Sheila L.

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 I've got a picture of him in my photo's, he was born on Thanksgiving, and his name is Skyler

I am feeling so much better, at the beginning I was thinking that maybe I might have made a boo boo, I hurt so much. I had the worst gas pains and I was hurting in my belly and chest. I realized that it was just part of the healing, and now I feel pretty good. I'm so glad I had this done.
I can tie my shoes without gasping for air now, don't get me wrong I still have a hard time tying my shoes, but it's so much easier. Every morning I look in the mirror and see me shrinking, this is so totally cool...
I lost 28.50 lbs. and lost 20 inches so far. My hubby keeps telling me that I look so much happier now. And I am....
God I am so thankful. I've got another chance in life.

I finally got my Realize band, this is my second day out of the hospital, I feel pretty good, besides the bloatiness and gas. Wow this gas is a killer. But I will make it through this. Just think, I'm on the loosers bench now. Can't wait to see the weight fall off. I'm so excited to get my life back, this weight was taking away everything in my future. So far no complaints. All my friends at the Church have been so good to me, the Preacher and his wife came over and brought me a fiberoptic angel, it's so pretty. The Church is backing me in all this. My husband has been so sweet to me, he's a great guy. The Surgeon Dr. Rapp did a wonderful job, and he's really a nice guy. The hospital was great, all the nurses were helpful. I'm home now and the rest is up to me now. Wish me luck please. I got a head start on my New Year Resolution, and I'm so glad.

I've got a Date with Dr. Rapp on November 12th 2008 to have the Realize lapband done. I'm so ready, I will work at it til I get my New Me. And I will never allow myself to get this way again... So Happy. And excited. I need all your help, and if anyone needs mine I will surely be there. Thanks to all my friends on OH.

Today I opened up an Insurance form saying I was denied the Lap band surgery. Even though the Insurance Co. considers candidates for Bariatric surgery with the BMI of 40+...   Even though I have a BMI of 46, and I have the presence of obesity related diagnoses (Hypertension and Obstructive sleep apnea) there was no evidence that I have undergone pre-operative medical, psychological and/or nutritional evaluation and education as required by the medical policy SURG.00024, Surgery for clinically Severe Obesity "Don't that sound "AWFUL?"
My Doctor didn't sent in my information yet, they were holding off because I had red flags all over me, warning them that I wasn't giving it my ALL. I showed no presences of exercise...I wasn't showing the Dr's office that I was willing to do my job in this WLS Man I never thought I would be in this condition. My physician in this WLS has all the evaluations, but they are holding onto them to see if I am willing to follow the program, I know that this is a good thing now, I'm sure they have a lot of people come in thinking that this is an easy way out... Anyway's I realize now that the Surgeon and nurses aren't against me, they're against my attitude "I wasn't trying to help myself"... Also the Lapband or any WLS isn't an easy fix, and I realize it now.  
"IT'S NOT AN EASY FIX"!!!  
I always thought that WLS was a BIG..."COP-OUT",
IT'S NOT These people work hard to get this operation.  They have to prove that they deserve it, if that makes sense. It does to me now, I got busy, I guess you could say I got my inner MOJO. This Lap band isn't just a button that you push and loose weight, it's a tool that you have to use it properly or it doesn't work. I think of it as a hammer, if you hold the hammer at the iron and hit a nail, it will take forever to get that nail knocked into the wood, you've got to hold, that hammer at the end of the handle and give it a good whack, and that nail drives into the wood easily. I've learned that through many of my WLS sessions, and from many of you that wrote in their profiles. I thank each of you for that. It's time for me to be a better Me. Yesterday I joined a fitness workout program, I worked out for about an hour and a half. I thought I would wake up sore, but I was surprised I felt a lot better. I'm so motivated now, and ready... Today is orientation at the gym, a personal trainer is going to show me around the gym and help me get acquainted to each machine. And again this is a tool, there's that tool thing again, I heard that before...You actually have to work it, YIKES!!! But here I am, I'm going into this "head first"... It's like testing the water, but jumping in without testing it, JUST jump in and get use to it right away, because this is your New You... I didn't quit there, I joined a Water Aerobics class also, I went last night to my first class. There was about 15 women and one man, they were all so friendly and none of them had as much weight as I do, but they all welcomed me with open arms... I had a blast, it was so much fun, but it was painful at times, I never realized you could sweat in the water... The instructor was this 72 year old lady that looked like a model, she was so pretty and fit, it showed me that I have hope... The water was warm and the water really gives you a great workout... I'm going to go out today and find me something to wear, I wore shorts and T-shirt and it didn't help me maneuver about, it was like a weight when I was trying to do some things...Hopefully I can find a store with bathing suit still on sale. I also need water shoes, the pool has a rough floor and I heard that it can cause you to have sores... I hate myself in a bathing suit, and I dread it, but just think "what a inspiration" I'll be to me, and others when I start looking like a normal human being...Anyway's this is my story and I know now that I'm sticking to it...

