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What app is this? I need to get this on my phone. And keep up the good work! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Current weight: 299 Goal weight: 285 Today's date: 02/04/2017 Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

South of Atlanta, Ga Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I'm not sure what classes you have to do. I don't have to do any classes, just monitored weight loss by my PCP and my insurance didn't specify an amount of weight for me to have to lose. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I'm in Senoia and drive to his Lagrange office. Finally finished my cardiology testing and will have that clearance letter Friday. EGD was today and it went smoothly. Will know the results in 2 weeks. I'm getting anxious and a little nervous all at the same time. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App Once its submitted to your insurance that's when it becomes a horrible waiting game lol...every min goes by I'm wondering...Have they made a decision?...I wonder when my surgery date is?...what if I get denied? I had to find a hobby to occupy my mind lol...before I knew it they called with a date...I was so excited Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using the BariatricPal App I can't wait for that moment... I'm going to be very anxious but I think mostly excited. My poor hubby will be a nervous wreck. He was freaking out about me having the Egd and being under 10 mins. I can't itmagine how crazy he's going to be on surgery day. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App Same here lol...He says he's scared of just the way the surgery sounds lol....but I wish you the best of luck..and if you need anyone to talk to...I'm always here Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using the BariatricPal App Thanks girl! And same to you! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Keep up the great work! You look amazing! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

So exciting! It'll be here before you know it! I look forward to seeing your updates and maybe we will see each other at one of those support meetings they have if you go. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

So far they all seem really nice. My next appointment with them is towards the end of February so hopefully by then the only thing I'll be missing is my cardiac clearance. When did you have your surgery? How was it and how was your follow up with dr. Turton after? I chose him because a good friend went to him and I saw her amazing results. I do like them there and have yet to have any kind of bad experience with them whether in person or on the phone. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Thank you. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I wish you lots of success and can't wait to see your results. You will rock this! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Thank you so much. I keep reminding myself that even with all this I'm still over halfway done with requirements. It just makes me feel like the universe is against me doing this. But I will get this done and I will lose and become healthy! Hope you're doing good since you're surgery! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App Thank you. Me too. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I am currently working on completing my requirements to be approved for gastric sleeve surgery. I started my journey in November when I met with Dr. Turton for my consult. Since then, it has seemed like every time I get excited about this journey I am on, something happens to derail me. For my insurance I have to do 3 months of Physician Monitored weight loss. Started with my original PCP in November and was doing rather well. 1 week before my next visit, I received a letter from him stating that he was closing his practice to become a concierge doctor and that I could continue care with him for a yearly fee of $2500.... no thanks. After that I found a new PCP and restarted my journey in December with her. So far everything for that is going great. And she has had bariatric surgery so she knows some of the struggles. The main part that has been keeping me down is cardiology. I had an abnormal ekg and have to get cleared by cardiology to have surgery. I've known I had a heart murmur for a few years but was always told it was nothing to be concerned about. The cardiologist decided I needed an Echocardiogram to make sure that all looked good. Had it done along with my treadmill stress test (longest 6 mins every! but passed with flying colors. lol) and was feeling great and getting excited. Then the next day he calls and tells me I have to do a Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) to evaluate the size of a hole they found in my heart. So of course that killed my excitement and I began worrying about the financial side of it. The following week I went and had the TEE done and at first he said he needed to consult with the specialist that actually repairs those types of things because to him it looked rather large. 10 minutes later he comes back in and tell me and my mother and grandmother that the specialist said it is a rather small hole and isn't affecting the way my hear muscle is working at all and that I am good to go. He diagnosed it as an Atrial Septal Defect. He said he would do my clearance letter the next day. I was stoked and finally looking at the home stretch of the requirements. Then of course the next day I get another call from him stating that they "forgot" to get some images during the TEE and that I need to come in and have another echocardiogram done (free of charge at least). So I was like "okay... no big deal. A few needed images then I'll be cleared". Nope! he called me an hour after I left and tells me that based on the new images, there is a size discrepancy between what the Echo shows and what the TEE shows. Therefore, I now have to do an MRI of my heart. When I hung up with him I was so mad that I cried and was just ready to quit and give up. I feel like I am being yanked around because he knows I can't decline the further testing and still get cleared for surgery. I get he has to make sure I am good to go for surgery but after an extensive amount of research I am not concerned about the hole. It is very common and the fact that the specialist that does these repairs isn't concerned... makes me wonder why I am having to do this. And also why when the hole was first discovered, didn't he just order the MRI to determine the size once and for all instead of wasting my time and money. The schedulers called me and told me that I had my MRI appt on Feb 8th. I decided not to let this hold me back and was beginning to get excited again because the way everything was scheduled I would have my requirements met by Feb 16th. Of course, I get a call this morning that someone made a scheduling error and they cannot do the MRI until March 8th. They have me on a cancellation list in case someone cancels before then... but after that call I started feeling discouraged again. I feel like every time I get my hopes up, something happens to yank away that happiness and it makes me wonder if this is worth it. My friends and husband both reassured me that it is going to be worth it in the end and to not think about the long road I am on to get there... but where that road will take me. I get that... and I want to be excited about all this like before... but at this point I am struggling to keep my chin up. Especially since I am an emotional eater and I want nothing more than to drown my emotions in something completely yummy and horrible for me. Which I can't do because I can't gain a single pound before surgery and I need to stay on track... which is hard, but I will stick to it. Some may think that I am stupid but I have determined that if the cardiologist calls me after the MRI and says it is big enough to need repaired sooner rather than later, I will refuse. I do not feel that this hole will have much effect on being under anesthesia for less than an hour or 2. I had my tonsils out last year with zero problems with anesthesia. But I do feel like having heart surgery with my BMI this high could be risky. I will gladly have it repaired once I lose about 40 or 50 lbs so my BMI is lower and I am in better health. I also will have met my out of pocket and it wouldn't cost me much if any at all. I am sorry this is such a long post. I just mainly needed to vent and there are very few people that know I am having surgery or that I feel comfortable enough telling them all this (my mom has already gone against my wishes and told my grandmother about me having surgery. She says she doesn't understand the secrecy. I told her it is my health and my decision as to whom I tell what to.) On the plus side, I will probably meet my out of pocket maximum either before the surgery or will meet it with the surgery. Surgery copay is $2500 and I've met $800 of my $3500 out of pocket before the TEE has been processed and this MRI. Guess that is one good thing to look forward too.

