Skywalker

Well, somebody has to be awesome ! It must be you ! Congrats !!!

AWESOMENESS!

Thanks guys. It's getting close; that's an exciting milestone for all of us.

awsome! Iv steadily been the same myself which is more then I actually believed was possible! lol...my surgeon said to expect this as well..congrats !!

my doc told me I could lose 1/2lb to 2 lb week I'm happy w/any wgt loss

My surgeon was thinking a lot more, and the nutritionist said between 2-4 lbs a week. Still, with a steady 2 lbs a week, I'm not going to complain. 2 lbs is more than I used to be able to lose in 1 month. Things were getting bad before surgery...

You'll do fine.

Good luck and heal quickly. Let us know how it went when you feel up to it.

Thank you all for the support.

I was banded 2 week s before Christmas (2011), best present I could of given myself ! Good luck !!

Thank you dahlia (and have a great Thanksgiving!)

I asked my hubby if he could think of anything negitive about me being banded. He said " the only negative thing I could think of was when you have to go into the bathroom to throw up.", well, thats rare but does happen occasionally. Other than that WLS has been extremely positive ! Hope yours goes smoothly too ! Best wishes !

Thanks for the encouragement. I wish I had gotten this surgery done years ago. Right now I am working in an office, and I'm constantly so embarrassed about how I look. They took pictures today for the media....I looked just awful. I promised them I would take my own at home (I angled and Photoshopped it to my specifications) and bring it back tomorrow. Posted on my profile the pic taken today -- just ugh.

Little one..Stop thinking about what is and vocus on what is about to happen. soon all this will be over and the you inside will emerge victorious...And trust me..enjoy the ride because when you do get to goal a lot of work will go into it to stay there....Stop the self hate and look to the future okay.....This will be the past and will no longer matter..okay!

I just went out of state for a family reunion. I took all the pictures so again I am in none of the pictures. I am so used to this because I always avoided anyone taking a picture of my fat ugly self. When I got home I thought, darn, I should have had someone take a picture of the new me lol. Old habits are hard to break. Good luck!

Hang in there, you can do it !

he wasn't a doctor specializing in wls? it's hard for us to understand the choices we made for ourselves, but I wouldn't expect even a psychiatrist to know how we think. ask your surgeon for the name of a psychiatrist they use. wish you luck

@Terry--Thanks. I'm a little calmed down from the other day (that actually had me in tears because I didn't feel like he listened to me) but I think I'm doing a little better. This guy is a licensed clinical social worker that specializes in veterans, and nothing bariatric. I'm just going to have to figure out how to work around him and get a favorable opinion, I'm asking the bariatric office right now for a psychiatrist they work with. Oh, the hoops we have to jump through to lead a healthier life, huh? Our health plans don't always work with us.....

Skywalker...oh my...didn't realize it was not a bariatric psycho! You need to go to one that your doctor recommends...I had to pay out of pocket, but it's worth it to have someone that actually understands what we are going thru...and THAT's the letter your doctor will probably use...

Good luck...don't give up!

I had BCBS Federal Employee(retired from the V A ) - they approved the surgery in two days.

Cool! I'm glad to hear that, although I'm a little different--as a veteran I just go to the VA Healthcare system for treatment, so they actually are my only treatment. I learned they could fee basis it though....

Crossing my fingers for you