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this is an excellent way of seeing it, thank you, im extremely nervous about my surgery next month, but your comment is helping me.
The main forum is not very busy - active.
Another forum - for RNY people(gastric bypass) is the most active, with daily menu posts, lots of support. Regardless of type of surgery you are think of having, you may try to see the post there.
https://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Most insurances will pay for skin removal if its related to a weight loss surgery. Go to a plstic surgeon near you, tell him your journey, he willtake pictures and turn it into the insurance company. That is how I had mine done.
Rene
I totally agree. Weight loss surgery offers many benefits to insurance companies, but they do not look at the long-term benefits but only look at the short-term damage.
Is it suitable for women who weigh less than 200 lbs? I'm less than 200 lbs but wanted to use it because it seemed more handy than the patch.
I am also in this process and eat tomatoes and cucumbers daily. It's great because these are my 2 favorites. I will definitely pass.
My I make a suggestion? There's a book called Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) for Dummies by Marina Kurian, MD. She's the surgeon for Al Rocker surgery. It goes into the different kinds of WLS surgery(with the pros and cons of each), what to look for in a surgeon, diets for each type, insurance, etc. It's told in common sense language.
Also, start working on a lifestyle change regarding eating. There are different eating style. Some people do WW, others do NOOM, etc, It would help once you get your surgery. It would be learning to deal with proper nutrition, head hunger(I'm 13 years out and still dealing with that.), hydration, etc
Good Luck in your journey. It's so worth it.
SW 327
GW 150
CW 126
Not sure about this hospital but, I do know that some big teaching hospital will remove skin for free if u have a certain amount and then donate it to there burn unit..I heard resident plastic surgeons do the procedure???
Lots of investigating needs to be done if anyone chooses to do this.
I feel so bad for you. You are HIS crutch, You need to live healthy Honey. Living like that is not,
Go get the surgery and get more self confidence. You may want a divorce. Best of luck with your decision
Rene
Set small goals for yourself, 1 or 2 at a time, and master those before you add the next one...and then keep building like that. I think that people lose motivation when they try to do too many things or something huge at one time, vs making small bite sized changes and then building on those and celebrating the small wins as you meet those goals.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
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