mentalistfan

Congratulations, yes, keep us posted!

1- Go places without being embarrassed...I'm so self conscious 2- Inspire my daughter

Clexane is to help prevent blood clots and it's normal to have an endoscopy, congratulations!

Sometimes you just have to laugh it off as something that wasn't meant for tomorrow...stop and get extra laces!

August 5 or 12, I'm supposed to find out for sure in the next few days

I'm supposed to be sleeved on August 5 or August 12, I should find out for sure by Wednesday!

Im going to be making shakes and like the idea of making a single serving shake and taking it on the go and want to add ice...but I could also buy a separate to go cup with a lid...chime in, thanks

Why are you going to x-ray every eight hours?

I am supposed to have surgery August 5 or August 12, I should find out by Wednesday and let everyone know! God Bless!!!

I was told my surgery would be August 5 or August 12, I will let you know when I find out for sure

My surgery is supposed to be August 5 or August 12...I should know by Wednesday, I will post when I find out

I feel ignored a lot and want to delete some posts

Here's my story...I wanted lap-band in 2010 and didn't even see a surgeon or go to a seminar because I basically "chicken out". I started the sleeve journey in March, thinking I had a six month supervised diet, then found out my insurance didn't require it. So, I thought I would be having surgery in July, then I had a delay, then I thought it would be August because my surgeon is super busy. Then, I got approved and was for sure thinking I could get it in September. Finally, today I talked to the insurance coordinator/scheduler, she told me it would probably be October because the surgeon is so busy, I was soooo disappointed...then she asked me what my BMI is, I told her, she said that on Tuesdays the surgeon does fairly easy cases early in the morning, only one surgery a day on Tuesdays and she would let me know next week if I will be sleeved on August 5 or 12. I was sooo excited at that news. But I have cried three times after finding out! I know I won't "chicken out" this time but wow, reality sets in, someone cheer me up! I guess I'm back into the August Sleevers posts again! LOL

Note taken

I'm waiting on my surgery date, but should be September, I will let you know.

I currently don't own a blender, that's why I am looking into one of these. I want to be able to purée foods and make shakes. If your blender works well, no need to buy another one. God Bless!!!

I want to know too...I hear a lot of people on here are fans of Fitbit, so I will probably go with that.

I'm approved but not scheduled yet...I feel the same way, I think it's very common. Most people two months after surgery are super glad they had it!

I was just approved...my insurance doesn't require the six month supervised diet...they require a BMI of 40 or higher or a BMI of 35 with a comorbidity. I had lab work, chest x-ray, EKG, Seminar, Nutrition Meeting, Psych Evaluation, surgeon visit, and a referral letter from my PCP. You can go to your insurance website or call them and have them send you the requirements for you to get approved, good luck!

What steps have you been through so far?

If you have high blood pressure then you might just need a BMI of 35...

My single friends grocery went down considerably...no more spending $30 a day on fast food plus whatever he bought for his house...I know my bill will go down, there is no way I will be able to consume what I do now after surgery

God works in mysterious ways! Make sure to keep us updated

This is how it will work for me and whoever has my surgeon...I will get a bag of vitamins through my I.V. and a Vitamin B12 shot in the hospital...the next week I start a multivitamin and caltrate and a month after surgery I will start B12 by mouth...I'm on vitamin d now because of a deficiency, they will monitor what I need through the process

I have simple Homedics scales, very accurate