jasleeve

i will... i pray you meet your goal. <3

wow! congrats!!! you didnt have a 3-6month diet?

i am very sorry to hear about your loss. just know that jennifer is dancing with angels and watching over you & your family. she gets to probably eat all she wants and not gain a pound! lol lucky her! i hope you enjoy your trip to ny! it has been so nice lately. i have yet to visit the beach & im hating myself for it. one thing im excited about is, im should be sleeved (if all goes well) by december meaning by summer 2012, ill be new & improved!

i love this

agreed.

please reply back... we r worried!

hey wendy! well let me start off by saying congrats on your surgery and i pray all goes well for you! keep us posted. im a "new yawker" so i know EXACTLY what you mean. its hard to walk down the street and not just want to stop. it seems so natural, you dont even have to be hungry. its as simple as taking a sip of Water. lol. maybe thats why a lot of nyers are over weight. i also know all about the whole overweight since forever! i remember always being called fat. my cousins were all stick figures and wore tiny clothes but i was wearing bigger sizes and could never fit their clothes or shoes (because my feet were fat). i look at being over weight as normal now. but when my skinny friends or family are in the car with me, i see a huge difference. i feel like i take up so much room. its embarrassing. :'( im only 22. i hate it. i feel like in their heads, they are saying "wow.. shes fat" not a day goes by that i dont have to swallow my pride & keep my chin up & stay confident. so leaving the old me behind feels very good! i cant wait to abandon who i am right now.... what i feel somewhat sad about is abandoning the food. i know ill miss it but its killing me slowly. everything that glitters aint gold. so im looking fwd to being sleeved. hopefully in nov, if not in december (if im approved). good luck to u! <3

so im jaz. i met with a nurse practioner and nutrtionist today. the FIRST thing my nurse practioner said was, "well a good thing is, your insurance JUST started covering vsg!" i LITERALLY bursted into tears. it was my biggest fear that my insurance wouldnt cover the sleeve. it caught her off guard and i was almost embarrassed until she seemed like she was going to cry with me. so after talking, she agreed that the sleeve is the best option for me. she also said i meet the qualifications. so now, the 6month process begins for me. i have to meet with the nutrtionist 5 more times since i need to be on a supervised diet. i need to meet with a: •cardiologist for my heart for those of you that dont know. •gastroenterologist for an upper gi in which they put you to sleep and stick a tube down your throat to look at your tummy. •psychiatrist. i have to get a psych eval. now some people say you have to pay for this out of pocket but not necessarily! find a psychologist or psychiatrist that accepts your insurance. i needed a chest xray which i did today. i need blood work which im doing tomorrow & i need a sleep study in which they will be calling me for. i do not need an ultra sound for my gall bladder because i had it removed already & i do not need a pulmonary clearance (which i dont know what it is lol) i just wanted to share my exciting news with everyone! so far, ive completed 4 steps

wow!!! congrats! u definitely r blessed! lol. my primary dr told me not to lose any weight for that reason lol. but then im confused, a lot of ppl have said that their insurances will not approve if you cant stick to a diet. i figured ill drop 5lbs a month which i can really do in a week with no problem. i think even that is too much. maybe like 3lbs showing weight loss is slow but still happening. :/

im a 22yr old female with a bmi of 46-50. ill be 23 when/if i have surgery. i think i will do decent on the diet. ive been on it before. i always fall off because im always hungry which i wouldnt be too much with the sleeve.

i thought the same but i called today & they said it all counts, the whole 6 months. :-/

im afraid i wont qualify for surgery if i lose too much.

thats GREAT!!!!! i couldnt imagine hitting my goal at 5 months. if you dont mind me asking you guys, how is the extra skin?

wow!! thats just so great! i cant imagine losing that much weight. my brother & family would think im sick (since no one in my family except my mom will know about the surgery). wow! CONGRATS TO YOU!!!!!! im so happy for you! thats just awesome

i called my insurance and of course, they had no answers for me. i swear, calling them is like trying to call the president. so i called the bariatric unit to speak to the nurse practioner & of course, she wont be in until tuesday! lol. so i asked the receptionist the questions hoping she'd have a clue (since i assume she deals with insurances as a receptionist). she claims that they go by the bmi throughout the entire process & she said with my bmi, i am definitely a candidate. i just pray she knows what shes talking about. she also said that my nurse practioner wouldve told me at my appointment if i werent a candidate (which she didnt.. she actually said ima perfect candidate and she knows this surgery is for me!) so im slightly relieved but i think im going to make another appt just to be sure. :/

whoa! you are definitely a lucky one! congrats

WOW!!!!!! thats GREAT! my goodness! congrats!!!!!!! my bmi is 46-50. the reason i put that range is because i believe to be 5'1 and was always considered 5'1 but the bariatric unit i go to say im 5'3. so at 5'3, im 46.6 at 5'1, im 49.7. im 22, 263lbs

now im completely scared. im going to call the nurse practioner today.

