I talked to the surgeon's office about this, and they said it all depends on the employer and the type of surgery. I haven't been morbidly obese for the past 5 years, but have been off and on for the past 20 years. I had lost almost 50 pounds in 2006 and gained it all back (and a few extra pounds) in '07. I've decided that if they turn me down, I'll do what I can to lose as much as I can (and get breast reduction surgery). I am doing Curves now and started the pre-op diet a couple of weeks ago. I've lost about 6 pounds, but need to lose at least 100 more. I'll just have to wait to see how things go. I probably won't meet the surgeon until August and won't probably have surgery until September or October.
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Vicki
RNY 11/04/2008
248/139/138
Pre-op/Current/Goal
One more freakin' pound...
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