nean's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/nean's BlogOver a year later and still a pre-ophttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,202080/Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:06:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,202080/See, I coulda done the six month weight loss program twice by now. But it still frosts my cookies that my insurance wanted me to spend $20 to $50+ a month to prove that it is hard for me to loose weight, but I can stick to it. So, I ... Early August updatehttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,83855/Sun, 05 Aug 2007 09:55:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,83855/Gee, I've abandoned my blog! Better catch up with what's been going on.  Went to see my ARNP who was actually very supportive about my having WLS, but shared my concerns about the local talent. They are a center of excellence, but the surgeon's followup, blame of the pt for lack ... Well, sorta supportive...http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,68105/Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:35:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,68105/So, I said DDP was supporting my VSG. Maybe 'not actively opposing' would be a better statement. The other night she actually said, "Well, you're talking about having surgery to mutilate your body" Ah, woah, not talking about tattoing my face! And it certainly has been a way to open a ... Making some progresshttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,66525/Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:53:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,66525/Okay, DDP is supporting the VSG. We have a WLS seminary to go to tomorrow night with one of the local bariatric surgeons. And I have a PCP appt. at the end of the month (not that I expect her to know about the VSG). Kinda gonna go about this in ... what else is there to do at 3am?http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,64929/Mon, 28 May 2007 02:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/nean/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,64929/Well, guess I'll tell ya a little about me. 43yrs old now. Been with my DDP for 23yrs (she's a cutie). She's also a recovering alcoholic (for years now) and an ex smoker, so she's not real understanding about the food/ weight issues. She get's real distressed about my 'perseverating about ...