jacinthapittman

I'm in the Metro Detroit Area and will be going with Mclaren per my surgeons recommendation. I am havin Dr Pesta at Mclaren Macomb do my surgery. The program there is great, they hold your hand from start to finish and make sure you have everything you need done. All my records from the doctor, psych eval, nutritionist and everything go directly to the program coordinator and she prepares the file to send to insurance.

How's it going with pre op diet? You're almost there!

How's it going with pre op diet? You're almost there!

How's it going with pre op diet? You're almost there!

Either that or you'll be completely miserable I'm hoping for the first... you have to do it for 2 weeks then?

Thanks a lot...think I'm going to need it Starting to feel a little apprehensive. Think it's all the waiting. Still, next week start the pre-op diet proper so hoping that will buck me up. At least I'll feel more proactive.

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Mine will go in next week, and yes I am nervous. My nurse and doctor told me I shouldn't lose a lot of weight before we submit to insurance so I am nervous about that. I keep worrying I should have lost more. Plus, I thought I wasn't going to have surgery until December, but then the insurance company changed from six months to three months requirement and I just found it out last week. I thought I had a lot more time to prepare than I do now, but I would rather have it now than later. I could be in much better place but December! Good luck to you. Keep me posted.

Yay Jess13! My documentation was sent last week. The anticipation of the approval, ugh. I'm having my done in the same state, in St. Louis, MO!! Awesome, we will have our surgeries around the same time.

Hello from Indonesia!
I'm September 5th!
I'm having my surgery in Kuala Lumpur. Is that a first on this forum? Feeling a little nervous...down here in the jungle (not joking) I'm not likely to find much support, medical or emotional. Hope to find the support I need here. Fingers crossed.

Hey everybody! I'm a September 19th sleever. I'll be having mine with Dr. Cauthen at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. I'm so excited!
My husband has his sleeve done this past Thursday, and has done tremendously well. No pain meds since 5 pm on Saturday, he's getting in all his fluids and Protein and walking over a mile per day! I hope I bounce back the way he has!

Looks like beth321 is in the lead ladies and gentlemen
Good luck to us all !


H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

September 12th here! I am excited and pretty nervous!


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Sep 19 right here! Good luck to you


H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I cannot wait for my September Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Anyone else having surgery that month?

I had my final weigh in with my pcp on 7/5 and started liquid pre op diet shortly thereafter. Well between slowing scheduling at the surgeons office and insurance approval my date is set for 9/21. So I'm kinda in a pissy mind frame right now. I want to eat everything under the sun because I've basically been starving myself for nothing for weeks.

September 21st for me as well!

September 21st for me as well!

I had my final weigh in with my pcp on 7/5 and started liquid pre op diet shortly thereafter. Well between slowing scheduling at the surgeons office and insurance approval my date is set for 9/21. So I'm kinda in a pissy mind frame right now. I want to eat everything under the sun because I've basically been starving myself for nothing for weeks.

My husband (will be officially ex soon) was so against me having the bypass, he threatened to leave me! I had the surgery on June 16, 2017. He was gone when I got out of the hospital. I've done it all on my own...complications and all. But the surgery itself was worth every minute. I'm 7 weeks out, 60 pounds down (260 if you count my husband), and off ALL of my meds other than the ones I take for depression and anxiety!

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I am only 3 weeks away from surgery, but I am not able to tune my head into a new and healthy way of living. More the opposite, really, I'm eating like I will never be able to eat again. I don't have to go on a preop diet.

How are you doing?

Was approved by insurance & scheduled my surgery for September 21st. Excited & nervous.

I just started watching the Ozark on netflix... guy from IL moving to Missouri

I just happened to call my surgeons office today & found out my surgery was approved by insurance. The employee who does the surgery scheduling, only works Thurs & Fri.
I should get a call in the next day or so for surgery. I'm excited & nervous!!!

Honestly, the right program will know how to get you approved. I chose the program I chose because they had a streamlined system and know how to work with insurance. If your program can't get you approved, choose a different one.

Well at 35 I was around your size (a little taller).
A year later I was over 200.
Now 4 years after that I'm still over 200 and getting the sleeve. To answer your question, I wish I'd done it sooner but I'm not 100% sure that I wish I'd done it at 180 if that makes any sense at all.
I feel like I could have lost the weight at 180 but I waited too long until I was over 200 and couldn't come back from there, too far along I guess.
Currently bmi 35.