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Living & losing & loving it! - Since surgery 11/30/11, I have lost 45 pounds; overall, since my heaviest weight, I have lost almost 60 pounds!  Unbelievable.  I know without a doubt I could not have lost that mu...

Noticing who is noticing my weight loss (or not).. - Since surgery I have lost about 33 pounds; from my heaviest weight last year, I've lost 46 pounds.  Not as much as some of you all out there, but I'll definitely take it.  But, I'm...

Happy 2012 everybody! - We've made it to a New Year, and boy did 2011 fly by (after I got my surgery approved...until that time it seemed to be crawling by, agonizingly slowly).  In the past I've been pre...

Yikes! What a nightmare you had to endure! Relatively speaking...

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Sleeved, healing, and grateful! - My VSG surgery on 11/30/11 went very well.  I was able to come home from the hospital the next afternoon.  I have realized that I got to have 2 Thanksgiving days this year:  th...

Sleeved & healing! - THANKS to all of you for your support, prayers & positive thoughts!  My surgery on 11/30/11 went very, very well.  I was able to come home the following afternoon.  Now, I am slowl...

Yikes! Pre-surgery jitters! - OK, I'm told being nervous prior to surgery is quite normal.  If it is, let me assure you with surgery only 5 days away I am VERY normal right now!!  I know this is a good decision...

The clock is ticking...12 days to surgery! - Thank heavens for this website.  I now know that it is perfectly normal to have sweated blood agonizing over getting VSG surgery approved, then once it is approved, to be absolutel...

New "Me" Resolutions - As I wait for my surgery date on November 30, I'm trying not to freak out...focus, focus on the things I'll be able to do once I lose weight.  So, what better way than to make reso...

Pre-op testing cleared! - I had my last pre-op test on Monday, at the cardiologist:  a stress echocardiogram.  Tough little treadmill workout at what felt like a 45 degree incline, for 9 minutes of pretty d...

Pre-op testing underway: so far, so good. - The road to VSG surgery continues.  Upper GI series, passed (a little bit of reflux, but nothing severe); pulmonary function tests, passed w/ flying colors (actually above predicte...

Alcohol & VSG? - I was talking with some friends recently about  my upcoming VSG, and they asked if I could still drink alcohol after surgery.  Truthfully I'm not real sure; I haven't asked my surg...

The angels listened...I'm approved. - Yesterday I took a deep breath, braced myself for more bad news, and dialed my insurance company.  After the obligatory preambles and button-pushing, I finally got a human and expl...

And finally...approval! - Got the word from my insurance company yesterday: the previous denial has been reversed and I'm approved for gastric sleeve.  Still have pre-op clearances to get through (cardiolog...

He certainly sounds like a keeper to me! That quality in a person is...

Calling all angels.. - I recently downloaded some music for my sister and was listening to one of the tunes:  "Calling All Angels" by a group called Train.  I had heard this on the radio before & thought...

Two suggestions: first, find another doctor. These folks are a...