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shineyhiney    0

shineyhiney
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hi all, had my bloodwork,ultra sound,chest xray today, surgery scheduled for jan 30th. Im excited to say the least even though 15,000 is coming out of pocket since bcbs wouldnt cover it. i know ive made right decision already. Im at 320 and my goal weight is 220 or less. this is first post but to give me added incentive i will take before and after pictures. hope to make some new friends here with our new common interest:thumbup:...

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V-Dallas    0

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Good Luck!!!!! Why so much If you don't mine me asking mine was a self pay and was $ 9,990 and I am in N. Texas? Good Luck I am 5 weeks Post op and down 27 lbs.

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You will not regret it, even self-pay this is the best thing I've ever done for myself. Best of luck to you, and stay in touch!

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thank you for your reply and support. the 15 k is just for surgery, like i said insurance didnt cover,,,But the psych screen and bloodwork etc etc i did file on insurance, being january though i just started on my 1500 deductible, so im still paying out of pocket, doc wants me to loose 15 lbs before 30th surgery date, ive been on liquids since monday night lost 6 lbs already..

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thanks for your reply and support, Im really excited about all aspects of this journey, 2009 is going to be my year,, or should i say OUR year.. goodluck with your journey also.. i would love to stay in touch

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thanks for your reply and support also, lynne, looks like by your ticker your doing great, im thinking positive and plan to loose weight quickly to with diet and excercise.. lets stay in touch too..i plan to ck this site as often as i can.. eddie

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had my surgery friday, everything going great. i managed to loose 16.5 lbs before surgery so surgeon was real happy, but they said for record sake insted of weight starting at 316.5, my record will start from 300 day of surgery, and also the amt i weighed the First time he saw me..how are you doing/

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Wow, great news that your surgery went well and you're recovering so well! I'm very happy for you that your wait is over and you can now concentrate on losing the weight FOREVER!:)

I joined Curves and hope it will help the weight loss. I've been going 3 X per week. Have an appt. on Friday with my PCP - she will check my BP, blood sugar (I was pre-diabetic but was able to toss my meds immediately after surgery) and cholesterol levels. Wish me luck, and I'll wish you a continued successful recovery.

Lynne

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thanks lynne, by the looks of your ticker your doing great too. i plan to start a exercise program at a local gym,After 2 weeks out. i went to website and made me a ticker and cut ,, but dont know where to paste to get it on my profile? call me stupid..

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No, not stupid, it's not that easy to find. Go to User CP (control panel) on Home Page, Click on "Edit Signature" and paste the ticker into the box. You can add anything else that you want to show under your post.

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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

      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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