Well, here I am with my date for surgery and it's a lot further away than I had hoped but scheduled nonetheless. My date is July 3rd, 2013. I have my PreOp class on June 18th. They gave me two dates in June but both coincided with my sister's pregnancy dates (baby shower and birth) and since my mom will be taking care of both of us (in two different states) I waited on mine until July. It's not as quick as I had hoped but I'm glad it's scheduled and I'm on my way :-)

Blessings,

Chris

Congrats! Stay focused. Its a new beginning.

Alright fellow July folk our month starts tomorrow! We have all been on this journey for months and our new lives will begin in the next few days. I am sure this will be a tough and trying couple of weeks but we will start having our own NSVs before we know it.

Please remember not one of us needs to fight this battle on their own. Use this board to rant, brag, complain, and ask questions. July is going to be great!!!

Ok I want to vent this girl is hungry day 3 of liquid diet and all I can think of right now are chips and a cheese burger

Ok I want to vent this girl is hungry day 3 of liquid diet and all I can think of right now are chips and a cheese burger

If it gives you hope, every time I have to do liquids, I start feeling better on day 4 or 5 (by better I mean less completely and totally miserable, headache and hunger fade, energy still sucks)..by week 2 I'm pretty numb and just roll with it!

It is SO worth it though!!!! You'll see

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 206.8

Ok I want to vent this girl is hungry day 3 of liquid diet and all I can think of right now are chips and a cheese burger

I'm on day five and its getting better, I have 4 weeks of this crap

I am on day 7 of optifast. 9 days to go and then the fun really starts. :-)

Confusing paperwork from insurance company...

Opened my mail tonight to find paperwork from the utilization management department ( whatever that is) of my insurance company and a small bit of panic set in as I read it over . The surgery date that I was told was July 8, but this paperwork says July 19. I know it's only a few days difference but I must admit I am feeling so disappointed right now.

Of course I will be calling the doctors office first thing in the morning..... But I know I won't sleep very good now worrying about it. I want to get this done... It has been a 10 year process for me back and forth, having the courage to attend seminars and give surgery serious contemplation , then talking myself out of it time and again. Now that I have finally accepted that I am fully ready to accept the lifestyle change that is required and have the courage to proceed, an extra 8 days seems like an eternity!

Hopefully, all my fret is for nothing and its just a typo. Lol

Seems ridiculous to vent about this minute detail in the grand scheme of things ahead, but I know someone on this board will understand!

McLenz, my insurance's (is that a word?) UM department also has had the wrong date. Turns out, for me, that the surgeon's office just submitted a tentative date & it didn't really set anything in stone. My scheduler told me that once you're approved, you're approved. They could perform the surgery the next day & the insurance would have to pay because they approved it. I hope this is also true for you and your surgery will not be postponed! Good luck!

I am at the hospital and will be going into surgery soon!!! I can't wait to start my new life!!!

I am at the hospital and will be going into surgery soon!!! I can't wait to start my new life!!!

Good luck!!!!

Mzshay35 RNYTalk

Yaye! Prayers for a great and smooth op & recovery.

I am at the hospital and will be going into surgery soon!!! I can't wait to start my new life!!!

Good luck! Let us know when you're on the loser's bench! You'll do great!

Thanks for all the prayers today!!! I am officially on the Losers Bench!! I am sitting in a chair and about to go walking with the nurse. It went well and I am glad to be on the other side now!!!

Thanks for all the prayers today!!! I am officially on the Losers Bench!! I am sitting in a chair and about to go walking with the nurse. It went well and I am glad to be on the other side now!!!

that is great!!!! Way to lead the way.

I received a call from the surgery scheduler today and they switched my date again. Only this time they moved me up a week!!! I am now set for July 23rd!