I have a date!

[Barry W 336]

I had gained some weight during my application process for the sleeve gastrectomy, because I was on the borderline of 40 BMI with the weight criteria and wanted to be sure I was accepted. Turned out I have sleep apnea as well, so I was already beyond the lower threshold of 35 BMI with comorbidities - yay! (or something like that).

So when I got the call they said they would accept me but they wanted me to lose 10lb first. After 2 weeks of reduced eating with little change on the scale, I got impatient and shifted to the pre-op diet early. Have lost 20lb now, and met with the surgeon, Daniel Jones this week. He gave me a surgical date - Feb 29th! I am excited but also a little nervous about this, but not to the point of questioning the decision. I need to do this. Have failed on too many diets and my weight overall kept going up, not down. Heading into my late 50s and am prediabetic and have various other signs that my body would be a lot happier if it were 100lb or more lighter. Here goes nothing!

[Ruth1ess 494]

Good luck on your journey!

[Barry W 336]

Good luck on your journey!

Thanks for the positive wishes, Rio :-)

[Lizzbeth 11]

Hi! My date is 29 feb too!

All the best!

Lizz

[kathy2208 40]

Congrats I'm still waiting on my date it's going to make almost 2 weeks I've lost 7 lbs during the 6 month nutrition required by my insurance and I gained it back. So anxious hoping they call me soon. I am also pre diabetic . How long did it take to receive your surgery date ?

[Lizzbeth 11]

Hi! I'm in Australia so works very differently here. Saw surgeon 20 Jan, booked date there and then for 22 Feb. then had to have gallbladder out... Totally annoying! .. So had to move date to 29.

[bsanders 69]

My story is very similar and my date is Feb 29th (leap year) too.. I'm going to start a Feb 29tread for us, it would be awesome for us to keep in touch on our journeys...

[bsanders 69]

Congrats I'm still waiting on my date it's going to make almost 2 weeks I've lost 7 lbs during the 6 month nutrition required by my insurance and I gained it back. So anxious hoping they call me soon. I am also pre diabetic . How long did it take to receive your surgery date ?

7 days after the sent my clinical's into the insurance company I was approved and told my surgery and pre op diet dates.. Was a long 7 days of anticipation tho. Good luck!!

[Barry W 336]

Congrats I'm still waiting on my date it's going to make almost 2 weeks I've lost 7 lbs during the 6 month nutrition required by my insurance and I gained it back. So anxious hoping they call me soon. I am also pre diabetic . How long did it take to receive your surgery date ?

Thanks Kathy - I gained about 10lb while going through the evaluation process, and they asked me to lose that before meeting with the surgeon and setting a date. I did what they asked and went in for a weight check to prove it, and after that I got the appointment with the surgeon, then at the meeting with the surgeon, Dr Jones, I got the surgical date (which was a little more than 3 weeks out) and some initial pre-operative instructions. Hope that is clear.

Edited February 7, 2016 by Barry W

[Barry W 336]

My story is very similar and my date is Feb 29th (leap year) too.. I'm going to start a Feb 29tread for us, it would be awesome for us to keep in touch on our journeys...

Hi there, sure, I can always use someone to share the road with... I think it's bound to be a little bumpy, but if we apply ourselves, it will take us to a better place.

[Lizzbeth 11]

My story is very similar and my date is Feb 29th (leap year) too.. I'm going to start a Feb 29tread for us, it would be awesome for us to keep in touch on our journeys...

[Lizzbeth 11]

Bsander please let us know where it is would be great to have buddies in the exact same phase ????

[bsanders 69]

The topic is Feb 29th Sleevers..

It below this tred..