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Hello everyone,
Just alittle update that I got my first fill Dec.9. It went good..I am at a .7cc. and back on liquids for 3 or 4 days...o goodie, but if it still making me lose weight I'm all for it. So far I have only lost a total of 8 pounds which isn't that great, but I have gone down 2 pants size already since my surgery. Isn't a great feeling good down and fitting into clothes in your closet you have been able to get into.I am walking on  my treadmill 2 miles a day now without huffing and puffing and sweating dripping off. GREAT. I can fit in a booth without struggling and when I look in the mirror i see me slimming down..wonderful.

Hi everyone...well I am having my surgery October 20. I am so excited....I got a letter that told me I needed to do a year clinically supervised visits for Halliburton..well I got a call last Wednesday that I WAS APPROVED..Christina called me and she said that she had to call Houston and she called me Monday and wanted to schedule my tests,  pre-op and surgery. I don't think it has still hit me that I am having surgery....well update everyone later....

Hi everyone,
Just here to tell you what has been going on with me. I currently got deined by Halliburton because they require a year of clinically superviced visits versus. Bluecross Blueshield six months. So i am in the process of my last two months again. I have waited this long since last year what is another two months right. Now i just hope i will have my surgery before the first of year because of the insurance changes that could possibly happen. In the meantime, friends and family have told me that it isn't probably the right time to have my surgery because of the new role and the new house i am in the process of getting which is probably right. I look forward to getting these last two months behind so i can wear some of my clothes that i have had for years..ttyl....

Just wanted to keep everyone updated on my progress. I went to see Dr. Green on June 10,2008. I saw his nurse, Carmen, and Christina too. He asked me if i had any questions which I didn't until he left. I talked to Christna she told me that the only thing we were waiting to here about was I approved or denied. Christina showed me what I have done so far. We couldn't schedule a tentative date until I'm approved. I will have to go to some tests in Dallas and then see him a week before surgery then SURGERY(YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).  I talk to Carmen on June 16 and she told me that I will spend the night in the hospital then if I have no complications I will be discharged. It still hasn't hit me that this is all happening. I called insurance today and the lady on the phone finally told me they had my paperwork and nothing had been decided. She told me that it will take a week..my sister told me to call tomorrow. I am waiting to hear wonderful news.those three words YOU ARE APPROVED....I just got a new job role at work, and getting ready to get my house.I hope everything will work out for me...with all that I have ahead of me...I want to be able to succeed at all that I have started and about to start..Lord give me strength....

I am finally done with my 6 months...I am so happy... Instead of weighing 285.. I weighed at 283..I lost 7.8 pounds. I was sooo happy. I was working my butt off to get that done...took me a whole month and 14 days to do that. So I faxed my paperwork over to ObesitySpecialists and later that day Caroline called me and told me that they are submitting my paperwork to insurance next week...probably Wednesday or Thursday. I am so excited...Caroline told me it could take three days to thirty days to find out if I got approved or denied.  She told me they have surprised her before and called after three days.I hope it will be like 3 or 4 days. Only God knows what will happen. I am going to see Dr. Green June 10th for my first appointment with him. He will talk to me about my personal and family history, then I will talk to Connie and Christina too that day. It would be fanstatic if I heard from insurance on the 9th or 10th. Then I will go back for doctor visits for Dr.Green. Then go back a week before surgery..I doubt I might have my surgery in June but stranger things have happened. That would be great before the fourth of July. God has blessed me in so many ways. This has been a struggle all my life and I feel like I have been waiting since August to get all of this done and now it's here..Anyone that wants to give up on waiting for your insurance and jumping through all of there hoops.. DON'T GIVE UP...IT WILL HAPPEN...BE PATIENCE..

Just to update everyone that I got a phone call from Carolyn(the insurance person for Bluecross Blueshield) from Dallas. She told me that my November and December is going to work for my 6 months.YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I was never so happy that was the best birthday I could get. Loved the news. i told her over the phone that if I saw her right now I would kiss her...ha ha. I only have one more weigh in on May 29 to finish. Carolyn just told me she wanted me to lose another 5 pounds to be at 285. I am so on that...going to get there. I still have to go still Dr. Green next month. I believe I'm going May 20 to talk to Dr. Green and here what other doctors I must see. I didn't think I would get this far already. I'm already ahead about two months. Great!!!!!!!!!!! Carolyn told me that she should submit my paperwork in early June. Then we just have to wait on the insurance people. She told me they could take one day from thirthy, but will be checking on it after 10 days if we haven't heard anything...then so on if another 10 days....So I could have my surgery maybe in July or August...

