divaliciousdee

Ditto Porclndoll!!! ....but Alex is right, sounds like you need to lift your self outta this depression and not depend on the appeal to happen right away...... Jodie you have some great support here and these ladies and gentlemen Rock! Listen to them, listen to yourself the one on the inside that is waiting for you to open up so she can come out. Yes you have illnesses so do alot of us. I have a birth defect that is on my face called sturgy webber oslo rondeau one side is bigger than the other. Hemangioma is what it is normally called it is not that bad. My plastic surgeon says that when I lose 100lbs it would be less noticeable. I was teased in high school and was dateless throughout. I was depressed but then I realized that there is a purpose for all of us under the sun. I am very compassionate as a result of the teasing. I can talk to people going through problems and help in some way or the other. Now at 36 I am a late bloomer! I get asked out all the time and I weigh 336 pounds (5"9)! I have realized that you have to go through something to get something. Jodie what I get from your posts I feel have a little to do with weight and alot with other things. Alex gave you some wonderful advice. Edit what you say on here because u may look back on it and say what in the hay was I thinkning? LOL Losing weight is not the solution for all of our problems. I know most of mine will be there when the weight is gone LOL. Bottom line, You will get approved, you will lose weight, you will feel better with you knees, you will go to school at least freshmen year college and a babe at that! Peace and take care, diva

Kindly cook vegetables gradually! tshrp (this site has rockin" people!)

U are not helpless! U have a great mind and u express yourself well! I had to make a decision to take the bull by the horns! I am dieting now in anticipation of the surgery. Rome wasn't built in a day. Do what u can now. I know it seems like forever when u diet, well all want it to come off after the first day. I know that u are at your wits end but I read the appeal and you really wrote a great one. I am looking forward years from now to see u post on this site as Jodie Warner, Esquire. This is just a stumbling block But God will lead you around it!

Jodie I too know what it is like to be teased and taunted in high school! I have been waiting on approval now for 3 months! I turned in my paperwork inMay and the waited a month before they told me I needed 2 more years of medical records. I have lupus and scleroderma(secondary). I have chronic fatigue and I am becoming housebound unfortunately. I go to work and come home. I believe God directed me to this site. I feel like I am among friends and I don't even know them personally. Take it one day at a time, I know it sounds so cliche but really it is true. I know I will be approved and I have already set my date with my surgeon. Visualize it and just wait on the actualization. Vent, Vent, Vent and also keep a journal. U will look back on this months from now and realize how far you have come. Delarla is great with advice I have read alot of her posts as well as Dylansmom and Alexandra. Keep the faith!!

Dang dog chewed through door!(really my dog did that. Oh yeah he is the size of Clifford) CWTBB (can't wait to be banded)

That last note sounded pretty PLMEC

country! elliptical trainer or treadmill

lap band ! silk or satin

The toy twirled, spinning fast! (that was a hard one, for me anyway lol) DGSMP

swimming! mercedes benz or lexxus?

being cold and sunset. christmas or thansgiving?

NOrdetrac has an elliptical trainer that you can put your weight in and then it measures the calories burned. I don't know the model but a friend of mine bought one from a gym that closed down 4 years ago. It is a workout indeed!

HI! I am hoping if all goes well with the insurance August 29th! I am thrilled one of my coworkers got approved and it is only a matter of days for my approval. He actually got the nod a few days ago. I am terribly excited!

HI Betty J! Good for you! I hope to be in your position soon. I am hoping for the end of August!

silver roller skating or rollerblading?

Hi Fee! I too have to pay about 3000 out of pocket. I had to pay for the nutritionist consultation which was $200 then the psychological evaluation test which was $160 my insurance picked up the rest of that($140). The weight loss workshop here where I live is called obesity to balance I attend that for 2 days in August which is $500. I will also have a bill from the physician for about $2000 after the surgery. .

Hello everyone! I am currently awaiting approval for my lapband procedure! I have done my research long and hard and I feel I have made the right choice! I have been overweight all of my life and I am really excited about the big change! I have read so many of your inspirational stories so far. I am looking forward to posting a ticker to chart my progress. I had to get 2 years of medical history from my specialist along with just the general facts, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, etc. I am a medical care provider and our insurance will approve the procedure it just takes so dang long! I am looking forward to it though thanks to all the posts.

I am new to this site. I am awaiting insurance approval for my lapband surgery. I needed 2 years of previous medical history in order for approval. I know that it will be approved but the waiting is so unbearable. I have read all of your inspirational stories. I just want to be able to live life without high blood pressure and have energy to do the "normal things" in life. Thanks for posting your stories they help more than you know. I am proud of all of you and I don't even know you! Lol