Guest guest Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 sleep apnea wake up with dry mouth not sure why you're awake in the night fall asleep during the day (anyplace, esp in the car) wake up with headaches (maybe nightmares) hard to pay attention to people talking sometimes brown (not black or purple) around your eyes drink tons of water, tons, can't get enough always hot bed is often all sweaty and looks like 10 people had an orgy in your spot Any of those fit? Thanks, http://www.vitalady.com For info on PayPal, click this link: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com New member! Hello! I just joined the group and wanted to send in a quick intro. I'm Traci and am still in the research stage of WLS. I've pretty much decided this is what I'm going to do - I'm just gather information, educating myself and then will try to decide which surgery is best for me. My BMI is 36 and I have hypertension (am on meds) and I believe I have sleep apnea, but haven't been tested for that or anything. I have a strong family history of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and cancer. I'm also an 'apple' shape, so that can increase my risks even more. I realize I may be in for a fight in getting my insurance to approve me with a lower BMI but I intend to try! I will most likely lurk and pop up and ask questions sometimes. :-) Traci <)))>< Proverbs 31 Homeschooling Mom of 7 Grammy-to-be in Nov. 2002! http://traciscottage.com God Bless You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 Yee haw - sounds like menopause to me mom - or maybe its just Nebraska - PS - I Do have sleep apnea - have the CPAP-working on making it a friend -not a foe - in a 6 hour period I had over 1 episode each and every minute - 368 of em to be exact - smiles- waves at Traci - from the Cornhusker State - welcome to the family - this Vitalady will really be your friend Traci - she knows way way much - glad to have you with us - look forward to talking to you more - deb in Nebraska New member! Hello! I just joined the group and wanted to send in a quick intro. I'm Traci and am still in the research stage of WLS. I've pretty much decided this is what I'm going to do - I'm just gather information, educating myself and then will try to decide which surgery is best for me. My BMI is 36 and I have hypertension (am on meds) and I believe I have sleep apnea, but haven't been tested for that or anything. I have a strong family history of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and cancer. I'm also an 'apple' shape, so that can increase my risks even more. I realize I may be in for a fight in getting my insurance to approve me with a lower BMI but I intend to try! I will most likely lurk and pop up and ask questions sometimes. :-) Traci <)))>< Proverbs 31 Homeschooling Mom of 7 Grammy-to-be in Nov. 2002! http://traciscottage.com God Bless You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Welcome to our group, Traci! Good luck with your attempt to get approval. Let us know what we can do to help. Jeanne in WI Age 38 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 306 /150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Traci, Welcome to the group! I hope you will find the group to be most helpful in everyway possible. Don't feel embarrassed to ask any questions we are all here for the same reason to have our lives back! Congratulations!!! Theresa ~IL SX: 7/21/01 As of Date: -130 lbs Under 200 lbs!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Traci, You pop up and ask questions as you wish! We love to hear about how your feeling and doing. For you may help someone out there that may be in the same boat or at least rowing beside ya in some ways. Welcome to the group, your web site is cute. There is lot of people here that have or have fought to get their insurance to approve they maybe able to help you in your fight when it comes time, but you have won one fight when you decided to start gathering information, letting the obese demon know your going to fight for your life and win the war! Congratulations!! Theresa ~IL SX: 7/21/01 As of Date: -130 lbs Under 200 lbs!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 First, thank you so much for the warm welcomes!! OH MY GOODNESS!!! Almost ALL of those sleep apnea symptoms apply to me!! WOW!! Okay, so is it usually required to get some special test to prove sleep apnea? Well, if I do indeed have this, then that would give me the two co-morbids my insurance requires before approval of a BMI lower than 40. Okay, I discovered another new revelation yesterday on why I haven't been able to lose weight on my own. Yesterday, someone sent a link to fitday.com (not sure if it was this list or another I'm on). It's an awesome site, and setup much like the Weight Watchers online program I was doing earlier this year. I have not been trying to lose weight, as I had 'failed' at WW for a third time and was very discouraged. Normally I only eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full - which is usually 3 meals per day and maybe 1 snack. So last night, I went to fitday.com and entered in what I had eaten yesterday - guess what?? I only ate 1190 calories yesterday!! This was a pretty normal day for me - I'm sure there are some days where I might eat as many as 1500 - but that's really it! I don't overeat or binge on food. Which is why I'm stumped at my current weight and lack of success at weight loss. With the WW plan, I was allowed as many as 29 points per day for my weight. Each point equals approximately 50 calories - so that's 1450 calories