RaceGirl88

I am right there with you!! OMG, i'm so serious. I was pissed I didnt go this year. But it will be soooooo much more fun by next May!! Muwwahahahaha!

*swoon* Now THAT's some motivation!! LMAO

I want to go on the NKOTB cruise w you lady!! LOL Again, great work and I look forward to watching you shrink!

I just noticed we had the same surgery date! yay us!! Glad you are doing so well!

Hey lady! Just wanted to drop in and see how you are doing! Looks like you are doing great by the looks of the ticker~keep it up! I have been at a stand still with my weight loss for the last 7 days...not a single lb...trying to stay patient... Going for my first checkup tomorrow. are you healing well?

Good....Im HUNGRY! LOL Have week 1 of the preop liquids down...one more week to go! Woooot woooooot!! I've lost 9 lbs so far...and its been years since ive seen that kind of thing...but gurrrrrl - i am hungry. It's really hard when you have no physical restrictions or anything. Energy levels have been off too....

But how are YOU!?!? Doing well? "Fill" me in! LMAO

Oh, I meant to also add that I would love to go to the saturday group next month and we can get through this together! do you know the date?

I know...i was completely irate. My insurance by also requires 30 days to have time to review/approve, but they - and from what i hear - most, are much much faster. They told me the same "couple weeks" for 2 months over there....Kim G. was great and tolerated all my harrassing calls They were also training someone new on the medical records side so hopefully you wont go through the same things i did...definitely keep me posted! I am going tomorrow morning @ 9am to "train" for the walk for obesity but probably not the picnic....I havent been to the saturday support group before, i usually hit the Monday night one instead.

You are not going to like what i tell you on the timing! I finished all my preop tests, evals, etc. on 2/17. Their office didnt send it to my insurance until 4/21. It took forever for him to review it all and write his letter of recommendation, etc. Good news is the insurance approved it within 2 days of getting the package. it was BEYOND frustrating. I broke down into tears many times out of irritation.

Class was good, reiteration of many things we have been taught along the way. I had mostly bypass patients in my session so there was alot of focus on that, also because its the most complicated medically speaking....

That's great news! Hopefully it goes quickly and you get scheduled before you know it! Things are good....I had my preop class yesterday and start my liquids next Wed...experiencing a little bit of the "last supper" mentality I'm excited, nervous, but ready! I have another appt with him next Tues. and the next time I see him it'll be surgery day!

Hey there! Just wanted to check in on ya and see how things are going with Dr V and the process!

I'm excited but a little overwhelmed, which i hope is normal I had that preop class yesterday which was informative. I'm just a little anxious about post op meals (or lack thereof) since i travel alot for work and 9 times out of 10 that involves eating a meal with a clients, and i would hate to have to go through that before I am back to regular foods....but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. I start my liquids next Wed and have been slowly easing into it this week, only eating a meal at dinnertime and drinking shakes, etc the rest of the day.

Holy crap that is AWESOME!! I'm so proud of you!! How are your incisions healing? I plan to go to the meeting next Monday, would be great to meet you there if you go! Keep me posted on how you are doing!

do you go to Dr V's support groups? i typically go to the Monday night ones @ Myers Park

July 1st! WOOT WOOT!! How are you holding up?

Did you take anyone to those pre-op meetings where they suggest you need a "support person?" My Mom will be my surgery day support person- but she's in FL. You think its OK without taking someone?

The process of testing wasn't any problem at all...the hard part was waiting forever after it was all done...I replied on the Intro thread with my experience so far...but i will just hope that your process is faster! Aside from that, the team there is amazing and it's all worth any frustrations to date....

Hey lady...I had to decline the June group invite because i FINALLY got my date...but its July 1...Baaaaa! Just a day too late!!

Well - I FINALLY got my date!! July 1. It's about time!!

Teena - Have you heard from your insurance yet? I hope so - and i hope its good news!!

Hey Teena. Its been very frustrating in all honesty. After I completed all the pre-op workups and was in that phase where they were gathering the file to send to insurance and getting my letter from the doc...drove me effin nuts. I would call each week and be told it was "on his desk" and this went on for a good while. I completed pre-op appts on 2/17 and my file didnt go to insurance until 4/17. Good news was my insurance turned around the approval within a week, but now i am again waiting for his review and for the scheduler to call.

*!&$#@. Who is your doc?