I thought that my Dr. had sent in my evaluations into Insurance but he didn't. They were just holding onto it. Now they say I have the red flags, because I had told them numerous times that I had a hard time walking, from my feet hurting.
I am 250 pounds, at only 5'2", and I was hoping to loose some weight so I could do exercise. I get pain in legs knees and lower back, my left leg goes numb, and I have pulmonary hypertension, that make my breathing difficult.
I would have been a great inspiration and example of the lap band.  If I would have been evaluated better, and wouldn't have lost my temper at the Dr. for not sending my papers into Insurance company. This is where my big mouth got in the way. I'm so depressed and feel like no one cares. I was hoping to be the most happiest of all by now... :(
I will try to go about all this weight loss by myself, but I was sure in need of help.

Hi my name is Sheila, my profile name (babe2babe) means babe the pig to babe the sexy me. LOL I know that I'll never be sexy, but I'm willing to try...I'm hoping to get those looks like I use to from my husband. OK here's my story, my Mom and Dad were from Kentucky, they moved to Michigan and I was born. I'm a middle child of three siblings, but now I'm the only one left.  Michigan was my home for 28 years, and then I moved down to South Carolina. I've been here since 1981. I am a member of OH because I'm a sufferer of Obesity. I'm experiencing so much pain, no one ever told me that fat made you hurt, I don't remember knowing too many fat people like me. I remember being at my Grandma's bedside when she was on her death bed, she was very big, I guess it was passed down to me. I have no future with this weight, my health sucks. I've got to get help, I've tried so many times to loose weight only to fail and then gain back a few more extra pounds. That is why I decided to have the Lap-band surgery. I need friends, and I am hoping that the people on OH will help me through this journey. I know that it's not going to be as easy as it was getting this way. Mom and Dad always brought me up believing nothing comes easy, and that there's no such thing as free. My goals are

1. To live longer,
2. To be healthy
3. To be able to breath.
4. To get away from that CPAP machine
5. To play with my Grand kids, and Great Grand
6. Walk the beach again.
7. I want my husband to see me, as I was when he met me.
8. To look in the mirror and smile instead of frowning.
9. To going shopping for smaller cloths that don't cost as much the ones I have to buy now.  I wear a size tent now (4 X) most stores don't sell over 3 X.
10. I want to sit down on a folding chair without the fear of it collapsing.
11. To not sweat like a horse.
12. To feel respect again, I feel like people feel sorry for me now. This is not me. I feel, I embarass my  family.
13. I want to serve God and not hurt while doing it. This past Bible school was so hard on me. I was in the nursery class this year, I guess they thought that it would be more easier on me, but it was hard for me. I couldn't get down to the children's level, try bending over with a beach ball belly. It was hard work, but God helped me get through it all, I couldn't have done it without him.
14. My goal is to not dread seeing or running into people from my past, I'm embarrassed about the way I look now. I will go and hide my face when I see someone, just so they don't see me... I've always been a strong person and in control of myself, so what happened to me?
15. My goal is to make Life fun and not a job...
16. To go on that cruise my husband and I once planned.
17.  

1. Last of all, TO ENJOY THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I still have a smile on my face, but I don't have that glow in my eyes. I'm that funny little clown. I plan to have a great testimony to tell once I loose this weight. I plan to share it with everyone. I am going to take pictures of weight-loss all during my weight loss, i'll put them side by side next to the before pictures. Butterflies are free to fly. I Can't wait, to fly away from this ugly cocoon for life.

Just got home from the phycologist session, and she told me that everything is on the go. She said that she has faxed over the papers, and she called them while I was there and they said they got blank papers from her, so she's going to fax it again.  They said that they got the nutritionist letter also. So maybe I'll be getting my date for the surgery soon. I guess I need to keep my fingers crossed.

I just found out from Dr. Rapps office that the evaluation papers haven't arrived from the Psychologist and the nutritionist.They are still waiting for them papers to come to them. :0(

BUT I'm getting the run-a-round...
I was told that I would probably have the lap band in the middle of September,  I was so excited about it.
But it's getting closer and closer to that date, and I haven't heard anything at all from any doctors or insurance's since. 
I called and called the surgeons office to see if everything is going as planned, But they put me off, they ask for a number to call me back, and tell me a nurse will call me back on it.
But never call.  I've been faithful through all the procedures and I've always been on time for each of them, never missed a time. I've got good Insurance (BCBS). Last time I talked with them they said they were waiting for more information from my doctor. Hmm don't know what else they have to offer. My BMI is 46.6.  "I am so ready".
Sometimes I feel like I'm not going to get the ok...
What could be the hold up?  Wish I knew.  :0(
I want to have the surgery and get my new life started, I'm so miserable!