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A weight loss surgery blog by JamieNP on BariatricPal. 4 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Losing and finding myself

Losing and finding myself

I am one month post op. It started off very rocky. I ended up back in the hospital postop day 2 and stayed for a week. It was either a reaction to the band or something used in the surgery or an infection. Anyway, everything is much better. I am 32 lbs down and feeling great! I have had to struggle with the old fat me and the new "getting healthy" me. I have resisted the chips, cokes, candy etc that my family and coworkers eat. I have also added exercise to my daily life. My CPap was turned dow

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• JamieNP
• November 3, 200817 yr

Read more about Tricare drama, Queen of Denial

Tricare drama, Queen of Denial

I started this journey by filling out a form from a local surgeon and going to an informational meeting. I have Humana insurance but there is an exclusion written by my employer for weight loss surgery. Tricare is my secondary, and their requirements are being 100 lbs overweight with a comorbidity, or being 200% over ideal weight. I knew that I was borderline with the 100 lb overweight requirement, but I jumped into it anyway. Took the test, was poked and prodded in every orifice of my body. Wen

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• JamieNP
• August 29, 200817 yr

Read more about The waiting game

The waiting game

This has been a two month journey. The appointments have been made and kept. I had my psy exam and passed with flying colors. My gallbladder has been scanned, and my esophagus has been probed. I have gone to meetings and researched the heck out of this...now is the time to wait....wait...wait. Waiting for everything to be submitted to insurance and for insurance to give the final decision. I am border line of what my insurance requires for Lapband surgery (the 100lbs overweight) only being a f

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• JamieNP
• August 5, 200817 yr

Read more about Will you still love me when I am skinny??

Will you still love me when I am skinny??

As I begin this journey, I am doing a great deal of soul searching. In my 20's I was 120lbs. I can remember a boyfriend that I had (at the time he was a professional Baseball player). He said he could not date anyone that weighed over 140 lbs. I asked him if he would still love me if I lost an arm in a car accident? If I lost my sight? If I had a baby and gained weight? Needless to say, I dumped the conceited jerk. Over the years I gained weight. I was a waitress at a fabulous restaurant whi

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• JamieNP
• July 15, 200818 yr