MARIA P.

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   I know this sounds kind of crazy because we are all trying to lose weight,but I need to gain 5lbs by next Monday. my BMI is at  40, but I figure if I can be at least 5 lbs more, then my PCP can submit the referral and I can get approved alot quicker.I really do not have any co morbid diseases, besides a slightly elevated glucose level, and I do not think that will be enough..I have also written a letter for my doctor, which I have read to my psychiatrist when she gave me the bariatric evaluation.I read it to her before she started her eval, and she said" Well you have answered all my questions." then she said,"With this letter, I don't see why he wouldn't approve it." I was soo excited when she said that, but know I have to see my PCP convince him. I know that my surgeon submits all the paperwork to the insurance company, but if my doctor does it than I will be ahead of the game by the time I see the sugeon on  6 /30. So does anyone have any advice on gaining a few lbs (fast). Thanks guys!!!

   Okay, so there is a girl at my job who just had the RNY surgery on 5/15. I was being very supportive through out her pre-op and a little after post op.up until now!!! Can you believe she is going against what the surgeon and doctors told her. She said she has been eating everything!!!! She came back to work telling me she just had cheerios, and I now they were not the plain kind. The next day I catch her eating hostess cakes. And yesterday, she had barbeque ribs!!! I finally asked her, "Did your surgeon say it was okay?" She said "No, I am supposed to be on a liquid diet,but I just can't live off of protien shakes." So I asked her what she has been eating, and she says "everything". I was so disgusted I just walked away from her. Now I  would have been more sympathetic if she said that she was addicted to food or something like that. But no, She just laughed at the fact that she is not even trying. What makes me mad is that she gets this one chance to start over new, and she does not appreciate it! I just wish her the best of luck.

Sorry but I need a moment to vent... WTF!!!! I have been working on a letter for my PCP so that he can give me a referral to the surgeon. It took me days to really think about everything I wanted to write on this letter, and it took me 4 hours to actually write it. I was soooo proud of my self because I believe it is the best document I have ever written(School, work,or otherwise). Well I thought I would share it with my husband this morning since he came in late last night. So when i wake him up because he is going to be late for work, I asked him if I could follow him into the bathroom so we can talk,he said fine. I  grab my notebook and follow him into the bathroom. As he is sitting in the toilet I decide to ask him how his day went, and told him about mine. I opened up my notebook and asked him if I can read my letter. He said" not today, maybe some other time."then he says," Can you get me my clothes ready?" Are you kidding me!? listen I have a 3 year old who has the energy of 5 kids put together that is not in school, I cook, clean,and wash clothes by hand( can't have washers where I live),oh yeah and I work 30-35 hrs. a week, and don't forget play dates,grocery shopping,doctors appt,managing my husbands diabetes(food,medication, glucose level monitoring).I am up at 6am and in bed by midnight on a really good day.I am not complaining about the stuff I do(OK,maybe a little), but all he had to do is listen to me for 2 minutes, if I can find time to have sex at least twice a week,he can give me just 2 minutes of his time.Listen, I am the type of person really works well on appreciation.Since we have been married, I have not gotten a single gift (no birthday,holiday or anniversary)except for the occasional flowers(he works at distribution warehouse so the flowers that don't get shipped out in time for certain holidays,the workers can keep them)I always tell him that he need to pay attention to me because I won't be around forever.I love my husband like you wouldn't believe and he is really great guy. I just wish he would realize how easy he has it. thanks for listening. I feel a little better now that I have vented

   I went to the dietitian yesterday. She told me I was on the right track, she had also weighed me and I am at 204 which would put me at a bmi of 39.8! The crazy part is I went to my pcp last week, I was 207. I also went to the weight specialist my doctor refered me and I was 203. I have not met with the surgeon yet, but  which weight is going to count when they send the paperwork to my insurance? She told me not to gain any weight, but I don't want to keep losing weight either (is that really mean of me??). My problem is not losing the weight, my problem isnot keeping it off, and gaining twice as much. I do not not want to end up like my mother. She is 50 and she has every comorbid disease you can imagine, her liver is shot because of all of the medication she has been taking, and they also told her that they found some fat around her heart! Not to mention her arthritis and the knee replacements she needs on both knees. I am only 25 and I already felt like I am missing out on a lot of things because of my weight. I am sooooooo ready for a new life (now more than ever!!) I just keep praying that everything turns out alright. Thanks for listening!!

  I have been really doing my homework this week as far as learning about the different surgeries, wrote down my reasons why i want this surgery and why i can't do this alone.I also went to dozens of other web sites, read up on other people's journeys, basically did a lot of research and soul searching.I never been so serious about this surgery.I called the weight loss center and asked if there was an earlier appointment,I chose the the surgeon I want to preform my surgery, so I signed up for one of his seminars. I also called a Dietitian and a Psychiatris,and made appointments for May20th and May26th. I know it's not much, but I  know that this journey is done in small steps. I just pray that My insurance will approve the surgery. stay tuned...

I started seeing a Weight specialist in the begining of april.He prescribed me some Adipex and I stareted losing weight almost immediately.I started seeing some results & so did my family. when I went the next week, he said I lost 8 lbs.After the appt. I went to the store and bought a scale.I stopped drinking anything that had calories(soda & juice). I stared walking in the mornings and some excercising. By the end of the month the scale said that I was 190lbs! I was soooo proud of my self because when I weighed 215lbs!  That is a 25 lbs. difference, know I am not complaining,but I did not see much difference in my bidy.My clothes still feel the same and I still get pretty tired some people noticed the difference, but plenty did not. I thought that 25 pounds lighter would be more nothiceable or I would feel a lot different. Well I went out and bought a digital scale(a pretty expensive one at that!) and tomy surprise it read that i was 205???? so which scale sgould i believe???