I feel I am being vain but in all honesty you guys, I don't think I have the willpower to lose this on my own. After trying so many times and failing I am tired of trying 1 more diet. Has anyone else been where I am? Please tell me how you coped? I don't want to back out but I am afraid.....what a goofball I am

That is awesome!!

You go girl! I will be thinking of you and pray for a speedy recovery. Keep us posted!

Okay. That sucks. Really, don't give up hope yet! Many times the Dr can help during that peer conversation. Make sure to tell the Dr ANY thing that your weight is effecting..knees, hips, breathing. Cholesterol. Fingers crossed for you! If for any reason you still get denied gain a bit of weight and re submit. Keep us posted!

4 days no smoking....the date is coming up fast!. Start liquid diet Monday!

That could be the issue right there! You are NOT eating enough. you need to eat 6 times a day. even a tidbit will help. You body is in starvation mode! I just went to my Nut meeting and she said if you are not eating enough you will not lose! You need to check out what others are eating but Never go that long without eating! Keep us posted!

I will let you know after my surgery. One can only hope, wish and pray for that. My husband would be thrilled. LMAO

Thank you all so much! I am not like this in my 'Normal" life. I am the" look at the bright side" kinda girl, but, not the kind you want to slap. I am easy going, calm under pressure...take a breath, relax type. Apparently, by the glazed look in my eyes, my visions of people throwing themselves on my casket wailing WHY... WHY...all this over a fat thighs,' a Buddha Belly and Chaffing! I have lost my easy going attitude. LOL. Just going to try and suck it up, I can always walk out (prior to anesthesia, of course)

SO ..... I am eating all the crap I know I shouldn't with the "well, better eat in now, can't later" thought! getting really scare and I am having such a hard time quitting smoking. I smoke when I am scared so this is REALLY convenient...but I am working on it ! Only a few weeks to go you guys ~ O-M-G.

Good Luck My fellow Michigander! I am in 2 weeks...O-M-G!

Going thru this right now! PIA Today is my last day of smoking, will use gum after this! then done!! GOD HELP ME! Lol I LOVE smoking but why go thru all this? I don't want to look skinny in a casket, I want to live skinny!

@Mention Thanks so much! How long did he make you do the Pre and Post liquid diet?? Did you stay 1 or 2 days at the Hospital??

11/24 for me but now I am getting 2nd thoughts! I am really scared, I need to do this for me and my kids but I am scared of the surgery....I am such a weirdo, been so excited but now I am scared.

LOL, it must feel great!

Hi everyone! I am in Howell Mi, Dr. is KATZ I am having the sleeve on Nov 24th and scared to death but excited too. Anyone else have KATZ?? Surgery is at St. John Macomb-Oakland in Madison Heights.

I m getting my Sleeve the 24th. I too feel the same way. I look forward to getting skinny but feel like a total loser that it has come to this because I could not do it on my own. I am confident this is the answer .Buddy up with me and I let you know everything.It will be okay, just start and back out later if uhave too.