Hello I am new to the forums and I am having surgery in Mexico august 2107. Thought I should introduce myself.

Welcome.
I am on target for August as well.
I am excited and scared.

August for me as well!!

I am extremely excited and I want to have the surgery sooner but I still need to get my passport. I also will need time off work and I feel that later will be better due to more staff coming on with college as next month most will be graduating.

My insurance requires a six month waiting period.
Also working with a dietician and office visits and weigh ins.
So, I have to wait till August.
I wish I could get it sooner.

Hello all I'm new to the forum. I'm so happy I got my surgery date 08/17/17. Dr. Parker

Hoping to have my surgery in Aug. I finish up my 6 months of Medically Supervised Weight-loss Visits the end of June. Very nervous too.

I hope I don't die before the six months waiting period is up.
If I do die, will someone please champion a movement to get a law passed that states insurance companies can no longer require a six month waiting period?
I would really appreciate it.

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I don't know the whole story, but there was a woman that had to lose 100lbs before the surgeon would do the surgery (I don't think she weighed even 400lbs). Was working on it, and suddenly died. Haven't heard cause of death, so don't know if it was related to the diet.

Best thing to do is slow and easy. Exercise, dietary changes, etc. Don't kill yourself by being all gung-ho! (Literally!)

I'm scheduled for August 21 in Tijuana. Don't know if I'm excited or scared but figure it'll be clear at the beginning of August.

I will be having my surgery in August also. I'm getting my lap band taken out in a few weeks. My insurance would only approve a 2 part procedure. Then I have to wait 3 months for the gastric sleeve.

Hello I am new to the forums and I am having surgery in Mexico august 2107. Thought I should introduce myself.

I'm new also. I joined 4 years ago & haven't been on since. Welcome!

Hello everyone! Brand new to this site. Just scheduled my surgery for Aug 22nd. Been working towards this since January. Down 15 pounds (was down 20 but went on vacation and slipped back up :/ ) . Glad there is a board for those all going through this at the same time!

New Also ... Got my surgery scheduled for August 10 in Mexico.

Also new, my surgery is for Aug 23rd. Very happy I can talk to some people in the same boat as me [emoji5]

12 hours ago, monique_o87 said:

Also new, my surgery is for Aug 23rd. Very happy I can talk to some people in the same boat as me

Welcome! I'm pretty new myself. My sleeve is scheduled for Aug 22nd here in Houston. I've been focused on the giant To Do list for my surgeon so haven't had time to worry. Now that I've completed it and am starting to read some people's stories I'm getting a little nervous :/ but still excited for the new me.