SunflowerGal

I'm scheduled for November 9th in Orange County, CA!

Congratulations!! I met my surgeon this week, too and have 2 more appointment dates plus my surgery date. : )

Thank you!! And, congratulations on your success so far too! : )

I have great insurance through work, yet my WLS is not covered by my plan; I am a cash-pay patient. My insurance is covering a lot of the pre-op tests but will not cover the surgery itself. There are many financing programs available through doctor's offices; if you choose a surgeon, you may want to ask him/her about financing options. Another potential consideration is a low-interest credit card. And, you may want to look into surgery in Mexico, it may also be an option for you. Good luck!

I met with my surgeon on Tuesday; it was a great appointment and my surgery is scheduled for November 9th! I really like him, he answered all of my questions before I could even ask them. He's a Center of Excellence surgeon and the clinic is a Center of Excellence clinic (which I don't think I new). He has a terrific bedside manner too. He has had no deaths and one leak in 2007. Most of my tests were completed on Tuesday after my appointment. I meet with internist and NUT toward the end of the month, then a pre-surgery appointment, and surgery in early November. It'll be here before I know it. Any other November surgery dates scheduled??

Me too! It was scheduled before I even thought of WLS. I breathed into a tube, was out within seconds, and then awake again before I knew it. No complications. I arrived at 9:00 am and left not more than 2 hours later. Good luck, I'm sure you'll be fine!

Good luck tomorrow!!

@@JellyBellyNoMore Where in California are you? I'm a photographer and would be happy to take photos for you if you are local!

Congratulations on your medium jacket!

I have been excited about having WLS since I made the decision about a month ago. My consultation was original scheduled for mid-September and it was moved up to next week. I am still on schedule for surgery in November. I have been reading almost everything I can get my hands on about WLS including these boards. I have been looking at a lot of before and after photos on Instagram which help give me a lot of hope and inspiration. This morning, I woke up even more excited about how I know my life will change, including being able to tie my shoes to buying normal-sized clothes. It hit me today that I'm even excited about dating and having sex again. There, I wrote it. YES, I'm excited about dating and having sex again!!! November can't come soon enough!

Another thing I like to do is look at the before and after photos on Instagram (#wls #wlscommunity #wlsfamily). BIG source of inspiration!

I think about excess skin, however, I'm going to focus on losing the weight first. Then I'll focus on excess skin. First things first (for me)!

I sometimes use a bottle of Crystal Light.....

@@Joymarie333 I have my consult with them in a couple of weeks! One of my doctors referred me to them. I do not know anybody who has personally gone there, but I did see on a thread that an individual has heard a lot of good things about the doctors (her doctors also referred her here). How did you hear about them and have you heard anything about the program?

@@SunflowerGal I'm the same way! I lost about 90 lbs and yep... I got a lift and implants them gained that back PLUS! They still look awesome. I'm only 2 weeks post op from a revision but I'm worried! THAT was NOT a fun surgery. It's been about ten years for me as well soooo I know some type of plastics will be in my future. So glad I'm not the only who did this! @ NO! You're not the only one who has done that... while mine don't look as good as they looked 10 years ago, they still look decent! My surgery was very easy -- my sister was with me for a week and I didn't have to lift an arm. Virtually no pain either. I am still early in this game so I don't know about plastics... but, as mentioned, I'd definitely consider a re-lift!!