Its been a long time

Dec 28, 2010

Wow its been forever since I been to this site.... and I have so much to tell...Looking at my page you will notice i had the toga procedure on jan 6.2009. the toga was a clinical trial in testing a new method of weight loss surgery using a tool that would go down the throat to staple the stomach. January of 2010 I found out I did not have the actual procedure but had the sham procedure. I really didnt know what to feel at that point. I was happy that I wasnt a failure because I didnt lose much weight but at the same time I felt like I wasted a whole yr of my life believing I had something I didnt. Since then In august 2010 I was diagnosed with high blood pressure at 23 yrs old. That was a huge wake up call for me. I attended a weight loss seminar for bariatric surgery and was approved. I was givin dates to do my pre testing but i shortly found out my insurance only would pay $10,000 and I would have to foot the bill for the rest. This was a sad moment for me but I knew I needed to get healthy. So I started losing weight but eventually went back to old habits. In novermber of 2010 i got the news that my insurance was changing and that bariatric surgery would be covered. I would just have to pay $1500 and the copays of going out of network (the hospital i work for doesnt provide bariatrics) This has been such exciting news! Im so ready to start this journey. I am faxing all of my information to the hospital on Jan 3rd 2011 so I can get the process started. Im hoping I can get a date within the next 3 months. I have my fingers crossed and Im praying that everything works out for the best.

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