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A weight loss surgery blog by Debster0218 on BariatricPal. 5 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Waiting . . .

Waiting . . .

Well, I fulfilled all of the requirements and now have to wait for the insurance company to approve the surgery. THEN, I can get assigned a date and start in on the pre-op physical stuff. It will be about two weeks before we hear from the insurance company so that gives me time to get started on my 10% weightloss that my doctor is requesting (requiring?) before surgery. I think it's a recommendation but I want to talk to them more in detail about this. I also think I have decided to try the OPTI

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• Debster0218
• March 14, 200917 yr

Read more about Still jumping through hoops

Still jumping through hoops

Ok, I know everyone has to do this or something like this - but I'm still jumping through hoops . . . . and they keep adding more!   I went to the first meeting at the Surgeon's office this morning. I have to have another nutrition counseling session (I already did 7 weeks!) and then meet the doctor at a meeting called doctor talk, and then I have to attend a support meeting. I've scheduled the nutrition and the doctor talk for the same day (next Wednesday the 24) and can attend the support gr

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• Debster0218
• February 20, 200917 yr

Read more about And then. . .

And then. . .

So the next step is my first visit to the surgeon. I have that visit on Friday. Apparently I have to attend one of their seminars and meet with my surgery coordinator. It's ok - I'll jump through whatever hoops they hold up - it feels like I am almost there.   I moved this weekend. I wanted to postpone the surgery unitl after I was finished moving. After 13 years I have a pretty nice sized mess to clean up at the old place. And I think I burned out all of my helpers moving. I'll make my kids

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• Debster0218
• February 16, 200917 yr

Read more about Psyche!!!

Psyche!!!

So today I had my psych eval . . piece of cake! This guy would have written an authorization I think no matter what I had to say. It makes me feel cynical to say so but - I think it's true!   I also finished my nutrition classes on Monday. I think!   There could be a glitch. My gp office got authorization for me from the wrong insurance. I became eligible at my new job in November and stopped paying COBRA in October, I have no idea WHY Health Net would ever have approved me when I was no lo

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• Debster0218
• January 23, 200917 yr

Read more about In the beginning . . .

In the beginning . . .

This was a hard decision for me to make . . . I've never been small but then again, I've never been this big before either. I have always embraced my bigness - it was just who I was but my world is getting smaller and smaller. I can't kneel or get down on the floor to play with my grandson. I can't walk for more than a few feet. I am so limited AND I almost can't buy clothes in a large sized store anymore. If I could fix this by dieting - I would have done it by now. I'm only 46, I hope to live

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• Debster0218
• January 15, 200917 yr