waynooo

I am taking delivery of my CPAP tomorrow. I was thinkg how wonderful I am going to look with my mask on. Then it hit me, i thougth it would be funny to start a thread of pictures with our CPAP's. I would be the first to post but dont have mine yet. So show us your sexy sleep apnea poses!!

Mine is simple, a snow board and a trip with my two sons to the mountain! I went skiing with them this year and had to stay on the green slopes cause I was afraid of crashing and breaking bones. So a new board and a trip to the blues and maybe blacks.

I am tentatively scheduled for 04/09. I am going out of my mind today! Waiting for surgeon to send info to insurance for approval. I know once they receive it, the insurance company will take some time. It has been 6 long months waiting for this lets get it to them already!! Other than that i am alright:laugh:

Congrats ♥Amy♥ !!!! Best of luck, Wayno

I am tentative for the 9th. I too am nervous as heck! But I know this is the right decision for me and my family. Good luck to you two, Wayno

One correction to your original post. Ford did not take the bail out money, that would be G.M. ( Governement Motors). I also think that we should be supporting made in America vehicles. While Toyota, Nissan, and Honda's are good my fellow American is worth more to me than a car.

Good on you Todd! I hope to be on the losers bench soon.

I do not have a date yet but my last visit will be March 26 so Dr. thinks it will be sometime in April. I am really scared about the gas pains I've heard about and the hunger right after surgury. Any ideas? Any Advice?

Lace, everything I have read says to walk, walk, walk, and walk some more for the gas. They also recommend gas x strips. For the hunger it seems be that you want to kep hydrated and eat lots of protien. They recommend protien first, then veggies, then if theirs room some carbs. Research on this site, there is tons of information! Good luck, Wayno:thumbup:

There's True Results in Scottsdale, Weight loss center in tempe, Dr. Simpson in your part of the woods ( great credentials ). Self pay in the US is at least 15,000 from what I have seen on this board. Some of the Doc's in Mexico come highly recommended as well and the cost is a 3rd of the US. Good luck on your journey, Waynooo:thumbup:

:thumbup::hurray::wink2: Congrats on the victory! :w00t::hurray::hurray:

No date set, but I think April is going to be the month.

Same here, last PCP visit March 4th then they submitt to insurance. Keeping my fingers crossed for an April date.

I think the mental part is the hardest aspect of weight loss. I am not yet banded but hope to be with in a couple of months. One thing I noticed with my self was I was giving myself permision to over eat. Even if I wasnt planning to diet, I would look at teh food or the third or fourth portion and say "I'll just start tomorrow". When I caught myself giving me the permision statement I just kinda sat back and thought what the heck! So I now know my permision statement and can identify when I use it. Hope this helps in your road to recovery, yes recovery, I think we can all agree that we have an addiction to food. Best of luck, Waynooo

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Here is a recent article (speaking of cut and paste). I truely believe that both parties are so far from the american people that it is rediculous! Vote em all out!

Disillusioned Bayh advocates electoral “shock” to broken system - Yahoo! News

In an interview on MSNBC this morning, newly retiring Sen. Evan Bayh declared the American political system "dysfunctional," riddled with "brain-dead partisanship" and permanent campaigning. Flatly denying any possibility that he'd seek the presidency or any other higher office, Bayh argued that the American people needed to deliver a "shock" to Congress by voting incumbents out in mass and replacing them with people interested in reforming the process and governing for the good of the people, rather than deep-pocketed special-interest groups.

Bayh's announcement stunned the American political world, as up until just last week he looked to be well on his way to an easy reelection for a third term in the Senate, and his senior staff was aggressively pursuing that goal.

But Bayh had apparently become increasingly frustrated in the Senate. In this morning's interview he noted that just two weeks ago, Republicans who had co-sponsored a bill with him to rein in the deficit turned around and voted against their own bill. He also stated repeatedly that members of his own party should be more willing to settle for a compromise rather than holding out for perfection.

"Sometimes half a loaf is better than none," Bayh insisted.