you are very welcome. its funny because at first the nurse practioner said "theres no pre diet with your insurance. the sooner you get all your tests done, the sooner i can schedule your surgery." my heart kind of stopped. lol. although my DREAM at this point is having the sleeve done & ive done ALL my homework on it... i just got so scared like i wasnt ready. she then said, "wait, dont quote me on that. let me call & check." in like 2minutes, she hangs up and goes, "im so sorry please forgive me... theres a 6month diet." & to be honest, i was relieved! i kinda hoped for a 3month diet but i think even that would be too soon. lol. im almost done with all the testing. i met with the nurse practioner & nutritionist. i got my chest xray & blood work done. i met with my primary dr. i made an appt for a consultation for my upper gi for monday. i have my psych eval scheduled for the following tuesday. im also going to be getting my upper gi the same week as my psych eval. all i need now is my sleep study in which they will call me for (& i do believe that i have sleep apnea). & my nurse practioner requested i see my cardiologist in my 4th month. im to meet with my primary dr every month & i also have to meet with my nutritionist every month for 6months. its weird because i just started the process this past tuesday & its only thursday & im almost done completing everything.

this may sound corny but i always look fwd to reading your responses! i feel like you always know the right things to say! haha

i would think that pretty much will sum it all up.. lol. i plan on speaking about all my health issues & how i dont want them to get worse. i also want to speak about my family history and what im trying to avoid. i guess a good tip would be not to dwell so much on appearance and more of the needs rather than wants. i mean, when we go to the bank & say we need a loan, we dont say because we want to be billionaires although we all do lol.. we say we need it for this or that. & i guess dwell on how it will improve your everyday life & future & how it will effect your family (in a positive way). lol. if that doesnt get us approved, i have no idea what will.

well i know after doing a lot of research that we might want to leave the stress eating out. thats something that surgery cant fix. from what i read, they ask u a billion of the same questions in a million different ways. lol. i know before i speak, im going to ask myself the question again. i know ill be so nervous. i guess their main focus is to make sure you are doing it for all the right reasons & that you are aware of what it is youre going to be going thru. lol. i think im terrified of being "judged" & not being approved because of something so minor. lol. im waiting for my psychiatrist to call me back for an appt but she hasnt. i may try calling her again & if no answer, im going to start searching for a new one. i want to get everything over & done with.

haha! i thought the same! i was just like, what if they dig up some hidden feelings? lol. goodness gracious! that day, i need to be sure i eat well & feel relaxed because if im agitated, i might uncover some things i managed to forget! >_< may the lord be with us :x

i pray i dont neeed a bmi of 50. ima pre diabetic. i have hypothyroid fatty liver hormonal inbalance pcos had my gall bladder removed horrible back pain & i believe i have sleep apnea (which i have a sleep study to complete) i did my chest xray i met with my primary dr i got my bloodwork done this morning i made my consultation appt for my upper gi. my nurse practioner wants me to wait 4 months to meet with my cardiologist. all i need now is my psych eval (in which im waiting for the phone call from her to set up an appt) and hopefully i should be getting my upper gi done in 2 weeks. i want to do everything now & get everything out of the way so i can just focus on whats ahead. im so excited!

you know, ive been reading from a few ppl that your bmi has to be 50 but she never mentioned my bmi and where it has to be and if they start by your first consultation or what. thats a good question to ask. my bmi is 46.6 (i thought it was 49.2 because i was always told that im 5'1 but they are saying 5'3). :/ a good question is, if they start with the bmi in your initial consultation, then gaining the weight wouldnt even do me justice since i started at 46.6. i need to definitely find this out. i have health issues so i pray thats not the case. id hate to have to purposely gain weight.. :/