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Lost my band in March due to a slip.  I had lost 81 lbs.  In 7 months unbanned I gained back 33 lbs.  My insurance company approved the revision surgery and on 9/16 I was sleeved.  It's been a hard struggle as I had to have a second surgery 10 days later (unrelated to the sleeve).  So I've been down and out for 3 weeks.  Tomorrow is my first day back to work.  I'm still having a lot of incision site pain and I'm learning that the sleeve is much different from the band.  The band there was no mistaking that I was full.  The sleeve (so far) is less obvious.  I've got to learn to get over these bad habits.  I'm so afraid that the evil part of my brain will push me in the wrong directions.  I'm so out of touch with my body.  I always see myself as fat even when I am not.  Fingers crossed!

 

Got up at 5 am yesterday to get ready for the big day.  Got my youngest off to school and my friend picked me up to head for the hospital.  He was driving like a grandpa so we where a few minutes late. 

My surgery was at 8 am and I was home by 11 am.  Amazing!  I had little gas pain which was surprising to me.  What does concern me was I feel like I can eat.  I'm hungary and didn't have any problems with drinking.  Hey maybe they forgot to put the band on?  Yike tee hee.  I thought that I wouldn't even want to eat.  It's going to be hard to do liquids but I'll do it. :D  Heck I'm on a roll now.

I'm so excited for tomorrow.  I've been on liquids for two days and doing pretty darn good.  I got this!

Goodbye to all the following:
Back pain
Hip pain
Foot pain
Leg pain
Reflux
Tiredness
Ugly clothes
Missing out on fun
Low self esteem

Hello to the new future me.  Adventure and fun here I come.

My case manager submitted my paperwork to Cigna on April 21 and got my approval today!  I'm in shock it only took 4 business days to approve!  Surgery is scheduled for May 27th.  I can't believe it.  So excited yet a little scared too.  It's been a long journey just to get the approval and now its time to put up or shut up

Tomorrow I meet the surgeon.  This process is taken forever just to get here.  I started the process back in October.  I'm hoping everthing goes so smoothly and the doctor will want take me on as a patient with Crohn's disease.  I'm told that I most likely have to have the lap band.  I want to have the  sleeve but Cigna does not cover it.  We'll see. 

I sent in all my paperwork for surgery a week ago.  It took forever to get all my medical records together.  Now the waiting begins.  I'm so afraid that I will be denied due to my Crohn's Disease.  I'm wanting to do the gastric sleeve but my insurance doesn't cover this yet.