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Topic: RE: I'm home n stuff
Congratulations!!! Welcome to the loser's bench!! Take it easy and don't over do it! Let your body rest!!!
Topic: I'm home n stuff
Ive posted this all over the place but surgery is done (yesterday) and I'm already home. Doc said my surgery was "textbook" and that I am doin great.
Topic: RE: Sense of Smell
i had my surgery 12/11 and my sense of smell actually got a bit stronger. my doc told me that tast and smell will change after the surgery. but if you're really concerned i think you should talk to your surgeon.
Topic: RE: wondering about my insurance
Your best bet is to call the number on the back of your insurance card, and ask them directly. You may also want to check the OH State Insurance Board where you can read other peoples experiences with TN insurance companies.
Topic: RE: Anyone having surgery on 12/31
Donna, Im praying that God will help the entire surgery team do their very best with you. Hope you are doing well getting ready.
Linda
Topic: RE: Depressed! not lost much weight lately..........
Good luck to you as well Stacy,and I do understand where you are coming from...its hard sometimes to fight the demons you have fought all your life as an over weight person.However,I refuse to fail!!I will NOT give up even if it takes me 3 years to do it in!! and you shouldnt go into this either thinking you may fail! I may not be losing like I want to but I know by no means am I failing so if I can stay positive you can too. I dont know you,but I believe in you...the way I see it, If I am gonna go through all the expense,physical pain,and mental angui**** takes to have the surgery then by heck I will eventually get to where I want to be!(guess I just gave myself the pep talk I was needing) lol but my point is,ya,Im depressed about it and dont understand why its so hard for me and easy for others,but ...I wont give up,I will hang in there til I get to where I want to be...and you are right life is too short,thats why we need to quit being so hard on ourselves! Take care and hope you enjoyed your walk!
Topic: wondering about my insurance
I am hoping someone out there from Tn can help me out here. I am on Tenncare PHP and am planning to have the lap-band done. I will be finishing up my 6 month diet that is required and making an appointment with the surgeon that I have picked to perform the surgery next week. My question is, I know that PHP will pay for the bypass but does anyone know if they pay for the lap-band as well? I am thinking someone has told me they will but I'm not sure if I heard it right or not. Can someone please let me know?
S. lussier
on 12/28/07 1:21 am - Bemidji, MN
on 12/28/07 1:21 am - Bemidji, MN
Topic: RE: Depressed! not lost much weight lately..........
I am newly banded, so very inexperienced here-but after reading the posts from all the "experts" on this sight I have found both a similarity amongst everyone but also a huge variance on how much people lose, how fast the weight comes off, what they have to do to get it off, and how they feel about it. The only thing that is for sure is how I am feeling at this moment. And I have to be responsible for that. This whole experience is mental/emotional as much as it is physical. When I signed on for this I knew that there would be a huge possibility that I would fail. I am ready for whatever comes at me. I will most likely make the wrong choice, I always have. I will undoubtedly be disappointed-that's my biggest problem. I always say that whenever I have expectations I am disappointed. And I am! I hate that I am never satisfied with myself or my food or my action/reaction to things. I am never satified with anything! My moments of happiness are so far and in between that when I am truly happy I am too surprised to even enjoy the feeling! Isn't that sick???!!! I guess what I am trying to say is that I am hoping with this life change that in some small way I might change my thinking to be ok with myself at whatever weight I am. If I am not gaining I should be happy. If I am just staying even I should be happy with me. If only I had more faith in myself. Life is too short to let it slip away always waiting for something to be happy about. I think I will go for a walk and enjoy myself today. Good Luck to you Thursann
S. lussier
on 12/28/07 1:07 am - Bemidji, MN
on 12/28/07 1:07 am - Bemidji, MN
Topic: RE: 1 Week Post-Op
16 days now for me. I am hungry now, which I wasn't the first 11 days. It's been a tough week, and I'm eating things with sugar in them. I am wishing to go to a live support group, maybe weigh****chers or OA (Overeaters Anonymous) because I don't get my first fill until the 16th of Jan. and I am already slipping into my old sneaky eating pattern. I am down 17 lbs. or so and I don't want to risk gaining any! Although I know that I am very sick with my compulsive thoughts of food and my emotional eating pattern, I still can't get a handle on things. I have yet to begin excercise because I have been using the recent surgery as an excuse not to do anything strenuous. I really will begin walking though. TODAY! Christmas was hard because of all the goodies around but I wasn't able to slip much being on liquids. Now that I'm to the mushie stage I'm afraid I'll go off! I wish I had more will power and constant support. This is hard, but I still know it was a good decision and I have lots of hope for my future. 2008 will be great! Good Luck and Happy New Year everyone!
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