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Blog 30344

A blog by mel_smiddy in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by mel_smiddy on BariatricPal. 14 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Started my pre surgery diet!!!!

I've already lost 3 pounds!!! :confused_smile: I can't say that it is easy though cause of course it is high protein low carb low fat!!!! I am really having a tough time with the low carb thingy I love my bread sugar all that good stuff. (maybe I'm fat because I do) LOL   I have managed to cut back on my diet coke drastically I'm down to about 16 to 20 oz per day vs 64 to 80 oz per day. It is actually starting to taste a bit bad for some reason. I'm finding it hard to drink that much right no

Went to my first appointment now I'm undecided

After going to my surgeon's office on 3/10/08 I am really undecided. When I went in to the appointment I just knew that I wanted a lapband without a doubt. But after meeting several of the office staff at my surgeon's office that have had gastric bypass instead of the band and seeing how wonderful they look and how they make the gastric bypass sound I am starting to change my mind.   Please help me make up my mind remind me of the pro's and cons of each one maybe I've missed a pro or a con th

Tomorrow is the big day!!!

I get to go to my first real appointment tomorrow to get my lab work, physc consult, dietitian, and meet my surgeon. I'm really excited.   But I am also feeling really bad right now. I have urinary tract infection, a really bad cold and just feel drained physically. Last night the pain in my back from the urinary tract infection got bad enough for me to give in a go to the urgent care clinic. This is when I found out that I had the infection. Now granted my back was and still is hurting prett

Yipeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

I've got my referals for my appointments on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a go I think that Tricare will pay for the surgery at least I hope so. According to the Tricare Rep that I spoke to if I get the referal approved it means that they will most likely pay for my surgery with my out of network surgeon. Doing my happy dance. :party:Anybody else want to join me?

Feeling really self concisous

OMG this is so awful I have to log everything that goes into my mouth for 1 whole week. This is day one. I am starving to death but can't bring myself to eat the rest of my McSkillet Burrito because I know that the dietitian is going to be looking at the log and saying to herself "yep I know what this one's problem is"   I think I'll eat the whole thing and skip lunch then it won't look so bad right? I mean after I have the surgery there won't be anymore fast food for me so why not live it u

Please Please Pray for me and send my insurance approval prayers

Ok here I am gave all the paperwork to my PCP yesterday afternoon. The office manager is submitting my referrals to Tricare on Monday! She is going to send them urgent so I should know something in 72 hours or less. I have to have these referrals approved or I can't go to my appointment at the surgeon's office on 3/10/08. On the 10th I'm supposed to do the nut job eval, blood work, meet with the dietitian, and meet with my surgeon. I have to be there at 7:15 am and they said that I would be t

I've got my first real appointment!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

March 10th!!!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!!! I have my first appointment have to be there at 7:15 am they said it would take all day long. I was able to enroll in Tricare Prime now my surgery will be paid for 100% with the exception of the one time none refundable $500 program fee. Wow who really cares 500 is nothing compared to 2500 to 4000. LOL   Please everyone stand up and do the happy dance with me!!!! Oh yeah and Tricare is trying to pull the old you have to have a 6 month medically supervised diet I

Wow here I am on top again?

Ok so found out the 1st surgeon that I chose can only accept Tricare Prime not Tricare Standard. What do I have well you guessed it Tricare Standard. So I start looking for another Surgeon and found Dr Allen in Louisville. He not only accepts Tricare Standard he is a participating provider Woo Hoo Happy days. So I go ahead and schedule for a seminar with him tomorrow 2/21/08. I'm working on filling out all the paperwork you know call the insurance provider and that stuff answer all the questions

Oh crud another road block!!!!!!!!!!!! Am I the only one?

Ok called the surgeon's office today to see if maybe my PCP had possibly faxed my referral to them and maybe that is why they couldn't find it at the office. No such luck. But while I had the surgeon's office on the phone I asked if they had found out if I am required to do a 6 month medically supervised diet or not and conversation got around to insurance coverage somehow and I find out that the surgeon will accept Tricare Prime but not Tricare Standard!!! Well that was a blow but at least I f

I am so pissed off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to my doctor last Thursday and he told me that my referral letter for the surgeon would be ready the first part of this week.   I called Tuesday to see if the letter was done yet and nope it wasn't. The girl that types the letters was off on Monday and had just gotten it on her desk Tuesday morning!!!! So I ask when can I expect the letter to be done they tell me that they will call me when they have it done.   The letter is very simple should take no more than 10 mins to type it up

Happy Birthday to me Hopefully it will be the last fat one

Well here I am Happy 39th Birthday to me. This time next year I should be well on my way to a thinner, healthier, happier me!!!!   Now if I could just get the surgeon to hurry the heck up and call me. I wonder do they know that they are slowly torturing me? Oh well in this world of instant gratification I suppose I should sit back enjoy the ride and practice delayed gratification. I didn't gain the weight over night I sure won't be able to lose it.   I love the entire world at this moment

Wow Just Had An Awful Dream!!!!

I just got woke up from a really bad dream I guess you would have to call it a nightmare. I would tell you about it but I better wait cause I'm still freaking out a bit.   So now that I'm awake and groggy and don't want to go back to sleep yet I guess I'll do some posting.   I haven't really said how I personally got to the point where I needed a lapband so hopefully you have a glass of water and time to read.   I am 4' 9 1/2" I weigh in at a whopping 219.4 pounds. Imagine a large beach

OMG the wait is killing me

This waiting for the surgeon's office to call is killing me!!!! All I can think about is how my life is going to change when I get the lap band and when is the doctor's office going to call?????   Part of me wants to get my band ASAP and the other part wants to put it off until school is out for the summer so that the weather will be nice while I'm on sick leave.   I have 2 months of sick days saved up and I'm going to use all of them after I have my lap band put in. I know that recovery s

My first attempt at a blog we'll see how it works

Ok here goes nothing. I'm not promising anybody anything but I'm going to try to keep a blog about this process. I didn't do very well when it came to keeping a diary so who knows. :thumbup:   Well I guess I officially started this lap band journey years ago but until recently when Tricare announced that it would cover the lap band I never had the chance to even seriously consider WLS. I've been interested in WLS for years but the whole idea of someone cutting out part of my stomach scared me

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