Tammi H.
Monday!
Aug 02, 2012
It is just around the corner. Seeing the Plastic surgeon, am excited to find out if he will or won't take me. I pray and believe he will take me, the next step is my insurance to take me. I just really need my photos to speak enough for them to approve. The photos should speak enough. I would post, but they aren't the best ones to be posting on here. So I will let you know if the Dr is going to do it if the insurance pays for it/ covers it. If they don't then there is no way I can afford a tummy tuck, insurance has to do it for me. I feel pretty positive about it. But will have to wait and see. Just know time could be going faster. And then waiting for the insurance to make up their mind and say yes I have no clue on how long it will take them to answer with the yes it is a go. Lord I pray for patients to wait for the ruling. Well I have to head off to bed now, so good night you all. Sleep well. God bless you. I
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Going to seem like forever
Jul 29, 2012
This appointment I have is going to seem to take forever to get here. I already feel like it should have been a couple of days but I look at my post and it hasn't been (bummer) I will get through this. I will also be sure to post what went on at the appointment, and then I will record/report when the insurance rules on it, which I am believing for a yes. Then once there is a ruling of yes I have to apply for an in home care giver, won't beable to do much for myself for the first 2 weeks -3 weeks including walking Annie my baby dog. So someone will have to come and take care of us.This will slow down the surgery by quite a bit for sure. But I know it is for the best. Or wait until moms elevator is fixed, and then she has caregivers for herself, don't think it is a good idea to have my mom helping me out, I will just go through the process of getting an in home care giver for the time of my healing. and for the time that I can't walk Annie, once all that is over with then I won't need one. So just a few weeks.
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Seeing Dr Willcox Plastic Surgeon
Jul 28, 2012
I am going in for a prescreening to get approved by the surgeon and then with his report and Kelly's report the insurance should approve me for the tummy tuck. I see Dr Willcox on Aug. 6th. That sure isn't very far away. Wow. I am so excited I just want to explode lol. Dance around praising God. I feel real possitive about this happening/ getting approved by insurance that it almost feels like a done deal. Prayers of course are welcomed if anyone reads my blogs.God is on my side with this, if this falls through then there is U Dub program that I can apply for. It is a teaching program so students will be watching the surgery being done, but I don't think it will cost me a thing, and they need people, so I can try to get on this program. Either way I believe God has opened the door for this to take place, this tummy tuck will take place for me.
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Seeing my nurse practitioner Kelly
Jul 22, 2012
Tomorrow I see the nurse. I will be seeing her for the tummy tuck referrals, not sure what this means, not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I am going and going to see what is going to happen. Praying it is a good thing. That I will be getting it. Just part of me feels real negative about not getting my tummy tuck. I don't want to be negative, but can't help from being a little nervous and scared. This is a big thing, and living on medicare/ medicaid with an advantage plan to boot is a big deal, like pulling teeth, NOT EASY. So will keep you posted, as soon as I find out what tomorrow brings my way.
Nothing in the insurance yet
Jul 09, 2012
I called the insurance to see if there has been a claim turned in for my tummy tuck since it has been two weeks, but nothing yet. So it will take time, I don't understand why there hasn't been something put into the insurance yet.
Will make an appointment to see what weight nurse Kelly thinks I should be at. BMI tells me where it thinks I should be at, now sure if Kelly will go by it or will not so good to good in and see her.
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Will make an appointment to see what weight nurse Kelly thinks I should be at. BMI tells me where it thinks I should be at, now sure if Kelly will go by it or will not so good to good in and see her.
Saw my Dr.
Jun 25, 2012
Made the first step into a possible tummy tuck. It is killing my back, and hard to keep from smelling, and from breaking out in the heat of the summer. So not getting it for cosmetic reasons but for physical needs. I have Medicare and Medicaid with an advantage plan in WA state so hoping that it is possible to get one. Referrals are being made by the Dr and will go from there. I am excited that the weight is back down enough to think about getting it, and yet not hoping for to much to happen either.
Feeling pretty good
May 25, 2012
I am feeling pretty good about the way my weight loss is going. Even with the ups and downs. It is normal for most people.
I am about 6 pounds from seeing under 200, I am going to be working extra hard from here on out to reach this very important milestone for myself. It has been a few years since I have seen under 200. I will be so thrilled when that scale says 199 or less. Then it will be 1-5 pounds steps to reach until I see 180, then I will work to maintain, or loose more. Loose more will be the bomb, but maintaining at 180 will be fine as well.
