Jingle123423

You're not going to fail. Don't let the specter of self-doubt creep in. Flash forward 6 months and you will be so much happier and healthier!

Did they give you an ETA for a decision? There are some insurance threads on this board where you might be able to find some info from other people who have Aetna.

almost All surgeries are elective if they are planned in advance: c-sections, joint replacements, heart surgeries etc. so your supervisors don’t have a leg to stand on. File FMLA and let HR handle it. You don’t have to tell your supervisors the extent of your surgery ever

You look great!

Today I went to a public pool with a big Water slide. I went down 5 times! I felt so young and good! Such a wonderful NSV! My smile says it all!

So I am done with all my appointments and test, my info was submitted to atena in the 2nd. Every time I call it’s pending. What are they looking for? Why so long. How long did you all have to wait for an approval and what insurance did you go through?

I’m 7 weeks out from sleeve surgery. Yesterday I was refinishing furniture for my sister. In the middle of staining, my pants fell down! I think it’s time to go down another size. This will be my second time down!

Share your milestones! 🤗

Thanks Lisa. I will take my meds and will keep drinking. Feeling so tired. I’ll keep you all posted.

You are not ready for the surgery. The questions you asked are childish.

I'm only 5/6 WEEKS post-op, so perhaps I’m not the person you hoped to hear from.
First, I want to applaud you for trying to think ahead. All these unknowns can mess with your mind.
Yes! Yes! Yes! You have every right and you deserve to be treated with respect in an honest and thoughtful way. It's not easy to ask questions when you're unsure about what kind of answers you'll receive.
Anyway.... The first thing that popped out at me was the general bargaining tone of your questions. What I mean is this: You love eating X , drinking X, and doing X so much that you’re hoping to bargain your way out of the commitment that you'd need to make in order to be truly successful. Kindly notice that I didn't say that doing any of these things would be 100% terrible. My point is that you need to be prepared to give up some things that you genuinely enjoy NOW in order to get the ONE thing that you apparently want the MOST. Is losing weight and improving your health what you want the MOST? If it is, then you've established your top priority.
I know these sentences will sound silly the first time you read them, but they are meant to make you really think hard about what is truly important to you versus what seems important NOW. It all boils down to you being willing to give up something in order to get something else that's better. Again, I didn't say that you must give up any of these things, but you have to plant the seed deep into your head that you would be willing to give up one or all of these things if it meant the difference between being getting what you like or love NOW versus what you really want LATER.
1. My favorite food chain is in LA, In-N-Out Burger where I like to eat a cheeseburger and small fry with like a milkshake, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
2. I absolutely LOVE sparkling Water like La Croix and San Pellegrino, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
3. I like to have myself an occasional couple of social beverages, such as mixed drinks (hard liquor) and wine, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
4. A lot of people have a sweet tooth, and I love the occasional scone, croissant, cookie, French macaron, etc., but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
5. I'm ADDICTED to coffee and espresso beverages; lattes, macchiatos, cappuccinos, matcha lattes sweetened with flavored syrups like a pump of lavender or simple Syrup or matcha powder, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
6. I'm not stupid. I know it's an addictive habit and I'm trying to quit smoking cigarettes and e-cigs like Juul's, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
7. I eat I like to sip on Water or unsweetened iced tea, coffee while eating a snack or meal, but losing weight and improving my health is what I want the most.
I’ve spent more time on this post than on any other so far. That’s because you and your topic are both important and you deserved my full effort. I’m not implying that my full effort is worth more or less than anyone else’s effort, but you deserved more than just a quicky reply with no real time or effort invested in it.
We all started where you are now. We’ve all wondered about how our lives would change after weight-loss surgery. Would we be able to handle all the new and different lifestyle changes or would we end up having regrets?
Please take my post in the caring spirit in which it was written. I had other, more pressing things to do tonight, but I chose to write to you instead. Did I waste my time?

What she said.

It's not our place to be judgmental.
Did you like speculation and comments of others about your obesity when you were larger?
Give the public figures and celebs a break.

Woot!!

Woot!!

I’m down 82lbs!!

Best of luck! You'll do great!

Sleeved on 1/10/2018. Down 112 so far.

Well if I knew how to delete my epic double post I would.

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Give him a break man. He's excited!

Sorry....?

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I wish I was this week. I have to wait until early September. I am ready to go!

Honestly, not at all. I am excited. Maybe I will get nervous when it gets closer, but I don't think so. Best of luck to you! Remember- your six months in the future self is going to be so glad you did this!

Hi there! September will be here before you know it! Are you nervous at all? I was so anxious and nervous this am I was thinking of backing out but I’m confident now after speaking with people on these boards that all will be ok.

My surgery is scheduled for September 5th! 59 days to go!