STARTING NEW

I just had surgery and I was covered with children's COMUNITY ... DO Not change the only thing you need with them is to have a high bmi that is it you don't have to have co-morbidities nothing just have a bmi over I believe it's 40 6 months supervised diet with primary and nutritionist and that's it ! If you have all that done u are approved it usually takes them 8 days to let you know your approved if not sooner! Good luck I am 7 weeks out 55lbs down so far and so excited about how this is working out for me!
Vicky

Congrats!!! left you a message on you tube!!

I'm now 5 Days Post Op. Day 1 and 2 were really rough but since it's been fine. I'm so happy I went for it. I've been home from the hospital for 2 nights and gotten 30oz-40oz of Water down so far per day.
I've had 1 chocolate Premier Protein, got all 11oz down in about 30mins. I felt so full after its crazy! I've never felt full before in my life Hahahaha I had chicken broth with 20g of Protein last night, after 8oz I was stuffed.
What a great tool this is! The only bad part right now is I keep coughing which hurts so bad I'm still sore ouch!
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There are some very nice people in a private fb group, we all have or are having surgery in July so we all support each other. It's a small group but always welcoming others that are having surgery in July 2015. Just message me your FB email and I will invite you. This is a private group on FB so no one your friends with will even know your in it or see posts no matter how your privacy setting are set.
There are other groups for other months as well and I can refer you to the person who can add you to any group, but I can add to July.

I am having rny on July 8th! Can't wait!!

July 9! Didn't have to do the liver reduction diet which was good also!! Excited, nervous and anxious at the same time!!

Hey July peeps! Got my approval from Aetna yesterday -- I am good to go. July 6 7:30 AM! So anybody who wants to start a July support group--how do we do this? Friend each other on FB? I personally Believe I would really benefit having people to talk with Who are at the same point I am...I can be found under Katie Morgan on FB. I don't have a profile picture posted yet,?but my cover photo is a sunset on the lake. This is a separate Facebook account I use just for my weight loss journey. Thanks and good luck everyone! ????

@@lorilove that's a great way to Celebrate Independence Day! Congrats!!!

Hi, this is my first post on this board. I am having my surgery July 4th so it can be my Independence Day and I can Celebrate each year after!
Yay TEAM JULY!

Hey there! I am also July 6th, can't wait! I was approved in early April but chose to delay the surgery until July because I am off of work for the summer months. 34 days to go!!
I had to do 3 months of nutrition counseling, 2 individual meetings and a group class. I also have another group meeting with her before the surgery to learn exactly what the stages are before (liquid) and after the surgery. BCBS required 6 months to get approved but since I had been a member of Weight Watchers in the past 3 years they allowed me to use that for 3 months.
I would love to keep in touch with all of us July people. So excited that it's almost here!

Hi everyone-I am so happy to have found this site and have spent hours reading posts! I am tentatively scheduled for gastric bypass on July 6. I have two more weigh ins at my doctors office, A psych eval, a nutrition class to take and a routine gastroscopy on June 3. At this point my main anxiety is due to not knowing if Aetna will approve me--my surgeons office has patients complete everything and they send the file at that point. I could literally find out on July 4 that I haven't been approved ????. I would love to find someone out there who is also scheduled for early July to be a support buddy. I know I'm going to need one and would love to do the same for someone else! Interestingly enough,
I did find out yesterday, I will only be on a three day clear liquid diet pre-surgery and thought that was so odd compared to everything I've read here!

I am having rny on July 8th! Can't wait!!

@@The Candidate I kow! I've been waiting and reading everyone else's posts and now it's my turn and I'm like "wow, it's really here!"

I have to say it's been my fervent dream for a year now to join one of these "It's Finally Your Turn" threads.
I used to live vicariously by reading through all the previous ones thinking, "Someday that will be me." ????

July 13 here. Started my two week diet yesterday.

Mine just got changed from July 29 to July 22nd. Yikes! a week earlier. sooo excited and nervous. Band to Bypass revision

July 29th! Just barely made the cut off! I'm over the moon with sweet anticipation! ????

Good points! It is just hard to make a lifelong decision with so many unknowns. I do want this. I gained all my weight trying to get pregnant when my hormones went all out of whack with PCOS. I am now at the point I just cant take it and have tried everything. So y even if things are a little scary you all are right most people would do it again so im going for it.

If you are already in pain the surgery will bring much more with it. Imho I would wait until a couple of weeks after your surgery date to do anything drastic.

So the scheduler at my doctor's office didn't read the schedule correctly. Doc isn't even in town the day she told me was surgery day. Now, surgery is scheduled July 20th.

July 7th

July 13th for me too. Got my date today and am super excited!

July 14th for me- very excited- can't wait!!

@@Kelcybo I'm having mine on July 13th too, also excited and nervous!

July 13, I'm so excited and scared at the same time.