Hi! I just started my journey and I am looking forward to chatting with those of you who are on a similar time-frame as myself. My insurance is Cigna so they require a 3 month supervised diet, psych eval and sign off from my primary (which I am worried about, I haven't seen him in 5 years so what if he wont sign off? should I find someone new? suggestions?)

I am aiming for an early September surgery date, my Dr. said it is doable! I am excited and nervous.

I have learned so much already from reading about everyone else's experience it has really helped to calm me down.

I feel like I am obsessed with this and it's all I can think about. I have probably watched 200 youtube videos so far. LOL

Any tips, tricks or advice is welcome and appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Eggplantmassacre I am thinking on the beach today my last summer over weight. Lol

I was thinking the same thing! ????

I'm another potential sleever for the end of September. It would have been great to have it done in August. I'm a teacher so August would have been perfect. I wouldn't have to take off any days from school/work. I began my process in late May. Thus far, I've completed my initial appt with the surgeon, psych eval, endoscopy, and completed 1 out of 3 NUT appts. My surgeon told me I don't have to lose weight prior to surgery, I just need to maintain. It was great, but I'm so very conscious of what I'm eating because I don't want to gain. I will also only have a 3 day pre op liquid diet. That was shocking. I have a BMI a lil over 40. I was hoping with having sleep apnea and fibromyalgia as co-morbidities, it would bypass the 3 month supervised diet. It didn't!

I just know that I'll do whatever it takes to ensure that I'm approved. It is soooo time for a change. I began picking up weight in my mid to late 20s. I've been over weight my entire 30s, and I'll be 41 this year. I refuse to be over weight on my 40s. I wish I did this sooner. However, as we all know we've tried every diet known, how many Mondays have you started something new?

My fiancé and I were hanging out with some friends and they took a pic of us and she text me the pic the next day. I was mortified! I couldn't believe that was me. I was the big girl in the corner (thinking I was being social) NOPE! I shook my head at myself. That picture made me say to self "no more, this is it!" I have a beautiful 8 year old daughter I want to be around for. I don't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, BUT it's knocking at my door, it's just a matter of time. Not to mention I don't want to walk down the aisle on my wedding day this way. This will be my second marriage, but first wedding. I met a wonderful and extremely support man. He's been right by my side for each step. So as I see it, it is definitely time to change.

I only have told 2 friends, my fiancé and his mother. My mother will not know until the week prior to surgery. She'd do everything to talk me out of it! She's very nervous of anything medical. For me this is life changing.

Thank you for sharing your ideas and experiences, I'm reading all the posts to learn anything new.

Welcome... your story is similar too mine. Obese all my life even as a child... 116 at 7 year old... my highest weight was 304... managed to get too 285 in two years and maintained at 275 for the last 3 years... but when you see pictures of you... it is real. Pictures speak a thousand words.... I'm looking at a early September sleeve...

I'm another potential sleever for the end of September. It would have been great to have it done in August. I'm a teacher so August would have been perfect. I wouldn't have to take off any days from school/work. I began my process in late May. Thus far, I've completed my initial appt with the surgeon, psych eval, endoscopy, and completed 1 out of 3 NUT appts. My surgeon told me I don't have to lose weight prior to surgery, I just need to maintain. It was great, but I'm so very conscious of what I'm eating because I don't want to gain. I will also only have a 3 day pre op liquid diet. That was shocking. I have a BMI a lil over 40. I was hoping with having sleep apnea and fibromyalgia as co-morbidities, it would bypass the 3 month supervised diet. It didn't!

I just know that I'll do whatever it takes to ensure that I'm approved. It is soooo time for a change. I began picking up weight in my mid to late 20s. I've been over weight my entire 30s, and I'll be 41 this year. I refuse to be over weight on my 40s. I wish I did this sooner. However, as we all know we've tried every diet known, how many Mondays have you started something new?

My fiancé and I were hanging out with some friends and they took a pic of us and she text me the pic the next day. I was mortified! I couldn't believe that was me. I was the big girl in the corner (thinking I was being social) NOPE! I shook my head at myself. That picture made me say to self "no more, this is it!" I have a beautiful 8 year old daughter I want to be around for. I don't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, BUT it's knocking at my door, it's just a matter of time. Not to mention I don't want to walk down the aisle on my wedding day this way. This will be my second marriage, but first wedding. I met a wonderful and extremely support man. He's been right by my side for each step. So as I see it, it is definitely time to change.

I only have told 2 friends, my fiancé and his mother. My mother will not know until the week prior to surgery. She'd do everything to talk me out of it! She's very nervous of anything medical. For me this is life changing.

Thank you for sharing your ideas and experiences, I'm reading all the posts to learn anything new.

I think your story probably resonates with everyone on here. It certainly does with me. I was always the chubby kid, then the overweight teen, then overweight in my 20's and so on and I have gone up and down so many times. Worked my @$$ off but the weight always came back. I am going to be 45 this year, I am a divorced single mom of a 10 year old boy who is my reason and my motivation. He is my "why". My family history blows, they are all dead (parents) my mom had a heart attack, stroke and diabetes (morbid obsese) by the time I was 24 she was in a nursing home and my "mom" was gone, my dad had a heart attack and then another that killed him by the time I was 25. Grandmother (overweight) died of a massive heart attack by the time I was 4. So the odds ain't in my favor. Like I told my surgeon, I don't have any co-morbidities "yet", but if I stay this way I will. I'd like to see my son graduate and be around for a lot more of his life than my parents were. You are not alone in this. I have felt for forever that my outside doesn't match my insides. When I see photos of myself I almost don't connect that the person in the picture is me. I wish you well in your journey, stick with us, you'll be just fine.

Unjury is what I'm drinking now

Unjury is what I'm drinking now

how do you like it? which flavor?

I had my last nut appointment today and hoping to get the surgeon's office gets my letter for approval into the insurance company by the end of this week. I have no idea what to expect from them on a time frame for response. I am also hoping for mid to last September due to my work schedule. Good luck to you!

I've now been approved since June 17, and I still can't get in touch with the surgery scheduled to schedule me. I'm SO frustrated! I started jumping through hoops in January. Now that I'm approved, let's get this show on the road.

I've now been approved since June 17, and I still can't get in touch with the surgery scheduled to schedule me. I'm SO frustrated! I started jumping through hoops in January. Now that I'm approved, let's get this show on the road.

OMG!!! I would be going insane if I was approved but couldn't schedule a date..have you tried going to the office??

I hope so! My insurance has no time requirements but I just started the process and have appointments and test on 7/27. Then again in 8/17. I'd love to have surgery in September.

I'm 300 miles from the office, but I have called multiple times. It's so frustrating!

I'm 300 miles from the office, but I have called multiple times. It's so frustrating!

call, ask to speak to your surgeon directly or his nurse, chances are he/she may not know that you haven't been scheduled yet, give them a time frame to get you a date and threaten to cancel, that should get their attention.

Or threaten to report them!!!

Unjury is what I'm drinking now

how do you like it? which flavor?

I'm drinking injury as well I love the chocolate splendor strawberry is good too I also have unflavored that I plan on putting in my own chicken stock

Unjury is what I'm drinking now

how do you like it? which flavor?

I'm drinking injury as well I love the chocolate splendor strawberry is good too I also have unflavored that I plan on putting in my own chicken stock

unjury stupid autocorrect!

I like them all so far. Only one I haven't tried is chicken soup.