Cindy Osborne

I never got my invite, but I'm not super FB savvy. My email address is cindyloo@twc.com

Good luck!! I'm so excited for you. Today is the first major step to becoming the "You" you want to be. Congrats and you'll be in my thoughts today!!

I never got the invitation. Can you pm me the name of the group so I can try to find it? Or I can give you my account info instead of just my email addy. Thank you so much!

I think I'm going to have to call them. I have two insurance companies and a third for prescriptions. There's only room for one on the form.

I went for what was supposed to be diet visit #4 yesterday. I've lost ten lbs since intake (yay!!). The NP asked about visiting another Dr for any reason. I told her about visiting UrgentCare in April for a vicious ear infection. She's going to try to get those records and slide it through so all I would need is one more diet visit and my group nutrition class and I'll be having surgery NEXT MONTH instead of Oct/Nov. If she does get it approved, this surgery just became very real all the sudden!! I'm kinda terrified but was smiling so big it hurt. So many mixed emotions all the sudden. It's so weird!

Yep, the list of testing my Dr wants is extensive!! (And expensive!). Nutrition consultation Intake labs (including nicotine test) Letter of Support ( from another Dr.) mental health eval 6 month medically supervised diet, Upper GI ( radioactive swallow study) EGD (scope to examine stomach & esophagus) Pulmonary clearance Cardiac clearance letter (including stress test echocardiogram, & ekg) Colonoscopy ( if over 50) PSA level ( if male) Pelvic exam ( Pap smear) Mammogram (if over 40) Nutrition class) Chest X-Ray Apparently Dr. Nwanguma at The Medical Surgical Weight Loss Center in Bowling Green KY is VERY thorough!!! Lol

I'm going for an echocardiogram and resting pictures of my heart tomorrow. Stress test is on Tuesday. If I pass and get my cardiac clearance, all I need test-wise is my Pap smear and to finish my supervised diet ????

I'm getting closer! Got my psych clearance on Tues, now into cardiac next week!

I'm doing the sleeve, unless my Dr. Changes his mind before surgery. I know each one has different testing they want done pre-surgery. I feel like I'm jumping through hoops, but I'll be done with all of mine at the end of this month. Have you lost any weight during the supervised diet? I've lost 23 lbs since January. I decided to try to start getting my body used to exercise & dietary changes. Best of luck to you!

Welcome, Cindy. Best of luck with your surgery. October is just around the corner. Thank you! ????

Alice, are you having to do the six month program due to insurance? Are you having the sleeve?

I am...some days it seems like these six months are dragging by. I've done all my testing except cardiac, which is next week. I'm so close now I can almost taste it lol!

I'm Cindy, 34, from Bowling Green KY. Surgery coming up in Oct.

I'm terrified of the surgery itself. I came close to dying last year due to a blood clot in my brain, so I'm a huge surgical risk. Then there's the fear of failure. Of going through this surgery and being weak willed.

Awesome!!! You look great, and more importantly you feel great!! Congrats girl!!

That's awesome!!

My psych evaluation was Tuesday. I answered a lot of questions verbally...maybe 40 minutes worth. At the end I was told that she didn't see why I wouldn't be cleared. She faxed my clearance to the Dr that same day.

I'm in Bowling Green, currently on track for late October - early November. My surgeon is Dr. Nwanguma at The Medical Center Surgical Weight Loss.

That's awesome!! I love it when people aren't afraid to put their faith on full display

I'm on track right now for late October / early November. My surgeon will be Dr. Nwanguma, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. I'm new to the forum...first time posting in fact! I'd love to have someone to talk to that's going through this at the same time.