I am at the beginning of my journey...I have been to the seminar and have my first consult in a couple of weeks. A year or so back it would never have been an option to me but after the seminar, and countless weight loss programs, i am ready to go. I am excited at the prospect of finally losing this extra weight and feeling good again! Right now it is hard to believe that i will have the tools to help me succeed. I am borderline on the lower end of the scale. To loose 100 pounds would be my goal. I have sleep apnea, chronic back/joint pain and acid reflux. To live pain free would be awesome! I have several friends that have been successful with this and are very encouraging. The mortality rate is frightening but reading others stories is so helpful...I can't wait to be a loser and give to others my entire closet!

June 26, 2006
I met with Dr. Coirin and thought he was wonderful! Had my physc right after and was found to be sane. When i got home i got a call from the insurance saying i was denied because although Coirin was covered, the hospital was not a Center Of Excellence. I was glad they responded so fast but disappointed to hear. They informed me of several places i could go. So tomorrow, i am starting almost all over! At least i have the phsyc done. Still this rolley coaster ride can be so depressing. I had made sure all was ok before going to Coirin and to find out that he doesn't work at a COE i feel a little cheated? I can only move forward knowing that God is in control and will lead me in the right direction. Worrying or being upset isn't gonna do a thing for me...til tomorrow...

July 6th, 2006
Well, still waiting...tick...tock...tick...tock...I am currently trying to get in with UC Davis. Seems my new doctors fax machine is very slow. It was supposedly sent a week ago Wednesday but UC Davis just got it. I thought faxes were a little faster then that??? lol.
This (weight) wait is driving me crazy. I am hoping that UC Davis works much faster as well as my insurance. True mental cruelty.
Is anyone really out there? Does anyone besides me read the postings? I think i should probably take a break from the site cz that is all i think about, this surgery...I have read some real powerful memorials...so sad. I am hoping that i will have as much condifence in my new doctor as i had with Dr. Coirin. Have a great day all and God Bless!

July 12th, 2006
Hello All ~ So the ride continues...A little over a week ago i called UC Davis to see if they had recieved my paper work yet. They said they hadn't. So i called my regular doctor and she said she faxed it a week before. So i waited one more day and called UCD again. She said yes they got it that day and would be processing it. Today, a little over a week later, i called to see how it was going and UCD said that they didn't have my paperwork AND that they never said they received it??? Am i smokin or what? I heard about this happening so many times! I called the doctor again and the lady that handles the paperwork said she would fax it but didn't know if she had the time to do it today. Nice huh? So again i wait until tomorrow. My fear level with this surgery comes and goes. I don't want to end up on the memorial page but i would like to get this over with! I know 2 Timothy says "God does not give us a spirit of fear..." So i will wait until i call in the morning. hopefully i will have better news then!

August 19, 2006
Hey Guys! I went to my "new" surgeon consult yesterday and it went very well! They gave me a list of a few tests that they want me to have and then i am good to go. I am bummed that i didn't get home in time to call and schedule. I hate things pending...So i will wait until Monday to start making the calls. I have been very fortunate so far that i live in a small town and it has been very quick in getting appointments done. Hope i didn't just jinx myself??? Youch! The surgeons spent lots of time with me and have helped relieve most of my fears! That is a good thing. God has also given me the peace that i have prayed for! He is good, All the time! I hope to update with some news soon! Stay losers! God Bless!

October 1, 2006
Hi Everyone! I am almost ready to go! The doc found one more test that i need to do, an adomen ultrasound. It is scheduled for Wednesday. Anyone out there that has to have an EGD, scope down your throat to your stomach to check for ulcers and such, no worries! You will sleep through it! I didn't even know the test was done or that they had wheeled me back to my room! I was sleeping so good. They kept waking me and telling me it was time to go and i told them, it's ok, i will just sleep here for a few more minutes! Finally they threatened me with a colonoscopy if i didn't get up. I told them no problem go for it! lol. But then decided to get up...UC Davis is submitting for approval and my surgery date is November 6th! I am in shock that i have a date! This all seems so unreal! I still can't picture myself at a smaller size. My daughter and i went shopping and we picked out a "goal" outfit for me to hang where i can see it and focus on my goal. Still, it is hard to imagine...I have to loose weight and i have a month to do it. So i am signing off and heading for my treadmill...Love to all my losers out there!

October 10th, 2006

Hi All! Just an update...I found out today that last week my doctor's office submitted to insurance and i have been approved!!!! I am as excited as i am nervous! My surgery date is November 6th...i bet the month will go by fast!

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Valley Springs, CA
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39.5
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11/06/2006
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May 23, 2006
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