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    hang in there, its gonna be better soon..
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    Good Luck! I wish you a safe surgery and speedy recovery
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    Praying for your healthy speedy recovery.
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    Thanks for all your help, I called blue cross and they said that I am approved. Hopeful I will have surgery by September.
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    Thanks so much, terry is taking care of me too, she called me yesterday because blue cross no longer requires the 6 month diet so hopefully I will get an approval letter soon. I have gone thru 4 months of the diet already which really prepared me mentally.
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    Hi, Dr. V is my doc too, could you please tell me about the whole insurance process my paperwork was just submitted and I am very nervous about the insurance approval thing.
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    Thank you for the welcome!
    Michele
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About kchopkins

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About kchopkins
Sleeved or not sleeved:
I have had a gastric sleeve.
Biography:
After many years of flip flopping on bariatric surgery, I've finally decided to go for it. Getting sleeved sometime mid summer. Surgery date still to be scheduled once i complete all my appointments, sometime around the middle of June. I can't wait.
Location:
Charlotte, NC
Occupation:
Business Support
Name:
KC
Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
Dr. Voellinger
Surgery date:
2014-07-29

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Highest Weight: 294
Day of Surgery: 275
2 week post op check in: 264
1 Month: 261
2 Months: 250
3 Months: 236
6 Months: 212.8
8 Months: 201
9 months: 193
11 months: 183.2
12 months: 178


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Two Years later...

by kchopkins on 08-01-2016 at 03:41 PM
Well, it's been two years, and a couple days, since I had VSG and life has changed...but not entirely.

I have lost almost 120 lbs total. Though in the last two months gained back ten. I blame some of it on this new birth control I'm having to take, but some of it is also me just slipping back into my old ways...which I'm struggling mightily with. However, I refuse to give up. So each day is a struggle. Some days are good, others, not so much.

Some accomplishments:

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Scary Dream

by kchopkins on 12-08-2015 at 09:38 AM
So, last night, I had the craziest, and quite frankly scariest dream I've had in years.

I was sitting with my husband at a holiday party, I looked down at my legs and couldn't get them to cross. So I got up and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror and found I had gained back all 120 lbs I've lost. It literally woke me up from a sound sleep.

I think, because I haven't been eating great lately, holiday baking and all, my subconscious maybe wanted to give me a

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One year later...

by kchopkins on 07-31-2015 at 10:11 AM
This past Wednesday was my one year surgiversary. I cannot even begin to explain what a difference this surgery has made in my life. Everyone notices how different I am, both inside and out. Even my boss mentioned, during my mid year review, how much more confident and positive I am. He doesn't know I had WLS. He just said "Since you've gotten your health back, it's evident you are way more confident". It was really nice to hear.

I still struggle, daily, with food.

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Approaching My One Year Surgiversary

by kchopkins on 06-10-2015 at 03:07 PM
In a little over a month, I'll be one year since my sleeve surgery. So many things have changed for me. Even though at the start I felt like I'd made a huge mistake, today I am very much thankful for this journey and for the fact I was lucky enough to be able to have this procedure.

Though I still struggle with consistent weight loss, overall I've lost 103 lbs from my highest ever weight. And for that I am truly thankful. I still have a way to go but know now that it IS possible

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And the stall continues

by kchopkins on 04-06-2015 at 01:10 PM
So, here I sit, a month later, and I'm still not under 200. I could literally scream. I've been sitting at 201 for over 3 weeks. Working my ass off in the gym, making sure I get my protein, keep my fat and sugar down and drinking enough water to float away on.

WTF

Argh.
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Picture BEFORE 294.00 lbs. - before
Picture AFTER after - 181.40 lbs.

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Surgery date: 07/29/2014

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