Sandie E.

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Date scheduled! - Surgery scheduled for May 14th!!! Omg I can't explain all of the different emotions! It is overwhelming nervousness and excitement all in one and I worked very hard to get here and...

Surgery date scheduled!!! - Oh my goodness!!! Surgery scheduled for 5/14! AND I am on day 2 of no smoking! Excited and nervous all at the same time!!!

Thank you so much Stacy! Quitting smoking is super hard! Chantix...

Approved! - So after meeting all my prerequisites for the surgery and losing the 14lbs I found out today my surgery has been approved! Looking at surgery in May most likely. Have been on chant...

Surgery approved! - Just found out my surgery has been approved! Now waiting to hear back from the nurse on the date but looks like next month! Time to really get preparations in order!!!

Checking in - Hello everyone! Have been pretty busy working hard to lose my 5% to have surgery approved. Went to my check in and dietician appts today. I lost my 5% with .4 oz to spare!!! I can'...

Discouraging - I have been maintaining my calories to 1200-1400 per day, recording it, no soda, no fried food, was down 1-2 lbs over the last 3 weeks of doing this until this morning! I weighed m...

Pre-op question - So I have to lose 14 lbs total before my surgery can be scheduled. Since I went to my consult in the end of jan I stopped drinking any kind of soda, stopped eating anything fried, ...

Moving along - Well found out yesterday I am approved in the 1st stage so now working on the things that need to get done so it can be scheduled! Down about 1-2 lbs so I have 12-13 more to go. Wa...

Pre-auth approved!!! - Finally heard back from the insurance and it was approved so now I am waiting for the med eval to be scheduled and the psych eval to be scheduled and just need to quit smoking and ...

Answers? - Well the insurance company is reviewing the request. Should have an answer by the end of the week! Crossing my fingers...

Waiting... - Went to consult and seminar....now waiting for them to get the approval from insurance that I meet requirements as a candidate for surgery. Very impatiently waiting lol. Dr Valenti...

Need some insight/suggestions - Went to my seminar and consult today. Had in my head RNY was the best for me and my situation, but it seems like the surgeon was really pushing the sleeve. I have pre-diabetes, hyp...

How do you... - How do you explain to your children the journey we are all about to be on? I have a 15 year old, 7 year old, and 4 year old. I haven't really told them what is going on but I feel ...

How do you.... - How do you explain to your children the journey we are all about to be on? I have a 15 year old, 7 year old, and 4 year old. I haven't really told them what is going on but I feel ...

Seminar and consult coming up! - Super excited to go to my seminar and consultation on Tues! Looking forward to learning a lot more and having everything more planned out and the process rolling. 

Newbie - Hello....I have been discussing WLS with the dr since about a year and a half ago, but have recently found that things are getting worse so now it is not a discussion, but a dec...

New to this - Hello....I have been discussing WLS with the dr since about a year and a half ago, but have recently found that things are getting worse so now it is not a discussion, but a dec...