chantel03
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okay, so this is mainly for those who have tricare....(although all help is appreciated) so i went in today to see my PCM. ive been going thru the process since march.ive seen the nutritionist and had a psych eval.a month ago he told me i had to lose between 10-15 pounds. well i lost 13!!! i was so happy. i went in to see him expecting to get a referral to a surgeon, but instead hes putting all the paperwork directly into tricare. the only thing stalliing him is that my husbands deros isnt a year from the surgical date. but how can it be when i have no clue when the surgical date is? i guess my question is, has anyone else just skipped all the blood work and surgeon and went directly to tricare? im also worried because now im only 87 pounds over weight. i told him if i lost any weight i wouldnt meet the 100 pound requirement.and when i asked him if if he was going to use my before weight he said no "we'll take our chances" grrrr. he's got nothing to lose. im the one doing all the work. im not too worried about the weight issue. if i have to gain it back i will. but seriously, no blood test or anything?!?!? i have tricare overseas if that makes a diffrence.
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:mad:urghhhhhhhh!!! i am so MAD!!! so after all my jumping thru hoops with the docs and the nutritionist and the STUPID shrink's 3 hour test....i go in today to find out the results of the test.of course everything was fine, i know im not crazy, and i realize how big of a decision this is. but the STUPID shrink (who knows nothing about lap bad, i might add and only about the gastric bypass)told me that she will approve me getting the surgery but , basically is going to request i go on a supervised diet for a while!!!! wtf?!!??! i gave them every diet in the book that ive tried! i have a food journal and i work out!!!my problem is not stopping when im full. hince the lap band! im so pissed off! not to mention i have tricare and im right at my weight limit so if i do lose any weight its just going to come back on but it'll probaly be another year before i can get the surgery!!!so im going to have to be fat for another year of my life, my husbands deploying for 6 months so i'll be spending the hoidays by myself and now...IM GONNA HAVE TO GO ON ANOTHER DIET!!!! I HATE SHRINKS! oh and did i mention that the nutritionist will approve me too for the sugery?!?!?! why would a nutritionist who specializes in food management approve me and the shrink think its her place to go against him? I HATE SHRINKS!!!!:thumbup:
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need help..again..tricare...PCM
chantel03 replied to chantel03's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thanks for the advice. and i might end up asking for that number sometime in the near future. i talked with my husbands first shirt today and shes taking the matter into her own hands. she's really upset that the doctor made me lose weight just to disqualify me for the tricare requirements. she's calling the clinic tomorrow to get the ball rolling. my husbands deploying in august so she said shes gonna put a rush on it. hopefully shes telling the truth. we'll see. -
need help..again..tricare...PCM
chantel03 replied to chantel03's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thanks beltranklan. i keep trying to tell my PCM that, but he refuses to do anything my way. he made me lose 13 pounds for nothing.its not even a requirement. and we dont mind extending our deros but how will we know the surgery date if my PCM wont let me see a surgeon first. i dont know what to do now. he cant even remember the type of surgery i want. he keeps telling me about the bypass.lol i guess i'll go to the tricare office. -
I need help... im desperate!!
chantel03 replied to PresentFromMomInLaw's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i just read a post on here about someone saying their doc recommended wine and it worked. i dont know if its true, but i would try it if it was me.good luck hun. -
thanks heartfire. and wow! 55 pounds is huge! for those of us just starting this process,55 pounds seems sooooo far away. im sure once i get banded i'll feel the same as you and the original poster. im 5'8 and 238 so i know the weight is gonna come off slow. but i think im prepared for it.hopefully.lol
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i think 40 pounds is amazing. not only the weight loss but im sure if you measured your inches you'd be amazed at the diffrence. dont get discouraged! its people like you that keep us newbies going!!
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im really sorry for you kaitlyn. i have tricare overseas and my PCM is giving me the run around too. he thinks im young enough to lose it myself. fortunetly for me, its not his decision. just keep trying and saving up. if you want it bad enough, it'll happen. good luck hun!
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Originally Posted by BethFromVA I'm glad I waited a second and saw your post below hers because I was gonna let fly with some very colorful language that would not be anywhere as delicate and proper as yours is... words pertaining to the stupidity and absurdity of youth today, for a start. "choose that are choosing to be foolish and ignorant" i say one thing about poor beths age and im the foolish one? according to her im stupid, absurd, foolish, and ignorant! and i never said "old" you all said that! i simply made a referance to her age, just as she did to me. also, last time i checked this wasnt a spelling contest. so i'll spell comming how ever i want. if you have a problem with my spelling take your own advice and press "next" you told rodriguez that she always wants to be the center of attention, but i think thats what you truly want. my original post was to the one who started this thread.not beth. its obvious from her other posts that she wants drama and im sure in her real life shes full of it. i on the other hand am not. i said what i needed too and im done. i have better things to do than argue with a grown woman who should know better. p.s. thanks april.
