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Epiphany

Gastric Sleeve Patients

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  1. Well, I've completed 3 months of medically supervised weight loss & waited allllll last week for the approval which didn't come until yesterday. Today I got my pre-op & surgery dates!! I go for my pre-op this Thursday & I'll get sleeved next Tuesday, September 20th!! I'm so excited that everything is finally falling into place...it seems like it's taken forever --- by far, waiting has been the hardest part of all of this!
    Anyway -- please hold a good thought for me, if you're so inclined!
    I'm soooooo looking forward to being a loser!

  2. Doctor submitted to BCBS...

    · Epiphany · 07/31/11 09:59 PM

    Just a quick post to say that my doctor submitted to BCBS for approval this past Thursday & now I'm just in hoping, waiting & praying mode!
     
    I knew I'd hit a plateau because I hadn't lost any weight last month -- and, in fact, gained 1.5 lbs. (Was pretty disappointed about that.) But...Doctor was pleased that body fat % had gone way down and body muscle % had significantly increased -- so there's something of an explanation for it...
     
    Anyway -- just wanted to say that I'm still here, eagerly reading about everyone's experiences ~~ so please keep posting, it helps keep me focused & motivated!! Much thanks to y'all!!

     
     
     
     
     

  3. Friday 6/24/11

    · Epiphany · 06/24/11 10:10 PM

    Hi - Hello - Hola - Howdy - Hallo - Konnichi wa - NuqneH? & Arrrrgh!
     
    New to the whole idea of WLS, and especially VSG -- but after much research & upon the advice of my Doctor, believe whole-heartedly that this is the best option for me.
     
    I was told 4 weeks ago that I needed total knee replacement surgery (we thought that I'd just been dealing with a knee injury that wasn't healing...!) -- and that my doctor wouldn't perform knee replacement until I'd lost a significant amount of weight. Knee doctor referred me to Dr. Ramiro "Sonny" Cavazos @ The Texas Center for Medical & Surgical Weight Loss. Had my first appointment with him + Nutritionist & Behavioral Health on 5/26/11 & am now doing 3 months of medically supervised weight loss as per my insurance company (already down 23 lbs!) & hoping to have a surgery date the end of August / beginning of September 2011.
     
    Motivated & very excited!
     
    Highest weight : 328 May 2011
    Goal: 150-ish

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