I have to get to moving more. Been wanting to start Tai Chi, and other things, but am having trouble keeping up with the things that I have to do around here already. I do get in my walking with my little doggie. But that could even be better. Soon once I become a member of my church, I will be joining the gym they own, found out being a member to the church gives a good deal to us who wish to join the gym, so that is just what this girl plans to do, probably about August, do some water exercising, they have a pool. That is pretty awesome.
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I am about 6 pounds from seeing under 200, I am going to be working extra hard from here on out to reach this very important milestone for myself. It has been a few years since I have seen under 200. I will be so thrilled when that scale says 199 or less. Then it will be 1-5 pounds steps to reach until I see 180, then I will work to maintain, or loose more. Loose more will be the bomb, but maintaining at 180 will be fine as well.
I have to get to moving more. Been wanting to start Tai Chi, and other things, but am having trouble keeping up with the things that I have to do around here already. I do get in my walking with my little doggie. But that could even be better. Soon once I become a member of my church, I will be joining the gym they own, found out being a member to the church gives a good deal to us who wish to join the gym, so that is just what this girl plans to do, probably about August, do some water exercising, they have a pool. That is pretty awesome.
Up and down with the weight.
May 18, 2012
I don't like this up and down with the weight, BUT I and thinking that it must be because my body is adjusting to the weight loss I have been seeing. So a little weight gain, and now a little weight loss, and a little weight gain may end in due time, sooner then later will be great. I just have to be patient and allow my body to adjust, but as you can see by my smiley, it is stressing me out some, because I was praying and hoping that things would just keep going smoothly and steadily at 1 lbs a week. Just woke up and realized that it isn't going to always happen that way for me. 
But I will keep 
for things to go good and better once again, and of course it will take more then just , it will take eating right and 
(moving) to loose more weight. I won't give up just because the scales say that there is a pound or a few gained, if anything it will make me work even harder to make sure that I do right by myself.Some good news, I am joining my church, and with that the church owns a gym, and I believe that for only 15.00 I can join, so in June or most likely July (due to the need to buy a TV) I will be joining it, and that is great, that way this summer and this winter I won't be stuck at home with limited exercises, I will have a place to go and do more and even do my most favorite thing, that is *SWIMMING*, the gym has a pool. I am excited about joining, even tho it might take a month or two due to financing isn't the best due to my TV crashed on me.
Weight up a little
May 15, 2012
Weight is up a little, but I am not going to sweat it, it is only by a few pounds, now if it was by 5 or more then I would be. I am taking notice of it and working to keep it at just the few and working to get the rest of it off. Thinking that the tooth I had pulled caused me to loose weight, and now that I can eat close to normal or normal I am back too the weight I was before it was pulled or a little above it.
Woke with a head ache and don't know how much exercise I will do because of it today. But will give it my best shot. Still will have to walk Annie 3-4 times today so will get some exercises plus Mom needs me to take her shopping today and to get her x-ray so will get to haul her wheel chair in and out of the trunk and pushing her in it. So guess that is better then sitting at home on my butt.
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Woke with a head ache and don't know how much exercise I will do because of it today. But will give it my best shot. Still will have to walk Annie 3-4 times today so will get some exercises plus Mom needs me to take her shopping today and to get her x-ray so will get to haul her wheel chair in and out of the trunk and pushing her in it. So guess that is better then sitting at home on my butt.
Weight keeps dropping
May 06, 2012
This jacket I am wearing is something I couldn't wear for a real long time, and same with the little black dress. It feels so good to be only 20 something pounds away from my comfort goal weight of 180. Once I reach 180 I will continue to strive to loose weight until the dr tells me I am at the right weight for me, if I have the means to reach that weight. 180 might be the only weight I can reach? Not sure, that is why I call it my confort goal, I will be happy with myself if I don't/can't get any lower then that.... But I feel like I can and will, with God all things are possible... I think I am only 26 lbs from the 180 mark.... I will see that in no more then 26 weeks if I continue to loose a pound a week. GO TAMMI!!! PRAISE GOD!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!
About Me
38.8
BMI
Surgery
02/26/2007
Surgery Date
Jun 03, 2006
Member Since
Before & After
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just before my tummy tuck. Not getting to do much moving afterwards I regained 50lbs, so bumbed.
155lbs
