Hi there. My name is Cristina and I am 31 years old. I just saw the surgen for the WLS on Feb 28th. I am waiting to hear back from the insurance on how long the wait is for the surgery. I already have a few of my appts lined up. I have to go see a general surgyen for the upper scoop. That happens tomorrow. I am looking forward to finding out when I will be having the surgery. My mother had the surgery 10 years ago this month. She looks wonderful. I was to chicken to get it done until now. I am greatful that I have her support through all of this. I wanted to know if there was anyone else starting the process for any WLS. I am planning on having the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. This is the same thing that my mom had done. I know I can talk to my mom and husband about this but I feel like i need some different support.

I just found out yesterday that it will be a few weeks before I have my surgery. All I have to do is the mental evau and my scoop and they will start the insurance approval. I have my scoop schedualed for next tuesday and a diet class next thrusday and my evau on sat. I cant believe how fast it is going now. I was in total shock yesterday when I heard the news. But i am happy for the new leash on life that will happen after the surgery

 Welcome Cristina! I'm also planning to have the RNY procedure, and just finishing up with all of my pre-op appointments. Then it's a waiting game for the insurance. I'm hoping I'll get approved without issue. :)

It's good to have a support system in place before surgery, and it sounds like your mom will be your biggest supporter/mentor in this process. Good luck!

Thank you. Congrats on getting all the pre-op appts done. I also wish you a lot of luck that your insurance doesnt drag their feet to get the approval done soon for you. I know that the waiting game is the worse. Its worse than christmas sometimes. You are right about my mom. She is my biggest supporter.

I think back and wonder if I would have had the surgery done 10 years ago what would my life be like. How would I be feeling and how much weight would I have lost. But I cant sit around and wonder what my life would have been like so many years ago.

This weekend has been kinda rough for me. I have had everything running through my head. All the appts I have to set up and getting everything else all lined up. I am still in shock on how fast my insurance is with the surgery. Tomorrow I go in for my EGD. I am not looking forward to being knocked out but thank god I have my mom and sister helping with my kids and me. My family is being very supporting. I was worried how my dad was going to react when I told him about what I had been planning and doing over the past few weeks. But he was over the hill excited for me. He has always worried about my weight since I was out of High School. 

Thrusday I have my first diet class already lined up and my mental evau on Saturday. I am so excited to get all this stuff over and done with. I need to clear my head and this weekend I wasnt able to do that. But I hope about this sat I can do that.

 Good luck!