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Hey love! Thanks for the check in! I'm doing fantastic! Such an amazing feeling!!!

Went to my pre op nutritional class today! I assumed my program has the two week liquid diet. Totally doesn't. I almost crapped myself when she said I just had to do it the day before. However, just with my medical background I will be doing some variation of the liver shrinking diets despite them telling me I don't have to. I don't wanna bleed out or get a knick! That wouldn't be fun. On top of that, due to me thinking that I had to do the 2 week pre op liquid diet....I already had my food funerals. Might as well get in the right head space since I thought thats what I had to do anyway. Oh also, since its official that my date IS set - we went and booked the hotel! Its getting SO close and SO real! Holy moly! The nerves are starting to hit me! Thanks for listening to me ramble! lol.

No, I was as well. lol. This is under the forum for "pre op gastric bypass" so, I'm with you on the confusion. I don't mind having both either, but I get what you mean cause there are two separate forums. lol.

Thanks for the book suggestion! I'll be looking into it! Okie dokie! on it! sorry about that!

Hey Insul817! You might want to take this question to the post op side of things! Since I'm still pre op I couldn't give you an adequate time line on healing and such! Best of luck and I'm so happy you have a date!!!

I was the same way! Its a long drawn out process. It really messed with my emotions to be honest. My "surgery date" is September 7th. I'm putting "surgery date" in parentheses because at this point I STILL don't feel like this is all real. LOL. Essentially, till I wake up in a recovery room- its not happening. lol.

I have Anthem Highmark PPO and also another Anthem PPO through my husband and I received an answer within 2 days of submittal. It might have come in sooner however, two days after was just from when my bariatric center called me.

You. Are. My. Hero. LOL!! THIS is HILARIOUS and FREAKING good! LOL

LOL oh honey, I may seem put together but, my brain is a hot mess. Really not with a whole lot other than the weight subject. lol. So maybe that is the confidence you're seeing!

I don't think you were ness playing the devil's advocate! I think you're just being very realistic! I agree with them still talking anyway however, I still feel like - its on them at that point. Thats their brains and thats something they are gonna have to work through. I have enough problems of my own trying to get through life. Don't want/need to take theirs on either! lol.

FYI to everyone (I think I got everyone in this thread. Sorry if I missed you just let me now and I'll fix it!) I followed everyone in this thread so that way we might be able to message each other and help to guide each other through this process if we need it! Kind of be our own support group since we will be going through the phases at the same time! Don't think I'm being a creeper! lol. Just wanted a list of y'all just incase I had questions or you did as well! CANNOT WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER 7th!!!

Lol, you'll be sedated at this point! I promise!

Unfortunately, this is a common side effect of intubation. Especially for us who are over weight. Its harder for the person with the laryngoscopy to be able to see our vocal cords due to us having short and very cubby neck lines. While we are very careful while manipulating the soft tissue of the throat its still not an easy process at times and soft tissue unfortunately can become damaged. Time is the only cure. It hurts so bad because its on the top layer of skin where most of the nerves are! As you can see in the image attached the blade has to go clear down into the vallecula. Which is right above where your vocal cords are! Lots of soft tissue that has never/rarely been touched by any metal!

Not even on it yet and I'm already emoional/dreading it. I won't start mine till August 24th and ...I can only imagine and am getting very anxious for it. I'm just ready for this to happen. All of this waiting...all of this...everything. Doesn't help us with anxiety as it is. haha! I mean, I'm positive and I'm still sure this is what I want to do but, my goodness - the process absolutely does not help. lol.

Oh boy, I gotta tell you. Mine has been/still is an up and down roller coaster! Surgery consultation was January 4th, 2017. I then had to do 6 months of supervised weight loss with my doctor. Then I finally got approved with insurance (the first time around...didn't have to appeal or resubmit.) in the beginning of May. The center called me and set up pre op testing for June 22nd. It then took 3 weeks for them to call me to let me FINALLY schedule a surgery date. My pre op nutritional class is August 22nd and then my "surgery date" is September 7th. I say "surgery date" because at this point until I'm on that operating table...its not legit! lol. I just feel like this has been such a long drawn out process that I know will be worth it however, some days I feel like its not really a thing that is actually happening. I have heard of so many people getting their surgeries pushed back...blah blah. I think that with my center its still "tentative" because when I called to get a work slip for my husbands work they stated that they wouldn't give me one until we came in for the August 22nd pre op class. This made me feel like that would be the "official deciding moment" depending on how I do with the nutritionist? I suppose. Cause, 2 weeks before surgery would be when we would get the note...hubby is worried he won't be able to get the time off because of their weird policies! He will be there cause he will just call in but he would prefer to do it the right way and not leave the guys hanging!