I'm in Senoia and drive to his Lagrange office. Finally finished my cardiology testing and will have that clearance letter Friday. EGD was today and it went smoothly. Will know the results in 2 weeks. I'm getting anxious and a little nervous all at the same time. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App Once its submitted to your insurance that's when it becomes a horrible waiting game lol...every min goes by I'm wondering...Have they made a decision?...I wonder when my surgery date is?...what if I get denied? I had to find a hobby to occupy my mind lol...before I knew it they called with a date...I was so excited Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using the BariatricPal App I can't wait for that moment... I'm going to be very anxious but I think mostly excited. My poor hubby will be a nervous wreck. He was freaking out about me having the Egd and being under 10 mins. I can't itmagine how crazy he's going to be on surgery day. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I can't wait for that moment. I hate my pic being taken. I actually cancelled having our family Christmas pic taken because I was disgusted with myself. Although I am worried about losing most or all of my butt... that's the only nice thing I've got. Lol. Guess I'll be doing lots of squats to try and keep it looking good at least. Congrats on reaching your goal weight! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I'm in Senoia and drive to his Lagrange office. Finally finished my cardiology testing and will have that clearance letter Friday. EGD was today and it went smoothly. Will know the results in 2 weeks. I'm getting anxious and a little nervous all at the same time. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I'm doing good I have a date set for February 13 for Surgery...I have an appointment in Lagrange on the 31 of this month to start my shrinking liver diet...How are you doing? How's everything going? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using the BariatricPal App That's exciting! I'm doing fairly well. As long as my EGD goes fine on Tuesday and my final cardiac testing comes out normal tomorrow, I should have all my requirement met by Feb 16 and can submit to insurance! I didn't realize it was getting so close. My insurance didn't specify a length of time for the supervised dieting so we're going to submit after 3 months and then I'll keep doing the appointments just in case they come back and say they want 6. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

You look great! Sent from my SM-G900V using BariatricPal mobile app

Anyone on here have the sleeve or the sleeve with duodenal switch with Dr. Turton? In my pre approval stage and getting a little nervous. My PCP recommended I talk to him about getting the duodenal switch done as well but Idk if he does that. I have an appt with his NP next Thursday but wanted to see if there are any others that use him. How was your surgery and follow ups with him? Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Good luck! Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

You're doing great! Sent from my SM-G900V using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm just starting the process to get approved for the sleeve and I'm already going through the waves of emotion. Some days I'm super excited and can't quit to have the surgery. Other days I question myself and wonder of I'm doing the right thing. I've told a handful of people but don't plan to take it much further than that until I get closer to my goals. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I'm just getting started today on my journey. First consult also with Dr. TURTON! How are you doing? Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

I live south of Atlanta and have my initial consult for the sleeve on Tuesday with Dr. Turton in Lagrange. Anyone use him before? Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App