sleeverkate

I hear you! I am doing everything I have to do per the insurance standards, but because of weather and scheduling, my surgery has been pushed back at least a month. I don't have a date yet or any idea when that might be. I'm going crazy myself! As a single parent with no outside family involvement, I really need to get my ducks in a row and I need to start that now, not once I'm done with the classes... AUGH!

Friday last week I had my endoscopy. I was so nervous about it, but it wound up being no big deal. I slept through it, even though I coudln't believe I actually would. I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia. Has anyone else had that? I had my psych eval this morning. I had to take a test on the computer and then I talked to the counselor for an hour. It was not what I expected, in that about halfway through the evaluation I burst into tears and couldn't stop crying. I was widowed 18 months ago when I was 36. My husband stopped talking mid-sentence at the dinner table one night and died in front of me just like that. As I talked with the psychologist about all this, a lot of feelings came up and I really didn't expect it to happen, but it did. So he said he would approve me for the surgery, but suggested ongoing counseling and that he considers my mental and emotional state "fragile". I can't really disagree with that. But I'm glad he'll let me move forward, and I will continue to look for help with the other issues. I got a call yesterday from the surgical coordinator. You might have heard that here on the East Coast, hellfire and brimstone are about to rain down upon us. They pre-emptively canceled my meeting with the nutritionist and exercise person. Unfortunately, they can't reschedule until March, which means I can't take the second and third classes till April and May, which means the surgery will be in June now. I was really hoping to do some other stuff in June, mainly travel with my daughter before it got too hot, and was hoping to have healed up enough to do so. Now it looks like we might go somewhere BEFORE the surgery, depending on the timing. I'm disappointed it's been put off a month, but still determined to go through with it. I actually found seeing the psychologist very helpful.

I'm sure it is totally normal. Be kind to yourself, let those emotions out, and accept it as part and parcel of the journey. Best wishes for a great surgery!

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!

Hi Everyone! My name is Kate and I'm excited to find these forums! I met with my surgeon in January and have been approved by my insurance pending jumping through all the hoops they want me to do, which I have been steadily ticking off from the list. So far have had my blood work and endoscopy, have my psych eval next week. I will be having a sleeve. Initially I thought the band would be a good option, but as I attended a seminar and listened to the options, I thought maybe I should have the full bypass. In consulting with the doctor, given that I am pretty healthy, we finally settled on a sleeve! I'm excited but nervous. I haven't really told anyone. Most people I know are opposed to surgical weight loss and have very strong opinions about it. I feel like this is something I'm doing for me, a decision I've made for myself, and I don't really want other people's opinions to bog me down or change my mind in anyway. So it looks like I'll have the surgery in May. I'm looking forward to reading through all the materials here and getting to know some of you. Kate