Ughhh, I have been on this board for a couple of years, lurking around, wanting the surgery. I finally have the cash, and I just want my passport card to get here already! It's all I can think about. I feel like my life is on hold and I just want it over and donewith. Plus, I eay wayyyyy too much, knowning that surgery is now tangible. Anyone else?

I think obsession has now become my middle name!!! Got the seminar,initial consult,psych,nut,& egd done. Waiting for call for 2nd consult, surgery date, and blood pull. Got the call late this afternoon from the Doctor but missed him! So I will call Friday morning and get this moving!!!! Cannot wait to get started! It is ALL I think about...All the time!

No, you are not alone. I have considered surgery many times in the past but always decided I wasn't ready to give up trying. Now that I have decided to do this it all I can think about...and I still have 10 months b4 I can get it done!! If I had the $$ today I would schedule it for tomorrow if I could, lol. I keep telling myself I have more time to prepare this way but I just won't listen to myself.

How can you help but be obsessed with this whole process! I feel bad for my poor husband-it's all he hears about lately! We went to his sister's house for dinner last night- and what did we talk about??? you guessed it ... "the sleeve"!!! I get sleeved on July 29th- 11 more days:) and his sister has decided to get sleeved also! Poor guy he just can't get away from it all! We were joking him last night that after he helps me with my recovery, he will know exactly what to do to take care of his sister in a few more months!

Kristie-- I am soooo with you. I stumbled accross the lapband forum maybe 3 years back and didn't have the 7500 ( at the time for it)... Then of course, I thought, nah, Nutrisystem is the way to go. Never works though! I always fall back into weight gain, and gain MORE. So, I'm with you. Good for saving up for Aceves. It'd take me years to do that - haha (Im a single mom ) so I gotta go with Almanza. Anyways, hang in there. Ladies, we will all be hot soon!

Kristie-- I am soooo with you. I stumbled accross the lapband forum maybe 3 years back and didn't have the 7500 ( at the time for it)... Then of course, I thought, nah, Nutrisystem is the way to go. Never works though! I always fall back into weight gain, and gain MORE. So, I'm with you. Good for saving up for Aceves. It'd take me years to do that - haha (Im a single mom ) so I gotta go with Almanza. Anyways, hang in there. Ladies, we will all be hot soon!

Well, for once I can say it pays to be a college student with 1 income and 2 kids lol. If it weren't for tax returns I wouldn't be able to go to him either. That will help with a chunk of the cost and we just have to save up the rest... plus with me being in school I have to wait until spring term lets out to get it done which is why I have to wait until may I wish we could get financed and do it sooner but sadly I have zero credit history. I considered almanza and ortiz as well as one other doc and aceves (I really "shopped" around lol) . Have you see almanza channel on youtube? I went there and had a bunch of questions answered. As good as everyone and everything says Aceves is he really isn't a video person. He didn't even narrate his vid on the sleeve. I hate that as I am the type that would love to get to know him BEFORE I actually show up (which is one reason I seriously considered Ortiz for awhile- his vids are all over the net and he seems very personable and knowledgeable), but this time I decided to take a leap of faith and trust that Aceves is as patient centered and friendly as all the testimonials say he is. In the end I was comforted by the fact that I could not find one single bad thing about him and his surgical abilities, and trust me I looked. That's what settled it for me. All I can say is as long as you have done your research and feel comfortable and safe with the surgeon you choose then that's the best you can do. The rest is in God's hands

When do you think you will be able to do your surgery?

Yes of course I am obsessing. Surgery is the 26th. Jumped through the last hoop today. I had my follow up with the cardiac doc. After all those tests I went through and being so scared, he said he couldn't find anything wrong and didn't know why my T- waves were inverted on the ekg.

Khy

Me too, I am trying to get everything I need so when it comes time Im all prepared. My date is 9-22-11 and I have already wrote out a to-do list for my husband while I'm gone and a chore list for the children. I thought I should do this while I still can think straight.

