Hi all, I joined this forum in 2011 anticipating surgery, but my employer's insurance would not approve, but then I came down with leukemia and that totally shot it out of the Water. But I am back and hope it will be happening before the end of the year, with Medicare since I had to stop working.

I am looking for anyone who has been sleeved or going to be for support and encouragement.

I hope some will pick this group to communicate with others.

Appointment with the doctor on Friday !!

@@LainieG yippie!!!! Lainie I am so excited for you. It has been a long journey. Please let us know what happens wishing you only the best

HI ladies....good things happening here...congrats to everyone on all the good news. I have some good news too....yesterday I had my first PERFECT 5:2 FAST DAY! So now I know I can do it. I just posted a new blog (don't worry ladies, no sex in this one (OK, one little line, but hey, someone here has to spice things up....so for some of you, you may be disappointed! ). It is what my 5:2 FAST DAY looked like, complete with photos. I have another FAST day coming up tomorrow and I think from the encouragement and enthusiasm from this thread and the 5:2 thread, I can do it again!

http://www.queenofcrop.com/weeklyupdates/my-perfect-52-fast-day/

Rock on ladies!

@@Kathy812, Kathy thanks for yur support. Hopefully not too much longer now !!

@@Queen of Crop, I read your blog.congrats on being able to complete your day of fast & work out. Usually if I fast, I'm too weak to work out, LOL. Good luck on reaching your goal. 6 pounds is nothing for you, I'm sure you can do it!

can your sleeve tolerate rice and pasta?

HI kathy812....I couldn't eat any rice for about 2.5 years (and I loved rice so I saw it as a bit of a gift not to be able to eat it!). Now I can eat a little bit (as in a piece of sushi) and although I can eat pasta, I eat about 2 bites and I know it's enough. But I feel very satisfied about that; I just don't miss it anymore. Now if I could just feel that way about cookies!!!!

hi ladies, been a while since I've posted but I read up everyday. LainieG I'm so glad your starting to move. I too have Medicare and was told by Medicare and Drs office have surgery first then they will approve it. I have comorbilities also that helps. I got sleeved Oct 27th and it still hasn't been approved! I check the Medicare site once a week now and nothing yet! You can say I'm a lot worried!

My wedding is coming up in 2 weeks and I've lost 38 lbs all together. I did get a wedding dress

I was on a stall for 5 long weeks then lost 3 more and back on a stall. It's aggrevating but I'm hanging in there.

@@#9grammy, I saw the bariatric doctor today. I have to have a dietary consult then they will submit to medicare. I wasn't todld anything about having the surgery first. The doctor asked me if I had been pre=certified and I told him that I had Medicare. I selected my surgeon, Dr. Roger de Latorre. He has done a ton if these and the doctor says it is done in 20 minutes

Congrats on your wedding !! hope all goes well, keep us posted

@ LainieG I'm wondering why it has taken so long to get things going? Were there some extenuating circumstances?

@ queen congrats on your success. Can you tell me what a 5:2 FAST DAY consists of? I've heard from the surgeon's office and I should be receiving a surgery date in 3-4 weeks. I've managed to stop drinking diet coke which is a big deal for me. Happy to hear about other's successes too! Getting excited...!

@@#9grammy, you look great!! Wishing your approval goes through soon, I can only imagine how stressful this is for you.

Best wishes on your upcomiing nuptial!

@ queen congrats on your success. Can you tell me what a 5:2 FAST DAY consists of? I've heard from the surgeon's office and I should be receiving a surgery date in 3-4 weeks. I've managed to stop drinking diet coke which is a big deal for me. Happy to hear about other's successes too! Getting excited...!

HI Lisa....I assume you found my blog? I see I have a new subscriber named Lisa...if not, just go to www.queenofcrop.com and you can see what I eat on the 5:2 with lots of photos. But if you are new to this, you may want to start at the beginning as I wrote every Sunday for the first year. Start here: www.queenofcrop.com/about Good luck and keep us posted!

Hey everyone! Have enjoyed reading all of your posts. I am 57 and had my surgery on New Years Eve. I love the idea of out with the old in with the new. Last Wednesday I began week 3 and apparently have hit the three week stall. I am religiously getting in my liquids, keeping calories below 500 and using my elliptical trainer as much as possible... I have serious back problems which make exercise a bit difficult. I have read this is common but is there anything to break the stall?

Just keep doing what you are doing; it will just keep coming off. You are doing all the right things; sometimes surgery just throws your body out of whack, you retain water, it's only been 3 weeks...your body is still adjusting. You will hit some stalls but this early out, it really isn't a stall; it's just recalibrating. You will do fine....BTW, I had my surgery 3+ years ago...just a week after I turned 58 so I was your age....and it changed my life! So good luck and keep coming back here and doing exactly what you are doing!

I began reading your blog this morning from the bottom up! No pun intended. It certainly lets me know there is life after WLS. Now I look forward to starting from the beginning and following your journey.