mistymee

Decided in late October I was going to do it after attending the informational seminar. Originally scheduled my surgery for late December, but due to an injury I was not able to keep my pre-op physical & nutritional appointment so my surgery was moved to Jan 29. So three months & 2 days.

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Kel
LAP RNY 1/29/2008

HW-317/CW-244/GW-135



Gym Rat Number One Hundred.......Woo Hooo

PurplePolarBear

Gettin' hitched 10.11.08

Debz

Decided in January 07 and had surgery in August after starting six month diet in February.

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Debbie
Lap RNY 8/6/07
Highest/Day of surgery/current/goal
251/237/148/My first goal is 145
As of 05/12

89 pounds gone since my RNY
103 total pounds gone forever!
Looking for century!!!
Found it!!!!
3 pounds to goal??? How the hell did that happen???



TT Gym Rat #95

Corrine

I saw the surgeon in June 07 - initially just for an umbilical hernia repair. He suggested the gastric bypass and had I both done at the same time 3 months later.

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24 September 2007 - Lap RNY
Dr. Sebesta. Madigan Medical Army Center (MAMC)

259.5/224.7/164.2/****
highest/day of surgery/current/haven't set a goal.

95.3lb gone as of 8th April 2008

jeff miller

I had my first seminar Oct 14th. 07. Surgery date was Feb. 13th 08. Blue Cross ins.
55 lbs down. Go for it.

Godsblessedme

um yeah mine was 1 1/2 years but thank God i'm 4 months post op now

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Deborah (before sugery)

PreOp/Current/Goal
268 /212 (5/12/08) /130

Surgery Date: 12/18/07 Lap RNY

Gym Rat #98

AToM

June 07 Informational Seminar (not serious yet)
Aug 07 Referred by my Dr to another hospital's seminar. (My BMI was too high and they wouldn't even let me attend the seminar )
Aug 07 Started 6 month diet
April 08 Surgery

so I guess around 8 months

rainrain

August was my consult Dec was surgery.

I had been seeing my primary for the previous 5 years to control my weight issues. During that time I took pills, hired a trainer, joined Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, saw3 a nutitionist, wore a pedometer (to prove I was not inactive)
so when I went to my primary with GBS info in hand, she smiled and said, "I was just waiting for you to ask", the refferal to DR. Callery's took less than a week, then the appointment for the consult another week or 2 then the approval less than 10 days. Surgery....December 27, 2004.......Freedom rings!!!!

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Rain

12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/164/155 5'7"1/2
PRE-OP/CURRENT/GOAL???


A.K.A. HAMPTON5555

"Where you are matters more, if you remember where you've been."
" It's the journey, not the destination!!!"

http://www.myspace.com/afterthefat

Baja Big Dog

Went through Kaiser, your hard pressed to pull it off unless than 10 months to a year, 6 months of classes and a month or so prior to get approved for the classes, and if you miss one you make it up later, and then approx 6-8 weeks for surgery...

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Higest before options/Surgery/Goal
455/409/199

Surgery date: April 22, 08
As of: 5/9/08-380

MONEY IN THE BANK TO DATE......$360
This is the running amount of money saved by not having to spend so much eating out. Number based on spending $20 a day on food. And that very conservative!!!

Claire-in-Texas

5 weeks from seminar to surgery.....

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Claire
4'10"
T-T CRUISE DIRECTOR!
e-mail me for info on our December cruise - clairepeters@sbcglobal.net
Proud TT Bears Member: ClaireBear
Lap RNY - 4/9/07. Pre-op, 236 lbs - Current: 116 lbs. - Goal: 126 lbs.
CENTURY CLUB: 11/26/07 Wooo Hoooooo!!!
Starting Size: 24/3X -- Current Size: 4, 5, or 6 Petite
GOAL weight on 1/9/08 - currently 10 lbs UNDER Goal!
More than HALF of me GONE!!!!!

Before/After Pics.....

An OMAHA JIM Quote: DARE TO LIVE!!

MiladyB

I decided in Sept. 2004 and had my pcp seek approval to see a bariatric surgeon. I was denied by my insurance company. (Not on enough meds for co-morbidities? ) I appealed in Jan 2005 (after discovering I had sleep apnea. Now had 2 co-morbidities) and was approved to continue on with the process with a bariatric surgeon. I had my orientation in May 2005 and had all of my preop appointments done by the end of June 2005 and was approved for the surgery by July 2005. My surgeon refused to schedule the surgery because of preop labs that had to improve and further testing I needed done. (pap smear, mammogram and breast biopsy after I found a lump. ) I was given a surgery date in Nov 2005 (after getting diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol under better control and testing all came back without problems) and finally had surgery Jan 2006. So over a year from decision point but 7 months from approval for surgery.

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Beth

Countdown to GOAL!!
3-2-1

CherishedTeddyBear-(TT Bear Lover)

The Poetry of Milady
New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE

359/355/341/153/150 - 206 lbs GONE!
Highest/Start/Preop/Current/Goal

Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007

Lap RNY 1/30/06
TT/BL 09/21/07