ProudGrammy

hi veg ) so happy tomorrow is your day. how exciting - after all my waiting, 12/7 is my turn. secrets, yeah i think i know what you mean. i have told my 35 year daughter and unfortunately my mom too. i wish i hadn't told my mom - but oh well.... the good thing about posting to strangers is "there is safety in distance" surgery will go fine for you. i can feel it in my bones !!! think whats it gonna be like when people "see less of you" lolol. i'm anxious fo yourr time to pass and the weight to leave forever. I thought i saw you "lurking" around LOLOL thinking about you tomorrow kathy aka LiKaSuLeMa - father sent a subsciption to the 5 kids in my family when we were younger. didn't want to single one kid out, so he used the first two initials from all of us - Li - Lily, Ka - Kathy - Su - Susan- Le - Leslie, Ma - Margie to the name on the subscription!!!lololol

hi veg ) so happy tomorrow is your day. how exciting - after all my waiting, 12/7 is my turn. secrets, yeah i think i know what you mean. i have told my 35 year daughter and unfortunately my mom too. i wish i hadn't told my mom - but oh well.... the good thing about posting to strangers is "there is safety in distance" surgery will go fine for you. i can feel it in my bones !!! think whats it gonna be like when people "see less of you" lolol. i'm anxious fo yourr time to pass and the weight to leave forever. I thought i saw you "lurking" around LOLOL thinking about you tomorrow kathy aka LiKaSuLeMa - father sent a subsciption to the 5 kids in my family when we were younger. didn't want to single one kid out, so he used the first two initials from all of us - Li - Lily, Ka - Kathy - Su - Susan- Le - Leslie, Ma - Margie to the name on the subscription!!!lololol

hi wiscosin - welcome - i'm a newbie too - my name is kathy - i'm 58, married w/one daughter and 3 delightfu smalll grandkids:o) my story is probably same ol' same ol'. I am 5'3 weigt 235, and must lose 100 lbs. i'm so tired of being "so tired", being out of breath, etc. you know the story. Like many, i have diabetes, high blood pressure and chloresterol, sleep apnea. Surgery is supposed to signifanclly (msp!!!lolol) inprove problems, if not make some go away. after my long wait, my surgery is finally about here - DECEMBER 7th - so very excited. little nervous, not about the surgery. i'm an old timer with surgery these past 5 years. broke my femur 2 different times on the left leg, left knee replacement - and after i lose maybe 30-40 lbs. the right knee will be replaced.. i enjoy these different sites too. nice chatting wiyou - take care - LiKaSuLeMa -kathy

10/19 just saw your post, my surgery is 12/7 - hope i can throw machine out a few weeks after surgery too. congrats on losing your cpap machine kathy

What drain? where is it? Stomach? How does it feel? How much did you rest at home? How long, days etc. did you need to rest. ? I took early retirement, so resting to me isn't a bad thing!! "o) lololol so many questions, so little time!!! thanx

oh no, what cords and injections? lololol do they get you up soon after you're out of recovery? do they make you drink, and can you keep it down? and when you're home do you have trouble keeping H20 down? Do you have trouble getting 8 glasses down daily? What about later, a few weeks later, prob getting your Water in? after the surgery how much pain are you in. does the liquid pain med taste awful? what position do you sleep? i have heard its hard to sleep, for example it took a while before they were able to sleep on side. Is it better sitting on the couch instead of laying down? i'm trying to read alot on the web, and the info you "posters" you write are very helpful!! Oh, so many questions, so little time ) lololol surgery 12/7 - just can't wait, so very excited!!! - kathy

hi back at ya o:) you got liquid pain meds, i have to take my meds 2x a day, i have epilepsy - is it a prob taking pills - the sleeve is supposed to have no probs with absorption, but is there a prob taking, swallowing pills - i see my dr. next week, so i'll ask - i'm so very anxious. not worried at all about the surgery - concerned about what i need to eat and how to eat, and what to eat. i actually liked a shake i tried, unjury, i tried the vanilla packet - is that something i can have alot preop to get a jump start on losing a few lbs? And i can have that postop too? thanx for info. kathy

when i said "my husband said that sounds so *****" why did it do those astericks? Didn't say anything wrong??lololol

