futureskinnypants

i haven't had surgery yet...but from being on diet after diet and turning into a scale-o-holic, i know that the scale can take over your life. If its stressing you out, put it away for a week. See what happens. Good luck , and great job so far. you look great!!

Thanks so much. I have BCBS carefirst. I'm hoping they'll accept it . my bmi is 43 (so says the BMI calc that i just checked) ....Do either of you know how much it is out of pocket? (incase my insurance wont cover it?) i've seen 10,000 and i've seen somewhere between 18-20k. My mom had gastric bypass a couple years ago she said she'll set everything up for me. Did you guys have to go through classes? So check with insurance before surgeon? I've had the same family doc since i was about 10 so I'm sure he'll help me out...

hi guys and girls! i'm seriously considering the surgery. I'm going to start calling on thursday. I was wondering what are the steps. Like, 1. call surgeon 2.psych eval 3. go to classes? 4. get surgery date Just an example, im not sure what ACTUALLY happens.... and my other question is ....how long after you decided to get the sleeve, did you have your surgery? How much did you lose in your first year? (yes, i know everyones different)...i'm approx 255. 5'4. any help or tips would be great