ssflbelle

I do not have a date yet, but it will be sometime in Jan.

As The Post Op said Overwhelming that is for sure what happened to me yesterday. My 5th of 6 pre surgery appt. Found out that The Psych Dr and the Pulmonary Dr both didn't submit their evaluations yet despite me having seen them in the first week of October. I was so mad and frustrated with that and then to found out I only lost 2 pounds during this 5th month diet pushed me over the edge and I began to turn into a basket case. I am sure they were glad when I left. I am getting fearful that all my documentation may not get in by Nov 21 my last visit of the 6 months. I do have a insurance case manager and she has assured me that if I have all my documentation I will get approved, so I am not worried about that. But surgery will not be until Jan as my surgeon is going out of the country Dec 15 and will not be back until after the New Year. I hope the journey on the post surgery side will be less overwhelming. Hollybower good luck tomorrow. Hope all visits go well. I too can barely wait and wish I already had my sleeve. But hopefully only 8 to 10 more week to go for me. It will come sooner than you think,

HURRAYYY for you. I hate those stalls and they can be very maddening and frustrating. Am so glad your body has adjusted and started losing again. I am on the supervised diet and see the Dr later today. I feel like I haven't lost a pound during this 4th month. Since this supervised diet started I have lost 27 pounds. I better see a loss today. Thank goodness the Dr nor the insurance required me to lose a certain amount before the surgery. I am so fearful that after surgery I may follow this same pattern of stalls and not losing as fast as I feel I should. By the way my weight loss ticker is spanned over man many years. I a doing this journey alone and sure could use some support too. If you or anyone else is interested in becoming friends send me an invite. Am off now to shower and get ready. Bye for now

Thanks for starting this. I joined tonight. I had been in other meetups over the years. My id over there is ssbeadlady. I hope more will joined so we can soon plan a meeting day and time.

My 6 months supervised is with my surgeon. I see him for the 5th time on Monday. He is looking at a surgery date sometime in Jan as he will be leaving mid Dec for Holidays. He will be doing the endoscope, gallbladder and sleeve and a possible hernia all on the same day. Due to my other physical difficulties he is predicting 4 to 6 weeks before I had head back to work.

Thanks for sharing the numbers with us all. I find is so encouraging to know what weight people started at and how much they have lost. I am so looking forward to my surgery but still have a few months to go before it happens. 33 pounds in 3 months supervised diet was great. I have my 5 visit on Monday. I lost 10 months for the 1st and 2nd visit and 7 last month. I am kind of nervous about what the weight loss will be this month. My Dr didn't give me a goal of how much to lose. He said whatever I can lose I am that much ahead of the game. I wanted to get down to about 307 before surgery but not sure that will happen.

That is the way to do it. Would love to become friends with you. Do you mind sending me an email and letting me know what your starting weight was as I do not see it on your profile.

In one week you lost 15.5 pounds that is fantastic. Glad to hear your healing so well

This pain that some of you speak of is it like bad leg cramps or more like a sore muscle. I ask as I have terrible leg cramps and have to take a prescription med to get rid of them. They are the worse things like someone is stabbing me. I see the Dr again next Monday and if it is leg cramp pain I better be sure I can take my meds after surgery.

Wishing you good luck again. I added you as a friend and have been reading your blog. Hope to hear soon everything went well for you.

Dub Congratulations in having such a great surgery, weight loss thus far, a great hospital staff and having all the meds you needed. Thanks for telling us all about how things went for you. I believe I will have mine in Jan and you mentioned a few things I had no idea about. I will be sure to ask about the valium and Patches behind the ear. I also started at my weight loss in the high 490's. I know men lose faster so I will not compare but am anxious to see how well you do. I love your positive attitude. I am following this thread and your progress. BairwithMe Good Luck with your surgery tomorrow. I hope it is as uneventful as Dub's was. Please keep us posted as to how you are doing.

Hi Jmapsyd. I also hopefully will be sleeved in Jan. I still have over 150 pounds to lose and can't wait to see great results after surgery. It has taken me over 9 years to lose the weight I have and I need to lose the remaining weight so I can have surgery to my hip and back.

amsaf and anyone else in south florida There is another south florida thread in the support group section. In that thread swerdygnome is starting a meetup group for south florida sleevers. Here is the link to that thread. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/345913-any-south-florida-sleevers/page-2 Her posting is the 3rd from the bottom of this page 2. Let her know if your interested in joining. I know the Doctors usually have a monthly support group but this meetup group could be something extra. I know I need all the support I can get as I only told my room mate and a friend who had the sleeve by the same Dr I am using.

