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thank you! im joining tomorrow so hopefully I can get to goal before the year is over!

im never really on VST much but i stop by here when i can. last blog i posted i weighed in at 221 i believe. today i am 7 months (almost 8) and i weigh 185. a total loss of 95lbs so far. im happy, but sometimes i still feel "fat" lol i constantly have to do side by side pics to remind myself how far ive come eventhough i dont see it, other people do. to be honest i dont exercise like i should. but starting the beginning of september im joining the gym at my job. my birthday is next month and i would LOVE to be 100 lbs down or a little more. im thankful for the sleeve

3 months post op and ive been stalling this past week. been fluctuating between 221-224lbs but yesterday i started back at the gym so we will see how this goes for the next few weeks. i said im not gonna weigh myself again until may. but today i did weigh 221.8lbs. so far since surgery i only got sick once, and that was from chewing like 3 times and not 30. i cant eat boiled eggs whole, only chopped up. i cant eat greasy foods like conecuh sausage or rotel dip but maybe i will be able to further out. clothes are getting too big but im scared to try on new clothes. i went from a 3x in scrubd to a 2x and now at 3 months im fitting in a xl size scrubs. so far so good. i just hate the stalls but no worries or regrets. looking forward to how i will look at my 6 months post op! oh! AND im down about 58lbs

thank you! im glad someone feels where im coming from lol

my highest weight was 279 i currently fluctuate between 246-248 nut I SAY ive lost about 33 pounds lol. ive been stalling for about a week it could be my TOM but then again it may just be the dreaded stall. i felt my collar bones today for the first time in years ive been wanting to try couscous or quinoa but im not sure if i can have it right now or not. do u guys think its ok?

im having a hard time with this. im 3 days post op and i have no appetite at all. ugh im trying my best. i really dont wanna be dehydrated n have to go back. im gona get thru this!

thank you!

earlier today i was browsing on here and a girl who says she has bcbs of alabama approved her in 3 days. well i have the same insurance. so today around 11ish i got really nervous. like it literally hit me outta nowhere. the what if's set in. i was like omg what if i get denied, i will be mad as hell. BUT around 230ish my surgeon called and said Angel guess what? i said they denied me?! he said oh no they approved you! you were a perfect candidate there was no reason for them to deny you. now lets set a date it was only one day! i thought i was gonna have to wait forever since its close to the holidays. but it only took ONE DAY. im so happy and so grateful that i can live my life feeling good about myself! thank you jesus! so my date is set for january 14th 2013. im soooo excited! losers bench here i come! if i could do a back flip, cartwheel i would! ha! one of these days i WILL be able to!

so on december 18th i go for my last visit. my pcp has to fax over everything to insurance. god i hope i get approved! she says it usually takes a week IF that! im super excited. i go for my lab work on january 4th so im hoping i have my surgery date before then. my surgeon requires a 5 day liquid diet. i wonder why its just five days? i dont even care. thats better than 2 weeks!

so on december 18th i go for my last visit. my pcp has to fax over everything to insurance. god i hope i get approved! she says it usually takes a week IF that! im super excited. i go for my lab work on january 4th so im hoping i have my surgery date before then. my surgeon requires a 5 day liquid diet. i wonder why its just five days? i dont even care. thats better than 2 weeks!

So next week I go for my 4th weigh in which means I have 2 more weigh ins to go! I'm so excited. Today I scheduled the day I can get my labs drawn (jan 4th) and etc and after that I should be getting my surgery! I'm so spooked its gonna be here before I know it

4 days after your last weigh in??

ok so i work at a trauma hospital and we have bcbs. the good thing about it is, being an employee at this hospital if we are admitted, or having surgery etc. everything is covered. luckily we do have a bariatric doctor and the insurance will be covering the sleeve surgery since its thru the hospital's insurance. my last weigh in visit is on december 21st. after that how long do u guys think it will take to approve me for surgery?? i hope it doesnt take long since its the holidays. idk if im gona have the surgery after new years or right after xmas.

lolu guys r so helpful i cant wait until my visits are done. i think i will be having my surgery right after new years. that will be a goodway to start the year off

so i noticed a lot of u guys had to have NUT and PSYCH evals. well here's my check off list the doctors office gave me Attend the Seminar (check) Obtain referral from primary care provider (check) have initial consult with surgeon (check) participate in 6 month program (i have 3 more visits to go) attend support group meetings verify benefits and obtain insurance authorization receive pre op testing receive pre op education surgery commit to lifelong follow up appointments and support groups is pre op education a part of the NUT and PSYCH eval? or is it just telling me a little more about the surgery??

so last night i dreamed that i was packing my overnight bag for the hospital to have surgery. i woke up thinking it was real. it FELT so real. am i that anxious to get my sleeve? lol i just pray to god that all goes well when the time does come. i know this is what i want but i keep asking myself "are u really ready for this?" its the small things that count. the other day i bought a dress in a size xl just because i know im gonna be able to fit it in a few months i work at a hospital and we have to wear isolation gowns for some of our patients. the gown wont fasten on me but i told mself "girl, this wont be a problem soon"

do people with crohnes disease qualify to have the sleeve?? my mom has crohnes disease as well as diabetes. she said after i get my sleeve she is going to look into it. i know some doctors will do it and some doctors wont.

thank u guys for all of your advice!im going on my 4th visit in a two weeks. when do u guys think they will start running tests and etc? close to the end?

no not yet, i wish i was lol i have about 3 more visits to go so im shooting for the end of this year

yay! im glad all went well with your surgery all you gotta do is keep the faith and things will always go by smoothly

im super excited about getting the vsg. i want it now! :wub: lol but i dont want to rush it. im concerned because i see a lot of ppl posting about having endoscopy tests done and having psych evals. my doctor hasn't mentioned any of this yet. i live in mobile alabama. i already had my consult and i have about 4 more visits to go before approval n etc.i had my consult early because he wouldn't have any other appointments available until next year. im just wondering is the psych eval and other things necessary? and if so why hasn't my doc said anything about it yet? i do remember him saying he's not gona do a scope since i dont have any problems with acid reflux n etc.

see thats what im afraid of! hair loss! and i know its because of the anesthesia. when did u have ur surgery rawrrashlee?

ok hopefully he wont make me get one lol

hello everyone! i had my consult about a week and a half ago but i wont be sleeved until the beginning of 2013. eventhough im not sleeved yet, i have really been learning a lot about the sleeve thru vst, youtube, and i recently joined a group on facebook called teamslim. (please join, its awesome!) On youtube, i dont just watch the good outcomes but also the complications of some people during their journey too. i have to keep reminding myself that everyone's body is different. some of us may have it easy breezy and some of us may have complications. i found a "gastric sleeve manual" online that i printed out and ive been looking thru it trying to get some ideas on what i can eat when i have the sleeve and etc. its very helpful. it even gave a list of medicines you cant take before surgery and a list of medicines u can take after surgery. im just wondering if having a foley catheter during surgery is necessary? ive never had one before and if its necessary im gona be scared!! has anyone had a single incision sleeve done yet?? the doctor thats doing mines is gona have about 4 or 5 incisions i believe. but i heard that its possible to do the sleeve with a single incision. the number one thing im afraid of is getting dehydrated. has anyone experienced hair loss with the sleeve??