Hey everyone,
I know I have not been on here in a long time posting my blogs. I have been so busy with alot. I have made some changes in my life. I am going to be moving back with my parents for a couple of months until I get my brother's house. My parents and I came to a conclusion that I need to come home right now especially with the cost of doctors visits and (i hope)the upcoming sugery.  Living on my own was ok for awhile I like it but not having anyone in my life is a struggle. I am miserable and depressed and I really didn't how much until about two weeks ago when I broke down crying.My family has been there to pick me up. I am so blessed.

On a lighter note, everything with Dr. Green's office is going really good. I got my sleep study and psych evaluation done all within the last two months. I have to have those done before I can send off for approval. I have two months to go until we can send off for approval. 

I don't know if I told everyone this but I am able to do my weigh ins here in Pampa and sent them to Dallas and a lady named Carolyn calls me every month to see how I'm doing and getting along with everything. If  you believe in God I would like you to pray that maybe my November weights will work for the insurance. Carolyn is suppose to tell me when she calls me next week. That would be great. My six month would end next month, but right now I'm in the home stretch has my family would call it. I'm not going to stress about it.

My family has been a major support in my life right now. I went to the doctor about three weeks because I was sick and I broke down crying in the doctor's office twice. I think that week I cried more than I have about my weight in the last 26 years. I have committed myself to having this surgery and getting my health back to where it never has been.  

I believe some people don't think about how hard it is too lose weight, feel ahces and pains, or be sad that you don't have anything in your closet that fits. I know alot of people do and that is why I'm here to commend those who have been committed and sacrficied going to do any surgery against other family or friends discouragement because they were scared or afraid. Having this surgery is not going to be a fast fix I know,well I probably don't know that well, but I am willing to do all the work to get this weight off. I have been asked why I am doing this? For myself and health or a man...well actually I'm doing it for all three. I want to be to run one day or ride a bicycle or been able to go to the missy section and shop. Having a man in my life would be great I believe that if a man didn't like me for who I am before I was fat why come around when I become skinner? I am curious to see what type of responses I will get from not only people but men too... I can't wait

Hey everyone,
Here I am again everyone. I know I haven't posted anything for awhile but here is goes. I have a new and better doctor Dr. Michael Green Jr. in Dallas. His staff and him are better than Dr. Crum. Christina, Connie, and Cat, and Carmen are great to me already. I loved going to the seminar in Dallas. It was very informative and you felt like you were one on one with them. I hope everyone will look at my page and pray that my already paperwork that I have done with my primary doctor and Dr. Crum will work. Lord, please hear my prayer and answered it.  I need this for me this will be a great gift for my birthday. 

Hey everyone,
I just thought I would tell everyone that I went three of my appointments yesterday. I went to take the 3 hour test, my 6 month, and my pre-op meeting. That test took alot out of me. I was answering the same question over and over again.Their was a 1,000 questions on those tests. My brain was like mush. Then I am continuing my six month and that was very interesting Renee was great at telling us about the two weeks before surgery, before and after the surgery what we can eat and what we have to avoid. Then I had my meeting with Dr. Crum He educated me on the band and the bypass. He told us that if we want to lose over 120 pounds we need to go to gastric bypass. I am still going to have the lap band because I have a close friend that has had it and succeed greatly. I will have my friend's support throughout all of this so I feel I can do that work I need too. I think my  biggest thing I'm thinking about right now is nothing...ha ha...I will succeed and I will get approved I have to tell myself that everyday..Dr.Crum tells you like it is and he's there to tell you that. I am very excited to continue my process and with Dr.Crum and his staff.

Well, just to update everyone I am going to the psych evaluation today, my 6 month monitoring, and my pre-op meeting today...man I'm tired just typing that...ha ha...

Then tomorrow I'm going to the nutristionist at BSA. 

I hope all of this pays off soon....