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i just thought they were being very unfair to you. i wasnt going to post anything on that thread, but it wasnt fair. maybe they'll leave you alone now, and hate me.who cares, i know i dont!
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:thumbup:i do try! and if you would read some of her post to rodriguez, you would know where im comming from.
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i knew you would go there. to auctually think you know more based soley on age is ludicrous. and im not saying hes innocent of dangling a baby over the edge of the building.even if it was during my "goo goo gah gah" days as you say. and guess what, the news isnt always reliable either. but who am i to know, i am only a "child"! p.s. dont be pissed at me because your the same age as my mother!
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and how do you know its true? have any of you personaly asked him? no! you get all your facts from tabloids and then make remakrs you know nothing about. innocent til proven guilty, remember?
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i think youre an idiot and a royal ass. and to post untrue remarks about a person when they're dead shows the type of person you are. im 23, never bought his music and probally never would, but i'll be damned if i would ever talk ill of the dead. by the way, we all make mistakes with our kids. to condemmend someone beacuse of their mistakes, shows just how little of a person you are. you got your attention, i hope youre happy! p.s this is intended to the original poster...
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kinda.lol. i lost 13 pounds and im at 240. i tried getting an earlier appt to my doc for this week so i could get weighed in, but they didnt have any available. so i have to keep it off til the 30th. i fluctuate between 242 and 240. so as long as i stay below 242 im good. ill just detox over the weekend. how are you? when is your surgery?
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aww thanks hun. youre a georgous girl yourself. youre having your surgery 4 days before my bday. im hoping i get lucky and the doc says i can have my surgery in july too. but im pretty sure im gonna have to have a 6 month supervised diet. we'll see...........
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that would suck soooooooooooooo bad if i had to get a 6 month supervised diet. my husband is deploying (going to iraq) and i want to go home for the holidays. im living in germany right now, so when i go home, im gonna stay for 2 months. so its gonna be, i can have the surgery and spend the holidays alone with my baby boy, or go home and spend the holidays ,but miss out on the surgery?!?!?! im so frusturated. i hope they work with me. military docs suck, and i doubt they will.
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Losing without exercise????
chantel03 replied to mom2trips06's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
obvisiously, i havent been banded ..yet (hopefully soon).. but according to my nutritionist and some on here, if you dont start an exercise routine as soon as your able, you're more likely to get flabby skin. i know most get it anyways, but with exercise it reduces the amount and adds muscle mass which aids in the apperance as well. the longer you put it off, the greater the chance you'll regret it later.. again....what ive been told.not personal experience. you sound alot like me and i know i want to look toned as well as skinny. i would hate to be skinny and still have to cover up because im insecure of my loose skin. good luck hun! -
thru your boobs?!?!?! did you know there was going to be an incision that high? do they tell you before hand where their going to cut? sorry for all the questions.lol. you said your livier was a little large, did you have a preop diet?just reading that you could "feel" your port made me squimesh.lol
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but did you see the surgeon before you were told to lose weight? i havent even seen the surgeon yet. im afaird that once i see him, he's gonna take my weight and put it into tricare(my insurance) my PCM wouldnt even let me see my surgeon til i lost the weight. and im pretty sure my surgeon is gonna wanna weigh me. i dont wanna gain any weight. but i dont wanna lose out on this either.grrr, its so confusing!
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hey kennedys,
im still in the beginning stages. ive done my psych and nutritionist and went back to my PCM only to be told that i need to lose 10 -15 pounds. ive lost it, and am now just trying to keep it off til my next appt on the 30th. the part that sucks is, losing the weight put me under my 100 pounds for insurance approval...so i'll have to gain it back! when do you find out if youre approved?
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:confused:okay, so in order to get the lap band i have to lose 10-15 pounds by june 30th. i have a hip disease and it really limits the amount of exercise i can do. and obviously i have no will power when it comes to food. but i really REALLY want the band so im confident i can stick to any weight loss plan for another 20 days. i did the cabbage soup thing last week and i went form 253 to 247 but i need to get down to 239. so i was wondering, if anyone had any tips. or what your pre op diet consisted of.i'll just do it the two weeks prior and lose water weight. i dont need long term tips i need quick fixes. my bmi will be a 37 when i get to 239. my doc only wants me to lost this weight as a sign of commitment, but my insurance will approve me if my bmi is around a 39 so whatever i lose i will most likely need to gain back. seriously, i just need quick fixes....please help me. i want this to be the last time i ever do a "quick fix"!!!!