Another Newbie

daisygurlvb · February 13, 2009

Hi everyone! I've lurked on here for a couple of months and have sat idlely just reading. And learning a wealth of information!!!

My name is Ginny, and I'm 27 years old. I'm 5'3", and 279.5 lbs. (wow, talk about brave, admitting that to everyone!). I have no children, YET, and live in Holliston, MA. I have sleep apnea, and have had difficulty getting pregnant/carrying to term. Luckily, I do not have anything else, yet. However, I have the family history of all sorts of things and do not want to get them!!

I went to a seminar at Brigham & Women's hospital in Boston in September of 2008. The next day I called Tufts, my insurance, and asked them what was required of me. They said according to my particular plan there would be no co-pay for the hospital itself, just for each individual doctor's visit (which thankfully is only $5/a time), and that I had to go through their 6 month "I can change" program.

Well, here I am. Month 4. Down 5 lbs so far. Seeing a personal trainer 3 days a week, working out on my own 1 day a week, and doing cardio for 20 minutes the other 3 days. I'm maintaining a healthy diet of 1300-1500 calories a day and truly am trying very hard to loose another 10 lbs before my surgery.

I just got a call from my surgeons office today (2/13/09). My surgery date is May 14th!!! OMG!! That's only 13 weeks away?!?! I can't believe it!! My 6 month program with Tufts will be up on April 22nd. I hope I'll have my approval from them by my surgery date!

Anyways, I'll keep this it for now. No need to bore everyone with more details! LOL. I'm looking for support, friends, and supportive friends lol. Feel free to drop me a line sometime.

BTW, my surgeon is Dr. Ali Tavakkoli-zadeh. He seems SO nice so far! I'm very impressed. I just hope he's there through the rest of this and keeps me just as impressed!

Thanks for reading,

Ginny :ohmy:

El Diablo · February 14, 2009

Hi Ginny, congrats on your surgery date and nice to "meet" you.

My name is Dan, I am hated throughout the land, but notice I said Hi unlike anybody else.

daisygurlvb · February 14, 2009

Thank you, nice to meet you as well.

I'm not sure why you're "hated throughout the land", but I'm not keeping score on who says hi first. I just appreciate the welcome! :thumbup: I know no one therefore I can't hate anyone yet lol.