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Or threaten to report them!!!

OMG!!! I would be going insane if I was approved but couldn't schedule a date..have you tried going to the office??

OMG!!! I would be going insane if I was approved but couldn't schedule a date..have you tried going to the office??

I know exactly what you mean....in the whole scheme of things, it's all happened pretty quickly for us (1st consult on 5/20, husband's surgery is on 7/29, but we're self-pay, so no insurance hoops). But the days seem to drag by..... So excited to get this show on the road! Makes me think of that line from When Harry Met Sally: "I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

I'm done all my pre-op work and I'm told my dr. office will be submitting my paperwork to the insurance company sometime this week..sooooo by next week I should have a date...I'm nervous and excited

I'm done all my pre-op work and I'm told my dr. office will be submitting my paperwork to the insurance company sometime this week..sooooo by next week I should have a date...I'm nervous and excited

I'm done all my pre-op work and I'm told my dr. office will be submitting my paperwork to the insurance company sometime this week..sooooo by next week I should have a date...I'm nervous and excited

I'm done all my pre-op work and I'm told my dr. office will be submitting my paperwork to the insurance company sometime this week..sooooo by next week I should have a date...I'm nervous and excited

I just finished my last nutritional appointment and all my evaluations are completed. My surgeons office will hopefully be submitting my paperwork to my insurance company soon. I started my process in April and hope to be sleeved in September!!!

I don't have anything WLS related this week. It's getting so muggy outside even with going for walks at 8 PM - UGH humidity is not my friend. :-) Good luck with your appointments!

I am also making a video after reading through complication stories :-/
I know the reality of my situation at 130lbs overweight with heart problems (among others) so I know that this what I need to do, but I am not blind to the risk. I worry so much about not coming home. I worry about what that would mean for them. But I worry about my heart giving out if I don't do this, so I have decided to move forward. There is a certain kind of pain with this decision with small kids at home. Mine are going to be 2 and 3 and a half in May.
Like I said, I am making them a video. I have attempted twice so far and have not made it through. I do not want to leave a video full of tears. If that is what I leave them, I do not want it to be sad. I am also leaving letters for when they get older. Hopefully I will be super prepared for absolutely nothing! But I will feel better knowing that everything is in order just in case.
Oh, and I read in a thread from a mother who had survived horrible complications that suggested leaving a note... She reminded Mom's to never put in the letters that you did this to get healthy for them!! They don't need to live with that! I thought that was an excellent point!!

A few years (and forty pounds ago) we went to an amusement park in Texas. My friend convinced me to go on a ride that I would never normally go on (I love roller coasters and didn't walk in expecting to have any issues but this particular ride was not my cup of tea) It was two long rows, maybe 15 people a row and they came up and made me move all the way to the other end of the row (because the seats were a little bit bigger) I was mortified but sucked it up because I was more mortified to get off the ride. I refused to go on any other rides, until later in the day my friend made me try the seats they have outside the ride. I found that I did fit in the extended sized seats and did go on more during the day. It has stuck with me and I have not tried to get on a ride since. I graduate from college in December and walk in my commencement next May. My graduation is 4 hours away and I want to take my family and friends who come up to an amusement park while we are there. With an anticipated surgery date being mid summer, I will have a good 9-10 months of loss before graduation! I am thrilled to see the changes!

It's happened to me too. I even went to Orlando where they have a few seats on the rides for big people and I was STILL too big! Not anymore I can sit comfortably in an airplane seat, use the belt (no extender) and I believe I am under the weight limit to use the slides in Water parks, so I am looking forward to summer. Of course I am going to look very, uh, interesting in a bathing suit, but who cares?
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

I took my two kids and family to a city fair and was told by the employee I was too heavy or big to ride as the safety strap would not close. I am 30 mother of two girls and been in a relationship for 13 years, never thought I would be so embarrassed. I am 5' 4" & 269lbs this has never happened. I can not wait Abby longer for my surgery to come so I can live life. How can you all relate.

Hey! I just got word that I am APPROVED for my surgery. No waiting (3 - 6 month supervised dieting). I only have to attend one class with the nutritionist which is set for tomorrow. I now have to Iron out the "out of pocket" expenses that are expected and then I will have my surgery date. Crazy as it may seem....when I got the email I was sitting at my desk eating my lunch and it just slapped the taste right out of my mouth . I just dumped my food in the trash...and I am an emotional eater! I am excited and anxious and excited some more. This is really happening - thank God I will finally be healthy again...I feel like crying and laughing at the same time.. Here I go...ok everybody hold my hand...

Hello Ladies,
Words can not express how I'm feeling right now. From the moment the ins. rep told me that I was approved for wls, my life started to change at that very moment. I am so blessed and grateful that "it's my turn now"! Faithfulness is a powerful force and I'm just so happy to share it with others!
Pre-op 2/24
Surgery schedule 3/1
1st day liquid diet 2/16
Thanx!