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YOU INSPIRE ME!! You look FANTASTIC! I know that everybody loses differently, but God I hope I can lose like you

I am right there with you. I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow.. first appointment. I know this is what I want to do, but there is doubt sometimes. I also noticed that I was super excited when my initial appt was schedule for 2 weeks ago, I couldn't sleep I was so excited and then they called me an hour before to reschedule because the person that made my appt made an error. This time knowing that it's tomorrow I am still a little excited but nothing like I was previously. I feel like the fire is buring out a bit. That's why I am back on here making sure I keep up to date with all of the experiences good and bad.

I am right there with you. I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow.. first appointment. I know this is what I want to do, but there is doubt sometimes. I also noticed that I was super excited when my initial appt was schedule for 2 weeks ago, I couldn't sleep I was so excited and then they called me an hour before to reschedule because the person that made my appt made an error. This time knowing that it's tomorrow I am still a little excited but nothing like I was previously. I feel like the fire is buring out a bit. That's why I am back on here makig sure I keep up to date with all of the experiences good and bad.

I am going to see Dr. Orris in three days. I want to get the sleeve and I would love to know if anybody has been sleeved by him.

Nice! I have to do 3 months and I was thinking the same thing.. My insurance will pay as long as I either have a BMI of 40 or greater and I seriously just made the 40 so I don't want to lose much so I still qualify. My first appt is next Tuesday.. I CAN'T WAIT!! Good luck on your journey

hiking without the feeling of an oncoming heart attack! LOL Run with my daughters Feel good about myself

Thank you so much! At least I can tell her.. "I know that they cover it" I really hope this is something she looks into. She has 14 grand children and needs to be around for as long as she can... this will help her do that.

I am hoping to be sleeved by November of this year and have been explaining the procedure to my mother. She has BCBS Banner Medicare? She doesn't think it would be covered for her, but she is in need of something. She is diabetic, on all sorts of meds and in pain all the time from her weight. I wanted to know if anybody had this using their medicare? I am not sure if the insurance is just an excuse for her, or if she is worried about having something like this at her age. Any suggestions, thoughts or comments are welcome and greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

This is AMAZING! I am so happy that my Customer Service Rep at Cigna told me about this surgery!! You are doing a GREAT job and this confirms my decision to get sleeved. Thank you so much for posting!!

I was soooo excited to go to my first appointment at the Arizona Weight Loss Institute today and then the dreaded call came about an hour before my appointment. "I am sorry to tell you that the person that scheduled you for today scheduled you with the wrong provider" I wanted to scream! I was rescheduled for the 23rd and I know that is less than 2 weeks away but all I keep thinking is that pushes out my surgery 2 more week.. should I be this discouraged?

Okay.. I am so excited I can barely stand it! I know it's only my first appointment, but I have been waiting a month for this. I can't believe it is coming I know I still have a long road ahead.. but I am hoping that it goes by fast so I can get to the surgery day. I have Cigna insurance and will just be starting this process.. does anybody have any advise for my first appt, or knowledge of how long it is going to take Cigna??

Ohh... I don't want to experience that part.. I will have to warn everybody at work.. I resently quit smoking, so they are pretty prepared for what liquid only may do for me! My family is just happy I will be at work for the first few days of the pre op diet LOL Good luck, keep strong. We are going to have lots of days where they eat around us.. you've got this

Thanks everybody! I really appreciate being able to put my thought out here and not get a ton of negative feedback.. thanks again!!

He has been diagnosed, has never stuck with the meds.. I know he loves me, I think he just doesn't know any other way to express feeling upset without using hateful words.

Thanks! I know the stuff he says is totally not normal or loving, the problem is that he is what I am use to.. I have been with him since I was 15. I feel like.. someday he'll stop being so hateful, but I don't think so. I know that I have let him take majority of my self esteem and I just am afraid what he's going to be like once I gain that back, and trust me it wont take much to get it back Hang in there girl.. we have been chosen to walk this crappy path for some reason, something good has to come out of it LOL

I am still in the beginning stages of this process.. but I was just thinking. My husband is part of the my weight problem I believe. He is very emotionally abusive and bipolar. He throws the words fat A$$ and fat b!=ch at me in every argument. Oh I didn't mention he is almost 300 pounds himself. Anyway, I have been with him for 20 years and we have 4 beautiful children together, but I really feel like the new me going to want to throw him out with the other 85% of my stomach. I just don't think he realizes how his words hurt not only me, but the kids and I have a feeling once I feel better about me, he's gone. I wanted to know if anybody else had this issue?

Thank you all very much for your help with this. I hate having doubt and just when I absolutly knew that this is what I wanted to do, she went and tried to throw a wrench in it.. I appreciate all of the support. I can not tell you how happy I am that I found this site... I feel a lot better after reading all of your responses.. have a great weekend!!

My oldest is 17 the only boy and the girls are 16, 12 and 10..

Yesterday I was asked by a family member the following question regarding how excited I am about getting sleeved.... "What kind of example are you setting for your girls"? It hit me in a really weird way. I didn't know if I should be defensive or just keep my mouth shut and vent about it later... as you can see, I am venting now! I didn't think about the negative things I would hear about something I am going to do to my body for me. I do have four beautiful children and three of them are girls. Yes, over the years I have fed my family nothing but fat people food and that is why I am trying to do something not only about my weight, but about my life by doing this. I thought if anything I would be setting a good example for the girls. I would get the sleeve and although they will see me suffer for a month (pre op included) , but then they would begin to finally see me as somebody with control in my life for once. Right? I don't know how to explain to the person that asked me this that yes it's true, I can diet and I can exercise and I can lose weight on my own... I have done it several times, and then BAM it's all back on. I can not gain full control of my weight. Have any of you had to go through this where you had to listen to people preach to you about what you should be doing to your body and how did you deal with it?

Hope you are feeling as good as you can today. Keep us updated on your progress over the next few days.. get rest and think about how awesome you are going to feel in a week!!

Just think of how great you are going to feel a month from now!! Keep your eye on the prize.. and when I get a date and scheduled, you better tell me the same thing when I have to do this!! LOL

I can totally tell! I can't wiat to get where you are!! I am just starting this process so I have a ways to go before I can get the surgery.. I hope you keep up the good work.. you're doing amazing!!

I actually just hung up with a husband and wife couple in Tucson. The husband just told me that I should go down to Tucson because he and his wife both had their surgery there.. so you will be in good hands

The first step to my process is finding a good surgeon.. I would like to get sleeved at Banner Estrella because it's close to home. Has anybody had their procedure done there? If so, how did you like it and who was your surgeon?