It's no secret that the Senate has struggled to take action this year. With the two major parties unusually far apart in their substantive proposals for the direction of the country, even finding half a loaf to agree on has been difficult. Though the Democrats have had a substantial majority in the Senate for the last year, Republicans have escalated their threats to use filibusters (by forcing a cloture vote, see the graph below) to force Democrats to come up with 60 votes to pass any major legislation. And after Scott Brown's election to the Senate last month gave Republicans a 41st seat, health-care reform and other Democratic goals were stopped dead in their tracks.

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Bayh blamed the current atmosphere of intense partisanship on the need for Senators to constantly campaign to be reelected to another six-year term. Citing his father, a popular liberal Senator in the '60s and '70s, he noted that "back in the day they used to have the saying: 'You campaign for 2 years and you legislate for 4.' Now you campaign for 6!" He noted that the need for constant fundraising made it nearly impossible to focus on passing legislation.

Frustration over the increasing amount of money being spent on political campaigns isn't exactly a new thing, as spending by candidates in the 2008 presidential election nearly quadrupled the amount of money spent by candidates in the 2000 election. Additionally, winners of House races in 2000 spent an average of $849,158 to do so, while House winners in 2008 spent an average of $1,372,591. Enhancing the concerns of many on the left and the right has been a recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the country's existing campaign finance laws. Put simply, the ruling opens the door for an even greater influence of money by allowing corporations to directly fund individual candidates.

Meanwhile, voter frustration is high, making the fight for campaign cash all the more crucial to politicians hoping to remain in office. A recent poll found that 44% of Americans believe incumbents should be voted out of office.

However, reforms of Congress appear unlikely. There doesn't appear to be any significant momentum at this time behind efforts to change the rules that govern passing legislation or Congress's need to constantly campaign and fundraise. With an election year beginning, it's also unlikely that congressional leaders will begin to see eye to eye more often on major legislation.

Perhaps a "shock" is indeed called for in order to change that.

Thats kinda what I did. You can call your insurance company and ask what the qualifications are. It helped to get things going for sure. I am almost done with the 6 month diet.

When i had made the decision to have the surgery I let my wife know. She began to try to talk me out of it, that is when i politely yet sternly told her that I was doing this and expected her support. Every since she has been nothing but supportive, in fact she has starting thinking about it for her as well.

Now I have not told my friends or extended family, guess cause I am afraid of what there comments may be. My BIL made the comment about one of his coworkers that was having a WLS, said he was going to fat camp. I have respect for my wifes family and would really hate to start a fued cause i wouldnt stand for it!

Congrats! Heres to continued success.....

What got me through it was changing my routine. I had not realized that I did certian things that I associated with smoking. So instead of hanging out with my buddies at lunch I went to my office and closed the door. I told every one that I was not intending to be rude but i just had to get away from them for awhile. It helped along with zyban, I have been smoke free for 9 years now! Good luck, Wayno:thumbup:

there was another thread just like this one not too long ago. the responses were much more positive and insightful about the way you are feeling. I'm not sure what the title of the thread was ...... maybe somthing like "I hate fat people"

not sure .... if I find it, I will let you know

Yes the thread is "I hate fat people" one of my favorites! It really gets you thinking about the emotional blocks that we have put up. That thread was a real eye opener for me. The OP of this thread is a bit more clinical and has alot less tact than the other thread. I recommend the read it is a good one, it was started several years ago and has continued on.

Congrats, we have a similar weight starting out. Keep us posted on your journey.

Thanks, Makes alot of sense. Congrats on your NSV!

Congratulations on all your NSV...whatever the heck that is, although I get the idea. :smile:

I agree Elfie, will some one please translate NSV?

I go to true results in Scottsdale on the 31st for my initial screening. There are several other people on the board from Az. If you click on my name it will take you to my wall, or what ever it is, there is an az group on there. What insurance do you have? I am ready to go, but still have a couple months left on the PCP diet. Good luck!

Wow, what a great thread. Glad to see that I am not alone in my thoughts and perceptions of my self. I have to make myself see me as fat. I know I am but every time I look at myself in the mirror I dont see that. I see the healthy guy I use to be. I have a long way to go, both physicaly and mentally.

Thank you LilMiss as you'll see, I already ate the dinner theres nothing left but me! :ohmy:

Winner, winner, winner!

(Reminds of the Carnival)

Winner winner chicken dinner! What did I win? A post pad?????:thumbup: