Jordan Bee

Me too!!!!!! I am hoping to submit this week. Everything is in except for the "recommendation" letter from my PCP even though they already have all of his notes and weights and bla bla bla. I called his office today to light a fire under him, reminding him that it is the ONLY thing that we are waiting on to submit. I AM SO ANXIOUS!!!!!!

We actually bought some whey protein isolate from vitamin world last night and blended it with ice, skim milk, and frozen strawberries. It was really good. As for the syntrax, our grocery store carries it in the organic food section.

I too have that plantar fascitis. I've had a good handle on it lately though with wearing good shoes and inserts. It's a huge pain and horrible when you can't take control over it, because no matter what you do, your feet just ache. Good luck and hopefully you can find something that works for you! Even without going to the doctor for it, Dr Scholls has that foot mapping thing at Wal Mart and they can recommend insoles for you-they are expensive, 50 bucks, but they really do work out pretty well.

Wow! That is fantastic! We have met our deductible for the year, but there is also an out of pocket maximum which we have no way met yet. But as long as we both get our surgeries in before the end of the year, then it will be a lot cheaper because we will hit that oop maximum. **Hopefully we will get them at the end of October. Just waiting to get everything submitted now and then get our approvals!**

I am definitely with you, ladies. I can't wait to get rid of my CPAP, fit in clothes that I actually LIKE vs clothes that "fit". And I want to ride roller coasters until I puke. haha. I know it sounds bad, but I used to be a roller coaster junkie and my husband and I both want to go for a whole weekend and just ride roller coasters once we get our weight off. We also want to pick up kayaking. We already love to camp and go hiking, but I can't wait to be able to enjoy it that much more. can't wait to get my HEALTH BACK!

Ok. We have BCBS Federal. They do cover it, but at 85/15. So it's going to cost a pretty penny still. But it will be worth it!!Thank you for sharing and good luck to you, too!

Welcome! I am new to this site too; just joined last week. But I am loving it here! I have found so much great information, and a wonderful sense of community. If you have any questions, these are definitely the people to ask-they are the ones that have already lived through it!

I am still pre-op so I can't answer that question. But I can relate. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 19. My husband and I have wanted to have children for so long but with my PCOS and complete lack of ovulating, that was making it impossible. I have really struggled with infertility and had a lot of emotional nights crying about it because I want children so bad. I am hoping and praying that after surgery and losing the weight, that I can experience parenthood for myself someday. But anyway, good luck to you! And a huge congratulations to you on your success thus far!!

That is fantastic!! May I ask what kind of insurance do you have? My husband and I started our 3 month period of supervised dieting and such June 1st and we did our last weigh in for that a week ago. We also did our nutritional counseling and psych eval. Now we are just waiting for everyone to compile their notes together so they can submit it all to insurance for approval and then we can schedule our surgery date! I am anxiously awaiting! We are hoping that we can do surgery before the end of the year yet. Should hopefully be within the next 2 months. Good luck and I am glad that we can all go through this journey together! I just found this board a week ago and LOVE the community here!

I have seen those pillows! They are very expensive. I have found that those little neck pillows that people travel with, I use on top of my regular pillow and can lay easier with that on my side because the hose for the mask kind of hangs off the edge and isn't smooshed into my face by the pillow. Hope that made sense.

They are pretty good. My WLS center actually sells sample packs of them which is really nice. The mint Cookies and cream one was my favorite, but they also have a mocha one that if you put with ice, tastes like iced coffee. I bet a little bit of decaf coffee mixed in would be good too. haven't tried that though so don't quote me on it. =)

Congratulations!! I work in health care, too, and although I haven't had my surgery yet, I have been losing weight on my pre-op diet, and know that once I am down to goal, working will be so much easier and will give so much more joy because I will be able to get around better. Good luck on your new position!

I did buy a chin strap, and that does seem to help keep my mouth closed. I am REALLY hoping that after I lose my weight that I won't have to have it anymore. I also am a side sleeper and that doesn't seem to help matters much, either.

Thank you everyone! It truly is wonderful to be able to go through this with my husband because we have a built in support system at home. This site is wonderful! I have already learned a lot and enjoy reading about all of your journeys. Good luck to everyone and congratulations to those who are feeling and looking great and achieving their goals!

No, nit as much anyway. Sleeve pts should still take supplements but they aren't as crucial as they are for bypass pts. Sleeve works more restrictive whereas bypass is restrictive and malabsorptive.

I too have PCOS. Was diagnosed 5 years ago when my husband and I were looking into why we couldn't get pregnant. Been a long, hard road ever since. We finally decided to just quit trying. When we started looking into WLS we were told that losing the weight could actually end up bringing our fertility back. We are still pre-op but have been doing the pre-op diet and I have already noticed a change in my periods. They are actually occurring and on an actual cycle! So we will see what happens! =)

In the sleeve, they just remove part of the stomach completely. They do not experience some of the same things like with RNY, such as not having dumping syndrome and their stomachs hold slightly more than RNY pouches.

You looked great! And you guys are a really cute couple

Congratulations, L Belle! I just joined this morning but already feel connected to you all since we are all going through this together. I am SO happy for you already! =) best of luck!

I had my first appointment at the very beginning of June and just finished up my waiting requirements for the insurance last night. So as soon as they all get their paperwork together, off to the insurance company it goes!! I am hoping that I can have surgery like the end of October but i will at least settle by the end of the year since I've already met deductibles.

I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. Just about 6 weeks ago. I do wear my cpap and use the nose pillow mask. I have had a hard time adjusting to it though! I still feel tired everyday but not as much I guess.

Good luck!! I know I am about to play that waiting game myself. Everything should be submitted this week. And I am already quite the nervous Nelly, so I am sure I am going to be worried sick hoping to get that green light of approval. I hope things work out for you!

First of all, good luck to all of you who are having or have already had your surgeries this month! I just finished all of my appointments and my waiting period that my insurance requires, last night. So now I am just waiting for all of them to submit their notes to the insurance company so we can get our dates! (My husband is also doing this, too!) Can't wait! I am actually getting more excited because it's starting to feel real and achieving my goals are becoming more attainable.

Hello Everyone! My name is Jordan and I am brand new to this site and in the pre-op stages still. My husband and I are actually going through this together! It's just the 2 of us in the house, and it seems like the perfect time and scenario to do this. We started our journey in March, attending an information session and started our waiting period/pre-op diet and other appointments in June. We just finished up all of our pre op appointments will have everything submitted to insurance hopefully this week! Waiting on pins and needles! I started at my heaviest about 5 years ago, weighing in at 363. I had lost about 20 lbs back then and have maintained that for 5 years. During our pre-op diet, I have so far managed to lose about 30lbs. Getting there, but still a long way to go. We have picked up new and even fun habits like hiking. We love it! Can't wait for the next phase in our journey!