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Spring 2018 Sleevers??? Looking for support, surgery buddies, advice, etc.! Lol.

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Nycready87    2

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Kakatlady612, I know I read on here that the time goes pretty quick. So hopefully it's does. Im still confused with the whole 6month vs 3 months with a multidisciplinary program I don't really understand the difference and the insurance company doesn't really know either (odd right). I guess I will find out at the consult. The new seminar is tomorrow so I guess I will see.

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Nycready87    2

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Kakatlady612 it went really good they gave good I information better than montefiore did. All the info I did already look up myself but it was informative. At the end the they set you up with a ur it's appointment(consult). I have mine scheduled for the 21st for this month

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bicoastalmami    0

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HELLO GIRLIE,

So I am definitely a newbie here. My insurance requires a 12 week program prior to scheduling a surgery. So my classes start at the end of February so i am definitely trying to get this done and trying to get some type of support group going. I come to all these forums to get info and some real answers. I am nervous because I'm pretty young and don't have any children. I do want this to effect my children and I have never had surgery in my life but i am definitely look forward to it and side bar I am not telling anyone but my boyfriend since we live together I have no choice .

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survive.sleeve.slay    31

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HELLO GIRLIE,
So I am definitely a newbie here. My insurance requires a 12 week program prior to scheduling a surgery. So my classes start at the end of February so i am definitely trying to get this done and trying to get some type of support group going. I come to all these forums to get info and some real answers. I am nervous because I'm pretty young and don't have any children. I do want this to effect my children and I have never had surgery in my life but i am definitely look forward to it and side bar I am not telling anyone but my boyfriend since we live together I have no choice .

Don't be nervous, this is a positive change. Surgery is scary but it is literally over before you know it! You wake up like huh?

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Nycready87    2

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8 minutes ago, bicoastalmami said:

HELLO GIRLIE,

So I am definitely a newbie here. My insurance requires a 12 week program prior to scheduling a surgery. So my classes start at the end of February so i am definitely trying to get this done and trying to get some type of support group going. I come to all these forums to get info and some real answers. I am nervous because I'm pretty young and don't have any children. I do want this to effect my children and I have never had surgery in my life but i am definitely look forward to it and side bar I am not telling anyone but my boyfriend since we live together I have no choice .

It is def a scary and exciting experience all in one. I have a 3 month program to do and possibly 6 month I find out for sure when I go to my first appoint coming up. But I'm stalking this site.

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survive.sleeve.slay    31

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I had six months. It was kind of brutal but after month 4 it all goes pretty quickly. Just get your appointments in, don't gain and if you need a cpap, USE IT.

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Cryst    21

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Tomorrow is my last dietician visit an following right behind that I meet woth the surgeon im kind of nervous an at the same time anxious... Not sire if they will just sending my paperwork to insurance company or if they will b sending it an giving me a surgery date

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hopeful333    49

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Hi Jaz-

This is my first post as well. I live in Southern California, and my insurance provider Kaiser Permanente, requires a 12 session OPTIONS class to learn about the surgery and prepare with diet and exercise. I just completed OPTIONS on January 29th. My surgical consult is scheduled for February 27th. We have been told that there is an average weight time of 77 days from the date of our consult. I have lost 10 lbs since starting OPTIONS in Novemeber, and Kaiser requires a 10% weight loss prior to surgery so I have 12 more lbs to lose. I pray that I can meet their requirments, this surgery is so important to me. I am so happy that I found this site. Looking forward to walking through this journey with people at all stages along the path.

Blessings-Staci

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DesertGirl    14

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Tomorrow is my last dietician visit an following right behind that I meet woth the surgeon im kind of nervous an at the same time anxious... Not sire if they will just sending my paperwork to insurance company or if they will b sending it an giving me a surgery date

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I just finished my nutrition visit. I have my surgeon visit on March 8. They said they submit everything to insurance that day. Best of luck!!

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Cryst    21

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I just finished my nutrition visit. I have my surgeon visit on March 8. They said they submit everything to insurance that day. Best of luck!!

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I meet with the surgeon an he said they was submitting my paperwork to insurance an that the insurance company normally response within 2 weeks so Im waiting an hoping for a yes and go!!!

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bicoastalmami    0

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On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 3:57 PM, hopeful333 said:

Hi Jaz-

This is my first post as well. I live in Southern California, and my insurance provider Kaiser Permanente, requires a 12 session OPTIONS class to learn about the surgery and prepare with diet and exercise. I just completed OPTIONS on January 29th. My surgical consult is scheduled for February 27th. We have been told that there is an average weight time of 77 days from the date of our consult. I have lost 10 lbs since starting OPTIONS in Novemeber, and Kaiser requires a 10% weight loss prior to surgery so I have 12 more lbs to lose. I pray that I can meet their requirments, this surgery is so important to me. I am so happy that I found this site. Looking forward to walking through this journey with people at all stages along the path.

Blessings-Staci

I am so excited I am with Kairser west LA office as well. I start the OPTIONS program on the 21. Please keep me posted on your progress. I am so glad to see someone around my weight getting is also because everyone is convinced that I don't need this and that I can work out on my own but they don't know my journey and my yoyo so I am glad. How was the OPTIONS program ?

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Relle2190    28

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Hi Jaz I'm cherelle 27 years old and weighs 303 I just started my journey as well I met with the surgeon the dietitian and the psyche doctor all in the same day now I'm In the process of having all my cardiac clearances passed once that's done my advocate told me she submits all paper work then u have a answer within a week from your insurance so I'm hoping and praying to have everything done by end of March beginning of April good luck!!!

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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

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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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      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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      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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