Re: [MiniGastricBypass]Pigging Out before Surgery

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Well said, Flo!!! Joanne in Ohio

Flo Ballengee wrote:

> Rhonda (Hugs)..all you have done is fight. All any of us have done is

> fight a losing battle against obesity. That's why we need the surgery.

> You will only have this one last fight Rhonda, the one with the

> insurance company. After that you will have won and will have clear

> sailing. Just having the surgery is winning. The fighting battle is over

> once the surgery is finished.

>

> Don't worry, be happy which has been attributed to Dr. R is truly a

> profound statement. Because that's just what the surgery does. We no

> longer fight the fight with food. We make peace with it, it no longer

> takes over our lives.

>

> This one last fight is worth it Rhonda. The relief from the obsession to

> eat is worth the fight even if you never lost an ounce (which is of

> course impossible).

>

> Flo

>

> Rhonda C wrote:

>

> > Hi, this is Rhonda from Indiana. I don't post here real often. I

> > read the post most every day. The post from Flo about pigging out

> > before surgery really hit me. I've been thinking about it for

> > several days. I feel exactly the same way. I have not always fought

> > the battle of obesity. As a child I was about average. I started to

> > gain weight as a young adult. In a few short years I went from

> > wearing a size 7 to a size 28-30. I still wonder at times how I went

> > from that to where I am now. I'm very excited about having this

> > surgery, but at the same time, very discouraged. The insurance

> > company (Cigna) is telling me I have to show proof of 3 separate

> > attempts at weight loss that were doctor supervised, one being in the

> > last year. I have had at least 20 attempts at weight loss, however

> > most were not supervised because I was to embarrassed to talk to my

> > doctor about it. The last doctor supervised I did was (of course) 2

> > years ago. I don't want to have to try one more diet. Sorry, I'm

> > feeling kinda of sappy today. I've been pretty depressed the last

> > few days. I'm having trouble getting myself to do any of the things

> > I need to do to fight the insurance company. I'm sick of fighting.

> > I feel like that is all I've done in the last 25 years in one form or

> > the other. And all I've done the last 2-3 months is eat my face in.

> > Guess I better go for now. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

> >

> > Thanks for listening to me whine, Rhonda

> >

> >

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