Smilejoelle1

By now your on the loser bench!! Congrats

This was a very sweet reply...ditto!

Congrats! I think a lot of us were considering the sleeve for me especially being able to still take NSAIDs but considering I love all things sweet. I thought roux en y is a better bang for my buck.

Here's an updated list of our group! I hope it will grow quickly! I'm going to include tentative dates as well' date=' so keep us posted if there is a change! If I missed you let me know!! We want EVERYONE to be included!!

I'm so excited our group is growing so fast with so many different stories! I can't wait until we can move start this thread on the post op side baby!! Whoohoo!!

[*']Laverne1908: 3/4!

[*]Ab1986: 3/4!

[*]RoxyFoxy: 3/5!

[*]jen2013: 3/5!

[*]vachick64: 3/5!

[*]Gurlygirlrcr80: 3/6!

[*]Mexicali: 3/11!

[*]11brittney11: 3/11!

[*]metherer: 3/11!

[*]godinez831: 3/12!

[*]thynnlynn: 3/13!!

[*]LilBoo007: 3/13!

[*]Vens1920: 3/15!

[*]Janel: 3/15!

[*]Blaq_Butterfly: 3/19!

[*]AmandaD: 3/21!

[*]Fixherupper: 3/21!

[*]Kathypitcher31: 3/21!

[*]trentecj: 3/25!

[*]sb5366: 3/22!

[*]dkm164: 3/25!

[*]MarinaCC: 3/25!!

[*]Manda85: 3/26!

[*]A-2nd-Chance: 3/28!!

It won't be long now!! Please feel free to add yourself if I missed you.

We have a great group of March peeps!! Marching on to a healthier lives together!

Me! Lol Smilejoelle1: 3/20

Good evening everyone' date=' I received the best news about 20 minutes ago Insurance approval it's a go surgery date set for March 28,13 !!!![/quote']

Congrats!!

Can you let me know what to expect with the EGD? I have mine coming up in a few days and am a little nervous about it.

Absolutely no worries with the EGD you literally fall asleep and wake up like nothing ever happened to you. You will be a little drowsy for the rest of the evening, but just sleep that off. Also be sure to drink Water after for your throat.

Hey! I've been holding my breath to post and today I received my tentative date of March 20th- First day of Spring. Yeahh!!

Congrats and best wishes, sure everything will go great!!

Everyone I actually work with knows what's going on. It's my clients that don't know. I think I'm hesitant because a) I don't really want to always talk about it every time I see a client and I think I'm almost scared/shameful to tell anyone because I've had lap band. When I had Lapband I told everyone and since that's failed me and people don't see results I'm afraid it'll happen again.

It seems to me that you already know the why you don't want to tell. Until your ready it is totally your choice to not give personal information to those who it doesn't belong to. So simply say: I'll be off for a few weeks, to take care of personal matters." And if someone presses just say, " I love(like, care, whatever but I'd prefer not to discuss it."

I don't think I've ever been good at keeping secrets, so I've just slowly started dropping hints. I've been eating really healthy lately and people are asking questions, so instead of beating around the bush I just tell them.

Glad that you're feeling better!

I guess this is a reality check that I may not get all I want, but I'm praying that my roots are weight related!

I've also been trying to do this approach. I will say I have noticed that after eating really well and if I go on a carb binge, I am so exhausted that I feel like I can't move one bit!

I actually have two but my new one for this journey is :

Biggirlbiggerheart.wordpress.com

My running blog is:

Plussizerunner.wordpress.com

I'm excited to check out everyone's blogs. I feel it helps me to see others journeys!

Just wanted to say that it scares me that I'm the only I one at my support group and I was one of two at the last one. It's a little shockingly disappointing! So I guess I'm saying I'm grateful for online communities like this one!!

Lol yes and I went to one of the support meetings a few staffers were there as patients so that is nice to see as well! Best wishes with your upcoming surgery date!

Just wondering if anyone has noticed an improvement in this area post op?

Thanks in advance.

I'm in the same boat of having my own date in mind. Best wishes ladies!

i hve BCBSIL... my approval tock less than a week to arrive... i started my journey in december n now im already scheduled for 2/4/13...were r u planning to have it done...doc...and hospital.....

im going with Dr. Chand @ Loyola university in maywood,il...

Picoza I just realized. I think we are messaging each other on the Vertical Sleeve boards, lol. I just got your pm. I too have changed paths, lol.

I have to say though I appreciate not having the waiting period. I think mentally the period is needed. Sometimes it scares me that everything is moving so fastly and I strongly believe that learning to stick with this takes time and learning before gives an edge.

i hve BCBSIL... my approval tock less than a week to arrive... i started my journey in december n now im already scheduled for 2/4/13...were r u planning to have it done...doc...and hospital.....

im going with Dr. Chand @ Loyola university in maywood,il...

I'm also having Dr. Chand. (Isn't he cute? :wub: ) I have my last visit with the nutritionist on the 31st and after that Katie told me they'd give a tentative surgery date, since they'll submit to insurance.

It's typical. My preop diet starts on the 22nd and I've been eating everything in sight and saying goodbye :-( lol thankfully my ins doesn't require me to lose or maintain weight prior to surgery. Tomorrow I'm hitting up red lobster :-)

Ohhh, cheddar biscuits!

Thanks for chiming in guys, I appreciate it that I haven't fallen off the deep end completely. I do think I need to pick up a copy of the for dummies book!!

Thanks Carla I will be sure to do so!!

Was this with bcbs il or another division?

Hi in just wonder if as anyone has gained wait waiting for their pre op diet to begin? I feel like I went from trying to lose weight to saying goodbye to food.< /p>