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The Four Mantras of Life Post WLS - I borrowed this from another posting I saw on this site.. Very funny and true so I thought I would share... 1.  Sip, sip, sip.  Need your fluids. 2.  Walk, walk, walk.  Exercis...

Honey I'm home!!! - Well it is a done deal.. They can not take it back now~  I am on the road to the losers bench although I feel all bloated and huge right now, I know this is from the surgery and it...

Today is the day! - As a good friend of mine just told me.. Happy re-birthday to me!!  I am ready to go.. all jewelry has been removed and my bag is packed!  I am a bit nervous and I am dying of thirs...

Just a little heart attack! - Ok so I am in the last stages of pre-op and today I get a call from the hospital pre-screening surgical unit only I do not hear the phone so it goes to VM.. they leave a phone numb...

Almost there.. - Well a few more days to go and I will be on the losers bench!  I have 2 more days at work then Wednesday February 3 it is time for surgery...  The liquid diet has not been all that...

Pre-op liquid diet.. - Ok so this is harder than I thought it would be.. I had to work and in our office it seems there is always someone eating.. went to the break room to get more water to drink and ev...

Pre-op Appointment was today.. - Surgery is 2 weeks from today - starting the all liquid diet to shrink my liver.. oh boy!  I was a bit concerned about my weight as I had to be at or under the weight that I was on...

Call from hospital admitting office.. - I guess I was just overly excited about getting the surgery date scheduled and it did not dawn on me that this is happening faster than I had originally planned and I do not have a...

OMG I HAVE A SURGERY DATE!!!! - Well I got the call today while I was at work.. I have been anticipating htis for so long and was praying that the surgery date would not be too far out.. figuring from what everyo...

Going over check list... - 1. Patient determines if they have insurance coverage with a bariatric benefit.           DONE 2. Attend an informational seminar.      DONE! 3. Consultation with your surge...

I have gotten my Surgeons approval!!!! - My surgical coordinator called today and let me know that I passed all the requirements and the surgeon has done the final approval so now the next step is hearing from the surgica...

Received a call from my surgical coordinator today - She called just to verify they have received all the paperwork and she has submitted it to the surgeon for review and if he feels I am a good candidate then the next step is on to ...

All Tests are back now... - I received a copy of my psych eval yesterday and it was in favor of me having the surgery!!!!  Yipeee.. My surgical Coordinator has been out on vacation and is due back tomorrow 1/...

One more step closer.. - I had my Dr appointment last week and had all the lab work done and an EKG however when they read the EKG I had some irregular PVC's so i had to wear a Holter Heart Monitor for 24 ...

On my way to the next step in the process.. - Well my Surgical coordinator was not wrong wehn she said this pre op process is a marathon and not a sprint!  It takes what seems like forever to get tot he next step int he proces...

Insurance approved today!!! - Just got the call from my surgeons office this morning!!  They received my approval letter from my insurance company and I am so excited!!  Now on to the lab work and testing.. sho...