Hi!!!

I am hoping for a March date so I thought I'd join you all here! ;) Let me give a little background.... I looked into WLS in Jan. of 2004, but chickened out and in the mean time, I lost and regained 100 lbs, had my 3rd baby and am 16 lbs heavier now than I was in 2004. I attended a seminar w/ the program at St. Vincents (Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery) on Jan. 20, 07 with my husband, and in the mean time scheduled an appt with my family doctor to see what records I had from 2004. I had completed a sleep study in 2004 and still needed to do the CPAP Tiatration. He also said he was happy to see me finally going through with the surgery as he thinks it is my best choice to achieve permanent weight loss. He knows how long I've struggled with this weight and how much I've lost and gained over my life. He knows I'll put this tool to good use! I completed the sleep study last Sunday night, met w/ Dr. Aviv Ben-Meir (my surgeon) on Tuesday. Wednesday I had a quick session to get scheduled for my psych eval. and have the testing scheduled for this Tuesday. The only thing to compete is the upper GI that Dr. Ben Meir ordered and I'll be ready to submit to insurance. It looks like we'll be able to submit sometime towards the end of next week! LaTonya, at CCBS told me they were scheduling for March and that there is a chance I'll be in that group! My ins. doesn't require much and I've been able to do all they have asked and so she doesn't see any chance of them denying me. I can't wait!!! I am so glad to have found this website and this message board! I can't wait to get to know you all better!!! Amber

Hi Amber and welcome!!! Wishing you all the best in your journey. I hope you get your approval quickly and a March surgery date. The main board is more active for support so please post there. There are so many more posters there. Here is the link! http://obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/ See you there! Cira

Good job on all of your hardwork to get to this point...and good luck on getting your date. Let us know how your doing. ~~ Star