The struggle is REAL....

[HollyJ2621 19]

Congrats to all of you who have made such a life changing decision and to those who have already had their surgery!!

In reading thru everyone's threads I have seen a lot of stories with people who had BMI around 40... My current BMI is at 72 and I'm a little more heavy then most I've read so I was wondering if anyone could share their experience with getting approved with insurance, or their experience with surgery and recovery that had a higher BMI? Any advise or info would be greatly appreciated...

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i dont have the bypass...but started with a BMI of 62...i was as wide as i am tall

so do not lose hope because of the weight you are starting at ....YOU can do it, i promise.

Congrats to all of you who have made such a life changing decision and to those who have already had their surgery!!

In reading thru everyone's threads I have seen a lot of stories with people who had BMI around 40... My current BMI is at 72 and I'm a little more heavy then most I've read so I was wondering if anyone could share their experience with getting approved with insurance, or their experience with surgery and recovery that had a higher BMI? Any advise or info would be greatly appreciated...

[sbarbiegirl 109]

My bmi was 71. I was sleeved Sept 27, 2013. I was self pay in Mexico. My insurance does not cover wls surgery. My recovery was very easy. Maybe I got lucky. I had no gas pain. The only pain I had was it felt like I had done 1000 sit ups in my left side. I was back to work in a week. I do have a desk job. I was never tired. I think that is because I did my pre op diet for 4 weeks. I think this made my recovery easier. I'm down 94 since surgery. I don't feel like I'm in a diet. My starting weight was 410 my current weight is 316. Sometime I still can't believe the surgery works after trying so many diets. But it does! Good luck.

[HollyJ2621 19]

Thank you ladies so much! I am in my 2nd month of my 3 month nutritional requirement and my psych eval is next week. And hopefully will be scheduled for surgery end of March or early April with the gastric bypass

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Best of luck to you Holly!

[HollyJ2621 19]

Thank you!

[ajustice 484]

Good luck!!

[HollyJ2621 19]

Thank you so much!