so this is the sleeved in the bluegrass welcome thread. tell us a little about where you live and who is/has doing/done your surgery. Thanks for joining. I am having a little trouble with the invite link, as in it won't let me invite anybody and it won't let some people join either.

Thank you. I was approved YAHAHAHA!!! I should be sleeved sometime in November. I have to wait for my EGD appointment before they schedule me for sugery but they said it will have to be before December 1st which is good. I will only have six working days off, I sure hope this is enough time. I had to use some of my vacation for other things. How is everyone else doing??

Good for you!!!! If you have a sit down job 6 days might be fine. You may get a little tired when you get back to work, however you won't need your full lunch break, so you can take a cat nap.

Congrats Shea on your upcoming surgery!!

My update:

- just over 4 months out now

- eating anything and everything - just less of it

- the loss has slowed a lot (see above statement for explanation LOL)

- back in Onderland... YAY

- started running - WHAT? Oh yeah!!

- tried soda.. scary, I admit. I survived; obviously. Not something I will do on the regular though.

- I get the slimmies BIG TIME with too much food or eating too fast (tip: chucking it up relieves the slimmies - NOTHING else will except time).

- went from sz 18/20 to 12/14 WHAT? Yeppers! Still trying to hit an 8/10

Hope everyone is doing well.

I know I dont log on as much as I should. If you want to link via MyFitnessPal, look me up HMD7703

Thank you so much ShoppingbeeMom, I may get to take two full weeks!!! You're doing great Day Dreamer. I hope I have those kind of results, well without the Slimmies LOL!!! I will be thrilled to be in a 12/14. My sisters wedding is in May of next year and I would like to look decent in my brides maid dress, I'm hoping to be in a 14. Im in a 22 right now. Keep up the good work girly!!

Hello,

I'm from Paris and I'm going with Dr. Weiss. at Georgetown, My Surgery Date is 12-19-11.

Checking in here...I'm planning on getting sleeved by Dr. Weiss in Lexington. I'm still doing pre-op stuff: I have a cardiology consult on 1/20 and an upper GI and h plylori breath test coming up hopefully soon. I would love to be sleeved by 2/14--my birthday! I think there were a couple of people who were also sleeved by Dr. Weiss here in Lexington, and I would love to hear more of your stories!

Hi Kentucky Sleevers! I am happy to have found a group in my area! I live in Georgetown, KY. Born and raised in Louisville. Have lived in Georgetown for 20 some years. My PCP suggested me going to Saint Joseph East Center for Weight Loss Surgery. The doctors are Greenlee, Steiner, Newton and Farrell. I just had my pre op testing this past monday. Blood work, EKG, psychiatric evaluation, and endoscope. I would love to hear from you all about how it was post op and at 3 months and so on. I am very impressed with all the individual help in each area we receive. Lots of classes pre op and on going support for the first year. I was told the test results can take a week and once they get them they will contact our insurance company...I am so ready to shed the excess pounds I've been carrying...Blessings~Melanie:)

My name is Andrea, I live near Owensboro, and I'm being sleeved on July 18th in Nashville, TN at Centennial Medical Center by Dr. Hugh Houston. I'm reviving this thread, I guess!

Hi my name is Tracy. I am in Lexington and had my surgery done 12/23/2011 with Dr. Weiss at Central Baptist. Thus far, being 7 months out, I have lost a total of 73lbs and have gone from a size 24 to a size 14. How exciting is that!! I feel soo much better both physically and emotionally. Getting my sleeve has been one of the best things to have happened to me.

Hello Everyone!I I'm in lexington and going to Dr. Steiner. I'm pre-sleeve.. have to do a 6 months with a dietician for my insurance. started it 2 weeks ago... march 2013 seems like forever away right now!!!!! would love to hear how everyone has done with their sleeve, and any advice you may have.

Hello, Melissa here in Elizabethtown KY. Just finished my 6 month waiting period 2 weeks ago and got the insurance approval letter yesterday. Boy was that fast. Dr. Oldham will be doing my surgery at Baptist East since the hospital in Elizabethtown only allows lapbands. All I am waiting on is my cardiac clearance letter which I will get Oct 9 after my stress test. Fingers crossed, I should have surgery by November.

I'm from Ky. Hardinsburg. Between Louisville and Owensboro. I am looking into getting the sleeve in Nashville at the Vanderbilt center for weight loss surgery. Anyone else go this route?

Also my insurance doesn't cover. :-( any advise there?

Welcome! I am in Danville and was sleeved April 20 of this year by Dr. Weiss at Georgetown. I couldn't be happier with my experience so far.

This is a great site for support, information, and inspiration.

As to your post here, this is an old thread so I don't know if any of the previous posters are still here.

I don't know of anyone in particular who has gone to Vanderbilt but you can do a search on the site. You might even want to look under the Tennessee threads or just search "Vanderbilt".

My insurance doesn't cover weight loss surgery either but I wound up going through vocational rehab because I am disabled. I don't know your particular situation but that might be an option if your weight impacts your ability to work.