Well, for once I can say it pays to be a college student with 1 income and 2 kids lol. If it weren't for tax returns I wouldn't be able to go to him either. That will help with a chunk of the cost and we just have to save up the rest... plus with me being in school I have to wait until spring term lets out to get it done which is why I have to wait until may I wish we could get financed and do it sooner but sadly I have zero credit history. I considered Almanza and ortiz as well as one other doc and aceves (I really "shopped" around lol) . Have you see almanza channel on youtube? I went there and had a bunch of questions answered. As good as everyone and everything says Aceves is he really isn't a video person. He didn't even narrate his vid on the sleeve. I hate that as I am the type that would love to get to know him BEFORE I actually show up (which is one reason I seriously considered Ortiz for awhile- his vids are all over the net and he seems very personable and knowledgeable), but this time I decided to take a leap of faith and trust that Aceves is as patient centered and friendly as all the testimonials say he is. In the end I was comforted by the fact that I could not find one single bad thing about him and his surgical abilities, and trust me I looked. That's what settled it for me. All I can say is as long as you have done your research and feel comfortable and safe with the surgeon you choose then that's the best you can do. The rest is in God's hands

When do you think you will be able to do your surgery?

im going to get my lapband removed and get the sleeve in feb-march w/ dr almanza using tax money

Yes!!!!!!! my husband is so tired of hearing it but i just cant stop talking about.

I am REALLY obsessing over this. I want this now! I know that most everyone says it's a process, It will go faster than you think. This I believe to be true, However, the day-to-day of it all is quite riddled with anxiety for me. Everyday I comb the net, researching pre and post surgery protocols. I have made composite lists of things I may need after surgery, To say that I left NO stone unturned is a gross understatement. And I just started the process in June. Going back and forth trying to determine whether or not Aetna wants a 3 or 6 month process is a source of frustration in and of itself. I can only speculate that some (not all) of my anxiety will be alleviated when I get a definitive surgery date.

im going to get my lapband removed and get the sleeve in feb-march w/ dr Almanza using tax money

YAY! BTW, you mentioned that you can't afford Aceves which is why you choose almanza, right? Well, when I realized today that this is going to cost MUCH more than expected because of bringing the boys I checked into Almanza. Are you aware that Aceves is a couple hundred cheaper than Aceves right now and if you schedule a tentative date you will lock in that price (Aceves- $8,750, Almaza- $8,900). Not trying to sway you just letting you know that way if you really wanted to go to Aceves but decided against it based solely on money you have all your facts in front of you. Your surgeon is entirely you choice though, so please don't feel like I am trying to get you to change your mind, I just realized that when they told me Almanza was $8,900 and thought of you.

YAY! BTW, you mentioned that you can't afford Aceves which is why you choose Almanza, right? Well, when I realized today that this is going to cost MUCH more than expected because of bringing the boys I checked into Almanza. Are you aware that Aceves is a couple hundred cheaper than Aceves right now and if you schedule a tentative date you will lock in that price (Aceves- $8,750, Almaza- $8,900). Not trying to sway you just letting you know that way if you really wanted to go to Aceves but decided against it based solely on money you have all your facts in front of you. Your surgeon is entirely you choice though, so please don't feel like I am trying to get you to change your mind, I just realized that when they told me Almanza was $8,900 and thought of you.

dr. almanza is $4500 and $4750 w/band removed

dr. Almanza is $4500 and $4750 w/band removed

Why did they tell me $8,900 then????? I even mentioned that I already had a cheaper doc than that and she went into this "well, yeah if you want to get your surgery for $4499......." At which point I corrected her and said the other doc was only a couple hundred cheaper! I am so confused! Why did I get a different price than you??

Why did they tell me $8,900 then????? I even mentioned that I already had a cheaper doc than that and she went into this "well, yeah if you want to get your surgery for $4499......." At which point I corrected her and said the other doc was only a couple hundred cheaper! I am so confused! Why did I get a different price than you??

im not sure, check this web site http://www.mtzionmedical.com/ you can call them

im not sure, check this web site http://www.mtzionmedical.com/ you can call them

You know what it was?? I went back and looked at the site. The $8,900 was ALVEREZ NOT Almanza :embaressed_smile::doh: