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Well, as most of you see I finally put a couple of pics online. I am really down to 160 and not 140, I would like to loose 30 more and it is all is in my stomach and thighs. It's been awhile sine I have post but life is good. I remember going to a support group one whole year prior to the surgery many of you know my struggle to get this done. Well someone had said at one point in their life they weighed 400lbs and although they are 160lbs now, at times they still see themselves as 400lbs. But in my eyes they look wonderful. I have started feeling the same way. The only way that I know that I truly lose the weight is when I put on clothes and they are too big to wear and I know that I have to buy new ones. My surgeon said that I am ahead of the game and am at 67%. This is not something that I have done on purpose, I just do what everyone says do that is eat my protein and drink the water that I need for the day also I walk 1 mile at work each morning and do areobics for 30 mins after work. So since he said that I am loosing too fast because my year will not be until December 15th I just walk for now.But I can tell you this too, that I have not taken any blood presure pills, diabetic pills, not cholestrol pills and all of my labs are perfect that is a wonderful blessing. I feel good. However there are days when I fall of the wagon and trust me I feel bad, pick up those boot straps and do not do that ever again. So here is to all that are doing a great job, those that are falling off like myself stay strong and remember why you choose whever procedure you did, and those who are just getting started have a great life and live it well. This is our temple and we have to take care of it. Many blessings. Etoria

Hello everyone, I haven't been writing here lately but have been reading. My computer is down so when I can I keep up with everyone from work. I am proud to say that I am down to 167lbs and loving it. I can not wear some 10's and 12's. I have found this guy I worked out with in the early 80's Gilead on fit tv and does aerobics. I started working out with him last week and I am here to tell you I have lost 3lbs. The workout is good and only for 30 mins. But you work every muscle. Hope this leaves everyone else doing fine and working as hard....Etoria

It's been two months almost three since I have had my RNY. I am sorry for not posting my updates but I had a hard time coming down from the anesthesia. My surgery was December 15th and while I was at home the first three weeks I could not keep anything down and could not have a bowel movement which made me in back up in the hospital on New Years Eve. They did a CT scan and found I had a bowel obstruction. My doc was trying to make sure I get the weight off and closed me up a little too much. He said this happens to about 5% of patients and they do not know it will happen until it does. Well it only took him 20 mins to fix the problem and when I woke up I felt better than I did after the first procedure. I am doing good now and have lost 40lbs and of course more inches than pounds. I will be taking pictures this weekend and posting them soon. It is funny that you can see that you have lost weight but not like your co-workers, friends and family see you. I remember in a support meeting one day someone had said that they use to weight 350lbs and now they are 150lbs and they still see the fat person in the mirror. That is what I see at times, although I was really not that big but I still see that larger person. However, I am so happy that all of my health problems are gone and I feel really healthy. I will start to work out at the gym next week. I have been walking and stretching and it really works. But now it is time for the big girls work out so that I can feel stronger. Thank you all for your calls and emails and I hope the best for us all that we continue to work hard and keep our weight off as this surgery is not something to play with and we did not do it in vain but for our health and our love ones.

Etoria

Had my pre-op yesterday and it was something, my doctor,baratric counselor and the pre-op department all had the same to say. They all told me that things will be okay, what to eat what not to eat and this is what is going to happen. It was nice to hear that everyone was on the same page. Well I have four more days to go and I will be on that table at 7:30am getting prepared to be on that loser's bench with the rest of you guys. Nerves were really bad yesterday felt like I had a flu bug. Everything ached and I was nausea all day. When I go home after what felt like a long day at work all I wanted to do was sleep and I did go to sleep at 8:00pm. I woke this morning at 3:30am and because it was raining so hard I did not want to get up. But I did I have to get up at 4:30am and be at work at 6:30am. Well I have made it through the day and am excited about going on this journey. I will talk you guys later.


Etoria

I have not been on here for awhile, part of it was I was depressed because thing were getting tough while still trying to get approved. I hac completed the three month supervised diet and excersie and my paperwork was submitted on October 7,2008 and for three weeks United Healthcare did not have anything to say but we have 30 days to tell you something. Well I got tired of all of that and on Novemeber 3rd my birthday I call the cooridination of care unit and spoke wot someone who stated that my paperwork was just sitting there. She sent an email in to have it excalated. The next day I called and found out that a letter had been mailed to me stating that all my paperwork had to be sent to my employer since they were self-funded. I thought that this was odd because the last denial was from a doctor on their staff that had told me the pieces that were missing and he wanted me to submit them and we did. Well I had to find out what address the paperwork had to go to and finally we were able to fax it over to the correct person.

But get this all of this stuff with United Healthcare boils down to they did not want to pay due to my company is changing insurance companies next year so they were holding onto the money. After the paperwork was processed with my company they had to call them and tell them to approve this. See I work for a large medical insurance company who owns hospitals and I do medical collections and have been for 20 yrs and I knew something was wrong but when it is you sometimes we forget the things we do to get our patients claims paid and I must say that I work hard to get my patients claims paid and not just bill them because I have the wrong information. So it pays to give much for much is deserved back and that is what God has granted me.

So I say please do not give up if you want this surgery bad. Hang on to God for his son did not die for us in vain. God told us that we can have anything that we want if we just ask and we need to ask him and we also have to work for it as well. During my struggle I continue to attend all of the support meetings. I think I missed one, but that was okay I have mad so many friends and learned how to take care of myself after the surgery.

Be blessed everyone.

Etoria

Hello Light Weight family,

today was the last day of my supervised diet, excersie and doctors visit, I am now waiting on my doctor to write the letter saying that I have complete all three. She said that she will be writing it tonight so that I can pick it up tomorrow and give it to my surgeon to turn in with all of my other papers. Please keep me in your prayers as this has been a long journey for me I started this last October 07 and at the time my employer did not have a clause. However, this year I missed that when I went to the open enrollment so with that said I was denied in Janruary 008 and had to do things all over again at which time no one that what I was saying was true they all told me that I only had to see my Internal Med. Phys and she would see me for the three months and that was that. WRONG, Got denied again for my appeal and this denial was written by the doctor who reviewed everything and he told me that everything I did was correct but I did need to see the shrink, nut and my doc this time. So I did it again. But you know this time I was very nervous at each visit and this pass Sunday night I was not able to sleep I guess knowing that this was the last week or could it be from being denied those other times or is it really going to happen this time? After all those other tries this is the first time I am scared. I discussed this with the shrink and he told did not want to talk about it but he wanted to address what made me eat and wanted to prepare me for after the surgery. WOW! ? Just wanted to update you all and ask that you keep me in your prayers.

Thanks,

Etoria

Went to my 2nd diet and psych visit yesterday as the routine goes, I went and seen my Internal Med on the 11th of this month. I have one more to go to at the end of next month then we will see what happens after that.

Hello all, went and had my sleep study with the Cpap last Monday 6/28/08, it went well. Received the results Thursday but I will not se my primary care untile Sept 11th. We will then see if she wants me to wear that gear. But I have a question, I had my first visit with the shrink on July 3rd and the next visit was to be Sept. 6th. however the  baraitric center called has called me and changed it to Spet. 23rd. Will that effect me with the timeing with my insurance? I am getting so nervous about that. I mean I know how important it is to go to these appointments on time and to be consistent. I'm really trying to keep things in order because I have been denied twice already and trying to do all things right this time. Any advice, please let me know. Otherwise I can truly say that I am feeling better this time around.

Today I went to see my NUT today and it went beautiful, I learned a lot about preparing myself for when the surgery is over and what to look forward to eating i.e.  ice chips and so forth for the first day and the liquids the next two weeks. I really like my NUT and expect to have more nice visits in the future.  I have two more visits with her and two more visits with the psyhc and my doctor before my paperwork will be turned in for approval. You notice how I stated that, that is because I know that I will be approved this time. I wanted to add thanks all of my OH friends for all of your encouraging words and kindness.

Be Blessed!

Went to see my PCP today and to my suprise she was a little angry. She said that she has other patients that has had the GB and when she writes a letter to for the insurance they accept it. I had to tell her that it is not the insurance but it is my employer and the clauses that the put into the insurance. That my three month supervised diet and excersie is what they want. I guess she was upset because we had already done this. But what she fail to see was when she had did this before, She did not document that I had excersied and that she had put me on a diet which she did not! Now I am truly seeing a Physc, NUT and her with me providing her with my excersie schedule and the other doc sending her a updated letter showing my progress each month so that when she does her summary at the end she would be able to document all of this. I hope that she understand that she will  have to do this. Boy the devil sure is busy. But you know this time I am just sitting back and relaxing and letting God handle this one. I am stressed out enough. The Physc has put me on Lexpro because he said that I am too stressed with all of this and other family issues. I sure hope it helps. Please pray and pray and pray for me to get through this. I have been on this journey since October last year. 

Love you all, have a blessed day!

Etoria