MMAY0826

My surgery is March 10th. Im a couple hours southeast of Tampa.

I couldn't stand the wait so I called my insurance company yesterday, papers were submitted after my last appointment on the first, and they told me I was approved!! Give it a week or two, you'll know soon enough!

Totally my opinion...
If you have to beg others (friends and strangers) to afford something like this, then you can't afford it.
Reduce your spending, save money and pay for it yourself. Living below your means (which means you aren't spending every last penny of your paycheck and that you are saving a good percentage) should be a given. Just off the top of my head - cut out the high phone bill (plenty of low cost phone plans out there below $40/month - I pay around $30/for TWO phone plans!), stop eating out, cook in bulk and freeze meals, do away with shopping for fun or things like car washes, manicures or cable... just about everyone has one or two (or 10) things that they do that could be stopped to save up without causing real pain. The money is there, you just have to give up some other luxury to find it.
Again, completely my opinion, but I think it is a really sad sign that some people think they are owed an easy time just because they want something, instead of working hard and making some effort to do it themselves.

I started shedding at 3 months and it continued into the 6th month - it's slowing down now, but OMG, it's horrifying the amount of hair I lost. Like you, I would look at what I lost in the shower and almost cry. I would look on the bathroom floor after I did my hair and was amazed that there was more hair on the floor!
So here are some things I did...
I went with a shorter cut - It masked the Hair loss for me.
I started using Nioxin Shampoo and scalp therapy - it has a drying affect on my scalp, so I would use a moisturizing shampoo a couple of times a week as well.
With my doctor's OK, I started taking Biotin and Folic Acid.
I purchased Toppik - it works just like the videos on line show. It seems expensive, but I am still using the small bottle I originally purchased.
I believe that the steps above are not going to help anyone with the shedding or losing of hair, it's going to help with the new growth. I can see new growth and lots of it. I'm not losing as much every day as I was, so things are getting better.
My doc said, "Whatever you lose due to the surgery, will grow back." I can see that.
Best of luck to you!

I'm in Florida too!!! I meet witg my surgeon for the first time tommorrow but I know I'll have to wait six months for insurance :/

Oh wow. That sucks. I know a lot of people travel to Mexico for it. You have made me appreciate my short six months then.

I think we all through the obsession stage i know i did. I watched every video i could find. Read every story then a friend told me about this site. I try not to think about my surgery is right around the corner.
March 30th will be here before i know it. All i can think about now is soon i wont be shopping in Lane Bryant or Ashley Stewart, now I'm looking in stores that i would not dare to go in. I'm excited thinking about being healthier thinner with a little sexy. It truly has been a long six month period in this six month period i have come to just love me for me and begin a new journey taking care of me. Good luck to everyone on this journey and even though i don't know any of you personally I THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND ADVISE IT TRULY HELPS.....we are truly in this together....

@sassycas45 I've been thinking the same thing! I can't wait until shopping includes more variety than Lane Bryant and Torrid!

I'm in Florida too!!! I meet witg my surgeon for the first time tommorrow but I know I'll have to wait six months for insurance :/

I'm in Florida too!!! I meet witg my surgeon for the first time tommorrow but I know I'll have to wait six months for insurance :/