I am ready to submit to insurance after my 6 months of supervised weight loss completed this month. My bariatric surgery advocate should be submitting in the next week. I have to confess that I am a forum stalker. Trying to post more. I am amazed by all the support here and just want to get a surgery date after all this time/work!!

I'm also a fellow stalker. Submitted to insurance yesterday, so hopefully I'll soon be approved and on my way!

::Raises hand slowly:: I confess, I've been stalking on here for the past 2 years. I finally decided in December to go for it. I just completed my final weigh in and the dr gave me a tentative surgery date of May 21. Hopefully I have no issues and the insurance goes through.

Awesome, can't wait to hear about this process. Mine isn't gonna be until August. I'm anxiously awaiting. I get on here probably 10x a day looking at anything I can learn

@@VSG_Hopeful 2 years and only 4 posts? You are a very quiet stalker! Best wishes for your upcoming surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Glad you are here! You too... @@perk4756

@@wannaBthinsoon, I've been on here off and on. Everytime I would think about the surgery I would come back on and see what others were saying about it. I finally got the courage to stop stalking and start my own journey. And now I'm not chickening out. I'm going for that brass ring and happy for everyone on here joining me with their own journey. @Everyone- you all inspire me so much. I'm grateful to each and every one of you :-)

Go tomorrow for my next nutt appointment. And should get end I scheduled then too, since I have all other tests in hand now. Getting ready!

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@@VSG_Hopeful you go girl!!! I'm still early out, but no regrets. I KNOW this will help me achieve my goals. Wishing you all the best!

@@perk4756, sounds like you're getting down to the wire. I wish you the best of luck.

@@wannaBthinsoon, how far along are you?

my surgery was 4/23

Oh my. Well belated congratulations to you. How has it been?

Wannabthinsoon how are you doing? Would love to hear

I am doing well. I had no gas pains that others complain about. I got up to walk within an hour of getting to my room. I will say....be very careful with the liquid pain meds they send you home with. This was my only issue..it causes severe constipation!! I am learning each day what my sleeve can handle and what it can't. I don;t move to soft foods till next week. So right now I get most of my Protein from cottage cheese. (and 1 shake a day). My very favorite thing is unsweetened applesauce. I have that for Breakfast every day. It goes down the best. Thank you for asking about me.

@@wannaBthinsoon, have you found that your tastebuds have changed?

Great wannabthinagain! So encouraging to hear. Keep us up with your journey. Loving the sharing everyone does here

@@VSG_Hopeful tastebuds have not changed at all.