Obesity surgery

The psychological exam they put us through is
fine for us but what about our spouces? A friend from
high school had this surgery last year and on Saturday
her husband shot himself in their home. He was
becoming very insecure with her new body, new lease on
life, new attitude, and newfound happiness. He was very
insecure about everything and it was causing alot of
issues between them. They decided to split while it was
all being sorted. He could not handle the change in
her, even though it was all change for the better.<br>
I have found that alot of men that marry overweight
women, do so because they feel there is a certain
security about them. Maybe they will be more likely to
remain faithful, or make better wives if they are
"homebodies". What happens when all the sudden this overweight,
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I have an appt. next Thursday for a physc.
evaluation, and was wondering what to expect. What kind of
questions will he ask etc.? For some reason I am very
nervous about this. Maybe deep down inside I feel like he
will think I am too crazy for this surgery. Please
help! Thank you, Linda

What happened to my message #1707? Somebody must have read it, because I got
some responses, but now it is not there anymore? Lynn

Well I passed the physcologist testing and on
Tues 4-11-00 I’ll sign all the final paperwork ang set
my surgery date, is that not just the best news a
person can get.(lol)Because I have Medicare I don’t have
to be pre-approved Thank GOD, so I’m good to go.Sure
could use an angel if theres one in the neighborhood
also a whole lot of support outside of husband and 4
kids nearest family members about 600miles away.Thanks
in advance and thanks for letting me ramble on guess
nerves starting early(LOL)Dorothypre-wt 285lbsBMI-46

Well I am getting ready to go see my dibetic doc, my surgeon wants a letter from
him to send to the insurance company to help me get approved. Wish me luck
everyone!

I had my surgery on 11/5/99 and have lost 80
pounds. I feel wonderful and have a great time tossing
out all my "fat" clothes that now just hang on me. My
husband Jim followed my lead and had surgery on 2/3/00.
He has lost about 65 pounds now. I cant stress the
importance of having support while going through this
surgery. <br><br>For the 3 months after my surgery (and
still today)I couldnt look at food the same way i used
to. I became a finatical label reader and avid
researcher. My husband continued his poor eating habbits and
called me a "food Nazi". I was repulsed by his disregard
for the foods he ate. He had a pending surgery and
was eating alot out of nervousness, and it made me
ill to watch him. Sugar, sodium, fat….I couldnt
stand it even being in my house.<br><br>Since his
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I have had my surgery almost 7 weeks ago. I am
still very fatigued at times. I am only drinking maybe
25 ozs of liquid a day. My doctor didn’t really
mention that I should try to drink more water with time.
At what point should I be drinking at least 64 ozs a
day. I am also still very depressed at times. Is this
normal. It’s especially hard when I am around others who
can eat normally. Lately 2-3 ozs of food at a meal
doesn’t seem to be enough. This really bothers me. I just
don’t want to do the wrong things. Please HELP! Thank
you. Carol

Okay guys… I have a question! I have been
having problems with bruising and the bruises taking
forever to go away… Anyone ever have the same problem?
I know in the past when I had it I could attribute
it to my arthritis medication… but since i can’t
take that anymore… it is not that! I will watch for
ideas from my much loved circle of friends! I hope all
of you know how much you mean to me and my
recovery… you all really are awesome! <br><br>Oh yeah…
has anyone heard from the "biteman"?? I haven’t seen
a post from him in quite awhile… I hope you are
doing well out there… (I am sure he is just busy
fending the women off of him!)<br><br>Hugs to
everyone!<br>Cindy

I have recently tried to drink my 64+ ounces of
water a day. Ive been doing it for about 4 days now.
(shame on me, Im 4 months post op). Anyways, I have to
pee so hard and so often that It feels like my teeth
are floating. My question is…. will by bladder
eventually stretch to hold more so Im not cramping and
running to the potty every 15 minutes? If not, i wont be
able to keep this up. It feels like my bladder only
holds 4 ounces at a time.<br>Michelle

I sent a 4 page History of Me/Insurance Info etc.
to the UCDMC WLS Surgeon, and my Endo sent his info
over too. Now, I wait. I know this is just the first
of many steps, but I cannot stand the waiting. I am
willing to jump through as many HOOPS as needed!!
AUGHHHHHHH! How did you stand it? How fast did you find out
1. From the Dr. and 2. From your Insurance?