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Big Girl , Bigger Dreams. - Houston, TX
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Hello , I am an 18 year old female who has...
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Hello , I am an 18 year old female who has struggled with obesity my entire life , most people usually gain weight after a bad break up or during high-school , for me , it has never been that .. I tried dieting and exercise many times and always gain the weight back. now weighing 250 , I am currently in the process of having gastric bypass. I have Insurance which requires me to do a six month weight supervision program , this is my 5/6 month , my last month will be in April. I am hoping to have the surgery in May or June due to the fact that I am a college student and will be taking classes this summer. My surgeons office is a little unprofessional as far as the way they do things , I recently found out two months prior to my surgery how much I was going to have to co pay. They say they can't give me a number until I get approved which does not make any sense. Anyway , I saw I couple of people write their journey on real self and I wouldn't to have one of my own so here I am.
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September 12, 2016
Look for a support group of patients who have had the surgery; they should have one at a local hospital. Attend the meeting and hear first hand what complications these patients have had, what adjustments they may be having with food consumption, swallowing of passing found. Then you can also find out which doctor has patients with complications.
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I'm almost there ..
This friday will be my last month with the supervised program , after that , I will be able to be summited to the insurance for approval , and get my surgery date. I am very excited and hope that it works for me ... I have a lot of questions to ask about the surgery itself ...
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April 28, 2016
Hey mama! I just had surgery about a month ago. I can give you advice if you'd like! Please send me a pm.
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I'm looking into a gastric bypass, too, but my GP is trying to talk me out of it. Like you, I'm 250 lb, and desperately want to lose the weight. Also, I have type II diabetes, and I read a lot of articles that a bypass helps a lot with this problem, too. I'm a mtf trans person, and once I get my weight down, I am seriously thinking about breast augmentation. Something else my GP will try to talk me out of.
The hospital in had mine in let me pay 1/2 and did a monthly payment for the remainder