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achappex3    346

achappex3
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The closer I get to being done... the more everything gets pushed back.

My insurance doesn't cover a home sleep study. So they cancelled my appointment for it tomorrow, and appealed for it to be done in a lab.

That can take up to 14 days to be approved.

I give up on having the surgery before my birthday which is the original plan.

I'm bummed and upset.

Just feel like I'm doing all of this for nothing.

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Redmaxx    740

Redmaxx
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I am sorry to hear that. Don't get bummed, it will work out. Stay positive and stay the course.

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pammieanne    269

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It'll happen! This waiting part is the worst part of it all (OK, I'm lying, the liquid pre/post op is the worst)!

Don't make it a race, and don't put 'time' constraints on your success... even if you dont' get your surgery before your birthday, you'll have it before your next birthday, and most likely you'll be so much thinner than you are now!

Keep it in perspective, and don't let yourself down with timed goals!

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PLEZ    76

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Don't give up now....I know it sux but you won't regret it ...just think...you will lose tons of weight before next summer....

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achappex3    346

achappex3
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It sucks so much and I just feel like crying

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Moogle    116

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Sometimes you just have to have patience with this process. It doesn't happen overnight. It took me 16 months from my first orientation meeting until my actual surgery. I wanted to have surgery over winter break last year. It ended up happening early summer of the next year. Be proactive. Is there a number you can call to find out if you were approved for the study instead of waiting for them to call you?

There were times that I got down, but I kept reminding myself that it will all work out eventually. I am glad I stuck with it. Trust me, it is worth it.

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ginabee38    91

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I totally understand. I rushed to get pre-pre-op clearances this summer and I realize now that I was a bit delusional in thinking I would be able to get everything approved and done in time to have surgery to go back to school, between August 12 and September 1st. It didn't happen., and now I have to wait until my next school break. I'm still not even approved, but at least I finally have a surgery date (12/23). In the last few weeks, I have been noticing a shift in my thinking, so I'm feeling ok and possibly even thankful about the delay. Good luck with your process. Have faith things will work out for the better.

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achappex3    346

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It took me 15 months. Insurance companies are slow - nothing you can do to speed it up. Just keep on trucking.

It's not my insurance companies fault... lol.

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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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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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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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