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Hi,

36yr old woman hoping to get sleeved by January, yes I know its' far away but I need to finish the Tufts I Can Change Program.........I need to hear some stories and talk to someone about VSG..............

-Kim

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What is the program you referredto? "I can change"...

if you woulld like a skype or text buddy message me.

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Hi,

I can change is a 6month program through my insurance Tufts before I am approved for surgery. I don't use Skype what is Text Buddy?? Do you have Yahoo?

-Kim

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well you have certainly come to the right place! his site is full of amazing people with amazing stories! I am always available if need to talk. just send me a quick message!

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Thanks for the reply!! What is your story?? Do you have yahoo chat??

-Kim

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Tufts is one of the harder insurance companies to deal with. I lucked out because mine is a revision due to band failure I didn't have to wait the 6 months. I am finding this site to be a huge help.

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well my story is simple really, I have been overweight my entire life and have always reached for food as a way to comfort myself. food was something i could control. By the end of high school, i was well over 200 lbs. I had my first child at 21 and weighed a little over 300. I recently had my second child. I weighed 355. Complications arose during the pregnancy. I had gestational diabetes that couldnt be controlled with food, the meds they put me on caused me to gain a lot of weight. Up until then, I was staying at a styrasy pace and eating healthy so I even lost some weight. When I went into labor, I was 3 weeks early.My blood pressure skyrocketed. My kidneys were starting to shut down. For the first time, I was scared I could die. She was delivered via c-section and I was put into ICU to recover. From that point on, I knew something had to change. I had my daughter in April. About September, I started really considering the surgery. The first week in october I met with my surgeon. 2 weeks later I had my psyc eval a week later I was approved. I think the diet from gestational diabetes sped my process up because it was a physician supervised diet. I had my surgery on November 16th. I have had extreme highs and extreme lows since surgery. It really is a lot to process mentally. Especially since I have to cook fo my family and know that I couldnt eat that. I will say that I have zero regrets and it is simply the best thing i have ever done for myself.

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and i dont really get on yahoo too much but i will always respond to a message on here :) best of luck!

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I HATE the Tufts .... I can change program..... End my program the end of February

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I just graduated last week from I Can Change. I'm on my way, March here I come!!

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Congrats!!!!

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