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I had my psych evaluation last Thursday and she approved me for the surgery (was everyone else nervous about this).  I still have 2 more appointments with my family physician before my information will be sent to the insurance company.  My next appointment is in 2 weeks.  I am reading daily the success (and sometimes failure) stories from people who have had WLS.  One of my concerns is how soon I can go back to work.  I am a medical transcriptionist and I work from home.  I do not have set hours but am required to do a certain amount of work daily.  It is a great job and certainly one that will be easier to return to work early.  I really hope to have the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, but my insurance has not approved that yet, so if they don't approve it by January I will be opting for the gastric bypass.  Is it unreasonable to think I can work again in 1 week?  I would love to save my vacation time for something fun after I've lost some of this weight.  :-)  Anyway it goes, I'm so excited to be doing something positive to be healthier and feel better!

I am still working on getting everything done for my approval.  This waiting process is difficult but it does allow me to continue to research and be well prepared.  I had my nutrition class, have completed 4 of my 6 flow sheets from the doctor's office and my psych evaluation is next week.  I am feeling a little discouraged.  My grandson told me his mom's gastric band surgery is not working and that I shouldn't get it.  She had surgery 3 weeks ago and is really struggling because she still has hunger and cravings.  A girl at work told me her brother had gastric band surgery 4 years ago and it didn't work for him either.  While I am hoping to have a different surgery altogether, it is discouraging to hear these bad results so close to home.  I wonder if some people think this is a "quick fix" and not a tool to help them achieve their goal.  I suspect this is the case all too often.  I wonder what the true success rate is?

I am a newbie here.  I have been going through my insurance required appointments with my family physician and have completed 3 of 6.  My appointment with the surgeon is scheduled for next week and I scheduled my appointment for the required psych evaluation next month.  I am excited about getting this surgery and feeling healthier and more energetic.  Wish I could do it tomorrow!  I was in the hospital just a couple of weeks ago with chest pain and I am more convinced than ever that I need this surgery to be healthier.  I found this site and have been reading the posts and looking at the before and after pictures and hoping one day soon that will be ME!