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Starting pre-op diet today -  So far so good.  I'm scurrying to get all my supplies in order but i keep getting conflicting information. its becoming clear that i'm not gonna have the best shakes or vitamin...

OMG!! I'M HAVING SURGERY IN 2 WEEKS!!! -  OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! EEEP!!! :) I'm having surgery in 2 weeks! Aug 17th!!! My pre-op diet begins next week!!! omigosh!!! so nervous.  You know what sucks? My endoscopy sh...

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OK I have a surgery date (sort of) - Its really frustrating to bust my ass trying to get these tests done only to have them drag their feet with the results. and it sucks that i can't set a date till they have ALL the...

Almost done - Well I scheduled my bloodwork for Tuesday. Technically thats the last thing on the list. However I'm coming in to the pulmonologist to get the results of my sleep study and possibl...

Endoscopy + support group -  Endoscopy went really smoothly. felt no pain. went to sleep, woke up and they were done. but unfortunately i think they found gastritis and a hernia.  i have a follow up visit wit...

Sleep Study and Endoscopy -   Sleep study sucked!! ugh. terrible. glad its over. but i'll probably have to do it again once i get the machine. On my way to my endoscopy now. i'll let you know how it goe...

Testing almost done -  Psych eval  Chest Xray/EKG Gallbladder Ultrasound Pulmonary Evaluation/Consultation    Sleep Study (doing it tonight) GI Consultaion      GI Endoscopy (doing it Friday...

Psych eval -  today was my psych eval. i walk in there and sign in and wait. then they take me to this room where i had  to do 4 written tests. 2 of them were over 100 questions. had to use a s...

Surgery Consult -  well i met with my surgeon last friday!! :) he was super jazzed that i was going with the sleeve. he says he recommends that one the most. he says that they're not even doing the ...

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Good News!! -  Went to another info seminar today and I'm happy because I found my surgeon! Yay! The women at the office were so nice. Super awesome. I'm so happy!!! ahh!! My consultation is fri...

whats with the spam? -  i'm getting some creepy spam messages on here. someone pretending to be a girl and telling me to email them for pics. sheesh. i wouldn't expect that on OH. lol. does anyone else g...

my husband is so cute -  now that he knows this surgery is actually going to happen and not just some crazy idea i got he's starting to say the cutest things. he's like "don't lose these cheecks". I have ...

DENIED. - And the results are: DENIED!!! Yeah, I kinda saw that coming. Turns out my husband's plan specifically excludes this surgery. They said I could try to switch to ano...

contemplating mexico -  my doctor's office is not only getting back to me but they're not there when i call and they're not returning my calls. thats not cool. especially  when i have to make a decision ...

ugh i hate waiting -  I'm waiting for the surgeon's office to get back to me about what my insurance said before I can move fwd. All this waiting for what? They're just gonna tell me I'm not covered. T...

info seminar -  well i'm glad i did my research. i went in with more knowledge than most. they didn't tell me anything i didn't already know except that: -sleeve usually isn't covered by insuran...

Going to info seminar today -  Today I'm going to meet a surgeon and attend an info seminar. Hopefully I can get a lot of questions answered and get the ball rolling with the insurance.