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New blog post: Day of Surgery and Some Post-Op Tip - Just in case any of you pre-ops are interested, I just wrote up a quick account of my surgery experience from this past Monday and also included some things I'm doing this week tha...

Day of Surgery and Some Post-Op Tips - if you're like me, you want to know everything there is to know about the surgery before going into it... right?  Unfortunately it's impossible to have that knowledge because every...

Incentive spirometer? - Was anyone else sent home from the hospital with one of these things?  I'm supposed to breathe with it 10x per hour, trying to get into the habit of it, but it's tough.  I can't se...

3 days post-op... how long until "normal" - Don't get me wrong, I didn't expect to be bouncing around with no issues 3 days post-op... I know healing takes time, but I wanted to get your thoughts on how long it took before y...

Sleeved!!! - More tomorrow (still in the hospital), but I'm sleeved!  Dr said I did great, some pain and border line nausea upon waking, but both under control now. Feels like I did a ton of...

New Blog Post - Just an FYI for anyone who's interested... my latest brain dump is up on my blog: http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/littlemisssunshine/blog/2011/05/22/zero-hour-and-the-schizoph...

Zero Hour and the Schizophrenia Continues - Have I ever mentioned that I'm a Libra?  Probably not, I don't regularly check my horoscope or seek out relationships based on who I'm supposed to compatible with or anything l...

Hopefully this is the hardest day - Nothing but clear liquids (no protein shakes) and sugar free jello all day long sucks ass.  I don't think I've ever gone a full day without eating anything at all before... though ...

ISO: Sunshine and Rainbows - Okay, so I think I've fully educated myself on all the bad stuff that can happen and how crappy I could feel immediately post-op... can anyone chime in with stories of smooth saili...

My surgeon said I'm a trailblazer - So not only was my appeal approved (yay!), according to my surgeon, I'm the first instance they've ever seen of my provider giving an approval for a VSG .  I don't know if it's...

Appeal Decision: APPROVED!!! - I kept telling myself that I needed to stick with the meal plan and just continue on as though I was going to get the approval in time to hit my 5/23 surgery date (this coming Mond...

This whole process is a mindf*ck - So I'm still waiting on my appeal potentially being approved for surgery next Monday.  I managed to move my pre-op that was supposed to be last week and was rescheduled for today o...

Here's my tip for getting better with the water intake: pick up one of...

Pre-op paperwork freaked me out! - So I think I've mentioned before that my surgeon is super meticulous (way more so than the first guy I almost got a lapband from).  Tomorrow is my pre-op appointment, which I'm goi...

Appeal Update - No big news, but I did get a call from my insurance company acknowledging that they received my appeal letter and letting me know that it doesn't qualify for an expedited appeal, b...

OT: Mother's Day kinda sucked - Earlier this week, Jodie posted about her husband giving her Ferro Rocher chocolates... I thought that was a poor choice, but at least he got her something! This week, my husba...

Appeal and Self-Control - Well, my appeal letter and supporting documentation went into the mail today... they'll have it by early next week.  I requested an expedited appeal since my surgery date is 5/23, ...

VSG Appeal Letter: The Waiting is the Hardest Part - Special thanks to Sleeve Genie and WVLoser for letting me use your appeal letters to base mine on... you ladies saved me hours of research! In addition to the epic novel below (...

Appeal Blog Post - I haven't posted the letter I'm going to send yet, butI just did a brain dump on the rejection letter yesterday... thanks to everyone who responded with your support.  

So Much for "Cadillac Coverage" - Four years ago, my husband, son and I moved clear across the country, away from our friends and family, forcing us to sell our 3,000 square foot, 1832 farmhouse on 10 acres in the ...

Rejected ... appeal letters? - Subject says it all.  I'm crushed... any help in the way of successful appeal letters would be much appreciated .

I HAVE A DATE!!! - I've had 5/18 as a rough estimate in my profile, but I just heard from the surgeon's office... they have all my paperwork, have submitted it for approval and my surgery is schedule...

Cheating on the pre-op... don't do it! - So last week I was all proud of myself for starting the pre-op diet before I even have my surgery scheduled (paperwork should be submitted for approval this week)... and I did grea...

Why I need this surgery (new blog post) - I had a bit of an epiphany while out to dinner with my husband tonight... it inspired me to write a new blog post (it's a short one): http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/littlemi...