ShirleyJ84

I'm also having surgery in August on the 26th. My pre op class is on the 12th and testing is on the 14th. I'm 29 and currently am sitting at 345. I'm glad to have finally gotten my date and I'm ready to roll. This has been a roller coaster for the past six years ever since my endocrinologist suggested that I have surgery.
I look forward to all of our successes!

Imagine for a moment that someone handed you a plan. Their promise - "If you follow this plan for twelve to eighteen months, it will change your life." Not maybe. Not possibly. It will, beyond any shadow of a doubt, change your life. The laws of science and the universe simply cannot be denied.
That was the basis of my decision to have RNY. I had done endless research. I read everything I could find. Without exception, the most prestigious medical organizations in the world all said the same thing - follow this plan and in the absence of rare and unpredictable complications, you cannot fail. The science is irrefutable. The science is conclusive. The results are well documented.
This line of thinking does three things:
It gives you a tremendous boost in your confidence that you are making the right decision. It places the responsibility for success (or failure) squarely on your shoulders. It forces you to examine the strength of your commitment. How bad do you want it? When you believe, truly believe, if I follow my plan I cannot fail, there are very few challenges that cannot be overcome. When you want it bad enough, failure is not an option. I followed my plan. And it changed my life. Follow your plan. And it will change yours.
You're gonna love the new you!

I received my date of August 26th yesterday. I'm excited to finally be getting this done. It's been a plan over five years in the making. I'm going to have the rny which ayer extensive research is the best option for me.
Good luck to everyone on their journey!

I'm also seeing more spam lately. It's frustrating.
But a book that had been great for me is the "big book of gastric bypass" it's written by Alex Beecher (I believe) he's the one who runs the site. It has helped with so many questions that I have had. Also never be afraid to ask questions here, I've gotten so much support from everyone here it's amazing.
Good luck on your journey

I'm also seeing more spam lately. It's frustrating.
But a book that had been great for me is the "big book of gastric bypass" it's written by Alex Beecher (I believe) he's the one who runs the site. It has helped with so many questions that I have had. Also never be afraid to ask questions here, I've gotten so much support from everyone here it's amazing.
Good luck on your journey

I'm so excited. I just received a call from the coordinator at my surgeons office and I'm approved for surgery. I thought I would not be being surgery at all so this has come as a complete shock to me. I actually started crying while on the phone. Now just to hear from scheduling and do my pre op testing. I finally am seeing the light at the end if the tunnel

So I found out yesterday that I was denied for surgery by my insurance company. Come to find out they want more information that I wasn't asked by my doctors office to give. So now I have to get an ekg, chest xray, a TSH blood level, my diet and exercise logs for 6 months. Plus, I need to have a new sleep study done and get copies of my thyroid levels and ultrasound.
It is only a small setback and I am determined to have this done.
I am printing all my logs from my fitness pal and having my xray, ekg and blood work done Wednesday. And I just found out about the sleep study so I need to schedule that.
I will prevail!!!

Just wanted to update everyone. I called my insurance company and they said I will have a decision in the next 48 hours. The said if I don't hear from them Friday to call them back and they will let me know. Yay. Closer to the new me

So it has been a crazy ride for the past 9 months (I started my journey in June of 2013). When I started all of this I knew that my primary insurance did not cover surgery but my secondary did (and I advised the doctors office when starting of this fact). Well, here it is 9 months later and I am STILL getting the run around from my doctors office. The woman who submits the paperwork submitted it to my primary and not my secondary. When I asked her about it she played the dumb card and said she didn't know (she did since everytime I spoke with her I advised her of such and before she submitted to insurance).
Fastforward to today and I am ready to just give up and not have surgery. I am tired of the runaround I am getting and am just about to forget about it.
UGH!!!

I am also hoping to be a February surgery. I will be done with my 6 months in January then submitting to the insurance afterwards.
It's been a long process but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know I have been submitted to insurance as of today. Now I just have to wait and see what happens. I am hoping for a February surgery date but who knows how long my decision is going to take but at least I am on my way!!

So the family is taking a vacation for the holidays. While packing I discovered I have twice as many bags as everyone else due to the size of my clothing.
Ugh, I can't wait until February to have this surgery. I'm not doing it just for the smaller clothing size but also for my health. Maybe next year I won't have as much baggage....

I am also hoping to be a February surgery. I will be done with my 6 months in January then submitting to the insurance afterwards.
It's been a long process but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Hello. I have this theory about all the emotional ups and downs we go through as we lose weight. I work in the field of energy work (acupuncture, energy psychology) and I see it from that perspective. What if a lot of our craziness that we go through when we release the excess weight is emotions stored in the fat cells? In Eastern Medicine we feel that the body holds memories such as traumas and emotions. It makes a lot of sense to me that as we shed the fat, that all the emotions we stored in the fat while we ate under stressful, emotional and traumatic times are released. When I acknowledge that this is happening, it helps me to understand the emotional pain that is coming up to be released. It is so much easier for me when I don't feel like "There must be something wrong with me." or " Am I crazy?" Sure, there are other reasons for the emotions that arise during weight loss; blood sugar issues, hormones, etc., but the energy of whatever we were stuffing being released as the fat is released makes a lot of sense to me too. It helps to know we aren't crazy when things feel so intense, and that it will pass. (no pun intended) Can anyone relate to this too?

After letting myself slide for the past month and not logging my food intake I have gained weight. I know I'm still preop and still below where I started but I never thought that the logging would be such a valuable tool.
So as of today I'm logging everything I put in my mouth. Hopefully by having this set back now will help me realize that I need to log for me and not anyone else. No one is going to do it for me I have to do yr myself.
Sorry, my rant is over.

After letting myself slide for the past month and not logging my food intake I have gained weight. I know I'm still preop and still below where I started but I never thought that the logging would be such a valuable tool.
So as of today I'm logging everything I put in my mouth. Hopefully by having this set back now will help me realize that I need to log for me and not anyone else. No one is going to do it for me I have to do yr myself.
Sorry, my rant is over.

I know besides the judgmental people in here there are people that actually care about other people feelings,and have wrote me messages,and I do appreciate it. This is the only reason why I decided to post this other wise I care less what people have to say cuz only GOD CAN JUDGE ME.
I won't be on in RNY talk,Face book,Fitness pal for a while,and it might be a long while or a short while. I'm not sure yet.
*I'm not having problems
*My internet won't be disconnected
*My kids are fine
*I'm fine
Need somethings in order,and I can't be here there & everywhere when I have kids. I have a lot to do. So no worries. When I return I will be all over & you will see it & know it LMBO
Have a wonderful evening...

Maybe light reading material?