SarahM76

I am having the rny on Aug 1. 12 DAYS! My preop appts are this Friday.

Oh man. Looks like I go first! I go in on Aug 1. Got lucky to get my date moved up from Aug 9.

Oh man. Looks like I go first! I go in on Aug 1. Got lucky to get my date moved up from Aug 9.

Oh man. Looks like I go first! I go in on Aug 1. Got lucky to get my date moved up from Aug 9.

I also like Rascal Flatts,
"I've dealt with my ghosts, and faced all my demons.
Finally content with a past I regret.
I've heard you find strength in your moments of weakness.
For once I'm at peace with myself.
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in my past for too long.
I'm movin on."
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How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Now that I'm on my way
Do you still think I'm crazy
Toby Kieth this has to be the theme song for everyone who made the mistake of telling the wrong person about their WLS????

Thanks all! I will check Walmart for something comfy.

I would say the biggest thing I had no concept of before surgery and have had to learn how to deal with after surgery is how strange being in public and interacting with strangers has become. Before, my experience was similar to many obese people's experiences - people often stared with thinly veiled (sometimes not so thinly veiled) disgust, looked down their noses at me, acted irritated and grossed out by my very existence. Even the not-cruel ones sometimes openly oggled me like I was some kind of sideshow. I've even had strangers confront me, telling me to go to the gym or put down my food and "just stop eating". Being utterly ignored was really my best hope of making it through social situations with strangers.
Now, I never get disgusted stares. Most people act as though I'm just another random person, which is a huge relief and something I'm still trying to get used to. Some people even return my smile. Today at the pool, a lifeguard hit on me. Generally, these new experiences have been great. However, there is this little wounded part of me who wonders "would that nice woman have been nice when you were 200 pounds heavier?" or "would that guy have smiled/nodded back when I greeted him politely, or would he have sneered in disgust at me when I was large?" I honestly HATE that I am plagued with these thoughts and worries. I feel like I can't even believe people when they are nice, because it feels like all of these nice people would have been completely horrible to me two years ago. Why am I suddenly human to them, when I most certainly was not before? Why am I suddenly worth basic human decency? It feels like no one is actually kind deep down, because I've seen the deepest, darkest, meanest parts of people (who are normally smiley and nice) emerge when I walked by at 400 pounds. "Nice" people became cold assholes. So now I'm trying to give people the benefit of the doubt, and I struggle with this whole thing, because I am, at my core, a positive person who truly loves humanity despite the cruelty I have suffered at its hands. I LOVE people and I want to smile and brighten their days, and be a little bit of positivity in a really selfish and negative world. This distrust/suspicion has been very difficult, though I recognize that this is my hangup and when all is said and done, judgment is something I never, ever want to be a part of.
I'm working on it.

So. My surg date got moved UP to Aug 1.
I really would like to know if it is allowed to wear some sort of bra post op? I hate the thought of people in my room and just letting the girls out...
I know i prob wont even give a rat's behind after surgery, but for whatever reason, its been on the brain today.

So. My surg date got moved UP to Aug 1.
I really would like to know if it is allowed to wear some sort of bra post op? I hate the thought of people in my room and just letting the girls out...
I know i prob wont even give a rat's behind after surgery, but for whatever reason, its been on the brain today.

Holy Cow! Surgery date moved UP to Aug 1st!!!!

Started this process last November, and I finally have my surgery date. I am set to have a rny at the University of Iowa hospital on August 9th. My surgeon is on vacation in June...so i have a while yet to wait. But having a date makes it so much more real!! Are their any other August folks out there?

Oh also, type into Google premier Protein shake coupons 2016, and you should be able to print out coupons (2 per electric device) to save $4 per 4 pack. The coupons should be good till end of july. Also on the same site they have a competitor coupon for $3 off a 4 pack which Walmart will also take. You can print two of those off as well.
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Going to St Louis for a Cardinals game. Then my son takes the field for a high school game right after that. How cool to be able to watch a teenager play on a MLB field! Just hope my big rear fits in the seats...ugh.

My rny isnt until Aug 9th, but my packing list includes: chap stick, gas x strips, extra long phone cord, slipper sox, and bathrobe.

My rny isnt until Aug 9th, but my packing list includes: chap stick, gas x strips, extra long phone cord, slipper sox, and bathrobe.

