kimberb

I noticed you have tattoos on your arms. I also have 2 very special tattoos on my upper arms. Right side upper arm a flying pig for my dad that passed from cancer 3 years ago and on the left a half upper sleeve of a Horned Owl with teal ribbon for my mother in law that just passed from ovarian cancer this last May. I was wondering if your tattoos are changing any? Stretching out etc. You look amazing and make me feel excited about maybe having WLS Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using the BariatricPal App

Thanks for sharing. I am just at the very beginning of looking into WLS. Have been to one orientation class. Trying to decide if I really want to do this? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using the BariatricPal App

You look amazing. Congrats on the new healthier you Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using the BariatricPal App

marchmellow my husband suggested the ankle weights. I rolled my eyes. I chuckled when I read your post. Told the hubby and his reply was "I told you' So they don't make you strip down for the official weigh in? This would be good to know. KristenLe we checked my height last night have lost another 1/2 inch in 3 years. Why can't we get skinner as we age? Lol Kaiser will accept any weigh in at your doctor office from the previous year to qualify for the BMI. I had an appointment with my Primary today. Somehow I am I am now 41 BMI. It wasn't ankle weights So next week I'm going to call the bariatric department and mention this to them and see if I still need a phone consult with the surgeon. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using the BariatricPal App

Hi I'm new to this forum. I've been on a Rollercoaster ride with my weight for about 15 years. My heaviest was 260. I went on WW and dropped 60 pounds in a year. 3 years later I'm at 240 again. My step daughter had the sleeve surgery 15 months ago and looks fantastic. My sister -law had the sleeve surgery 3 months ago and has dropped 65 pounds. I'm with Kaiser. They require a BMI of 40 without health issues and 35 BMI with health issues. I went to the orientation. Then talked with my primary doc. He thinks the sleeve would be great for me and referred me to Bariatrics. They called today and let me know I barely miss meeting the 40 BMI requirement . I do have high cholesterol. Asthma and chronic lower back pain. The nurse said she'd speak to the surgeon and call me. So this afternoon the nurse called back and said the surgeon wanted a phone consult with me on Sept 13th. I asked why and she said to discuss my health. So should I gain the weight to reach the 40 BMI before 9/13? That would be about 7 pounds. It feels crazy thinking gain weight to have WLS. I've fought for so many years to lose. What are your opinions about gaining weight to have surgery? Should I wait and see what the surgeon says? It's crazy to think my fat is not fat enough to qualify. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using the BariatricPal App