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[Angel465 1]

Hello Everyone, so just an update. I went to the seminar, and I have to say it really put a lot of my doubts at ease. I took my twin with me, and now she thinks that if her insurance did cover it she would get it too! I just sent in my quiz and insurance information, I have CIGNA and I really hope my insurance will cover it. Now I need to start reading the insurance forums I guess... Thank you for all your support. For now I am going to continue on this journey.

[NewSetOfCurves 1,553]

Angel I have four kids and understand you fear, but the chances of death on the table are slim. As someone stated earlier: your more likely to die in a car accident than in surgery. When I asked my doctor about this, he said that he had sleeved over 1500 patients and that he had never had a death, and of those 1500 +, only 3 had complications post op. Shop around for a good doctor, ask lots of question, ask about their success rate, bougie size (don't go too big, you want a tight sleeve for long term success; my doctor used a 36)), research patient ratings and comments about your doctor. Research, research, research. The better informed you are, the better off you'll be.

And if you're the type that gets easily discouraged by others negativity, you don't have to share this with anyone if you don't want to. I didn't give a crap what anybody said. I had done the research, knew the risks were minimal, knew that I wanted it, so I did it. I'm going to live longer and healthier because of it. Good luck to you.

[ShellBell25 41]

Well Angel....I felt very similar to you and to many of these other people on here. I had a bad experience with a gall bladder surgery earlier this year and developed a bile leak....which hardly ever occurs, so I was pretty afraid of an "unnecessary" surgery. I really just gave it to God. I really feel He opened doors for me, even the things that went wrong with my gall bladder caused things to happen that made getting the sleeve easier for me. I was nervous about another surgery, but with a lot of prayer, trying things on my own to find that they didn't work AGAIN, I realized that God made all things come together so this surgery was possible for me. I am only 11 days post surgery, but already feel so much better. I too feared that I would not be around in the future for my kids. Having a baby is a great time to reclaim YOU and to make sure you are there to be the parent that you want to be for your little girl! I'm sorry your family is not supportive. I cannot imagine the conflict of having a twin who does not understand your desire to have this done, although most likely some of that comes from jealousy. My husband is actually in poorer health than I am and his insurance will NOT cover his surgery either. But he is trying my preop diet and is losing some of the weight. Some of the basics like getting lots of Protein and eating less carbs works well for him too. I rejoice and Celebrate people who can do it without surgery, but I just was not one of those people. It's really not the easy way out though, it makes it easier, but you still have to make the change. The regret that I hear from most of the people who have had the sleeve is "I wish I had had it sooner!" I think at 45, with my youngest now 9 and my oldest already out of the house on his own, I think this will be my regret too.....that I couldn't be the parent that I wanted to be to my kids when they were younger. I applaud you for wanting to do something NOW when it will make the greatest impact on your relationship with your child and your child's relationship with food! Unfortunately, I believe I have passed on some of my unhealthy habits with food to my kids creating their own problems that they will have to overcome. Had I done this surgery when I was younger, I probably would have taught them different habits that would have only benefitted them as growing adults. Pray girl, that's what I did. Seek what God has to say about this. Did He have your Dr. suggest the surgery....even when you were expecting him to exalt you about your weight loss? Have doors opened for you without any effort from you? Has He put things/people in your path to make this easier? I'll be praying for you and for your family.