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Thanks for the great words of wisdom! I had a good whine about it but now I'm ready for them to get my machine to me so I can get on with it lol

Has anyone else needed to provide a stool sample for pre-op lab work? I've never had to do one before and it's kinda stressing me out! ?

I just got the results of my sleep study back and my sleep apnea has gotten worse. It looks like I will be back on CPAP for my pre-op period and while I knew deep down this would happen, I guess I'm just feeling frustrated about one more requirement to jump through. Any advice to deal with the disappointment I feel in my own health?

Thank you so much for the video! I'm going to watch it this afternoon

Thank you!!!! Yes, luckily it's only about 10 pounds I need to lose and I'm hopeful that I'll be able to achieve it.

I am officially in the pre-operative bariatric program through Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic! I met with the surgeon yesterday and we determined that it was better to do the bariatric surgery before the ventral hernia repair. She set a pre-surgery goal weight of 264 and we will decide on the type of procedure (sleeve or bypass) in January. Surgery will be in April or May. I've already made my first nutritionist, lab and psychologist appointments, with the dietician being the first one next Friday, the day after Thanksgiving! I'm motivated and ready to change my life and it finally feels like I will have to tools to do it.

I would recommend calling your insurance company and asking for their assistance in locating in-network providers. They should be able to help you switch doctors if you need to. Your current doctor may be in-network, so make sure you ask that as well.

Would you mind sharing the Keto chicken and dumplings recipe? I definitely want that in my recipe box for now and after surgery. Thanks!

My moment just happened. I have a recurrent abdominal hernia. The general surgeon I met with initially really pounded it in my head that my weight was causing this problem. He ended up referring me to a bariatric specialist surgeon who I see on the 16th after a CT scan of my hernia tonight. That visit will determine how they are going to treat me - surgery to repair the hernia and mesh first or push for WLS. I've been researching like crazy and I'm starting to dream of a life where I'm not diabetic, I don't have sleep apnea and I can go to the thrift store and buy clothes again.

Thanks for the great responses so far! I have a notebook that I am using to jot down questions as I think of them and have been all over these and other forums doing research. I am nervous but excited!

I am at the very beginning of my WLS journey and meet with the bariatric surgeon for the first time next week. What are some things you wish you had known or had asked questions about at the start?

Thank you for this tool. I am just starting on the journey of deciding whether WLS is right for me and this was a very big help.