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skinnyme13

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    Hi all, hope everyone is doing well. Sorry I havent checked this app in quite awhile, ive been in a secret fb group for may/ june sleevers. If anyone would like to join click on this link http://pt.tapatalk.com/redirect.php?app_id=4&fid=152187&url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FBrittanyHickman%3Fref%3Dbookmarks&au_id=11161181 add brittany and let her know that you want in the secret sleevers group. After she adds you to the group she will delete you off her personal page.:)

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    Reading all these posts made me feel alot better because i am only 9 days post op, on all liquids and can still only get down around 50oz a day, i have been worrying that im not getting enough and it still hurts a little to drink so im having a very hard time telling when i am full also. I dont know if the feelings are full or still inflammation from only being 9 days out.

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    Thats how Ive seen other people do it, they keep it secret and anyone that wants to join they add as a friend on fb then invite them to the page and then delete them on their own fb page. I'll wait to do it that way because im not telling anyone so I dont want people to see that i joined this group on fb. :D

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  17. Posted

    It's free but at what cost? 5-10yrs, I would be probably have gained an extra 100lbs and maybe diabetic, or God knows what LOL. I am thankful be able to do this myself. I even if I decided to pay out of pocket in would have been no less than 19000 even with insurance. So Mexico here I come thanks to bariatric pal B)

    Omg same here, i was trying to go the insurance route, i was even half way through the supervised diet when i found out that i was going to have to pay 5000 deductible on top of 40% of the surgery cost plus labs. It would have cost me 12000 minimum with insurance. Now im only paying 6500 total for everything doing it in mexico!

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    @@leahhindi I'm lucky that my hubby is supportive.....well as much as he can be...haha... He doesn't talk much and if I started telling him I was nervous about getting the surgery done he would probably respond with " so don't do it then"....so I enjoy coming here and chatting with folks going through the same thing I am. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope we'll both get a date quickly!!!

    Im also very lucky, my husband has been super supportive. When I first told him I was considering getting the sleeve done he was a little freaked out and not to sure about it because it is surgery after all but he was still open minded about it. So he came to my first seminar with me so that he could learn about it to and from that point on he has been super supportive and agrees that this is the best thing for me. Once he learned how much more dangerous it is to be so over weight vs. having the surgery he was all for it because he just wants me to be healthy. So I would definitely recommend bringing your husband along to appointments to hear this stuff strieght from the surgeon, it will probably have much more of a impact on him them him just researching on the internet.

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    Hi there...I am likely going to be given a May date. I have done everything for the process for my insurance except my final drs appt and nutritionist appt which are both early next week. Then they submit to my insurance and hopefully, fingers crossed, approval and then scheduling. I am in NYC and would love to have a great support system in place throughout this process. I am just doing a calorie restricted diet right now because my insurance prohibits me from gaining even an ounce during a 3 month pre-surgery period and this has even been hard for me bc I need to retrain my brain (ex. stop using food to both reward myself, punish myself, as distraction, when bored, etc). We have quite a journey ahead of us. Great success and good health to all of us.

    I to am a emotional eater, i think retraining my brain after surgery is going to be the hardest part. I work nights and one of the worst things I do is when im having a rough day, I think what treat can I get after work. So not only am I using food to make me feel better but im doing it late at night, double wammy lol

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  23. Posted

    I'm supposed to be in May but I don't have a date yet. I have an appointment for chest x-ray and swallow test this Friday....then psychiatric eval and NUT visit next Wed.....and then lastly a 2 hour class I have to take on 4/25....After the class they submit to my insurance and then finally give me an actual date......but they are telling me it will be in May. I would love to stay in touch! I'm in Florida. Where are you located @@skinnyme13 ?

    Im in laughlin, NV, where are you at? Im having my surgery done with dr. Ariel Ortiz in Mexico. Good luck with all your stuff!

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  25. Posted

    I decided on Dr. Ariel Ortiz, and my surgery is set for May 10th! So excited!!!

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    Congrats on getting your date! That's always a big deal. Only a month and a half away! You must be very excited and anxious.

    Thank you, im sooooo excited! I know it will be here before i know it. I also know the nervousness will set in when it gets close.

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