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Jennifer, did you have your appointment today? How did it go? Girl.... just another week to go. I have a little update on me. My insurance case manager at Dr. Hohen's office informed me today they finally have all of my paperwork together and was going to submit my letter of necessity to my insurance for approval. Even with insurance I'm still going to have to pay out of pocket probably a few thousand. That's OK I have FSA because I knew I was going to be having WLS. I'm pumped for you and me. Yippee!!! :thumbup:Holla back.

Deb

well my class ended the the last week of april.... yea... i hear they are really backed up...im going to the support group tonite it starts at 6pm.after you get the sx done its kinda like okayyyy what do i do know ... and i wanna make sure im doing the rigth things.. have u ever been to the support group?.. when is your group consultation?

Congrats. I am still waiting to meet with the surgeon for the group consultation. My classes ended May 3. This process is so ridiculously long. I just want to have the surgery already! lol But I'm thinking within the next few months. Kaiser Harbor City.

It is nice to see someone close to home with whom i can network. How are you doing with regular food are you dieting or just using your surgery to control what and how much you eat. I'm 3wks post-op i lost 13lbs but nothing since last week i'm concerned but it's still early. I just have to remember it didn't happen overnight so it won't fall off overnight right

Hi Kathy, I'm getting sleeved 08/09 with Dr. Almanza. Good Luck with your surgery! I was told to do 3 days of clear liquids before surgery, I read that your doing ten, where did you find out about the ten days of liquids?

Hey Jennifer, what did you think about giving yourself those injections to prevent blood clots. I was a little bit leary at first,but then peeps starting telling me it wasn't that bad,plus my daughter said she would if I couldn't. So I guess I'm cool about it now. Thank goodness. I take it you haven't heard anything yet? Have a good week at work. TTYL.

Deb

Hey hunny don't feel bad about visiting the site as much I've slowed down alot, just don't have much time. I'm off protein supplements so I get what i need from food now and I'm doing well with that. Honestly I am really bad about taking my vitamins, I know I have to take them to stay healthy but I can't seem to remember them some days. I have started to set an alarm on my phone to help me remember. Surgery for me was great the first 3 days I was like man this (ish) is not cool but by the 5th day I felt fine. Like most people on this site yes I would do it again in a heart beat. I have not hit the gym yet still just walking and doing my wii fit. I can tell that I need to tone up my arms have deflated and my skin is starting to hang. That doesn't bother me though I loved my body before. I had surgery to jump start healthy living. But I would like to be tighter and not so flappy (lol). Have you lost any weight pre-op? Do you have a date scheduled?

Hey Grace!

Things are wonderful. Down 85 lbs, eatting anything I want in the appropriate amount. Only thing to watch in myself is snacking and drinking with meals. I walked for 1.5 miles with NO backpain (my knees hurt the next day, I don't think my ligaments are used to the new looseness of my joints). No depression, which was a big worry as that is something I have fought my entire life. I feel great! I even had a fairly bad night where I flew back from a job in Cali and lost my ONLY set of car keys. Took 3 hours and $300 to replace the keys so I could drive home at 11 pm. I had a breif moment of hating the surgury since I couldn't "treat" myself because of a bad day. Instead I went tot he store and got some high fiber crackers, brie and apples and had a couple of crackers. something like that before would have kicked me off whatever diet i had tried for months and sent me into a cheating depression.

Did I mention I love the itty bitty tummy?

Welcome. My name is Deb and I have not had my surgery yet, but hopefully in the next 6 weeks or so it will happen. Yippee. I agree this site is pretty informational. I've learned so much and everyone is very caring. Please keep us updated on your progress because that keeps everybody motivated.

hey so good to hear from you again,, yes i got my sleeve so changed my user name to sleevegenie,,, i am almost 3 weeks post op,,, surgery was really easy,, the first few days are the hardes but i hardly remember it now,,, i love my sleeve,,, sorry you are having problems but so happy that you have a date,,,, you're gonna love your new sleeve,,, i hope everything goes great for you,,, keep in touch jeani

Not yet! I have my first consultation with my surgeon today that i scheduled 5 weeks ago. Then we begin insurance approval. I'm hoping for a date this summer! Let's keep in touch!

wow.. your amazing.. Listen for the past week . my weight loss has stop it goes up a lb, then down a lb. its crazy because AI always watche what I eat and walk and doo aerobics and swim atleast once a week, I sometime burn more calories than I eat. I only eat 800- 1200 cal per day. I think I get all my protein. what can I do to get me moving again. its only been 8 weeks now..but I am so tired of still being FAT!!!! i know its a mental thing but I want this stuff gone.

