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That made me laugh out loud for real Good for you

I had the bad taste and enhanced smell when i went in a liquid diet last year

Are you sure its not hunger pains

give them a call

Thanks for posting your appointment details

Thanks for the info on the pics so I wont go looking like a slob LOL

Curious. If noone answers will you come back and post your experience?

4 years ago, before I had a child, I lost 80 pounds in 5 months with diet and exercise. Then I gained it all back plus some. Over the past 3 years I have been losing 40 and gaining 50 off and on. I am so happy that I wil have a tool to help me. One of the biggest reasons for my "giving up" in previous attempts is that I am so tired of being hungry day after day. I dont even remeber what full feels like. I will be so happy to not be hungry

Has anyone ever done this?

Yes

I'm thinking mine will be in February

Im wondering when and how I should tell people. I am a single mom and will need help with my preschooler during and after. Should I wait until I have a date, what would you do

I took the online seminar yesterday and the clinic called me today. I have a PCP visit scheduled for Nov 5 and a pre surgical class for Nov 14. After that my first appointment with the clinic will be in January and by February I will have my 3 month monitored diet complete.

Good call. Thanks

I cannot go to the bariatric clinic until Jan 2014 when my new insurance kicks in. BUT are there pre ops appointemtns I can go to now that will help when I go to the clinic? Should I schedule an appointment for a physical with my PCP should I ask for bloodwork? Should I schedule an appt with a gyn (havent been to one in years)? Or should I just wait until January and start then?

Hi! I've been watching your videos before i found this forum

Haha mangy supposed to be baby I use Swype and an famous for my typos

Hi, I'm Julia from western Pa. I'm 31. My story is long... I've steadily gained weight since i moved out if my parents house at 18. I've done ever diet known to man. In 2009 i was 313 pounds and had to do something. By working out 2+ hours a day and eating 1500 calories i lost 80 pounds in 5 months. I met a guy. A few weeks and One night later i find myself on the way to single parent hood. (i was on birth control too) I gained almost all my weight back i was 303 day of delivery 275 day home from hospital. Well mangy never stopped crying and me being all alone AND living in an apartment above a pizza shop i found my self at 320 before she was one Every year I've lost the same 40 and gained 50. In 2011 i meet an online friends who had rny i thought about it but the timing was bad with the baby and no help In 2012 i was determined diet after diet, exercise program after exercise program yo-yo'd all year In 2013 i was frustrated. Gave up for a while, developed a fit problem, and then hurt my knee. Now i can barely walk. Can't play with my kid, can't take her to parks, can't go on rides at fairs and parks... It is bad really bad. I weighed in at 350 Then miracle of all miracles a guy at work who i rarely see was skinny all of a sudden. I asked him about it. He told me he had rny. He tells me which insurance i should pick to make it go smoothly. He inspired me to make the call. I called the bariatric center and made the appointment for January. My new insurance will be in effect, and i signed up for a hcsa so i will have all the funds immediate available. I an starting too track my food and weight and eliminate sugar so i can take it all to my appointment in January and prove I'm ready. My insurance doesn't require a dr supervised diet. I'm hoping it will be an easy approval... He also told me about this forum which is why I'm here Ps my avatar is me at my smallest. I don't know how it got there or how to change it

Thanks, yes she is very independent. I first considered weight lots surgery in 2011 but no way with an infant and i wish i had decided sooner, but everything happens for a reason. I am so ready

Terry, i was about to get worried but you bright me hope. I'm a single Mom with no help. my daughter is 3. So the day i come home from the hospital it'll be me and her. I'm nervous about that

I have to choose my insurance now but it didn't start until January so i can't see the doctor until January

Btw my deductible is 1200 co insurance 80%

I signed up for a $2500 health care spending account. Do you think I'll spend it all

I know every insurance is different, but what were your out if pocket costs?

After years of contemplation, months of research, and finally seeing a coworker get bypass i decided to go for it in January. Going to use hope bariatrics i think. I changed my insurance to anthem bcbs and i signed up for a $2500 hcsa so I'll have the money on January one. I called to make an appointment but its too early. They said call in November. I know I'll be approved 5'5" 350ish pounds Anyone near Pittsburgh thinking 2014 is the year?