Advice needed desperately RE: Surgery date
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I started my wls journey in June. I'm 53. Completed everything the end of August. Then the wait began. I did awesome in Sept----quit alcohol, started eating only 1 meal a day, had a positive attitude---lost 15 lbs and felt like I could conquer the world with my new vsg sleeve. My stupid insurance didn't approve me till Oct 23---yesterday. Well, being the flawed human I am, I lost it the end of Sept with all the stress of waiting and started back to my old bad habits---eating everything and anything, drinking alcohol, etc. Now I'm up 12 of those 15 lbs lost, so embarrassed of my self and the wls place gave me a choice of surgery dates. I was hoping for a few weeks to get mentally/physically prepared. Not going to happen. They have a date of Nov 6 available with the pre-op appt on Nov 1. That's next week. If I don't take it, (I booked it but am sorry I did), I will have to wait till the beginning of Dec. I feel like it would be better for me mentally to wait the extra month---my dh thinks I'm just making excuses and thinks I should go ahead with it. I really could use your input and throughs. Am I just making excuses, putting it off and being afraid??? I would value your opinion and thoughts a lot.
You will have energy and feel so much better about yourself.
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I wish you the very best!!
Hugs....connie d
I have to agree with Connie. Just go on and do it now. You will be thrilled with how much better you will feel and look by Christmas. What a fabulous present to give yourself this year.
Don't worry about compliance. Once you have the surgery, you will be more or less forced into compliance at the beginning. By the time you can make more choices, you will be so happy with your weight loss, you won't want to "cheat". It's my guess that by Christmas you will be down at least one dress size, probably two, and you won't believe you ever thought about postponing your surgery.
Good luck! Please keep coming back and post with us daily.
Vickie
Mary, only you can decide if you are ready for WLS.
Listen to yourself and you will find the answer within you.
You were gun ho making lifestyle changes and you slipped off the horse. Just get right back on Mary and continue your ride to freedom.
Now only you know if your "special day" will be in November or December or later, it's up to you.
Good luck in what you decide, if it was me I'd take the November date.
Lifestyle changes are not simple, it's something we work on everyday.
Don't beat yourself up anymore about gaining those 12 pounds. It is what it is and please don't stress about it. You will find an excellent support system here. Hugs Debbie
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
