Help, I am approved!! My surgery is May 20th!!

That is awesome i got a twin!! What time do u have to be at the hospital?  I have to be there @ 5:15-5:30 am to register. It would be awesome if we keep in touch! What state are you in i am in Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  I am 5'1 and 331.5 i had to do 6 months. Per my insurance and as long as my bmi was over 40 that was tje only requirements it took 8 days to get approved and on the 9 th day i recieved my approrval letter in the mail. I didnt have to loose any weight my surgeon just required i stayed at the exact same weight i started at. In six months i gained 5lbs and i lost 11pounds by my last visit. My goal weight is 150-160  so i would love to loose half my weight. I am soo nervous but i am trying to keep positives in my head.  SO tell me about yourself and what you plan on doing to get ready for this life changing event that is around the corner?? 

I hope to hear from you soon!!

BTW,my name is Vicky niice to meet you!

I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 EST so just a little before you. I've actually being attempting to get the surgery for a couple of years now but the first year I had an insurance policy that didn't cover it and then last year, I didn't have a long enough weight history for that company (Not that I haven't been overweight long enough but I didn't have insurance and thus didn't go to the dr for a few years, therefore no documentation.) So this is my third year I went for the seminar on January 15th, my first surgeons appointment was March 2nd and they gave me my to do list. I took first available appointments on everything and just got everything together last Monday the 6th. They submitted to insurance on the 8th and I called this past Monday to check on the status and they told me I had been approved and asked if the 20th worked for my schedule.

I'm 5'7 and currently 358lbs I'd like to get down to somewhere between 150-175. My surgeon told me anywhere in that range would be ideal. So that's what I'm shooting for. Honestly if I see anything under 200 I'll be ecstatic. 

I didn't have a set amount of weight I needed to lose but I was told that I should attempt to lose as much as I could to be as healthy as possible for surgery. They do not do the liquid pre-op that most places do. So I'm making an attempt to eat they way I will eat after surgery. I've got to admit still having all of my stomach its a *****allenging at times. I've also started exercising daily I love AquaZumba. Its a lot of fun and not super hard on the back and knees. 

Nice to meet you as well I'm Triksy AKA Kristy.

Hey there..... I just wanted to check in we have just about 8.5 days til surgery how are you feeling? I am getting more nervous as the days.pass . Did you buy any goodies in prep for the operation yet? 

Well keep me posted I have to be there at 530 am for 7:30 surgery... 

Vicky

Oh wow we really are going in at the exact same time. 5:30 for a 7:30 surgery. I did my preop last Tuesday and yay I had lost enough weight that I dont have to do a full preop diet. Just clear liquids the day before. 

I've gotten a few things, small spoons and bowls, and a bunch of different protein samples, and a digital food scale. I still have a few more things that I need to get and it seems like i'm adding to my list daily. My bathroom scale died today so now I'm trying to find one of those that I like that has a high enough weight limit.

I am super excited but I am starting to get a little anxious. No second thoughts though I am completely certain that this is exactly what I want and extremely hopeful for my new life.

That is awesome!! I know we will be out of it the day of but as soon as I am feeling up to it ..I will check in and leave you a message to see how you are doing.. Omg 8 days.. I know this is what I want and need as well. My way of looking at it is I am not living the way I am now and I don't know how long I will live if I don't make a change I did all my prep testing on Monday my results came back with my gallbladder enlarged no stones they said they will look at it and if necessary they will remove at the time of surgery. The other thing that came back was a slightly abnormal ekg they said if there is concern once they looked at it better they would do a sonogram I had that happen 9 years ago when I was going thru a divorce so I'm hoping it's still nothing to worry about like it was 9 years ago . I was going thru a divorce and stressed out and nothing ever came of it so I hope it's just that my ekg are slightly abnormal so with that being said I'm nervous and scared just praying it all works out for the best!! I have nervousness issues I get it from my mom that and anxiety ...lol well I will probably shoot u a best wishes the night b4 I hope we.can keep in touch....

talk to you soon!

Vicky

That is awesome i got a twin!! What time do u have to be at the hospital?  I have to be there @ 5:15-5:30 am to register. It would be awesome if we keep in touch! What state are you in i am in Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  I am 5'1 and 331.5 i had to do 6 months. Per my insurance and as long as my bmi was over 40 that was tje only requirements it took 8 days to get approved and on the 9 th day i recieved my approrval letter in the mail. I didnt have to loose any weight my surgeon just required i stayed at the exact same weight i started at. In six months i gained 5lbs and i lost 11pounds by my last visit. My goal weight is 150-160  so i would love to loose half my weight. I am soo nervous but i am trying to keep positives in my head.  SO tell me about yourself and what you plan on doing to get ready for this life changing event that is around the corner?? 

I hope to hear from you soon!!

BTW,my name is Vicky niice to meet you!