Jennifer616

Yeah I haven't kicked that habit yet

welcome!!! I'm Jennifer by the way from NJ

AMEN!!! I'm so excited I started this thread we have our own little sleeve team!!!

Trust in God and know he's on our side!!

We WILL get through this!!

I am going for surgery on March sixth I understand everyone is different but I would like to know what some of your experiences have been with skin elasticity

Luckily my dr didn't put me on a preop diet. Don't get me wrong I am NOT going out every night and eating my face off but I am enjoying foods and I know that I will not be able to have for a while I think the freaking out part just comes because it is the fear of the unknown my girlfriend's sister was sleeved I believe a year ago i talk to her often and she says that it is the best decision she ever made the best advice that she gave me was to keep my eye on the prize she said by no means is it going to be easy but take it slow listen to your body and know and trust that it will not be like this forever!!

I used optifast in 2010 and I lost 60 lbs in 90 days!!!!! I stuck with chocolate and drank it very cold and immediately after preparing. I enjoyed them I too have a case of them sitting any room and I'm planning on utilizing them after my surgery on March 6 after my 1st week of clear liquids are done!!

After a long haul I am down to the final countdown 10 days and hopefully I will be in my hospital room recovering from the best surgery decision I've ever made I am overwhelmed with emotion mostly being excited and if I think too much I get a little nervous but I know that this is the best decision that I can make for myself and my future I'm not sure what I'm nervous of maybe the new lifestyle that I will be living but I know that that is what I need to do in order to be healthy this has been a long time coming I was supposed to get the surgery in July but I got tonight for my insurance company because they say obesity is a pre existing condition so we waited and resubmitted on January 21st I finally got the approval and had set up my surgery for February 11th but God had a different plan for me I went to the hospital the last Tuesday of January and found out later that night I need my gallbladder removed the thing that relieve me the most was that I found out that my bariatric surgeon was in fact a general surgeon and he performed my gallbladder removal surgery I know he's a great doctor and I am excited to have him working on me. So now I am fully recovered from gallbladder surgery and I'm setting up for surgery on March 6 it's the final countdown for me 10 days and I start my new life. How was every other March sleever feeling

Emergency gall bladder removal surgery:( nie I guess my sleeve surgery will he postponed

I'm approved!!

I'm approved!

Thank you!!!!! Any advice?!?!??

OH MY GOD!!!!!! I'm APPROVED!!!!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!! February 11 HERE I COME!!!!

Thank you!!! I'm praying I hear something tomorrow!!!

I'm most concerned about my hair!!!

I'm just so scared!!

My VSG is scheduled for February 11th and I am so very excited but there's 1 thing that is haunting me. I have long thick beautiful blonde hair and I am so deathly afraid of it falling out is there anything that I can do to prevent this from happening

Well we submitted last Monday and I still haven't heard anything however I'm holding out hope because when I submitted in July and got denied it was within 1 day my doctor's office keeps telling me that by them not hearing anything that's usually a good sign is that true

So this is definitely been a long time coming and I really cannot believe that it is now time to submit for approval to my insurance company I was supposed to get my surgery back in July but because of a pre existing condition wait period I had to wait until today January 18th if you have had insurance for 1 year and have the pre existing condition wait period be over. After my to doctors appointments today I rushed home to call my insurance company and confirm that the wait period is now over and that is exactly what they told me I then went to my surgeon's office for my nutritional visit and it was the first time since my first appointment that I was actually in a good mood because I knew that I was close to the end. At the conclusion of a visit with the nutritionist I was so happy and almost in shock that it really really really might happen the girls at the desk told me that they could submit as early as Monday and I should hear something either by the end of next week or early the following week. Just thinking about the phone call of them telling me that I am approved is more than enough to get me emotional. I told my closest friends when they get that phone call I'm probably going to react as if somebody proposed to me because it has been such a long time coming. In my dreams the song by Kelly Clarkson a moment like this should be on cue and waiting to play as soon as I get my phone call. I really cannot believe that it is time for 1 of my biggest dreams to come true and I am so so so excited I cannot wait to share all of my good news with you guys out there!!!!!

I was scheduled for surgery back in July and my insurance company denied me because I had a pre existing condition wait period. as of January 18th I will have had my insurance for 1 year. My doctor's office is planning on resubmitting the claim for surgery end of January early February. I think that because I have completed my first year with the insurance company there should be no problems for my surgery to be approved however I am still very nervous about it being denied. Has anyone else experienced this and how did it work out for you. My surgery is now scheduled for February 11th