Got my surgery date

medicwf41
on 10/19/17 1:18 am

After a long journey I finally have my surgery date. November 29th will be the big day. I had to change surgeons due to insurance issues. Thankfully the new one is good friends with my old one and run a very similar practice so all of my testing and pre surgery stuff transferred over. My biggest issue is when I got the call that my insurance was approved and to schedule the surgery my wife flipped out and started the oh you don't need surgery you can do it on your own crap.

Ladyblu
on 10/19/17 4:41 am - Jacksonville, FL

VSG on 09/29/17

Sounds like you have gone through a lot to get to this point. Congratulations! I'm sorry your wife is not as on board with this as you are, but hang in there. She may just be scared about the surgery in general. My husband was terrified about me actually going through it, but understood why and supported me. If we could do this "on our own" it would already be done. Good luck and keep us posted. Feel free to reach out if you need support.

Diane

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VSG with Dr. Wanchick - Sept 29 2017

Age 52 Height 5'2" HW 585 (2012) Initial Consult Weight 522 SW 460 (9/29/2017) CW 350 (4/5/2018) Next Goal 325 Starting BMI 95.5 Current BMI 64.0

Pre-Op: 62 M1: 36 M2: 20 M3: 15 M4: 19 M5: 10 M6: 10 M7: ?

Notaboutperfect
on 10/19/17 5:29 am

VSG on 11/08/16

Congratulations! Sorry your wife has cold feet!!

Gwen M.
on 10/19/17 6:24 am

VSG on 03/13/14

Stay firm - your health, your choice.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

Fredbear
on 10/19/17 7:15 am

VSG on 11/29/16

Exactly. No one gets a say in your health but you.

Good luck! Do what your doctor says.

"Friends are like flowers; no matter how well you pick them, they all eventually die."

JourneyBound
on 10/19/17 7:36 am

VSG on 10/09/17

So happy for you, I know what a challenging crazy approval process it is. Sorry your wife is not being supportive, could be many reasons... Definitely stand your ground that this is what you need to do to save yourself, but hoping you can resolve with her based on what her actual concerns& fears are. People who haven't lived through our challenges, cannot possibly understand why we NEED this tool. Good luck!

VSG 10/9/17

HW: 294.2 SW: 286.2 CW:174.6

STGW: 170 LTGW:140

Pre-op:-8 M1:-25.4 M2:-16.8 M3:-15.6 M4:-13.8 M5:-5.4 M6:-8.6 M7:-9.2 M8:-5 M9:-5.6 M10:-2.4

Grim_Traveller
on 10/19/17 7:39 am

RNY on 08/21/12

I'm glad you have a date. You'll be really glad you did this. And down the line, your wife will be too.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

LaurieJ64
on 10/19/17 11:19 am

Congratulations!. Your wife will come on board. She may be a little scared that this is now reality.

ShirlAus
on 10/19/17 1:16 pm

VSG on 06/26/17

Congratulations on the date :) Look forward to welcoming you to the losers bench

Keep communicating with your wife - it will likely be fear thats causing her cold feet. You wont regret this :)

Shannon S.
on 10/19/17 3:20 pm

VSG on 11/07/17

Congrats on your surgery date! I'm having mine in November too! I'm sure your wife will come around, especially when she experiences the new healthier, happier you.

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