hi! i’m new to this. i just had my consultation appointment yesterday and am beginning the process of insurance approval and dates etc. i’m hoping i can be scheduled for surgery late june/early july. i’m about to be 22 so definitely interested in finding other young people to talk to about surgery and the whole process (pre and post op)

CW: 345

HW: 358

GW: 200

(yikes this is my first time posting stats anywhere. wild)

also more about me- been obese my entire life (literally from age 5), have **** genetics on both sides of my family, have mild binge eating disorder (which is under control), PCOS, general anxiety/depression

and fun stuff- i’ll be getting a degree in interior architecture and design in may, i’m about to start grad school right after that, i live in the boston area, i love art in all forms, live music, my friends, my dogs and my weed [emoji14]

I’m hoping for a date the end of April so I can at least enjoy spring break with my children. I’m 27 years old and I’ve been up and down with my weight my whole life and I’m over it. I just want to have a healthy life for not only myself but my children also. So now I’m just playing the waiting game with my insurance company

Yeah i totally get that. I nanny for an amazing family and the kids are 6 and 4 and i just want to be able to keep up with them and be healthy. and everyone i ever talked to about surgery said their one regret was that they didn’t do it when they were younger. so i figured why the heck not, what’s stopping me!

Just set up my psych consult yay

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woooo!! i regularly see a therapist so the psych consult wasn’t as scary for me going in. just the usual questions and making sure you want to do it for the right reasons.

also, not sure if it was just the lady i saw, but the psych team tends to read you the riot act if you’re a pot smoker. i got really upset about how the doctor treated me when we talked about it, but i was comforted by the dietician and the surgeon (who both didn’t really care about the fact i smoke, just obviously can’t right before/after surgery). funnily enough, the dietician was telling me about different strains to get that won’t cause hunger which i thought was pretty cool!
not sure if you smoke or anything but mentioning the psych consult made me think of this and perhaps it’s useful to others so i thought i would share

I just started myself, just finished my first doctor visit of 3. I have my endoscopy scheduled, working on getting psych scheduled, my nut appointment is next week, then I have a few more tests and I'm ready to submit. They are leaning toward a June surgery date. Oh I'm 24, hopefully I have surgery before my birthday in June and I live in florida

I just started myself, just finished my first doctor visit of 3. I have my endoscopy scheduled, working on getting psych scheduled, my nut appointment is next week, then I have a few more tests and I'm ready to submit. They are leaning toward a June surgery date. Oh I'm 24, hopefully I have surgery before my birthday in June and I live in florida

what is a nut appointment? i keep hearing about this but i have no clue what it is lol

Nutritionist

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I just started myself, just finished my first doctor visit of 3. I have my endoscopy scheduled, working on getting psych scheduled, my nut appointment is next week, then I have a few more tests and I'm ready to submit. They are leaning toward a June surgery date. Oh I'm 24, hopefully I have surgery before my birthday in June and I live in florida

what is a nut appointment? i keep hearing about this but i have no clue what it is lol

Nutritionist

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LOL so silly. should’ve thought of that [emoji85]

Hi! I have my first appointment in a few weeks. I’m 27, I also have pcos. Sooo I’m very nervous like you. Let’s keep in touch!

What’s pcos

What’s pcos

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (essentially too much testosterone, hormonal imbalance)

hi! i’m new to this. i just had my consultation appointment yesterday and am beginning the process of insurance approval and dates etc. i’m hoping i can be scheduled for surgery late june/early july. i’m about to be 22 so definitely interested in finding other young people to talk to about surgery and the whole process (pre and post op)
CW: 345
HW: 358
GW: 200
(yikes this is my first time posting stats anywhere. wild)
also more about me- been obese my entire life (literally from age 5), have **** genetics on both sides of my family, have mild binge eating disorder (which is under control), PCOS, general anxiety/depression
and fun stuff- i’ll be getting a degree in interior architecture and design in may, i’m about to start grad school right after that, i live in the boston area, i love art in all forms, live music, my friends, my dogs and my weed [emoji14]

I'll be turning 21 on Tuesday. I had the sleeve done 12/11/17 so I'll be 3 months post op tomorrow! It's an amazing thing. I was the same, I have crappy genetics for weight issues, diabetes, thyroid issues, ect. I have also been overweight my whole life. I don't know skinny, I've never been that way, so it'll be an exciting journey! We're pretty close in stats. My highest was 355lbs, day of surgery I was 321lbs, and as of last Friday I was down to 272lbs. So 49lbs in the 3 months. It's a great tool, you'll still obviously have to put in the work! I workout 5 days a week (4 in the gym, 1 on my 12hour clinical for school). But I'm sure you'll do great! There's so many things I've missed out on that friends have always done and now I'm able to.. Good luck on your journey! Let me know if you have any questions!

I am not in my 20s, but 33. I am hoping to have my DS the very end of May or beginning of June. My insurance only requires an endoscopy and a psych evaluation for approval. Well other than a high bmi. I wanted to do it while my oldest kids are home for the summer. To help out with my 18month old. I have my endoscopy scheduled for the 28th of this month.

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I'm 31, gonna be 32 in June, and I'm hoping for my surgery end of May. I started my whole process back in September, but my insurance requires 6 months of nutrition phone call appointments. I have my final call this Wednesday so I'm going to get my surgery date as soon as insurance approves!

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I'll be turning 21 on Tuesday. I had the sleeve done 12/11/17 so I'll be 3 months post op tomorrow! It's an amazing thing. I was the same, I have crappy genetics for weight issues, diabetes, thyroid issues, ect. I have also been overweight my whole life. I don't know skinny, I've never been that way, so it'll be an exciting journey! We're pretty close in stats. My highest was 355lbs, day of surgery I was 321lbs, and as of last Friday I was down to 272lbs. So 49lbs in the 3 months. It's a great tool, you'll still obviously have to put in the work! I workout 5 days a week (4 in the gym, 1 on my 12hour clinical for school). But I'm sure you'll do great! There's so many things I've missed out on that friends have always done and now I'm able to.. Good luck on your journey! Let me know if you have any questions!

thanks so much for replying! i’m super excited to start the journey and what you said is perfect. i’ve always wanted to be able to “keep up” with my friends so to speak so i’m beyond excited for that. i mean i have a pretty good social life but there’s things i won’t do out of self consciousness or things i worry about like weight limits that my friends don’t worry about and i want to be like that

I am not in my 20s, but 33. I am hoping to have my DS the very end of May or beginning of June. My insurance only requires an endoscopy and a psych evaluation for approval. Well other than a high bmi. I wanted to do it while my oldest kids are home for the summer. To help out with my 18month old. I have my endoscopy scheduled for the 28th of this month.

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i’m having my endoscopy on april 3rd. very nervous for it, let me know how yours goes!