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- 33, Female
- Pottsville, PA
- United States
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- What's your current situation as far as weight loss surgery?
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- whatcha wanna know? Hellooo (((insert name here))) So ur curious about me huh? My names Peggy I'm 32 yrs old, 5'5" 453lbs highest weight... well what u see is basically not what u get..im more than meets the eyes.. im really down to earth.. i love to chat an have fun online..I'm Poetic, Romantic, Loyal, Trustworthy, a Daydreamer, an old soul with a young mind.. very open minded.. but still have old school values. i enjoy writting, readin, swimming, cruising, sitting out by a nice Bomfire(been yrs tho) hmm what else.. watchin movies, playing video games Pogo & ZELDA... listen to music constantly.. without music... i dont know what i would do... unless im outdoors.. birds, crickets, streams, oceans, nature makes its own music.. i hate complete silence.. laundry list of medical problems..sleep apnea, diabetes, high cholosterol, high blood pressure, hypo-thyroid, gall stones, kidney disease, pcos, joint pain shoulder, knees, lower back..clinically severly depressed with social anxiety... i've been over weight all of my life.. i've been dieting since i was 9yrs old ...lowest i can remember weighing is 215 an i was 10yrs old...it was a weigh in day at school.. was horrific they made us all line up an get weighed an would shout our weight to the teacher across the room infront of everyone.. lets just say.. i wil never forgett that day.. I'm practically home bound, at least 90% of the time. So im lookin for a place to socialize with people who can understand where im coming from.. i have completed my 6month pre-op program at geisinger medical center in danville, pa... hoping to get scheduled for gastric bypass surgery ASAP.. so for now thats my story.. will add more as i go along.. hope to get to know all of you an hopefully gain some friends along the way! I see weight as a cocoon, it has secluded the person within..
(((((UPDATED 4-7-09)))))
I had my surgery 2-23-09 so far *knock on woood* no complications only gotten sick a few times.. duno if thats a good thing or not.. since even tho im still on a restricted diet i have no problem with any foods im allowed... eggs were tough on my "tiny tummy" at first but are great now... i just eat slow an a lil at a time.. til im full.. love that feeling being full an not being hungry all the time.. its amazing... so happpy to no longer be dieting.. i just make healthier choices.. or should i say do exactly what docs tell me.. since for the first time in my life its actually working.. im losing weight an keeping it off...
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The 6-8 months sounds right! You have to be monitored for 6 months by your PCP or a program through your hospital to show that you are in need of the GB. Then, once your insurance sees all of that, they release you for testing....that can take up to another 2 months depending on how quickly you can get in to get them all done and the results. My doc made sure to tell me what order to do everything in since some are longer than others (shrink visit is more than one even though it looks like only one, upper GI can take forever to get scheduled for, etc... ) It seems like it will take forever, but it goes SUPER FAST! I'm so glad I did this. I'm 9 weeks post-op and I've lost 54lbs as of this morning. I'm NEVER sick and eating is no longer and event for me. This surgery is freedom. Stay positive and know you're doing something wonderful for your future!
~Nat
I'm in PA also and just had the GB 9 weeks ago. Welcome to our little family and feel free to drop me a line anytime! I don't know where you're planning to have your surgery done, but Pittsburgh's Magee hospital is one of the best in the USA for the procedure. Best wishes!
~Nat