jennyannk73

Amazing. Good for you! Can't wait to have a closet full of clothes that don't fit. What an accomplishment! So proud of you!

Thanks for the info!

You look fantastic, and wow you are dropping fast! Perhaps I will be fortunate enough to have the same experience.

Thanks for asking, I had the same question. I see we have the same Doc as well.

You just need to eat less and get some exercise. No kidding...you want to tell them to strap on an extra 150 and see how long they can go.....or if they can even get off the couch!

I'm not sure but their number is 704_660_4584. They are super nice and I'm sure they could tell you what the options are.... I got a loan to cover all mine so i didn't ask that....

I agree. Anyone can lose weight on a diet of they stick to it BUT the problem we all pretty much share is that we can't keep it off.

Sorry, it didn't take my reply to your question. For self pay sleeve the self pay package is about 12,000.

Thank you. I am driving there tomorrow to attend the seminar. I am super excited to be getting going with this finally. From everything I read he is top notch.

I am most worried (since i'm three hours away) about whether they will schedule all the pre-op stuff right beforehand so I can do it all during my "vacation time". Can't really leave work for day stuff when there is a three hour drive.

I imagine it would be, but once I get that surgery date, I think I can just hide out when others are eating as much as possible. Do you think you felt really hungry or was it the smells and desire to have solid food I wonder.... I audit medical records so I mainly just sit and read all day. Shouldn't be a problem unless I am incredibly ill. Kudos on your weight loss so far... that must feel sooooo good! I've lost about 35 lbs on my own in preparation for this... I've always been able to lose when I really tried but could never keep it off because eventually the hunger got the better of me. (You can only feel like you are starving yourself so long). I bet it feels so good to be seeing the weight fall so quickly!

Thanks, that's what I was thinking. I got a good rate for the loan... and the self pay package ended up being much less than it would have had I tried to get my ins company's measly 5000. I can't wait to get it started so I can get past the first weeks. How long did it take for you to go back to work? I have two weeks of vacation I can use-- I have a very sedentary job thankfully, for at least this reason... What did you find to be the most difficult thing for you? I am most worried about feeling "weak" which is what happens if I go too long without eating. Was the pre surgery liquid diet difficult?

Excellent, thank you. I guess it will be good not to have to jump through the insurance hoops, though I would gladly do so. Still though, I figured, it's like a car payment for five years. Is five years of payments worth possibly saving my life? You bet. I would rather not go out of state and wanted to at least stick close to home in case of any complications (which is covered by the self pay package).