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I am approved and surgery date is set! - I got approved on June 9th, 2010. Surgery date was set on June 10th, 2010 for June 18th, 2010 at 7:30am! It took 4 business days to get my approval back from Cigna. How awesome is ...

Good news Tuesday! - .....drum roll please..... On to my big news of the day. I called my surgeon's office this morning since Luly was back today to see my status. She said she was only waiting on t...

Surgery update - I forgot to post last night so here the lastest for my surgery. I called my surgeon's office yesterday to see where we are at at this point. Since I have completed all requirem...

Indulge.... - is not a word a fat person wants to hear or say. But I'm going to say it! With surgery getting closer and closer it got me thinking plus I got some advice from some people. That ...

Psych evaluation and all requirements are complete - YAY! Still doesn't feel real yet. I have completed each and every single requirement my insurance and surgeon has requested. A long 7 months! But it's done now onto the next step...

Seventh and last doctor's appointment! - I had my last doctor's appointment with my family doctor today. My 7th visit, My 7th month is complete! We went over everything from the last 7 months. She typed up the letter of...

Big day of appointments..... - Today I had a ton of appointments for my weight loss surgery. I had to be at the hospital at 6:30am. By 7am I was having my ultrasound of my gallbladder done. Was only about ...

Waiting for reality to set in.... - My surgery date is coming closer and closer but yet it doesn't seem real at all. I am almost numb to it all. Maybe because I have waited so long for some "help"? Or maybe because...

Sixth doctor's appointment - I had my 6th doctor's appointment yesterday. Nothing really out of the ordinary with it. Talked to my doctor to let her know I would have to do a 7th visit with her. She joked th...

Surgeon's consult - I had my appointment with my surgeon today. I was so nervous on the way there, reality is starting to set in and I am another step closer to surgery. Got to the office and turned...

Making small steps - I have really been trying to make some good changes in my life. Just to do it because it's healthy and plus to prepare for this surgery because I want to be a success story. I ...

Some changes - With this surgery coming closer and closer I have to take charge and make some of the changes I have been avoiding to make. With or without the surgery these changes need to be m...

Consult with the surgeon is scheduled! - I remember back in November when I started this journey I felt like it was going to take forever and the time would never come. Well now I am 4 weeks of completing my 6 month die...

Fifth doctor's appointment - Five down and one to go! So exciting. Doesn't feel real yet. I think once I meet with the surgeon, maybe get approved for surgery and have a date then I think it will set in that...

Anticipation - is killing me! I have never been so ready for something in my life. I swear some days it consumes me. All I sit and think about is what surgery will be like, what after surgery w...

The lastest - Surgery update. Not a whole lot to update really. I have my 5th doctor's appointment on March 22nd. Wow I can't believe its my 5th month! Next month we will be filing the paper...

Fourth doctor's appointment - I can't believe it's 9pm on a Sunday night already! Where did the weekend go? I feel like I accomplished nothing although I cleaned, did laundry, chased Gage around, went thru my...

Whoo hoo for a great appointment. - So I had my third doctor's appointment today. Mainly to go over lab results and to document that I did my January visit. So I had a few questions for my doctor. I first needed a ...

Some of my goals - Mainly these are going to be health goals but I may throw in other ones. I don't know if it's because of the new year or the fact that I am going thru this journey but it has got...

Doctor appt and 2nd sleep apnea test - Haven't had a chance to blog all last week. So lets play catch up. Saturday Dec. 19th I had to do my 2nd sleep study. This time I had to wear the CPAP machine. So again I had ...

Sleep Apnea results are in..... - not good at all from the way I understood them. Basically I have sleep apnea. Now at first I freaked out and cried and then stopped myself. The night I took the sleep apnea study...

Sleep apnea study - I had my sleep apnea study done on Friday November 27th. Wasn't sure what to expect out of it all so I went into it with an open mind and said a little prayer before hand, if I d...

The start of my journey - After years of battling with my weight and years of struggling with this diet, that diet, this program, that program I have come to the conclusion that what I am trying is not wo...