Username: CCEE
Location: Kenai, AK, USA
Member Since: 5/31/2008
BMI: 37.4
Surgery date scheduled
Surgery Type: VSG (11/04/08)
Surgeon: Alberto Aceves M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Homer Spit Uploaded on 7/28/08 12:02 am	Kitties Uploaded on 6/11/08 7:21 pm
Looking Good in Vegas! Uploaded on 6/11/08 7:16 pm	Before Uploaded on 6/7/08 9:03 pm

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Friends

CCEE has 18 Friends

DianaCox	MajorMom	cindyl123
Camellia	RebelHarris	MacMadame
Lori Black	dreamcatcher B.	Darlene

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Goals

right now I am concentrating on getting approved for surgery!

Category: Health

7 People

in progress,

1 Person

achieved this

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Member Interests

Cats - I have two beloved Sphynx hairless kitties, Nikki and Elliot
Gambling - Vegas Baby!!!!!
Home Improvement - If I could, I would remodel all the time. Doing much of the work myself.
Scuba & Snorkeling - We love Hawaii and snorkeling on the Big Island
Married - Wonderful 2nd Husband!! Married 11 years.
Rock - I'm not a country girl, like my boom,boom,boom!
Rock Hunting - Enjoy looking for pretty rocks and watching the roch hound shows on TV
Computer and Internet Surfing - MY life.
Gardening - I get Lost in my yard work. But it last only 2-3 months here in Alaska :(
Bird Watching - LOVE to watch the birdies whereever I go. And sharing this hobbie with my cats

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by www.ohmeohmy.com.105 on 11/5/08 7:45 am

Hi CCEE, Sending well wishes and prayers to you... Hope all is going well... Have a BLESSED DAy!!! Cyndy

Comment by CCEE on 11/2/08 10:19 pm

Thanks Guys!! I had my last real meal tonite, I was bad. Cheesecake Factory!! I am both calm and excited. I am confident of a good outcome. I am lucky to have your kind thoughts in my corner!! Chicken swinging time! CCEE

Comment by henrywb on 11/2/08 4:48 pm

Hi and best wishes for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery followed by great weight loss and fulfilled life. Blessings!

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CCEE's Blog

I Got a Date!!
on October 26, 2008 1:23 am

Nov 4th, in 10 days!!!!

VSG with Dr Aceves!!!! I'm so excited. So now it's crunch time. He said I did not hasve to follow a pre op diet, si the next two days I'm trying to eat all of my favorite foods. Then I am gonna start a slow down, a little more protein and less carb. And I will be hitting the treadmill hard...and blowing up my ballons.

Just wanted to update a little. Gotta run!!

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New Direction
on October 21, 2008 7:55 pm

Been gone for a while, licking my wounds. My husband resigned his job, so now we are dealing with that. I thought my surgery was a no go anymore, but I have since decided that I still may be able to pull it off through continuation with Cobra. We have it covered until Jan, then we can pay it ourselves.

So, now I am looking into VSG. mainly because of costs and lower rate of long term complications. If I self pay, I will go to Mexico.

My spirits have been low, but are beginning to perk back up a bit. We have to sell our home and move out of State, our choice. The market sux and we haven't even had a showing for our house. That's a big bummer since we live in a small community in Alaska that has very few employment options for my husband. Moving is pretty much a neccesity. We are looking at moving back to the East Coast to be near my family. Wish us luck!

Thanks to all my Forum friends who have remained supportive. Bless you all.

CCEE

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Chillin' Out!
on August 26, 2008 7:01 pm

I've decided to chill out for awhile. I seem to keep putting my foot in my mouth. when I try to be helpful, I just piss everybody off. So I am going to take a step back and just lurk. I need to practice respect for the ones who have gone before me. I will let THEM do all the talking for now. I really don't have many questions at this time. I'm In a holding pattern until Jan when we change INS co's. I would like to pick a surgeon, but wonder what is the point. I have no idea which surgeons are on Aetna's preferred list.
Things are good. Attitude is positive. Doing my time and dreaming of better days post op!
CCEE

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Boogie No More!
on July 30, 2008 3:45 am

Well, things are starting to suck again. just learned that my insurance carrier is changing in Jan. I will be in the middle of the approval process then. I think I'm screwed. I won't know what type of plan I have until Sept. We could even have an exclusion policy. I know NOTHING!!
Going to be freaking out for a while. So much for my Blue Cross Boogie. Not feeling like dancing now.Thinking I might better get a passport. Might be going on vacation to Brazil instead of Vegas. I am not a happy camper. I need morphine!!
Going on a chocolate and Woo Woo diet! BCBS doesn't require a NUT visit. I'm betting Aetna does. I totally expect to be denied for DS anyways. Appeal I will...but to whom?
I may have to change my happy avatar to a pissed off and confused one. Over and Out

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Blue Cross Boogie
on July 11, 2008 11:43 am

Thanks to everyone here who took me out of my funk and set me back on the path to success. I've now decided to Dance the Jig with a smile on my face. I will jump through the hoops BCBS wants me to do and I will stick the landing. I can do this. THEY should be afraid of ME!!
You make me feel like dancing...

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