JoMi

Hi, I am following your posts!! I also have Tufts and just today got my referral from my MD to the ICC program. I have a couple of questions - Was the sleep study a requirement from your Primary MD, the surgeon, or the ICC program? The whole ICC program seems like such a mystery and I can't find ANYTHING online about it! Thanks so much!!! Joni

Dear Diary, I am so tired of: My knees hurting, :w00t: My butt hang over both sides of a chair :smile: People staring :smile2:. Okay so - MOO people, I get it, I am fat! That being said, I am not a happy fat person, I hate how I look and I hate how I feel. So what are you going to do about it you say? I say, I am going to fix it! The first step, like any addict, Admit it out loud! Today I made the first and second step in rescuing myself from my life slipping into a parallel universe with Gilbert Grape's mom. I went to my MD. I started bawling as soon as I tried to speak. I am not a tearful person. I am logical and non-emotive. I guess the pain runs deeper than I think. My doctor was very understanding and spoke of good outcomes other patients had. She filled out my insurance paperwork and gave me suggestions on food and diet. Next step- Harass the Insurance company until they let me in the "I CanChange" program :thumbup:

Dear Diary, I am so tired of: My knees hurting, My butt hang over both sides of a chair :confused: People staring . Okay so - MOO people, I get it, I am fat! That being said, I am not a happy fat person, I hate how I look and I hate how I feel. So what are you going to do about it you say? I say, I am going to fix it! The first step, like any addict, Admit it out loud! Today I made the first and second step in rescuing myself from my life slipping into a parallel universe with Gilbert Grape's mom. I went to my MD. I started bawling as soon as I tried to speak. I am not a tearful person. I am logical and non-emotive. I guess the pain runs deeper than I think. My doctor was very understanding and spoke of good outcomes other patients had. She filled out my insurance paperwork and gave me suggestions on food and diet. Next step- Harass the Insurance company until they let me in the "I CanChange" program :biggrin:

This is so interesting. I am just in the discovery phase of the Lap Band, having recently decided I am powerless over food and that I need more help than Weight Watchers can give me. I have thought about this question a lot since deciding to pursue this. I am only telling my family and one or two close friends. I have already run into things at work that makes me realize that it's a hostile environment and that I need to keep work and personal separate. I will probably take a two week vacation pre and post op and when changes are evident, I will just tell people that I have been working with a nutritionist and leave it at that.