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Surgery is today!!

Surgery is today at 1:30p. Gotta be in the hospital at 11:30. So nervous!!!

Surgery is today at 1:30p. Gotta be in the hospital at 11:30. So nervous!!!

I am also nervous. That's my surgery date too.

I confirmed yesterday I have to do a 2-day clear liquid diet. mines start the 25th. surgery is the 27th

thank you!!!

I want to be active with my kids. enjoy a lot of outdoors activities with them. hiking, skating, bike riding, horse riding, kayaking running and so much more. besides being healthy that's the main purpose for the surgery so I can enjoy more activities with my kids by doing the thing I have never been able to up to now.

congrats to all of you guys!

thanks love!

I have Fidelis thru medicaid and it was about 10 days! and they called me directly before calling my surgeons office.

surgery date changed to the 27th but Im finally approved by the insurance!

So my date got changed to the 27th due to the holiday the previous Monday! I received a phone call from Kelly (the Dr's assistant) on Dec 27th that she has submitted the date change to the insurance and she will notify me when she gets an answer. The next day the 28th I got a call from my insurance telling me I have been approved!! I have to go in Jan 14 to meet with the anesthesiologist and nurse to get all my pre-surgery labs done. after that is just waiting for the day! I'm beyond excited!! BTW I have medicaid with Fidelis. very quick approval no 6 months diet requirement and my doctor only requires 2 day liquid diet!!

thank you lovee!!

my date got changed to the following monday due to martin luther king's bday! but its fine! I got approved already by the insurance. quick approval! so happy!

Hi! Im scheduled for January 20th with Dr Koshy at St Luke's. CW is 290 and so far only 2 day liquid diet.

well I had my 1st born at 16 and when I became pregnant I was 167lbs and was skinny dipping. I see pictures and I say "omg I was so skinny" that's why Im aiming at 180 at least.

OMG congrats!!!

Im 5'8" and my CW is 290. I do not want to be any less from 175-180 but my surgeon is talking about 160 maybe 150. I don't want to look unhealthy.

you look really nice!!! you look awesome!!!!!!!!!!! congrats!

I told close friends and a few family members only as of right now. I have not been told about it now but as far as Im concerned its a 48hr liquid diet only congrats!!! welcome and congrats congrats! Me too. 20th January and Very excited and nervous tooI'm in Auckland, New Zealand Nz and am self pay. yayy! Im scheduled with Koshy too. He's a very nice doctor. Good luck hun!

nice! so excited for you guys too!!

thank you!!!

finally after all that running around I got a date. Im scheduled for January 20th, 2014 with Dr Koshy at St Lukes Hospital. Thats in NY. I was expecting a sooner date but he will be on vacation on December. I am so glad to finally have my date. what about you guys? anyone else has a date for January? Share it!

So finally after all those hoops I had to jump thru.. I GOT A DATE! January 20th is the date! I am no longer anemic but my iron count is still low. Dr send me to see another hematologist who also cleared me for surgery. I am beyond happy right now.. ! I cant wait to see my life change and to have the oportunity of enjoy life with my kids. No words can describe my feelings right now.! yayyyyyy to me!!

I wouldn't lie about the surgery. I would like to encourage others to get theirs done if possible. I don't pay mind to negative comments or let it affect me. I want to be someone's inspiration to do this like others have been to me. I've been lied to before on regards to the wls and its kind of disappointing to find out at the end the truth, just because I thought I could never do it. I wouldn't want others to feel the same. That's my personal opinion.