Colleen I wish the very best for you and your Dr. tomorrow. Don't forget to walk and sip and don't be afraid to take the meds if your in pain. When your able let us know how your doing. Good Luck!!

This is the person I was referring to in my earlier post. I sent her a message and told her about this bariatric pal group. So nice to see you posted here swerdygnome. I know I am interested in knowing more info and hope others are too.

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Catmom I saw a posting recently from someone wanting to start a WLS meetup group. It was on another popular Weight loss site where you can track your foods, exercise etc. I am not sure if I can say the name here. If anyone is interested in that thread over at that site send me an email and I will send you the link. Maybe those of us down here in South Florida on Bariatric pals can let her know of our interest and she will start that meetups group. There are several hospital in our area (I am in Lantana) who do have support groups. However I do not know if they allow you to attend their support groups if their Dr didn't do your surgery. Maybe this next coming week I can call and see if they do.

Catmom8 I was referred to Dr. Vaughan by a friend who has lost over 150 pounds. My surgery will be at the Jupiter Medical Center. Does your Dr also have supports groups? Have you gone to any yet? If so, what kinds of things do they do there? Are there people there who haven't had surgeon yet? Sorry for all the questions but I am pretty much doing this alone and looking for support. Only my roommate, the friend that referred me and 1 coworker knows about the surgery. My Dr has a group that meet the 3rd Wed of the month but I haven't gone yet. Plan to start in Nov.

My highest weight ever was 497. The day I saw the surgeon for the 1st time I weighed 352. I am on a 6 month supervised diet and am down to 325. Looks like surgery will be sometime in Jan. I am doing this so I can walk again. By the way I am looking for friends, so feel free to send an friend invite.

Catmom Do you have a surgeon yet? Whom might it be? I am using Dr Vaughan and we are looking at Jan for my sleeve. Right now I am on a supervised 6 month diet.

I just came across this topic today. I also have herniated and bulging discs and half of a right hip bone and can't walk without the use of 2 canes or a walker. When I do my back and hip hurt so badly that I started to use an electric scooter many years ago. I found in past years the best exercise for me was the circuit training sit down ones offered at a Ladies only gym. Your suppose to move when the light turns red to the next station but I am so slow I don't use the light system. NO one seems to mind that I don't move quickly plus it helps that i am usually there when they are not crowded. Now a days I ride a 3 wheel adult tricycle 3 to 5 days a week. When I have the surgery and am ok to start exercising again I will probably go back to the circuit training as it has been about 2 years since I have done it. When I am at goal I want to do all the dance classes I can as I use to Ballroom and Belly dance before my injuries in 1990. I too am hoping my continued weight loss after surgery will help all my aches and pains if not go away reduce significantly. Tssiemer1 when is your surgery? Mine will not be until Jan.

Elode Yes I agree i couldn't believe that she even asked and that her friend drove 5 hours to give her a massage. I also thought it was pretty lousy of the bride to cancel after one lesson the dance lessons Whitney was trying to teach her, that the bride asked her to provide.

In addition to the PCOS she has she recently learned that her and her Father are Pre-diabetic, so her attitude is changing. She is trying to lose weight but is having a very difficult time of it. When she stepped on the scale this week and found out she gained 10 pounds and her room mate asked how she was doing, she got into a verbal fight with him and ran out of the house. At the gym the trainer tried to get her to jump rope and she was so frustrated she broke down and left. After that she went off screen and even her roommate had a hard time finding her. He found her in her car on in some parking lot eating ice cream out of a container. She cried and broke down, then after that he said something and they started laughing. IMHO She seems to be fighting with herself and yet she really wants to get control of her life and be thin again. Sorry if this is a repeat as I was writing it another message popped up.

I don't know if they are allowed after surgery. But for many years I have used the push pull spouts to drink my Water.

I met with surgeon yesterday and told him if possible I would be willing to have the sleeve done in December. The Dr told me he was leaving to go out of the country December 16 for the Holiday. I seriously doubt now that I will be approved and have a scheduled date before that date. So I guess I am looking at Jan. I would feel better anyhow knowing the Dr had taken his vacation and is ready to start the New Year. This was my 4th of 6 pre-op supervised visits and i lost another 7.