Monasongbird_38

Hi - what's your user name on MFP?

ymonalisa30

I needed to read this today...Thanks for sharing your story!

I got my date yesterday! October 15! I cannot believe it's in less than two weeks! Woooo-weee! This journey started 5 months ago. I know some wait longer, but I'm shocked that they date is already here! I have no pre-op diet, just liquids on the day before surgery. Wow! :-)

wow you got a quick date..

Username.... ymonalisa30

I'm scheduled for October 22nd.

Mine is scheduled for the 22nd of October!

I have a BMI of 36.7 and plan to lose 69 pds...been approved and just waiting to be scheduled....

My surgeon's office got a verbal authorization on Wednesday but the surgeon's office has not called me yet.....????

Wow...I'm dealing with the same thing....

I'm 5'1 and currently 196...GW 130. Waiting to be scheduled..

My surgeon is Dr. Turton in Columbus Ga. I called Bcbs a week after my Surgeon's insurance coordinator re-submitted my paperwork.

Well, I was approved 2 weeks ago and niether my surgeons' office nor myself have recieved any formal notification.

I sumbitted three years of weight history and office notes. I am going crazy waiting for my surgery date....lol

Sounds like they don't want you to be happy....

OKay I have a rant as I'm preparing for my upcoming surgery. I told my mom about the surgery well because I didn't think it was fair to going into surgery and not tell your parents. Maybe I was wrong. Ever since I told her about it she has been driving me crazy. I live in Florida, she in Illinois. She calls and the conversation always goes to the surgery. I have been on my weight management for a couple months and actually meet the last time Friday. She always says "are you still eating your six small meals? Are you losing weight? Why don't you just keep doing that? OMG I WANT TO SCREAM!!!!! So I was adopted and my mom, her sister, my cousins are all small. All have weighed 130 or less pounds their whole life. Small hands wear size 4 1/2 and 5 rings, etc. when I was in high school I weighed top weight 150. Now I'm 5'6" and I was in gymnastics and cheer. According to my mom 150 was too much and by the time I graduated senior year and having my mom make my food for me and that's all I could eat I weighed 123. I wish I was 150 and maybe just maybe I will return to that weight. I'm going to have this surgery....but why does she drive me so crazy about it? I can't lose weight on a diet. I have been on everyone out there and have spent millions on diets. Get over it Mom. Okay rant over.......

I can relate. ..my husband and I have decided to tell our families that I am having my gallbladder removed just for this reason. ...In a way I feel guilty for not being open. ..but really.....Do we have to tell our families everything? I question myself all the time about this topic. ..but when I think of being 2, 3, 4,5, months post op and back to 130 lbs.... I know it will be worth it...and if something goes wrong we will worry about it then..... Btw...We're not revealing my surgery date until the day before. ....

Mine was my 5 year old daguhter telling me that she wanted me to be skinny like her .. This was a real wake-up call for me.....and my knees and hip aching constantly to the point where it was waking me out of my sleep.