mandie175lbs

Upper GI was done yesterday. I just want to put that out of my head for right now.... That was something strange to go through. Anyway, I guess it's the waiting game from here on out. I hope my insurance company signs off on this. I am so ready to get back to living/enjoying life. Take care guys!

Psych eval and meeting w/nutr went well yesterday. I hope I didn't talk too much w/the psyc doctor! lol! Today I have the upper GI procedure. This is the last appointment I have before everything is sent to my insurance co. for eval. I can't wait to get in and get out of there today. I've been dreading this, but I have to get started on my gluten free diet (found out Tuesday that I am allergic to gluten) I swear, when it rains it pours! So now I having to change my eating habits tremendously to accommodate this issue with gluten. I hope my insurance co. is willing to approve this surgery. I don't usually get my hopes up about anything, but I am really flying high on this one!

Hey Guys, yesterday was a challenging day. They had my appointments all mixed up.... I'm just not going to even try to make any sense of the mix-up! Anyway, when I went in yesterday, I weighed 252lbs! lol! I hope I weighed enough for my insurance to approve on. To my surprise, and for the first time in my life, my blood pressure was a little elevated!!!! lol! This was like an extra bonous! So I am thinking, with the acid reflux(lol!) depression(lol!) extreme weight gain(lol! lol!) I just hope my insurance company will pay. Oh! my visit today consisted of blood work. Today I will talk to the psyc and nutr. Tommorow, I am scheduled for an upper G I(?) can someone fill me in on this? What are they going to do to me? Is it going to hurt?

OK Guys, My day is today at 3pm. to see the nutritionist and the psychiatrist. I am soooo scared! I hope I can pull this thing off. Wish me luck and I will keep you guys posted..

Thanks for respponding. My appointment is today at 3pm. I'm going to eat an entire watermelon and drink plenty of water along with my little secret to reach a higher bmi. lol! Wish me luck an keep me posted on your status.

I have a new appointment on June 29, 2010. I am going to make sure that my bmi is where it needs to be! you look great in your pictures. I tried to send you a private message. Didi you get it?

I'm trying to send you a private message.

I am determined that I am going to get banded. Monday, I will re-weigh. Wish me luck guys! They are really stressing over 6-lbs!

Thanks, this is excatly what I intend on doing!

I am so pissed! I finally went in today for my initial visit and the doctors told me that I don't weigh enough! I am so sick of this! I really need to have my surgery before July so that I won't have to pay a deductible of $600! I know this sounds stupid, but is it possible to gain 30lbs in about a week or two weeks at the most? The doctors kept saying that they weren't telling me to go out and gain weight and that if I still wanted to have the surgery in the future to come back if my weight changes. He also said that if my weight was where it needed to be today that they could have had me schedule for surgery in the next couple of weeks! I just wonder, just how much weight can I gain in one week. My BMI is at 35, he said that it needed to be at 40. I don't really understand how they calculate BMI, but this is so depressing! What can I do guys to gain about 30lbs in the next week or so? Or should I just give up on trying to have this surgery submitted to my insurance company by July?

Hello,

Nice to be with friends who understands and are willing to share information in this weight loss challenge. Good Luck! If I can be of any help please don't hesitate to ask. Take care.