Hey Everyone,

Just am so excited to say that I finally have a surgery date! January 19th will be my day

I have completed all of my pre- op tests.. which included:

1. abdominal ultrasound-found gallstones.. but will wait till after surgery to remove if necessary

2. echocardio-done

3. ekg-done

4. 2 nutritional consults-done

5. primary physical and letter-done

6. Overnight sleep study- done

7. Psych eval- done (Im not that crazy!! )

8. Bloodwork-done

9. Educational course and support group- Jan 4th and 11th

I waited for my insurance to switch to PPO ( thats why January) and they are saying so far they they will cover 70-90% of the cost which is good with me!

Im excited about this change, and so nervous. Im afraid of the pain with fills and surgery.. but most importantly afraid of failure. I want this tool to be what i needed to finally have a healthy body weight and keep it that way. Im so scared that ill fail like i did with being overweight my entire life.. Im sure you all know the feeling I am talking about.

I am glad I have found so much helpful information here with you all and the support will help me along the way!

Thank you all!

That's great news!! Study, study study, so you'll know what to expect. No surprises after surgery is so reassuring. Remember, you will NOT wake up skinny and you may not lose by leaps and bounds UNTIL you have restriction. Often people even gain a few lbs back before they actually get restriction. It's better to know these upfront so you don't suddenly get scared something is wrong afterwards. You'll do great! Congrats on getting a date!

Congrats to you! There really is not that much pain, at least it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The fills are no pain at all! Nothing! You have some time to read some posts and prepare!

Thank you both for your support. I will continue to study hard... i dont care how long it takes me, i just want to get to the point of being healthy and stay there forever! I know it will take work, but I want sooo bady for this tool to be the answer along with working out hard and eating healthy.

You all are my heros! Thanks for your information

Hey Sweet

Congratulations! Who's your doctor? I'm in Morgan Hill.

Hey Vera,

I live in Gilroy My Doctor is Dr. Robert Mckeen he is located near Good Samartain off of the 85 and Bascom.

Small world!

He's my fill doc! We'll have to get together! I'll PM you with my # soon, got to get back to work.