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LDallas    108

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Hi! Are there any VSG's in ROC? i'm starting to think I am the only one! LOL. Not sleeved yet but in the process.

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SkinnyRicki    34

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I'm in the ROC!! Not sleeved yet either though, just starting the process... Glad I'm not the only one either!!

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LDallas    108

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Oh thank goodness,!!! LOL.

I'm going thru Highland (Dr Forbes). Only have psych, colonoscopy, left...and 1:1 appt with Nutritionist end of May. I hope to sch for mid Oct. Tell me more about you! So glad to find someone else in Roc! I was starting to get worried like everyone knew something I didn't ! Ha ha

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SkinnyRicki    34

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I am at the very beginning of the process, signed up for the seminar with dr o'malley at highland on 5/31 and now I am just waiting not so patiently for that to see what my next steps are. I am going crazy waiting!! I have made my decision and now I just want to get going!!

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LDallas    108

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I wound up w Forbes because she was the only daytime seminar. She seems good...and a lot of experience as do all dr at that ofc. The seminar is 3 hrs long. They'll give u a checklist of things to do next. Like u need to find out from your job and or ins co if they cover the surg, AND the psych eval and the nutrition visits. If you dont already have it, u need to get referral packet from your PCP. highland will send u the packet beforehand, for your PCP to fill out. Then aft the seminar, call dr omalley ofc,make appts for first medical appt, nutrition seminar (another 3 hrs!), and nut follow up which is at their ofc...a one on one visit. At the nut seminar, u are out on a balanced diet plan, which u follow and keep food log, that u will take to that 1:1 nut visit!! This is where i'm at now. Whew!!! So much to do, isn't there?!? When do u want to hv your surgery?

Nice chatting w u, let me know if u hv any questions or just need a VSG pal!!!

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SkinnyRicki    34

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I am hoping that I can have surgery ASAP hopefully by fall at the most but that will all depend on my insurance I guess... I have MVP and I had them send me the policy but it is super confusing... It sounds as though they don't think vsg is medically necessary but I am hoping dr o'malley's staff will be able to decipher it better! Now that I have made my decision I just want to get going!! I am so impatient! We can be vsg buddies!! I just hope they can get my insurance to cover!! Crossing my fingers!!

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LDallas    108

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Hey tomorrow eve at highland...collins auditorium...6:30 pm is Monarch bariatric surg support group. I have nevet been but they encourage all to attend. They only meet once a month. Good luck!! I hope all goes well for u!

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LDallas    108

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Hey Ricki, how are things ? Your sem is coming up soon! Let me know how it goes!

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SkinnyRicki    34

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Things are good, just moving slowly. I am super excited for the Sem so I can finally get things moving... If I have to be self pay I am willing to do that but I am going to try to go though my insurance first an hopefully they will cooperate!! I am so ready to take a seat on the loser's bench!!

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LDallas    108

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It is a slow process! I have my Nutrition 1:1 appt on the 25th. Had lost some wt and now it's all back. Ugh!!! They didnt tell us to lose, but i assume it's better if u do, to show u followed the plan (presented at Nut sem)...and i dont want to be put on a strict liquids before surg if i dont have to. Oh, i passed the psych eval, it was stupid. He had like a four pg questionairre, buzzed thru it and i was out in 40 mins. I spent more time filling out ins papers!!!! Than answering the questions.

Hang in there, let me know how the sem goes. I will be thinking about you.

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I am done mooing!    12

I am done mooing!
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I was given the choice of Syracuse, Rochester or Albany by my insurance company. All a ridiculously long ways away from where I live. I am looking into all of them though. How have they been to work with so far?

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LDallas    108

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Highland has been fine so far. I haven't had surg yet. HH is rated Level 1, Accredited Bariatric Surg Center. Which is the best rating. Where r u located?

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I am done mooing!    12

I am done mooing!
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I live in Waverly. It's about 20 minutes from Elmira, right on the border.

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LDallas    108

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Ricki, how did the seminar go????

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SkinnyRicki    34

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It went really well! I called this morning and scheduled all of my initial appointments... I was shocked how many people were there that basically knew nothing! I am getting excited now that I have those appts booked even though it will still be a long process

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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