Patty T.

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I am beyond excited! - This morning I was wondering when I'd get my call from the scheduling office. This afternoon I got the call! Appointments now scheduled for Welcome group, dietician, psycologist, n...

Move your body today! - The pool remodel at my health club is finally done (and the water s/b warmed up)! So no more procrastinating for me.As soon as I can tear myself away from OH and FB, I'm off to swi...

Let's share! - When I visited this forum years ago, it was a very active place. I think we can change that - and the change will be good for all of us. Let's start by sharing some basics about ou...

Swimming and depression - Right now I'm more depressed than usual because I haven't been swimming. The pool at my health club is closed in Oct for renovations. There are other branches of the club around to...

Lene, you hit the nail on the head. He is very spoiled. I guess I've...

Insurance Approval - Does it happen in stages? - I posted this in the Insurance forum, but it looks like not much happens over there, so I'll ask here as well.I received approval letters from my insurance company for an initial s...

Approved! OMG... - I received approval letters from my insurance company for an initial surgeon consult and a psych eval! I was so excited that I called the surgeon's office to schedule, but they tol...

Progress! - I received letters from my insurance company that I'd been approved for both an initial meeting with the surgeon and my psych eval. The day after I got them, I was on the phone to ...

Progress and frustration - Progress: About a month ago I was rejected by the WLS dept at my local hospital in Salem OR, as I was 15 lbs over their BMI limit. It had taken me quite a bit of effort to commit t...

Progress after a set back - About a month ago I was rejected by the WLS dept at my local hospital in Salem OR, as I was 15 lbs over their BMI limit. It had taken me quite a bit of effort to commit to WLS, so ...

I am starting to realize that the refusal was the universe pushing me...

Mmmm, that chlorine smell! - Monday - 30 lengthsTuesday - 35Thursday - 40 (back to my "regular" amt) + 16? walking & chattingSaturday - 40 + 10 walking

Vetted DS surgeon list - I recall a few years back that DSers had a list of surgeons worth their salt. Does anyone have a link to that list? Thanks!

Reintroduction and whining - I'm back to OH after several years. I made many friends here and still am FB friends with many from the BMI > 50 board, but I was not in the right mindset for surgery. Now I am.Hi...

I am an Egg - I want to be a phoenix, but I guess I have to be an egg first. I'm back to OH after several years. I made many friends here and still am FB friends with many from the BMI > 50 boa...

Wow! You look awesome. Just wait till the swelling goes down!

Finding what is inside - I've been busy since yesterday. After I beat myself up in my blog about missing the OWLS meeting, I sent another e-mail - a much more coherent one. My BB is great for FB but I d...

Surfing Chaos - Lately I've been feeing unsettled and adrift. It seems like too much is going on at work, at home, my health, the economy. It is so hard to keep my focus on myself, my eyes on the ...

ITT vs ITT Tech - Finally got a call from Firehouse for my testing appointment. Monday, August 23rd. The test is an Insulin Tolerance Test. It sounds fascinating, but a bit scarey. From Wikipe...

Firehouse - Hot Hot Hot! - A week ago I had a appointment at Firehouse, a referral from my shrink because I'm so tired all the time. She thinks I need growth hormone. I think my metabolism is shot. I'm open ...

I'm back - Trying to turn my focus back to me. Finally flew east to see my Mom, who passed while I was there. Sad, but it was her time. Now I feel lost.

Christmas Shopping for Grand-dog -