DuranFan1969

Holy crap, my name is on there finally. As weird as this sounds .... that just reminded me it's really happening finally .... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy crap, my name is on there finally. As weird as this sounds .... that just reminded me it's really happening finally .... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm on the Bariatric Advantage shakes and just love them - the banana is by far my favorite. Oddly enough, when I make my shakes in the shaker cup that the company provides, they are better mixed than doing in my Magic Bullet. They have this neat plastic screen on top of the glass that catches all the weird foam.

Fingers and toes are crossed, good luck!!

I'll be sleeved on the 13th and I was pretty much nervous about it until my pre-op last Monday. After that meeting with the NUT, anesthesia and the doctor, I just felt at ease and am ready to do this. Good luck to us all this week - can't wait until we are all on the losers bench!

Posting on a public forum in your underwear - that is the kind of confidence I can't wait to have when I'm sleeved. You look fantastic - keep it up!!

It sounds like your mom might be scared on your behalf and worried that this is such a drastic procedure and the band would be way easier. I considered the band myself for a while - was all set on it, especially since it's the least invasive but like someone said above, I did more research and talked to a couple doctors and found that the sleeve is a considerably better option. I agree with one of the above posters that you should take your mom with you to talk to a surgeon and get questions answered. The problem with the open seminars is that while informative, they don't give you the doctor's opinion of what is best for you personally, and that you can only get from meeting with him.

Although I've had the approval via my doctor's office for weeks now, I received the "official" letter from Blue Cross yesterday in the mail and I noted that they indicated it was deemed "medically necessary". It hit me ... they are willing to pay $20K-ish for me to have a surgery that they feel is required for me. That's a heck of a lot of money but it's there because I really truly do need to have this surgery.
I have only a few days until it's sleeve day for me, but realizing that they are willing to pay that much money so I can have a better quality of life is just one big reminder that I am really doing the right thing and on the right track - finally.

Although I've had the approval via my doctor's office for weeks now, I received the "official" letter from Blue Cross yesterday in the mail and I noted that they indicated it was deemed "medically necessary". It hit me ... they are willing to pay $20K-ish for me to have a surgery that they feel is required for me. That's a heck of a lot of money but it's there because I really truly do need to have this surgery.
I have only a few days until it's sleeve day for me, but realizing that they are willing to pay that much money so I can have a better quality of life is just one big reminder that I am really doing the right thing and on the right track - finally.

No offense intended in the slightest, but he sounds like a pretty big jerk in general. This may sound harsh, but you're about to undergo a major life changing surgery and you are going to need all the support you can get and he doesn't sound like a person that will ever give that to you. Fortunately, you have your little online family here!

I'm with you too - mine is on Weds so the nerves are starting to kick in a bit and of course, that little voice in the back of my head that keeps telling me to chicken out. Nuh uh - haven't come this far to do that. We can all do eeet!

Here is how I know your surgery will be a rousing success. My mom is coming down on Monday to Georgia to be with me through my surgery, and she lives in Pontiac, MI. So, by that theory, you have an awesome chick nearby who is a caregiver for another pre-op sleever so by that theory of just being in the same city - you'll be just fine since you're in Pontiac! Yes, I'm a big dork.
Good luck tomorrow!!

No offense intended in the slightest, but he sounds like a pretty big jerk in general. This may sound harsh, but you're about to undergo a major life changing surgery and you are going to need all the support you can get and he doesn't sound like a person that will ever give that to you. Fortunately, you have your little online family here!

Here is how I know your surgery will be a rousing success. My mom is coming down on Monday to Georgia to be with me through my surgery, and she lives in Pontiac, MI. So, by that theory, you have an awesome chick nearby who is a caregiver for another pre-op sleever so by that theory of just being in the same city - you'll be just fine since you're in Pontiac! Yes, I'm a big dork.
Good luck tomorrow!!

Woohoo!!! I was hoping to hear good news from you today on this - congrats, you are on your way !!!

You can do it!! I'm 9 days into mine now and it hasn't been as scary as I thought it would be - you'll be fine

I've been told that the little burp we get during/after a meal is the body's way of telling you that you don't need to have any more, so there's likely something to that.

Woohoo Vee is on the other side, can't wait to join you!!
Good luck June 4th sleevers!!

Woohoo Vee is on the other side, can't wait to join you!!
Good luck June 4th sleevers!!

I agree with everyone else, it's certainly normal to be scared of being put under. They will give you a little chill out sedation and you really won't care what happens next, which sounds strange I know, but it's true. I was extremely scared when I was going to be put under for another surgery and as soon as they gave me a mild sedative, I completely forgot why I was scared and just relaxed until they knocked me out.
I have actually woken up during a surgery before which I know sounds kind of scary, but it really wasn't at all. If you happen to wake up (it doesn't happen often), you'll be in such a haze from the sedation and the anesthesia, it won't really phase you and they knock you right back out.
You will be fine.

Well said and I couldn't agree more!

If I am happy, you are there, If I am scared, you are there. If I failed, you are there. If I am feeling alone, yep, you are there. I feel like I have gained hundreds of new friends who all know exactly what I am going through and it is PRICELESS! I just want to tell you all that I am thinking of you this glorious Texas Sunday morning and I want you to know how much I appreciate you! :wub:

Welcome and good luck!! All I know is this is the best place I've found for support - I don't know what I'd do without all the advice and musings from our fellow sleevers!!

The day I got my surgery date I cried because I felt llike a failure that I couldn't lose the weight the "normal" way. Since then I have actually lost over 25lbs on my Dr's low carb pre-op diet. The voice in my head started to tell me that maybe I could do it on my own. But, standing in the grocery store cracker aisle I know in my heart of hearts without the goal of surgery I would be gorging myself on a big box of chicken in a Bisquit. At this point, failure for me would be to not go through with the surgery and stay as I am.

To a certain extent, we all brought it on ourselves. The important part though is realizing that you can get out of it and this is your chance to do so. I think many of us have those little voices in our heads telling us this is the easy way out - it's not - it's the only way out. I hope you stick with your decision. I'm pre-op too and quite a bit nervous about what I've got myself into but I know without a doubt it's the right choice. You can do it girl!!