Oct Sleevers

[thenerd 33]

Zenoosh -

Thank you SO much for the information!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Makes perfect sense, as I don't have any cardiac issues so I can see why my insurance company would balk at paying for the procedure.

You ROCK!!

[zenoosh 112]

Thenerd--

Thank you! I have my moments, and cardiology has a special place in my heart (haha). Seriously though, if you have any other questions from the cardiology side of things, dont hesitate to ask away. And again, good luck and keep us in the loop! Im super excited for my sleeve...nervous and scared, but excited nonetheless. We have a better shot at coming thru it with no complications when we have no co morbidities, so right now is the best time for us to get it done! I have also been overweight my entire adult life, but never felt as though I was missing out or unable to live a normal life, until now....Ive waited long enough, and tried every diet and program out there. Im committed, and its time to rock and roll!!!

[thenerd 33]

Zenoosh

You hit the nail on the head...I've finally decided to have surgery because I want to avoid health issues developing. For the longest time I've thought that because my "only" health issue was my weight I shouldn't consider wls. Now that I've watched my parents and older siblings develop all sorts of scary comorbidities and I just don't want to go there.

So glad to have this community!!!

I'll definitely let you know if I have any further questions.

[ElaineB 207]

Kiki and sacharliem we are so close in dates. Fun. It's nice to have a built in group of buddies. I am nervous though because I unexpectedly had to have a surgery this pat Friday. They had trouble getting me off the vent. I was assured I wouldn't know I was intubated bc it would go in after I was asleep and come out in the OR before I ever woke up. After the surgery was over, the surgeon came out, told my boyfriend I did well and he could go back to recovery with me in a few minutes. Apparently another 2 hours went by. I woke up in recovery, hearing everything the docs and nurses were saying but unable to move a muscle. I was scared to death bc I could feel that I couldn't breathe on my own, felt like I was choking on the endotracheal tube and couldn't even let them know I was awake. Has anyone heard of that before? Does that mean it will likely happen again? Can they handle that type of situation in Mexico? I'm kind of freaked out. I saw a couple of nurses on here. Any thoughts?

[SkinnyMinnyMom 5]

I'm an Octoberer too!! I'm here in Louisiana and my surgeon, George Merriman, is also here. Surgery date is October 16th. I'm self pay so it's set in stone!

Nervous.......Scared........Excited. That pretty much sums it up. Lol

[2013isit 19]

Hi October sleevers! I am penciled in for October 17th at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha.

[Susan 2.0 278]

Count me in!! Oct 15 with Dr Heider @ Lake Norman. I'm glad to see I'm in such great company during October :-) I am going in for my Upper GI, NUT, & Psych tomorrow. It's getting more real!!! I've never had surgery so I am trying to keep from getting myself psyched out about it. Yikes!!!

[Susan 2.0 278]

I am scheduled for October 12th. My insurance hasn't been approved yet' date=' but all my appointments are completed (except for pre-surgery and last nutrition).

I am going on vacation (a cruise - yikes) in the middle of September so had to push surgery out to October. Nice to meet you all.[/quote']

Suejersey - how funny is it that I'm doing the same: cruise mid-sept, surgery mid-oct! Where are you cruising? We have a big family group just going to Bahamas - but it's for my nephews HS graduation so it's more about the cruise than the destination :-)

[suejersey 263]

Suejersey - how funny is it that I'm doing the same: cruise mid-sept, surgery mid-oct! Where are you cruising? We have a big family group just going to Bahamas - but it's for my nephews HS graduation so it's more about the cruise than the destination :-)

We are going to Bahamas and Grand Turk. Carnival out of Bayonne New Jersey. This will be my daughter's first cruise (16 and 14 years old) so we wanted to be sure we didnt' something that would have fun stuff for them to do (as with my weight I am definitely not as active as I used to be) so we thought this was a great opportunity. My husband and I love cruising, you can't beat the price, that is for sure! Have fun!

[highschoolfigure 13]

Suejersey - how funny is it that I'm doing the same: cruise mid-sept, surgery mid-oct! Where are you cruising? We have a big family group just going to Bahamas - but it's for my nephews HS graduation so it's more about the cruise than the destination :-)

We are going to Bahamas and Grand Turk. Carnival out of Bayonne New Jersey. This will be my daughter's first cruise (16 and 14 years old) so we wanted to be sure we didnt' something that would have fun stuff for them to do (as with my weight I am definitely not as active as I used to be) so we thought this was a great opportunity. My husband and I love cruising, you can't beat the price, that is for sure! Have fun!

Ha!

So We're leaving out of Bayonne on 10/21 and my date is 10/1! I'm a travel agent, so October is when we normally travel to keep our costs down. Hubby and I are headed to Bermuda on a 7 day Royal Carib cruise. Yay! I'm a lil nervous, but excited.

[ready2bskinny 31]

I'll also be in tj for Dr Garcia Oct 9-10 feeling really nervous

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[sacharliem 44]

I'll also be in tj for Dr Garcia Oct 9-10 feeling really nervous

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Yay I'll be there too!!!! I'm going alone so I'm hoping to find a buddy, I arrive on the 8th and my appointment is on the 9th! I'm super excited but very nervous as well!

[butter-fly 17]

I'm "penciled in" for Oct. 9 with Drs Lopez/Osuna. So excited!

[this.time.its.4.me 14]

First of all let me say YEAH MEEEE :D I am Scheduled for October 25th with Dr Lopez & his wife Dr Osuna.

I am 36 & have been overweight my whole life & first remember my mom dragging me to NUT at the

ripe age of 6.

I will be traveling alone that way DH can stay with the kids.

[chad2rad 491]

Hey, guess I will be the first guy to check in for October. Just got insurance approval and I am scheduled for October 8th. First case, so I have to be there at 0500.

Very glad for this mid life second chance. Look forward to meeting ppl here.

What strategies are you using to loose weight or just be healthier before Oct?

Live in North Florida.

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