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carol1019    11

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I am now working on my list of requirements. Ive had my UGI, chest exray, blood work,phych evaluation, approval from all of my doctors. I now need to go to nutritional classes and start support groups. Today is 4/14/2016. I go back to meet again with my nurse and surgical director on the 25th. I am so into my weight loss journey. I have been over weight most of my life. Its been a real struggle to lose weight. I am female and 62 years old , I want to live a healthy life and Iam soooooo ready

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liposuction68    178

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How many nutrition classes does your insurance require, because if its only one then your ready to have your doctors office submit information for you to get approved. and then your date for surgery, im assuming that the groups are your choice.

Congratulations on your decision to live a healthier life.

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liposuction68    178

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Thank you I need to only go to 1 nutrition class.

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oh yeah your done yeahhhhh! get that done and submit to insurance. do you have a tentative date yet?

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carol1019    11

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No not yet. When I go back on the 25th they will tell me what I need to do yet. I started all of this on 3/25/16. In 4 weeks ive done just about everything they need to submit it to my insurance company

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Lemm61    206

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You can do it! I'm in my last month of the 3 month pre op diet requirement. I'm 54. Getting close to that moment of sending everything off for insurance approval. Funny, I'm more nervous about the approval than the surgery right now.

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carol1019    11

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O Wow! Iam more worried about the approval also. My health hasnt been the best . ive had a heart attach a few years ago ,Mild COPD, thyroid disease just about everything but diabetics. All of my doctors are all for this surgery.my EKG is good and I did well on my stress test.

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melbykins    2

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I was much more nervous about the approval part too! I knew I had done everything that was required, but the nerves were still there. You can do it!! You have begun your journey!

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Slimliz    17

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So excited for you carol! And I am so happy to find someone my age about to start this journey. I am in the process of getting all the pre-op testing completed and I am hoping for a late July or early August date.

Let's stay in touch!

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carol1019    11

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Absolutely we will stay in touch slimliz! It is so nice to have people to share our experiences with. I am so anxious to have my surgery. I see my journey as one more thing I will accomplish in my life and be able to say I DID IT!!!!!????

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carol1019    11

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Went to see my barriatric nurse yesterday and I was approved!!!!I have one more meeting with her on 5/23/16 and then I meet with the surgeon for a date!!!!!!! Also I have my pre op class 5/5/16 and its official!!!!

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carol1019    11

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Ok I had my pre op class today and now the only thing left is my last nutritional class on 5-23-16. Can anyone give me an idea on what is the next step? Ive compleated everything.

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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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        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.

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        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.

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