I will wear the 2 gowns also, thanks for the info. I haven't had to worry about "the girls" since 1998 when I had to have a double mastectomy -2 good results, no more cancer and no more bra ) ever!!! little reconstruction, didn't want to go big at all, so i don't need a bra - yeahhhhh!!!!! Put your legs up in a machine? how long was that? any other "weird" things they did?lolol How long were you in the hospital? I thought my dr. said it would be only overnight, does each doctor vary, or did i just misunderstand? 2 days - 3 days? can you tell me what briefly happened as you approached surgery and then after - my surgery for the sleeve is 12/7 , i'm so excited, i hope the time flys by. hubby and i are visiting my mom in CA november 11-16. Get it "fly by" lollolol - husband says thats so *****.

i have medicare as my primary coverage, but empire blue cross as my secondary. MEDICARE does NOT cover the sleeve yet because its relatively new (few years or something. ) Medicare DOES cover the lapband and gastric bypass. (but i want the sleeve) My surgery for the sleeve is 12/7 - medicare will send the "official" denial for the sleeve after hospital sends bill, empire needs to see the "official" denial first, and then empire looks at my qualifications in having the sleeve. I have all the qual.. (BMI, diabetes, high chlolesteral, and high blood pressure, and sleep apnea (aren't I lucky???!!!) The insurance companies know that Medicare doesn't cover the sleeve, but they need the official denial after the surgery. Then the other insurance company can proceed. I know this sounds weird, its the beurocracy (msp) but thats how it was explained to me. Empire does cover the sleeve - so they told me after all the paperwork is sent in I will be 99% positive I will be approved. They can't officially guarantee it for obvious reasons. But they did tell me unofficially of course that everything looks fine. so the bottom line is MEDICARE doesn't cover the sleeve, no if ands or butts, but your secondary might cover it, like my empire blue cross. hope i've helped - without confusing you too much - write back w/any more questions )

To answer your ? you can still have surgery if you have sleep apnea. In fact its one of the "qualifications" that will help you be approved for surgery, like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesteral - I have all these problems - having the surgery will alleviate these conditions, sometimes totally get rid of the problem. As far as sleep apnea, the surgery should help considerably - possibly getting rid of the sleep apnea. My surgery isn't til 12/7 - very excited - like i said, surgery will help the problem. good luck kathy

very exciting - mine is December 7th, i can't wait - jealous of you!!!lololol i know everything will go great - anxious to see new posts of your journey. As far as support, I think support is the middle name for all of us sleevers. later

hi - i've worn a cpap this past year. congrats on getting rid of yours. hopefully mine will be going, going, gone soon too. sleep well!!! lolol kathy aka likasulema

Trying this whole message board thing out. Just a test to make sure I am doing it correctly. thanks for bearing with me!

hey, thanx for being my "1rst responder." I'm sure my health problems will improve. I've heard tell that diabetes sometimes totally clears up. (sounds like acne !!!!!) My surgery isn't til 12/7 - having right knee replaced in february. WLS first so can make my knee surgery better. Had left knee replaced 2007. How are you doing these past weeks since your surgery? thanx for writing kathy

hi anyone out there in bariatric land? i'm having the sleeve, but hearing from anyone that had lapband or gastric bypass would be great. how are you doing with food intake? what do you eat? etc. kathy i don't know how this chat room (or any) works - help!!

hi - i am also new to this site. My surgery will be around the end of december. anyone want to tell me their experience with the sleeve, food they eat, how they feel, how you felt after the surgery - how long it took to recup - how long you were in hospital. get all info from docs, but would love to hear first hand version. how much weight you have lost?? please write me back- love to hear from you ) kathy