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Aside from being healthy? - Aside from feeling completely healthy with no co-morbid diseases, what is that one part of your body you want to lose?   Mine is that dreaded back shelf.  The one that gives you t...

ADD Medication after surgery? - I take Vyvanse and am not sure how it is going to metabolize after surgery.  I was told to break open the pill and mix it with approximately 6-8 ounces of water.  Will it change ho...

Countdown RNY - I am officially 2 weeks and 5 days from surgery date! I can't believe a venture I started exploring a year ago will finally be a reality.  I wish I had more...well any support from...

I am going to try and be more vigilant about this. - It has definitely been awhile.  It has been a very quick 4 months since I have written. I have finished my fall semester at school, I have been denied and switched insurance and de...

Wow...It's been awhile - There has been a lot going on in my life lately.  I was really angry and felt horrible on the 13th as this was supposed to be my surgery day.  I couldn't get over the fact that I h...

Cigna Question - I am going to start the 3 months of weight loss classes for Cigna and my patient navigator at the surgeons office is making it seem like I will never get Cigna to approve it.  I am...

Denied...what can I do? - I found out from my insurance, not the surgical center, that I had been denied for surgery 2 weeks ago.  I called the surgical center about the missing paperwork and I can't get an...

I've Been Denied...... - I was talking to my insurance yesterday and found out I had been denied for surgery.  They didn't see 5 years of being obese or 5 years of trying to get it off.  To say I am devast...

No Word from Insurance - I have been feeling very uncomfortable lately.  I guess just heavy and feeling overall very large.  Its breaking my heart today and I am not sure why I feel insanely different.  I ...

RNY vs Sleeve: Better Option? - I have been researching RNY for so long and my doctor told me that Sleeve might be a better option.  I have PCOS and what I have read, RNY people have the most success with making ...

SURGERY DATE SCHEDULED - I really can't believe it and I am trying so so hard not to get my hopes up. Why? I don't know if insurance is going to pull through for me.  I am terrified that they will call m...

What was that ONE big reason? - My question for all you WLSers out there is: What was that ONE huge reason that you wanted your surgery?  What reason trumped the rest. Mine? I want to have a healthy, happy preg...

On the road to changing my life - I haven't been on here in awhile because I just decided I wasn't into thinking about it.  I even decided maybe it wasn't meant to be because I just didn't see it actually happening...

Major problems and I haven't even had a consult. A - I have a couple of questions for y'all.  First let me explain what's been happening.  I got a referral from my physician for a surgeon, I called and talked to the patient navigator...

I guess everyone starts to doubt it right? - I hate to say this but I guess I have some apprehensiveness about surgery now.  I know, I know, call me what you want but it's just the heebie jeebies.  I did feel better coming on...

RNY and pregnancy - My first choice surgery, because I have PCOS, is RNY.  My physician told me today that it would be so hard to have a baby if I were to get RNY. Am I going to have problems conceivi...

Finally got a referral - I went to my physician this morning after being on metformin and the south beach diet for a month.  I went weighing 5 more pounds and 1 more inch bigger than when I started.  I wan...

Things to Think About - So I have been going back and forth through this OH website and it has gotten me thinking.  If my life was completely in my control and I could pick everything that happened, it wo...