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No because I've meet one deductible of 2500 an my out of pocket deductible of 7500 I've gotten down to 3000 so if I wait to first of year ill have the 10,000 to start over n couldn't afford it that's why I've been so desperate to make it this year this is our first year to be open 25 hours straight! I have family medical leave n pto but I'm just doing this cuz I don't want to leave my co managers short there's only a few of us we are a small Jcpennys in small town an hope to not be busy an the mall we are in is getting remodel so only us n bells is going to be open so I hope most people will go to the bigger malls lol but besides being over 3 departments of the store I'm over the truck delivery an it getting put out ugh but I told my boss my restrictions so

Beth you said you are already back to work how many days did u take off I was going to do 2 weeks but my surgery is 11/19 so I can only have 9 days because of black Friday I'm a manager in major retail store I'm kind of nervous bout that to getting my fluids n protien in

2 shakes lol

I haven't smoked a cig since April I do however vap call it my puffer vaporize nicotine as for the pre op my doc doesn't require u to do all that they say do to protein shakes n one small meal a day in whatever order u like just as long as u don't gain any weight u have to be sane weight or less than your first visit n weigh in so I wouldn't freak out over a salad that's not high in fat just calm down n start again tomrw

I'm sorry I feel u bout the whole smoking n work thing I quit smoking first of April I had to could not sleep at night for couching trying to breath having like copd problems n stuff I was miserable but just bout as soon as I quit I was better now I can't stand the smell of them let alone smoke one I do however to liquid nicotine my puffer as I call it liquid vapor love it but trying to quit it before surgery cuz of the sucking n all my boss is ok understanding hes new to my store I work for Jcpennys he gust made me a manger like 2 weeks ago an he knew before he did that I had started this process wen I got my date 11/19 he was like how long u going to be out so I'm coming back early cuz we are doing the dreaded opening on thanksgiving night an staying open 25 hours I'm so nervous bout it to that's only 9 days from from surgery but I told him I can't do strenuous stuff so will see hope I can make a quick recovery I'm going to walk walk walk as soon as I wake up lol hope you get a new date soon!!!

Lol I just saw your post in another area Im so happpy for u ab that it all worked out quickly for u I can't wait for us to start our new journey!!!!

I'm so excited for Ellen see everything worked out great!!!! Its so nice to have great group of people n support thru this NOVEMBER SURGERY!!!!!

Mine is the 19th wow this is great I'm so excited I can hardly wait!!!

Well I've told everyone Im a manager in a retail department store an I talk to customers who have had it I bet good n bad some say oh u should get the sleeve n I just say no I've looked in to both an I chose the bypass I get a lot of people who say oh u don't need that your not that big u can just diet but I just say no I've been big all my life n I want this so bad an ivebeen putting the whole process on my facebook cuz I font care who knows or how they feel it cuz it for me n my health an my new life but for the most part I have a big support of co workers an friends n family

All I had to do was psych evaluation 5 years of documentation of my weight an my labs ekg upper gi an I have UHC an my surgery date is November 19th yea!!!

Oh I did have to do the psycho evaluation lol an upper gi n blood work I have to go yo my post op seminar on the 1st my prayers are with u stay positive cuz like my sister tells me all the time positive people produce positive things

Sorry girl hope u can get what they need tomrw my insurance didn't need but 5 years proof of weight I was lucky

Yes I get 90 days with the fmla an I have 68 hours of pto but like u said with it so close to holidays an I just got a promotion 2 weeks ago but he knew before he gave it to me that I had started this process so but I'm a work aholic never call out n stuff so I know I'm gana go crazy sitting home to

My boss lol

Got my date today November 19th I'm so excited finally a day I can look forward to I'm just nervous cuz my my is like so how long u going to be out so I told him I can be there for the black Friday craze but I won't be able to lift an ill have to get.my water n stuff in so hes cool but I'm nervous wanted the 2 full weeks to get routine down an rested but will see

I have my date November 19 yea!!!!!!!

Anticipation is killing me my doc office is calling tomrw to tell me my date!!! I'm so ready I read everything watch you tube video I love this forum so glad I found it I fell I'm prepared for the good the bad the stales just bout anything has been talked bout here

I have uhc thru Jcpennys an I didn't have to do the 6 months Weightloss an they approved me in 3 days from papers being submitted to them an my sugens office had to call n change it from sleeve to rny cuz I changed my mind after read up on everything

Thank u so much terry for the words of wisdom I going to try an get my schedule down for vitamin n everything those 2 weeks home an I have a great support system at work everyone knows I'm having it an they are all so positive an I.meet people weekly in my store that give me there stories n support I'm so excited n ready an I have a high tolerance for pain cuz I deal with so much on a daily bases now pinch nerves joint pain back u know I need surgery on a pinch nerve in neck but I'm doing this one first!

I really think so they said I only had to be out 2 weeks I'm not going to pick up heavy stuff but will be on feet 8 hours n walking all over store doing things that's why I'm worried bout getting my Water n protien in

Really hope I can have ny surgery at end of October first week of November I'm a supervisor in major retail store an need to be back to work for crazy black Friday n holidays

Oh great I'm still waiting on date I do blood work this week omg so ready!!

Well I'm an 11 so looking forward to my surgery doing blood work this week have been approved by insurance ready for my date!!

Anyone from the coast of Mississippi Biloxi area

Do people really go down in shoe size after surgery n Weightloss I sure hope so