Thought I should introduce myself since I've been lurking around. My name is Cassandra, I'm 29, I've been married for 7.5 years and I have an 18 month old son. I'm from Lubbock, TX.

I was diagnosed with PCOS as a teen but my weight gain began in my very early 20's. I put on 70 lb in a matter of 12 months. I was always average sized (size 10 or so) and athletic throughout high school so the sudden weight gain accompanied by major hormonal changes was a shock to my system.

Over the years I've become less physically active because I become frustrated with little to no results from so much effort. As a result I've gained an additional 30 lb on top of the 70 I gained at first.

I also struggled with infertility as a result of the PCOS. It took 5 years to conceive our son, and only with the help of medical intervention. I also had some complications during pregnancy such as high blood pressure and gestational diabetes that were caused by my weight. I'm hoping to have more children in the future, but I do not want to put my future children or myself at such a high risk. I need to fix this now.

So now I have 100 lb to lose, and I've decided that WLS is my best option for success. I met with a surgeon (Dr. David Syn) and because of other health issues that have me dependant on nsaids, we have chosen the sleeve. I had my psych eval and endoscopy, so I am now only waiting on insurance approval. Actually they should be submitting to insurance today. I'm hoping for a quick approval process but I'm prepared to have to wait. I may end up needing to complete 12 weeks of supervised nutrition, and in the worst case scenario, I might need to wait out a 6-month pre existing condition period, which will end August 1st.

Thanks for reading, I'm hoping to learn a lot from this forum.

I got my approval yesterday and got a surgery date of April 29th!

Congrats Harmony! There's a Facebook page for April 2013 sleevers too!

Congrats! My surgery is April 23rd - so excited!

Congrats guys!! Just got my date and signed all consents! Had pre op today....April 18 @ 5:30am can't come soon enough!! So very excited!!

Good luck to you!

Thanks! Can't wait for this pre op diet to be OVER!!!!

Thanks! Can't wait for this pre op diet to be OVER!!!!

I just rPreregistered today for surgery in Thursday. I'm excited, scared, and anxious to have it done and over with. My folks are her to help with recovery and I'm glad I have awesome parents who are so supportive, thanks so much u guys!!!! 3days to surgery...almost at the end and wow, what a ride! Check back when I'm post op.

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Thought I should introduce myself since I've been lurking around. My name is Cassandra' date=' I'm 29, I've been married for 7.5 years and I have an 18 month old son. I'm from Lubbock, TX.

I was diagnosed with PCOS as a teen but my weight gain began in my very early 20's. I put on 70 lb in a matter of 12 months. I was always average sized (size 10 or so) and athletic throughout high school so the sudden weight gain accompanied by major hormonal changes was a shock to my system.

Over the years I've become less physically active because I become frustrated with little to no results from so much effort. As a result I've gained an additional 30 lb on top of the 70 I gained at first.

I also struggled with infertility as a result of the PCOS. It took 5 years to conceive our son, and only with the help of medical intervention. I also had some complications during pregnancy such as high blood pressure and gestational diabetes that were caused by my weight. I'm hoping to have more children in the future, but I do not want to put my future children or myself at such a high risk. I need to fix this now.

So now I have 100 lb to lose, and I've decided that WLS is my best option for success. I met with a surgeon (Dr. David Syn) and because of other health issues that have me dependant on nsaids, we have chosen the sleeve. I had my psych eval and endoscopy, so I am now only waiting on insurance approval. Actually they should be submitting to insurance today. I'm hoping for a quick approval process but I'm prepared to have to wait. I may end up needing to complete 12 weeks of supervised nutrition, and in the worst case scenario, I might need to wait out a 6-month pre existing condition period, which will end August 1st.

Thanks for reading, I'm hoping to learn a lot from this forum. [/quote']

Hey. I'm also in Lubbock. Waiting on insurance approval.