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Disappointed Seems Surgery Will Be Delayed

brokenwings

By brokenwings, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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brokenwings    98

brokenwings
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I have been on the WellCare plan for 5 mos. Last phone calls i had was them telling me they would call me back the first week of March to tell me what i need to have in my foods and med cabinet for my surgery. So i felt that by the middle of March i would be approved and on my way. Today i found out that they are not even going to summit my Wellcare part till the last of March and then it has to go through like 3 steps before i get approved. So here i was thinking by the last week of April i would be banned and well on my way now it seems it will be May. I know ppl keep telling me thats just a few weeks but to me it seems like a lifetime. I am just really discouraged with the wait. I have wanted this for years and now i am having to wait yet again :(

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123crod    170

123crod
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Sorry for the disappointment but it is worth the wait!

Cheri

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Ladybug28    73

Ladybug28
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Sorry Deb, I know how anxious you are, same as me! I'm praying I don't run into the same issues! You'll get there, God's timing is perfect we just have to trust Him. There may be some reason we are unaware of that's for your good. Hang in there!

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Violet953    46

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Take it from me, you will always run into some type of problem. It took over a year for me to get banded...Its just a waiting game....waiting and more waiting....just try your best to not get discouraged...you WILL get there. Pretty soon you will be just like me, banded and loosing weight! Good luck!!! :)

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brokenwings    98

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Ty guys for the encouragement. Ladybug I keep telling myself that it must be when God wishes me to have the band but even though in my heart i know that I cant stop feeling disappointed. I sit all the time and think to myself I will be such and such lbs smaller by my birthday etc.. And 2 or 3 weeks is alot of time i could be loosing. I know it will happen cause i am not going to give up till it does but feel sad that its not going to be as fast as i wish.

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Ladybug28    73

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I totally understand, when I found out we had to do a 6mo program before being considered I was totally bummed!! But now I'm getting closer and closer, unless I run into stumbling blocks too. Can you continue on your pre-op diet, you should still lose while on that. I'm starting mine soon and hoping to lose 10-15 lbs before surgery. It will be here before you know it. Blessings! <3

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HumbleBeginnings    8

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Aww, I am sorry to hear that. I totally understand how you must be feeling.

But this too shall pass, as they say... you'll get banded and be on your way to becoming fit and fabulous.

Why don't you create a challenge for yourself? Lose an X amount of lbs before surgery or something like that. It might make the waiting period seem like a little less of a pointless waste of time.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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