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I go to Kent General in Dover and I think they have one in Milford. Do a goggle search for Bariatric Support group in "your town"..

Well I got my cardiology clearance today, and will be doing blood work in the morning. Surgical Clearance appointment on Sept 10th should be no problem now. Then they should submit to insurance and give me my date. WhoooHoooo.

You may want to check with your insurenece and surgen because some may require a time period of complient use ie. like on the CPAP for 2 weeks or 30 days to see if is working and you will weare it. You will need to bring it to surgery with you for you recovery time at hospital. I have used it for 15 years.

I got my chest xray eval and Pulm Function Clearence another step Down!!

Wow, your wait is over! Mine gets closer everyday. Best of Luck on your Journey.

Wow, Great you day is getting close. I know you are getting excited, but keep us informed on your jouney.

I was borned and raised in WV, but live in Delaware now. I still have family there, and it will always be home to me!

No surgery yet, August is full of appts, Should get Medical clearance on Sept 10th.

Welcome, how has your Journey been so far?

Welcome Becca, Dr. Peters is going to be my surgeon, I think you will like him too. So please keep us posted on how you are doing now that you are comfortably sitting on the looser bench!

I hoping for surgery around October 2014 time frame. Time is sarting to really speed up!

Hi Tiffany, you are right it did go fast for me too, and seems like speed is picking up now even more.

Amy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EDG) is basicly a scope that goes down into your stomach to look on the insided to make sure there is nothing going on prior to surgery. Some folks may have to have a Biopsy performed. This is usually required by most surgerons prior to VSG. I have to be cleared by a pulmnologist, because I have had sleep apena for a long time. Please chat away if you have other questions that is what this site is for. Just keep in mind though Docs vary greatly in what they require plus we are all different!

Mine was about 2 hours and 45 min too, but that also included talking with nurse practisioner about all my medical history and weight loss history and my before body measurements and weight. All before I talked with Phys. Yes, a lot of hoops, still need my Pulmonary, Cardiologist, and EDG and 3 life skill classes and 2 more nutrition classes. August will be a lot of appointments.LOL

I had mine already, it was pretty simple. I had to fill out questionnaire (maybe 25 questions max) . Then we just talk about the types of surgery's and the sleeve option I had chosen. They go over the depression questions and how you feel in public being overweight. What was the main reasons for doing weight loss surgery vs my other attempt to lose the weight. You will be fine, just answer questions confidently and honestly.

How is everyone progressing towards your surgery?

To answer your question "myonlybattle" yes there are groups set up. Go to the Forums Tab click on Sleeve, then go down to Monthly Gastric sleeve surgery 2014, I follow Oct 2014 one but you can choose whatever month your surgery is going to be.

I have the 6 months doctor monitored nutrition class as a requirement of my insurance BCBS of Delaware/Highmark. However, the surgery center is a Center of Excellence so that agree with that approach. I am OK with the process it gives you plenty of time to prepare and research before you make this major decision. Plus the more weight I loose and get stronger before surgery the better for me. I wish you the very best of luck on your journey. Make sure you are confident in your surgon and the center, they are your "go to" team when you need somthing.

I think my date will be sometime in October. I have been on the 6 month plan and I lost almost 15lbs. Wish all of you the Best on your Journeys...

Congrats Butterfly, I think most folks worry a lot about the eval but just be honest and it seemed pretty easy for me too. Looks like you will be me to the finish line. I do think I moved up a week or too. So hopefully mid-October for me.

Dreaming_again, congratulation you were successful in adding me as a friend. So tell your kids "take that" I am Certified Geek in training! Let me know how you are making it through the process.

WWW.Sparkpeople.com you can track basicly anything you want.

Welcome aboard dmurphy, do you have an anticipated surgery date? I think I am a little ahead of my original schedule so maybe the middle of October instead of the end. I will know better after my medical clearance which is set for September 10th.

Thanks for the replies Dreamin_again & Proudgrammy. Dreamin_again we should be close on our surgery dates. You will have keep me informed on your progress. Proudgammy, I have done my researech and this is the right choice for me unless something comes out of the medical work-up later that may require a change. I do not see that as likely. I overheard one nurse tell the other refering to me " you will like him he is very organized and knows what he wants" yesterday. Sorry but I guess that is the engineer in me. All things important requires a plan, and even complicated things when broken down in steps are made easy. So whats a little time and effort to get our just end results!

You a couple months ahead of my predicted Surgry date of some time in October, but I had my Phsy eval yesterday. It seem very easy so keep trying to get yours complete. I know the antisipation must be building. Best of Luck on your journey!