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St. Agnes Hospital (a center of excellence) in Baltimore has 3 doctors that perform WLS surgery including the sleeve. Each doctor has seminars once a month. Not sure if they accept your insurance but they accept several. May be worth looking in to.

She sounds as though she simply afraid of change along with the possible negative affects of the surgery. While it would be wonderful to have her onboard with you and become your biggest fan, just as you would be for her, you may have to just proceed without her. Once you have the surgery and she sees that you are okay and losing the weight, she will change her mind (we hope). Also, have you pointed out to her that the risks of being "MORBIDLY OBESE" is a bigger risk than WLS? In your current state, the health risks are far greater than having the surgery and losing the weight. Tell her that having the surgery will increase your time with her and your daughter rather than dropping dead from a massive hear attack (sorry don't want to sound to dire...but try shock value). Best of luck to you and to her.

Awesome, congratulations on your successes so far!

Hi Mariah, Your favorite veggies are starchy vegetables and full of carbs. I know that when I reach that phase it will be hard to give up those items and other carbs as well. I too am a carboholic. Good luck, once you pass this phase you will be ready for surgery and this will soon become a distant memory.

Hi all, I am currently waiting for approval for surgery from Kaiser and I have to say that this waiting game is horrific. The what if, then, what happens now is sooo stressful! My paperwork was supposed to have been reviewed yesterday as it just missed the review board on 2/15. So I keep thinking maybe it missed the review from yesterday...yes, I realize I'm just stressing myself out, but most of you have been there before me, so I figured you'd understand. Thanks for letting me share my brief rant.

Hi Dawn ~ welcome to VSG! There's tons of excellent resources and folks here that are able and willing to help you along the way. I myself am waiting for insurance approval at the moment. Good luck on your journey. You are in the right place and have taken the first step of many along what I've heard to be a wonderful if bumpy ride. I feel that what ever the bumps it's got to be better than the pot whole I'm sititng in at the moment.

That's great Dominic! Are you excited yet?

Hello everyone, my question is for those who have or had asthma pre-op, have you seen any changes in your asthma since you have been sleeved? I have recently been "officially" diagnosed with asthma even though I've had it for a few years now. It seems that lately in the last few months, it has been flaring up more than normal. So just wondering if anyone has seen a significant change in theirs. Thanks!

Hi glad you made it safe and sound. Best of luck with surgery tomorrow. Have a saf return trip. I'm looking forward to seeing how you progress.

Those are excellent results for six months. Wow!

Congratulations on getting approved. How exciting! Please keep us updated on your progress.

Wow. That's awesome and you can see the difference. Keep it up!

Hello and congratulations on your approval. Pre-op testing depends on your insurance and doctor performing the surgery. Under Kaiser Mid-atlantic, the H-Pylori, sleep study for sleep apnea, echocardiogram (if ever taken phen-fen) to name a few, but you will receive more information from your surgeon's office regarding his/her requirements.

Congratulations to you both!

Congratulations!!! Keep us updated on your progress.

Hello, I've had my Keurig since early or mid-November 2010 and we have used it almost everyday since for tea (k-cup or teabag) and coffee and we have had absolutely no problems out of it. I love it! I have never dranked this much coffee. My reason for purchasing was similar to a couple of posts above about the coffee being made early and then by the time I'm ready for my cup it was lukewarm or my husband made it too strong. This is great, because we each can have it the way we like, no messy filters/coffee grinds to deal with. Really quite simple to operate and maintain so far.