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Lissa.Shrinks    4

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Welcome to the boards Lissa. Glad you are here

Thanks Kristy! I'm sure it's just a matter of time before I start launching questions at everyone like I'm playing Angry Birds...

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Dawnolson    85

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Hi Lissa I have a 2 hour class tomorrow with a nutritionist and physical therapy. Then I have to call the caseworker to move on to the nextstep, which would be a one hour one on one appointment with the nutritionist and social worker. Last Friday I had a sleep assessment and am waiting for a call back to have a sleep study.. Phew after the appointments with the nutritionist and social worker I have to have another appoint with them. I will have to meet with the caseworker to see if all my goals are met then I can be scheduled for the surgeon and make a date. So I am about half way thru I figure. I am hoping to have surgery by March or April. I hope! Lol I already did a orientation class a 8 week weight management class and one support group so far. This sure takes forever. I am one of those that when I make up my mind I'm ready right then so all this waiting and so forth is hard for me. My husband says it will teach me patience! Ya right if I don't have it by now I'll never get it! Lol sounds like you have quite a journey as well.

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mommywifeandfat    32

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Hi. I am fairly new to the site as well. As for the process well, tonight was my graduation from all the pre surgery crap. I have done 12 weeks of nutrition, behavior modification, blood tests, poop samples. I have lost just 4lbs shy of my 10% and as of tomorrow morning my referral to a surgeon will be processed. In 9 days I should have my 1st consult with a surgeon and surgery (bypass) will be early January. What a way to start my 2013!

I am available for chatting or support anytime. I think support is essential.

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Lissa.Shrinks    4

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Hi Lissa I have a 2 hour class tomorrow with a nutritionist and physical therapy. Then I have to call the caseworker to move on to the nextstep' date=' which would be a one hour one on one appointment with the nutritionist and social worker. Last Friday I had a sleep assessment and am waiting for a call back to have a sleep study.. Phew after the appointments with the nutritionist and social worker I have to have another appoint with them. I will have to meet with the caseworker to see if all my goals are met then I can be scheduled for the surgeon and make a date. So I am about half way thru I figure. I am hoping to have surgery by March or April. I hope! Lol I already did a orientation class a 8 week weight management class and one support group so far. This sure takes forever. I am one of those that when I make up my mind I'm ready right then so all this waiting and so forth is hard for me. My husband says it will teach me patience! Ya right if I don't have it by now I'll never get it! Lol sounds like you have quite a journey as well.[/quote']

Wow, it's interesting how different your process is. I have no classes and no social worker (unless I am totally missing the boat, lol) but a full six months of individuals with nutritionists and my PCP. I hear this is the worst part, that the waiting is half the battle. I certainly hope so!

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Lissa.Shrinks    4

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Hi. I am fairly new to the site as well. As for the process well' date=' tonight was my graduation from all the pre surgery crap. I have done 12 weeks of nutrition, behavior modification, blood tests, poop samples. I have lost just 4lbs shy of my 10% and as of tomorrow morning my referral to a surgeon will be processed. In 9 days I should have my 1st consult with a surgeon and surgery (bypass) will be early January. What a way to start my 2013!

I am available for chatting or support anytime. I think support is essential.[/quote']

That's fantastic! January is soooo close! Have the nerves set in yet?

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Lovebone89    16

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that's why im paying cash.

Fred Montana JR

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Lovebone89    16

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I started the whole process in late October and I get my surgery date January 8th...

Fred Montana JR

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Lovebone89    16

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and the best part this is a graduation gift. I graduate school for HVAC and Refrigeration march 25

Fred Montana JR

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Jilllorraine    62

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Hi there' date=' thanks for the response! That's crazy that you had to switch surgeons, but I'm glad it worked out! I'm finding that some of the hoops are for the insurance company and some are specific to the surgeon. Did you have a similar experience?[/quote']

I had to change surgeons because of insurance. The 1st surgeon was a wellmark provider but not a wellmark "blue choice" provider. My initial exam was $350.. When I called them at the very start they said they were a provider and the Dr was also on the website as a provider. I had no clue wellmark also had different subgroup providers. Once i finally got through to their insurance lady, she even said he is a provider of wellmark but I asked why my insurance declined the initial exam.. and then she told me that he was not a blue choice provider. Insurance is very confusing! I had went thru their dietitian, psychological exam, everything to start the approval process.. I had read they needed 6 month of supervised diet even tho the first surgeon didn't believe they did.. I went anyway "just in case" wellmark does not release their requirements.. which also stinks! And..They did require it!

I had my final weigh in September 3 and surgeon office sent in paperwork right away. I was approved in 3 days. I worried about my weight because during the 6 months I fell below the 40bmi.. once approved I had a few more Dr hoops.. gall bladder test, surgery class, and nutrition class.

But now 2 months after surgery and everything is going so well that I only wish I would have done it so much sooner! :)

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Dawnolson    85

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I know it seems to take forever and they don't really tell you everything up front. So far I don't have to do a 6 mos diet. Phew. I do know I will have a week or two of some kind of diet before the surgery.

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Lissa.Shrinks    4

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I probably won't have surgery for a couple more months. I'm hoping by March.

I'm looking at May or June, I think.

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Lissa.Shrinks    4

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and the best part this is a graduation gift. I graduate school for HVAC and Refrigeration march 25

Fred Montana JR

That's awesome, congrats! I wish I could afford to self pay.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

        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.

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