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JMO

By JMO, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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JMO    0

JMO
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Ok so I am sitting here with a BIG hunk of birthday cake and fixen to eat it.. please stop me... so I called my dr. today and asked if they got the approval letter from my ins. they said yes, I asked again are they sure I can get my surgery in june. She said well your hospital is now sheduling in july. SO JUNE IS OUT!!!! dammit... :angry

I am so tired, tired of this run around BS

tired of my knees hurting, tired of hating the way I look, (I am guessing this cake is not helping) tired OF WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

I am sorry to be such a whiner, I just feel like I am never going to get the band...

(I talked so much the cake is gone, guess it's to late to stop me..Somebody please sew my mouth shut:speechles :speechles :speechles :speechles :speechles )

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I know how you feel and your not alone. I too am in the fight of my life with Anthem BCBS. I've waited for 2 weeks just to find out if they'll cover me or not and all they can say is they don't know. I finally got enough and called Dr. Sanchez's office and got an appointment in Mexico for July21st. I'm all excited then, my daughter who is a Physician's Assistant had a cow. No, your not going to Mexico, just go on the 6 month diet that your insurance company wants you to go on and then maybe they'll cover. I'm so tired of maybe's and if's and but's. It's aggravating isn't it? Then when you think you've got it worked out, someone burst your bubble.

Just keep up the faith and it will happen. I know it seems like it won't now but it will. We've just got to grab down deep inside and hold on for this roller coaster ride. Just take a few minutes and calm down and don't worry about that cake. Once you get banded your appetite will diminish and life will get better, I promise.

Sherri

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I understand your frustration, SherriJo. But if you go to Mexico, just be sure, sure, sure to have your aftercare docs and fill docs lined up first. I can't think of anything worse that having a problem and need a doctor NOW and can't find anyone to treat you. ;)

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I know how you feel JenMomTo3.

I have been waiting for 10 months for my insurance.

I am finally booked in for the 17th July and CAN"T WAIT!!!

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I understand your frustration, SherriJo. But if you go to Mexico, just be sure, sure, sure to have your aftercare docs and fill docs lined up first. ;)

We could never afford this out of pocket! I am a full time nursing student and we are making it paycheck to paycheck. So I will just have to wait:cry Thanks guys for the support! I just want to cry, I am just praying I get a july appointment because I start back to school in aug.

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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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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