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I started my process on June 15th. I will have my 6th visit this Monday but still have to do a breathing test the day before Thanksgiving plus take a 2 day stress test on Dec 2nd and 3rd with results on the 7th. The surgeon is going out of the country Dec 15th for the Holiday. He only operates on Tuesday and Thursday. So it is looking like Jan or maybe even Feb for me. This process is taking much longer than I thought it would I was wishing it was before Christmas but there is no way that will happen. My insurance deductible and co-pay will be going up in 2016. Good luck to everyone having surgery in Nov and Dec. I wish I could join you.

That was fast. Sure hope you have enough time to do some research and prepare yourself for this life altering surgery. Many who are approved that quickly don't seem to really understand the whole process. Good luck with everything. I have been on a 6 month supervised diet and still haven't been approved or have a date.

Do you plan to drive yourself back home? Not a good idea from what others have said on this site. I haven't had my surgery yet but plan for my room mate to drive me to and from the hospital. Hopefully others who have had surgery will reply soon. OOPS I see a reply came through as I was typing mine.

Pray all goes well and that your surgeon did such a fantastic job that you have very little pain and recover quickly.

I am really impressed all those 100 pounds you lost were after surgery. WOW!! I added you as a friend so please let's keep in touch. Your wearing a size 10 you must feel amazing. I know I would.

I have Coventry Summit HMO insurance and apparently Aetna took them over but they are still using the Coventry name. Is your insurance truly Aetna or under the Aetna umbrella? When I have my surgery and start to lose weight my surgeon already told me I will need these operations you mentioned. So I too am interested in knowing the answer to your questions as my Dr was saying when I get to 200 I should be thinking about skin surgery.

Wow you are wearing a size 10 that is wonderful. I can't even begin to imagine what that would feel like.

Krista CONGRATULATIONS in hitting the 100 pound mark in such a short amount of time. You look fantastic!! I weigh the same as your starting weight and am about 2 inches taller. I have not had my surgery yet. My Dr stated I might lose 95 pounds in 6 months. I have a 6 months supervised diet which ends next Monday but surgery may not be until Jan or Feb. Did you have a 3 or 6 month supervised diet or is all of the 100 pounds after surgery? Looking at you kind of gives me an idea as to how I might look when I am down 100 pounds. Your looking great and I can't wait until I look like you do. Investing in the makeup was a smart move as the clothing would have only been used for such a short amount of time at the rate you are losing. Keep going strong and you will be to goal before you know it. I will be following your progress and if your interested I would love to become friends with you.

Congratulations on finishing the 6 months and losing the weight you did. Next Monday is my 6th visit. I did great the first couple of months and then last month I only lost 2 pounds. This month has been filled with stress and even though I am following my plan I do not see the weight coming off. Wow you and I will have about a 2 to 3 month wait after our last visit as mine will not be able to be done until Jan or Feb due to a 2 day chemical stress test I have to take in Dec. Plus my surgeon is leaving the country for the Holidays and only does surgery on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I sure could use the extra support during this 3 month break. Would you be interested in emailing each other and reporting in to each other on our weight loss? Or maybe even chatting online?

I am suppose to be getting one of those from my surgeon and some kind of patch during the 3 to 4 hour workshop a week before my surgery. I think the device is suppose to help us to clear our lungs so we don't wind up with pneumonia or something like that.

Sounds like we are both stressed out about unexpected changes but there isn't much we can do about it. Hopefully over the next few sessions you have all of this will be worked out and you will get the surgery this year. I wish you the very best. I certainly understand some of how you are feeling as I also have a delay and will not be able to have my surgery until late Jan or Feb. My delay is not in regard to a Doctors opinion of my mental health but test related. I had my Cardiac Eval on Thursday and the Dr saw something. Now he wants me to have a 2 day chemical stress test and there are no opening for that until Dec 2 & 3rd and I don't get the results until the 7th. My Dr is leaving the country for the holiday on Dec 15th until after the New Year. I too was looking to have my surgery either in Dec or Jan. Expenses are going up for me to with the insurance in 2016. I am disabled and only work 2 days per week so money is super tight. I still do not even know what my co-pays will be but I do know they will all be put on a credit card and paid off monthly for the next how many years I don't know. I am stressed out about all this and next Monday is suppose to be my 6th supervised visit to the surgeon.

I too am very glad I do not have to wait too long after my surgery to have pickles again. I even found sugar free sweet pickles last month and they were delicious. Speaking of pickles are we allow dill relish? I would think so, since it is just like dill pickles. What do you all say?

Congratulations on your bras no longer fitting you. I too will be thrilled when I have to buy pretty colored new ones. My body including my breast are so huge I can't even begin to imagine what my body will look like when I finally get the surgery and get to my goal.

So glad to hear you were approved. I have searched online and found nothing about my insurance approval procedure. Before I started with the 6 month supervised diet I got a case manager from the insurance company and questioned her and questioned the staff at the Dr office about the approval procedure Everyone said I too will get approved. I was denied in 2008 for the lapband This is a different insurance company then in 2008. However I am still going through the cardiac and pulmonary clearance and have more testings to do. I am fearful I will not get approved again and am glad to hear that the peer to peer review worked for you. Now that I know about it I will use it if I have to. When do you found out your surgery date?

Is it possible that you have a hernia? I have an umbilical hernia and it is above my belly button and looks like your lump. My Dr told me he would not remove mine during the sleeve surgery as they tend to grow back during weight loss surgery. I would get a second opinion.

I have been reading about your situation on other posts but am glad to read here you finally got the feeding tube removed and are doing better.

oh no, it (a leak) happened again! Was it the same Dr that did the WLS that did this new one? I am so sorry you have gone through so much with these surgery. I looked at your profile and didn't see your location or pounds lost. Yes the pounds lost is great but at what expense? It is time to change your profile to show the weight loss. Did all these problems happen in the USA?

So glad to hear it is not a leak. Hope you don't get it again. Please update us if you do and they finally find out what the problem is.

What a shame the Dr didn't do a leak test and pushed you out of his office. I would have tried t sue him for neglect.. I am so sorry you had your whole stomach removed. Good to hear you are recovery and learning how to eat with the new stomach that was created.

WOW what a shame that it has not been fixed. I have no problem seeing my pages and all of your friends as well. That is odd. Have you mentioned it to Alex the founder?

Elode you have 5 pages of friends. Why is it that you can only see the first page? Did you know underneath the manage friends title it lists the pages. You just have to click on any other page and you can see all the friends you have.

Someone can become a friend just by clicking on your name and at your profile page click add you as a friend. Ifyou don't want them as a friend, go up to the little wheel near your name at the top right of the page. Do a left click go down to manage friends and you will see the friends listed and then you can delete that person.

Sounds like that NP needs more training and knowledge. I have never heard of keeping Protein below 75 that is crazy. I would follow what the NUT said. Good luck!

Based on the fact there has been no reply from Runner1 in a few days I would say that it was not gas pain and the ER found something else was wrong. Sure do hope your getting the medical attention you need and will be back home soon. Good luck with everything. For those who mentioned leaks did the Dr not do a leak test after surgery?

Based on the fact you said you are at work I think it is safe to say you have not had your surgery yet? This the preop diet before surgery you are speaking of? Correct? I have a 1 day clear liquid diet before surgery. Sorry I can't help you but maybe others will be able to.