tinaking's Profile

Username: tinaking
Location: Ozark, MO, USA
Member Since: 5/29/2008
BMI: 46.6
Hoping to have surgery
Surgeon: Christopher Edwards

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Dogs - 3 dogs, 2 poms and 1 scottie all girls
Parenting - I have 2 daughters 15 and 13
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I heard from the Surgeon today
on July 2, 2008 12:42 pm

Well I heard from Dr. Edwards office to day and they said there were waiting to hear from my insurance. So I called the insurance and talked with the girl there that has been so much help to me and she said she would call them as soon as we hung up. She said that all they needed was to call the dept to get my surgery approved witch would take no more than 10 days to get the approval. So I am really excited it looks like things will move along now. Mary at Dr. Edwards’s office said that as soon as she heard from them today she would make me an appointment to see the Dr.
I’m so excited.

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Heard from my Insurance
on June 15, 2008 9:23 am

Ok, I got a call from my insurance and they said that they will cover out of network for me to go to Dr, Christopher Edwards. This is WONDERFUL!! but, they said that I only have a time period of June 1 to Oc t 31 and I get 15 visits. I called Dr. Edwards officer because I was scheduled to go to the seminar on July 5th, the changed that to this Monday (tomorrow). I hope everything goes smooth and fast, but I worry. Seems too good to be true. I do have conformation numbers and they are sending everything they told me in writing, I also recorded the conversation on my phone so that I don't forget anything.
If anyone has any advice for me please let me know, I was wondering if maybe I should go ahead and start a liquid diet?

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Getting Started
on June 2, 2008 8:10 pm

Hi everyone, my name is Tina and I live in Ozark Missouri.

Well I have been doing a lot of research and thinking and have decided to have lap band surgery.

After checking with my doctor, he suggested lap band and my insurance will pay, I feel this is what I need to do for a healthier happier me.

I go to my seminar on July 5th and so far it looks like Dr. Chris Edwards at St. Johns Bariatric will be my doctor. I am happy about that.

I feel like I am obsessed with it, all I do in my spare time is read and watch other peoples testimonials on youtube.

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My Story

Hmmm .....well my story is that I have been over weight all my life, my mother wanted a chubby baby and gave me milk straight from the cow(cream and all). So she got her rolly polly little baby. Well we all know what they say once you get the fat cells they are there forever, so there I am full of "cute" fat cells that got not so cute as I got older.
I am the youngest child of 12 and the largest of them all. There are 9 girls and 3 boys. Other than my brothers being taller than me I am the heaviest. My mom and my sisters can eat anything they want and as much as they want and never gain a pound. I just look at it and its on my waist.
I have tried every diet there is and do pretty well at first and then sneak around and cheat, thats the end of that diet. I will eat however I want for a few weeks then back on some other diet. Every time I gain back everything I have lost plus some. I feel like a drug addict I have to have my food fix. I eat when I'm sad, happy, angry, depressed, bored....etc... My biggest problem is that I never feel fool and I don't know when to stop eating.
Well I will be 40 on July 4th and I had alway said I will lose this weight before I'm 40, well guess what? I'm not gonna lose 130 pounds before July 4th, no way no how. But I can do the next best thing and take a step in the right direction, the direction that will get me to my goal by my 41st birthday. I also have 2 very wonderful daughters that are 15 and 13 and I want to live long and enjoy them and grandchildren someday. I have also taught them my bad way of eating and I am hoping to guide them to a better life style and weight loss of their own.
So, I called my family doctor, went to see him and talked about weight loss surgery. He recamended the lapband and I have done my research and feel that is best for me. I called my insurance and the will cover the surgery. I have set a date to go the the seminar that Dr. Edwards requires as a first step, and I am on my way to a better, healthier me...... even if I will be 40....:)