wonderdawn

I had to lose 5-10% of my body weight.

It is nothing to worry about. They just want to make sure you are mentally ready for surgery and not just thinking that surgery is an easy way out.

So happy for you.

Thank you for the tips. I have been walking. I did give up my Dr pepper but struggling with the coffee. Thanks again for the support.

I feel like I have been at this forever and still have a ways to go. My insurance requirements just to submit to insurance seems like I will never get there. I started this jouney in June of 2015. I live in Ohio, and I am going through The Ohio State University for my surgery. Just for them to be able to submit to insurance I have to go through so many steps. I had to go to the bariatric seminar, my initial consult, meet with the nutritionist, have a pyciatric clearance, do a cardiac clearance, blood work, endoscopy, 9 months of Dr. weight loss and exercise documentaions, sleep study with 30 day cpap compliance, 4 life after surgery classes, plus loose 5- 10 percent of weight. I am almost at the end, but feel like it will never get here, I have 2 more months with my Dr. and 2 more life after surgery classes. I have a fear that after all of this that somehow I will have done something wrong and have to start all over again. I know it is all worth it and it is teaching me how to keep going after surgery, but the process seems like it isnever going to end. Just needed to vent a little.

I am still working on things. I had my first appointment in July of 2015. My insurance company requires a lot of different things that I have to do before surgery. I only have 3 more months of seeing my Dr and 2 more living well classes to do before they can submit for approval