poodlesinpants

Hi, I live in northern New York. I have my preliminary appointment with the surgeon on January 15, 2009. I am wishing I would have done this years ago. I look forward to getting to know everyone and the mutual support.

Laureate

Welcome, Poodles, and brrr. You in the mountains up there?

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Terri
Over 50 BMI Member No. 9

Cigna approval for LAP RNY surgery: 9/4/09
Pre-op consult: 10/15/09
Pre-op tests: 10/21/09
Surgery date: 10/26/09!!

Highest weight: 319
Surgery weight: 287
Current weight: 269
Goal weight: To be determined, but probably 175ish
Other goals: To get back on the tennis court and back in my kayak again!

Diann

I love your name! Welcome and I am also relatively new to this site, it has been very very important to me as a source of support and understanding and lots of great information from wonderful folks, glad you have joined. Diann

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Diann
Saw Surgeon 7/21/09
Saw Psychologist and Nutritionist 9/4/09
Applied for Insurance Approval to BCBS FEP 9/18/09
BC/BS FEP Approved my surgery ! 10/1/09
Endoscopy 10/12/09
SURGERY DATE 11/2/09

cathy82

Welcome fellow northern New Yorker!

Marella

Hi and welcome to Thinner Times.

I too have wished that I had done this years ago -- especially when I had insurance (ultimately, I was self-pay), but I was too scared at the time, or perhaps, not sick enough to be desperate enough for surgery.

Congratulations on starting your journey. I wish you a smooth ride.

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~ Marella


Day 77: TTwo-terville - 53 lbs down
Day 188: Century Club - 100 lbs down
Day 366: 1 Year - 146 lbs down
Day 396: One-derland - 153 lbs gone forever! (my pic progression)

Hychap2009

Hi and welcome to TT.

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Height 5ft 2"
2004 Highest weight: 22 stones/308 lb
[COLOR="Purple"]2009 Current weight: 19 stones/266 lb/121k[/COLOR
BMI: 53.2
BMI Member No. 7

Weight Loss Surgery: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Added to waiting list: 23 January 2009
Pre-Assessment date: 3rd July 2009 (accomplished)
Assessment call back: 10 July 2009
Transvaginal Ultrasound: 7th August 2009
Surgery date: 30th November 2009
GYM RAT ♯145
The race is not for the swift but for he who can endure to the end.