I had Medicaid-Healthy U. Salt lake regional accepted this. There is also Rocky mountain, but I'm not sure what they accept. I  had to pay for the education class and a couple of other things, out of pocket it cost me $ 800.00, But well worth it!!! Good luck to you =) Jenn

Thank you for your kind message.  I am back on RMAP but it's not the same as it used to be.  Hopefully it will get better in time.  You can also find me on my blog at www.seanstransformation.blogspot.com or on Obesity Help under the For RMAP Patients message thread (started by me).  You can also email me.  My email address is listed in my profile which can be accessed by visiting my blog.

I hope to hear from you again soon.

Sean

Sean~I wondered why you disappeared.  I loved reading your messages you have so much insight and you were always honest and upfront.  I stopped going there once you were gone.

Hey all! I'm posting late but wanted to get in here and get acquainted!

I'm a southern'er (Cedar City) and had my RNY on 7/13/06 in St. George. All my gory details and surgeon review are on my profile.

In nutshell: I started at 384, got to 240'ish, in a year got to up to 297 and am now 288 (got back on the straight and narrow this past Monday - ya think I was bloated? lol)

I run a support group here in Cedar City and refuse to give up. As I gained it got increasingly harder to run that meeting every month, but I kept going, no matter what. (Yes, I am also a cousin once removed from Bill W. - in case that "no matter what" sounded familar)

Glad to see some activity around this board :)

Have a great weekend!

How Did I Eat So Much

  So today at lunch I went to Legers to get a sandwich. I bought a half roll with turkey and cheese (just light mayo) and a little lettuce. I took it back to the office and at the turkey and cheese. After that I was on the phone and I started eating a little of the roll (kind of absentmindedly). Before I knew it, I had eaten the entire half roll.

To say I'm shocked doesn't even begin to describe it. How did that entire thing fit inside my little pouch? guess it's not so little anymore. Scary, scary!!!

But it goes to show how easy it is to get off track and to go back to the old eating ways if you don't stay vigilant. Learning how to eat right is of utmost importance during your initial journey (which is 24 months -- even if you lose all the weight before then). Right around that point, you get to where you can eat most anything and if you still have the same bad eating habits (grazing, sweets, etc) then you're going to struggle. Hell, you'll struggle anyway but it'll be even more difficult if you don't get into some good habits now.

Just remember, what they said is true. The gastric bypass is a tool. A tool by which we can control our eating for life. But the work still has to come from you. Don't be fooled by the fact that the first bit as you recover from the surgery is so easy. The weight flies off and you can't eat much. It's easy to think it will always be that way but it won't. Learn!!! Practice!!! Change your life!!!

Sean