CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Not that I am counting down, or anything. :)

Three months feels so far away....

We are in the middle of a move right now, but hopefully once we are settled we can get involved in some fun summer stuff and the time will go by fast!


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

I am waiting for my surgery date...the clinic has me using one protein shake a day as a meal supplement as well as taking two chewable multis. Can the protein shakes cause swelling? My ankles and feet are significantly swollen. I don't typically do thi


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

My surgeon's office called today to schedule! I set a date, then rethought logistics, called and changed it. lol. My date is August 29. I could have done it a lot sooner, but we are going on a long camping trip in early august. I didn't want to deal wi


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

I had my first appointment with the surgeon today. I found out that my insurance will not cover the surgery. Their website says that they will, but the woman at the clinic (who double checked) said they only cover it for the employee (who would be my h


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

Hello!

I have my first appointment with the bariatric clinic on Monday! Woohoo! They called on Friday and wanted to know if I would like to go ahead and have my pre-op scope done on the same day. I said sure. I hung up, and then wondered what t


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 10 months ago

What are your favorite ways to do this? 

Right now we live very close to bike and walking trails and gyms...but I am moving in a few weeks and we will be living in a more rural location. I am planning how to set up our house and I would really


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago

I will (hopefully) be picking my surgery date soon. I have no idea how long the wait is here. My family takes a camping trip at the end of summer, the second week of August.  It's not physically strenuous. We stay in a cabin. But it's a two day car rid


CathyV posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago

I have been reading lots of wls blogs and youtube vlogs...still waiting for my surgery. Many, many people seem to have divorced after wls. Is it just me, or is that a real trend? I am not worried particularly, I am very happily married, but I thought i


CathyV posted a discussion topic 8 years ago

I realize there is no right or wrong answer here...everyone has different degrees of public transparency, and everyone has different degrees of crazy relationships influencing their answer....I'm just curious how many people opted for full disclosure a


CathyV posted a discussion topic 8 years ago

Hello,

I live in NW Arkansas and just wanted to see if anyone else on here had surgery in this area! I am just getting started and have my first appointment with Roller Weight Loss coming up next month. 


CathyV posted a discussion topic 8 years ago

Hi,

I am new to the forum...I am just starting the process of getting gastric bypass, though I have been thinking about it for years. I have an appointment with the surgeon on May 16th. So....yeah. Just starting, feeling excited, a little nervo

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