For the love of the gods, husband, if you insist on buying chips, keep them on the top shelf where I can ignore them.
I have asked him nicely, more than a few times since being sleeved in March to put that stuff where I can't see it. Instead, he leaves the open bag on the bottom shelf of the cupboard with the plates and bowls. I go to get my little plate on which to put my 3oz of chicken, only to be greeted with the aroma of deep-fried goodness in the form of a potato.
No, I don't believe that he is trying to sabotage me, he just truly has no comprehension of my deep-seated issues with potato chips. You see, chips and I, we were BFFs. But alas, no longer.
Husband looks at me like I am crazy when I tell him to put the bag out of my sight, until finally I ask him, "Would you leave alcohol out in the open in front of an alcoholic?", and I see the light bulb go on. He sorta gets it. And the chips are moved.
One step at a time, my friends.
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I have been reading thru these forums for over six months now, and I'm finally posting my own thread!
I have been overweight my whole life. I have non-alcoholic Liver Disease that consists of Fatty Liver & several hepatic adenomas, PCOS, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Leukocytosis, Infertility, Severe GERD, IBS, Chronic unspecified inflammation in the body, the list really goes on and on. On top of my own co-morbidities, I have a very very strong family history of Heart Disease & Diabetes. I thought about pursuing Bariatric Surgery a couple years back, but after doing research, I talked myself out of it because I didn't want to have to wait ANOTHER 18-24 months to conceive. Well, after 6 months of fertility therapy & horrible side effects, I decided I needed to stop and reassess the situation. I went thru all my requirements, and submitted my Pre-Auth to insurance in March '16, to be denied 2 weeks later due to lack of support from my PCP. My Primary is very "old fashioned", and doesn't believe in "Non-Traditional Weight Loss", so I was left hanging & she would not right up a letter of medical necessity or provide documentation that I have been actively trying to lose weight for the past umteen years. So, I ended up going to my Bariatric Center & just doing another 3 months of NUT appointments to add on to everything I already had to HOPEFULLY achieve requirements while by-passing my PCP.
My appeal was submitted June 10th, and I was getting multiple responses for "Wait time" from my insurance. One person said it was the standard 7-10 days, and then another said that an appeal isn't the same thing as a pre-auth, and they are allowed 30 days. At this point, my lab work is getting worse; liver is getting worse; retaining ridiculous amounts of fluid; CRP is thru the roof; in ER with sky-high WBC; I just need this done! Just got word from my insurance today that my denial has been overturned and I have been APPROVED!
Going thru these threads for 6 months, I never understood why people cried when getting the approval. I now understand... Something that seemed so unobtainable the last few months is finally real. It's my Holy Grail honestly.... I woke up today just having an awful morning & that 1 phone call just turned my day upside down. My golden birthday is 1 week from today (27 on June 27th), and this by far is the best present ever!
Now, to just wait on a date! So many happy tears in my cubicle today!
-Brooke

Best to all of you! I hope everything goes well!

I know how you feel RoseyM. I thought the same thing...if I could stick to the diet, I wouldn't be in the program! Its tough, no doubt. Keep going. The first week is the worst. Be proud of your progress. It took time to put all the 'extra'on, it'll take some time to get it off too. You can do it!

I have three butterflies on the top of my foot, one for both of my sons and one for me. Our initials are in the details of the wings. I also found a pic of a sleeping angel on a cloud, from her toes hang 2 stars, for two important people in my life that I lost too soon. This I have on my left shoulderblade. I want another, and will reward myself when I hit my healthy weight!

I have three butterflies on the top of my foot, one for both of my sons and one for me. Our initials are in the details of the wings. I also found a pic of a sleeping angel on a cloud, from her toes hang 2 stars, for two important people in my life that I lost too soon. This I have on my left shoulderblade. I want another, and will reward myself when I hit my healthy weight!

I have three butterflies on the top of my foot, one for both of my sons and one for me. Our initials are in the details of the wings. I also found a pic of a sleeping angel on a cloud, from her toes hang 2 stars, for two important people in my life that I lost too soon. This I have on my left shoulderblade. I want another, and will reward myself when I hit my healthy weight!

I have three butterflies on the top of my foot, one for both of my sons and one for me. Our initials are in the details of the wings. I also found a pic of a sleeping angel on a cloud, from her toes hang 2 stars, for two important people in my life that I lost too soon. This I have on my left shoulderblade. I want another, and will reward myself when I hit my healthy weight!

My super hero talent must be the ability to exhale through my nose while sucking in liquid through my straw. No excess air has ever hit my tummy from the use of one to date.

Be jelly.