Hey Missy Carolyn,

Thanks for the nice comments. I look baggie, too, and not happy about that, but comes with the territory of major fast weight loss. I've also had a piriformis muscle issue on the left glute that's bugging the sh*t out of me, painful. Doc says due to the weight loss. I'll go back to Mexico to get rid of all the hanging skin - Dr. Bell0 - already got the quote. Just waiting for my DH's job situation to settle before I set a date. I don't get in nearly the protein I should be; my calorie count is still very low, though, and I have 8 pounds to goal. I drink my protein drinks maybe 2X a week.

I'm doing ok, incision still hurts on left, but I can finally tell that it is getting better. I can get in/out of bed without it hurting, cough, sneeze without pain. I get full fast, but seem to get hungry again in 2-3 hrs. Not sure if I should eat or not but I find that I nibble. I just read some nutritional info and it mentioned that the more solid the food the longer you will feel full, so maybe I need to eat more like tuna and not soup. I'll try that and let you know. I don't have a problem with anything so far. Makes me a little worried.

I was sooooo happy to get my drain removed last wednesday! and yes it did hurt. I'm still having some incisional pain on the left side, how about you? Still tire very easy, little short of breath after a shower, but I'm 57, so it will probably take me a little longer. Started phase II diet, pushed it a little and started it last night as we had a barb-b-q for family. Don't really feel like eating today at all. Had a small 3 oz hamburger patty and 2 T of beans, tasted great. Also tried a few wheat thins with some hummas. Had some SF pudding later, so I think I ate too much.

Sorry to hear your having a bit of a rough time!!! Keep sipping and walking! You are going to do great! I feel 10x better since getting my drain out! I'm still trying to get enough fluids in. My Dr. let's you advance to full liquids(creme soups, cream of wheat, etc) the 2nd week, but I'm going to take that slow because this is still "big loss" time and I don't want to rush into food yet! Once I can get all my fluids (64+ oz h20) then I'll advance. I'm pretty close to that. I also want to find a site online to keep track of everything. Have you picked a site?

Yeah! So glad you got it approved! I just got sleeved on the 18th of May! One week today! You'll do awesome! Thanks for adding a picture I like to place a face with a name! Do you have any pre-op diet to follow from your Dr.?

So your surgery got moved up a week? Lucky you. I am so excited I can't wait for the 28th of June.

Best of luck to you Maddie, who is your doctor? Are you on the pre-diet yet? That was tough but I made it through. The first day after surgery is rough too but it keeps on getting better. I feel so much better. This is really great! Although I have to be honest, a few days after I had a couple of bad crying spells...to be expected. They call it Buyers Remorse! Again, I got through it and it has been great these past couple of weeks, especially getting started on real food!

Hey.. haven't seen you post in a while. Last I heard your stall had just broken. Hows the weight loss coming? Are you still loosing? I've been in a stall for 10 days and am about to pull my hair out!!!!

Hi Carla,

Things went well with my PCP. He says that he will refer me to a surgeon and he thinks that i am a good candidate. I am going to have a sleep study done within the next few weeks. That same week I called the BRS center and was awaiting a call back. Today I got a callback and found I that I do not have the mordbid obeasity services in my benefits. A total bummer! I am in a loss for words. I want to go thru with the referral but I am unsure how far I am going to get... I really don't have the money to pay out of pocket but I can't forget about having my surgery either. IDK?

It sounds like you are doing pretty well on pre-op. I battled the whole "being perfect" thing as well - I was on it for 3 weeks. I completely cracked mid diet and cheated because I felt like I was losing my mind, then I really had to say to myself.."Just do the best you can and that will have to be good enough." You'll be just fine:) When my Dr. asked me how much I followed it, I told him about 80% of the time and I was proud of my accomplishment. You can do it Happy Destiny!!!! Good luck this week:)

Hey girlie....I was wondering how you were doing post-op?? I saw where you posted that you were only off work for a week...how did that go? I am a nail tech at a salon and was thinking about taking about the same amount of time off.....

Thank you Barbara I really appreciate that! I actually have quite a lot of stuff already stored away for those sizes as I was wearing those sizes about 3 years ago and I saved everything... it's going to be below that where I won't have anything. I really appreciate you thinking of me though You're so sweet

I am so excited/worried/anxious, etc. about my surgery! It's scheduled for 6.08.10 and I couldn't be more ready. I am 22 years old and I've been doing the same old yo-yo with going up and down in weight. My mom has been trying to convince me to do this for about 3 years now and I've finally come around. I'm ready to start living my life the way I've wanted to. I'm so tired of people saying to me, "You have such a pretty face"...like in other words saying (if only you had the body to match). I can't wait guys!