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stillmeonlysmaller    70

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As of today I have completed and received clearance from the psychologist (yeserday), nutritionist (today), and I official reached the pre-op weight loss goal my surgeon set for me (today). Tomorrow the scheduler should call me to schedule my rny.

I started the process on July 17 and hoping for an early Sept. Surgery. Even the nurse stated that I completed my requirements quickly.

I am excited, and nervous. I think I will be starting my pre-op diet in 1 week.

WOW what a month this has been. I am kind of afraid to undo what I have done these last few weeks.

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Kacee78    6

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Congrats on achieving all your goals! Down to the final stretch!

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stillmeonlysmaller    70

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Thank you, and yes I am getting more excited/anxious by the minute.

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mtbaird09    1

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what exactly were your prerequisites? I had my first appointment yesterday which was a nutrition and basic information class. I go back for my 2nd class the 31st and i see the PA on september 1st for my exam etc. My psych evaluation is scheduled for august 20th. the packet they gave everyone says we have to have an upper endoscopy, a sleep study, an ultrasound of the gall bladder blood work yada yada. I know my insurance covers the surgery but each case is different. I dont have any documented weight loss attempts besides a few months on phentermine. I have BCBSNC Im afraid i am going to spend all this money for all these appointments and then be denied by my health insurance. How long did it take you from your first appointment to get a surgery date and be approved? did you have to jump threw the same hoops?

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stillmeonlysmaller    70

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what exactly were your prerequisites? I had my first appointment yesterday which was a nutrition and basic information class. I go back for my 2nd class the 31st and i see the PA on september 1st for my exam etc. My psych evaluation is scheduled for august 20th. the packet they gave everyone says we have to have an upper endoscopy, a sleep study, an ultrasound of the gall bladder blood work yada yada. I know my insurance covers the surgery but each case is different. I dont have any documented weight loss attempts besides a few months on phentermine. I have BCBSNC Im afraid i am going to spend all this money for all these appointments and then be denied by my health insurance. How long did it take you from your first appointment to get a surgery date and be approved? did you have to jump threw the same hoops?

I have Northern California Kaiser. I had to have clearance from the psychologist, and nutritionist, and the surgeon gave me a weight loss goal I had to meet before surgery would even be scheduled. I met all yeserday so the scheduler should call today.

I didn't have documented sleep apnea so I didn't have to do a sleep study. And all of my general health, and women's health issues were already dealt with.

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queencity    62

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I have bcbsnc and they dont require much. You should be fine, good luck.

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mtbaird09    1

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@@queencity what exactly did they require of you

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stillmeonlysmaller    70

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I just got the call. I am scheduled for August 27th. 2 weeks from today. So excited!!!!

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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