Can july get here any faster

[clau1tx]

hELLO everyone. I am new to this site and I am pre op. I started this journey in January and since my health insurance has the 6 month waiting period, I am hoping to be approved so I can get sleeved by July

A little about me, I am a happily married mother of 3 beautiful daughters. I have a wonderful husband that adores me just the way I am but also supports me in this because he wants ME TO ADORE MYSELF as well.

I come from a HUGE, LOUD and close knit HISPANIC family. I am the oldest of 5 girls and I have about 300 cousins on both sides of my parents. Mom and Dad have been married for 30 years and to this date, still ask me when am I going to do something about my weight.

I thought they would be estatic when I told them about my VGS but to my suprise, mother was adamant and totally against it. I am guessing she was scared because after all, it is a surgery. She kept saying she wanted me to lose the weight "the right way" and not by cutting my stomach. After a lot of talks, she relented and is now somewhat supportive. Daddy was just cool, he said as long as it would help me and not harm me, he was all for it.

I have had issues with weight ever since I can remember and it just got worse when I got pregnant right after I got married and kept getting pregnant without losing the prior baby's weight.

I had my 1st daughter when I was 21, my 2nd when I was 22 and my 3rd when I was 23 I know right. Pregnant 3 years in a row DID NOT HELP with my weight issues. I am forever thankful for having met a lady at work that is a patient of Dr Jay and had the VGS about 18 months ago. This is only the beginning of the start of the rest of my life (if that makes any sense) LOL

[kimberlythomas1985]

Hello. My name is Kim. I just had my op on 5/13/2013, and boy do I feel great! A little bit of advice: MAKE SURE ALL PAPERWORK REQUIRED BY YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS COMPLETE BY YOUR SIXTH MONTH. I live in the Dallas area too, and am new to this site. I will finish my profile setup at another time, but if you have ANY questions, I'm here for you.

-Kim

[Delores512]

Hello and Welcome to both of you. Great advice to make sure you have everything done by the six month point.

Claudia - You know it took me a while to decide and feel ok about having this surgery myself. So I understand why it took your mom a while too. I agree she is probably more scared about surgery. I am sure after surgery you mom will be worried about you getting enough food. That will be hard for her too. If she is willing I would suggest that after every appointment, you sit down with her and talk about what you learned. (you might leave out the picture/info about the surgery unless she is really ok with it now). That way she will be right where you are when it comes to you progress through this jouney. I bet before long she will be your best advocate.

I have a very supportive husband too. However the closest to the surgery date he is getting more worried. As soon as the surgery is over and I am ok, he will be fine. He is starting to stock up on the things I will need to eat or should I say drink after surgery.

My surgery date is a little over a week away. So I am getting close. And I am nervous and happy too all at the same time. Just ready to have the surgery now.

Good Luck. And don't be afraid to ask any question you may have. Folks here are great.

[Mscheveous]

I definitely agree about the paperwork! The weight loss clinic I went through was on top of it all and made sure I had every little piece of scraps I could get my hands on before turning it in, once they did it took less then a week for me to get an approval which I wasn't expecting..I thought I was going to have to fight it a few times before getting one. THEN, I must of got lucky because I get a date 2 weeks out from the time they called with my date, I had to start the pre-op diet right away. I was so not expecting it to happen that quick let me tell you..

So, it is definitely worth while to make sure you get everything you need beforehand, it is worth it!

[judy79]

Congrats!!!

[clau1tx]

Kimberly Thomas, Thanks sooo much for your offer You're too awesome!! My doc office has stayed on top of all the paperwork necessary for my insurance to approve my VGS, they are great! They have helped me every step of the way, from the psychology test(which i was scared i would flunk) LOL to my nutrisionist's appointment every month. Dr Jay and his office staff are great. no wonder he has been named best surgeon on D magazine every year since 2006 I am glad you are doing good. Can't wait until you reach your goal weight.

[clau1tx]

Thank you Delores for your suggestions. They are great advice, Mom is being so supportive now. She is even telling me how she pictures me after the sugery. LOL. My momma is the greatest. My honey is so good too. He wants me to be happy within myself even though he would rather me stay the way I am. Believe it or not, it was somewhat easy for me to decide to have the surgery. I learned as much as I could about it and researched it until I was comfortable with it and then just went for it. Hopefully my insurance makes it just as easy. Thanks again

[clau1tx]

Thank you Jenn
My doc office is just as diligent about my paperwork. Congrats on your approval and on the scheduled surgery. That is exactly what I want my situation to be.

[SANDRA62]

I'm also doing this in July---I'm actually going to get it done in Mexico, since my insurance doesn't cover it and in the US the cost is over $18,000 in Mexico it's going to be 1/3 of that!---I understand the whole Hispanic family thing...lol! I too have had 3 kids and my last one was over 11 lbs! needless to say it's been a weight gain nightmare ever since (he's 17 now). I too have been overweight as long as I can remember so I feel you! The best way to get your mom on board is probably to get her lots of information on the procedure so she feels safe about it---put yourself in her shoes you'll always be her baby; also remember surgery and hospitals in 'our' day (i'm 50 probably your mom's age) were probably NOT like they are now---medicine has come a long way & so has technology. I am really excited and I also want July to just fly here already! Let me know how it goes for you!

[HealthierMe123]

I am getting sleeved in July as well and I am wishing the time would fly by also. You are very lucky to have a supportive husband and my mom was apprehensive too but she got on board as well. We are their babies and they worry about us. It is a major surgery so they are concerned with the risks. Things will be ok. We will get thru this. The countdown is really on now. Good luck on your journey.

[SANDRA62]

I totally agree with Delores...because my mom does this now...Make sure your mom understands how much you will be able to eat after this...because she will start pushing food...I have started to train my mom too...LOL! Spanish moms (like most moms...but I think more) associate eating with love and HEALTH! It will be the hardest adjustment for them I think...the sleeve takes away some of the hunger...but when they see you will be eating 1/2 cup of food at a time...I can see the freaking out now!!

[Mlg1948]

Hello and welcome to the site. My name is Marilyn and I had surgery in Oct 2012. I love the results and I know you will too. Good luck!