a day! HELLO!!! No wonder I don't lose weight on WW!! The two times in my life where I was a normal weight and maintained it, I only ate once per day. That's it. It was after I got married (or shortly before) and I started eating 2-3 meals a day that the weight piled on. So I really have a screwed up metabolism or something!! I mean I don't eat a lot of calories. Now granted, the fitday.com did indicate that my fat and carb intake was high - so maybe that has something to do with it, but still! Traci <)))>< Proverbs 31 Homeschooling Mom of 7 Grammy-to-be in Nov. 2002! http://traciscottage.com God Bless You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Traci welcome to the group ask all the questions you like and by the way my hat is off to you girl seven kids and home school on top of that phewwwwww what a woman TN New member! Hello! I just joined the group and wanted to send in a quick intro. I'm Traci and am still in the research stage of WLS. I've pretty much decided this is what I'm going to do - I'm just gather information, educating myself and then will try to decide which surgery is best for me. My BMI is 36 and I have hypertension (am on meds) and I believe I have sleep apnea, but haven't been tested for that or anything. I have a strong family history of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and cancer. I'm also an 'apple' shape, so that can increase my risks even more. I realize I may be in for a fight in getting my insurance to approve me with a lower BMI but I intend to try! I will most likely lurk and pop up and ask questions sometimes. :-) Traci <)))>< Proverbs 31 Homeschooling Mom of 7 Grammy-to-be in Nov. 2002! http://traciscottage.com God Bless You!! To Subscribe to 's weekly FREE Newsletter send an email to GBCookbook-subscribe@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 We're not mentally ill here (OK, except for a few who shall remain nameless--you'll note the cuckoo ones). We're not character flawed. We're people with a very fatal PHYSICAL disorder. IF dieting & exercise woulda worked, IT WOULDA WORKED. We coulda kept at it, IF IT WAS WORKING. But it didn't, did it? I lived for 7 yrs on one salad OR steamed broc (nekkid) per day. At first. When I started gaining, I went to 6 meals per week. Then to 5 meals per week. I drank liquids, of course, but rarely did I put anything in my mouth other than green things. And then, I started gaining ANYWAY. And even after this radical starvation, I still weighed 25# more than I do now and I eat 4 small, but normal meals per day. I ONLY avoid milk & sugar. To me, that is also the proof that our problem is physical. If my bookkeeper sitting here beside me at 5'9 " , 130# had this surgery, she'd be dead in 6 months. Her metabolism burns like a bonfire. Mine barely gets past the BBQ igniter stage. Thanks, http://www.vitalady.com For info on PayPal, click this link: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Re: New member! First, thank you so much for the warm welcomes!! OH MY GOODNESS!!! Almost ALL of those sleep apnea symptoms apply to me!! WOW!! Okay, so is it usually required to get some special test to prove sleep apnea? Well, if I do indeed have this, then that would give me the two co-morbids my insurance requires before approval of a BMI lower than 40. Okay, I discovered another new revelation yesterday on why I haven't been able to lose weight on my own. Yesterday, someone sent a link to fitday.com (not sure if it was this list or another I'm on). It's an awesome site, and setup much like the Weight Watchers online program I was doing earlier this year. I have not been trying to lose weight, as I had 'failed' at WW for a third time and was very discouraged. Normally I only eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full - which is usually 3 meals per day and maybe 1 snack. So last night, I went to fitday.com and entered in what I had eaten yesterday - guess what?? I only ate 1190 calories yesterday!! This was a pretty normal day for me - I'm sure there are some days where I might eat as many as 1500 - but that's really it! I don't overeat or binge on food. Which is why I'm stumped at my current weight and lack of success at weight loss. With the WW plan, I was allowed as many as 29 points per day for my weight. Each point equals approximately 50 calories - so that's 1450 calories a day! HELLO!!! No wonder I don't lose weight on WW!! The two times in my life where I was a normal weight and maintained it, I only ate once per day. That's it. It was after I got married (or shortly before) and I started eating 2-3 meals a day that the weight piled on. So I really have a screwed up metabolism or something!! I mean I don't eat a lot of calories. Now granted, the fitday.com did indicate that my fat and carb intake was high - so maybe that has something to do with it, but still! Traci <)))>< Proverbs 31 Homeschooling Mom of 7 Grammy-to-be in Nov. 2002! http://traciscottage.com God Bless You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Yes, Traci, you should have a sleep study done to prove that you have sleep apnea. Jeanne in WI Age 38 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 306 /150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Hi Traci......... My name is Tracey also, i am from Northern Minn. I had gastricbypass Nov 20 2001. I have lost 87 lbs since then. I just wanted to welcome you to the group, and hope to hear from you again soon. Oh, and also to tell you, my best friend also home schools her little family of 9. Number 10 due in about 8 months. She also home births and home bible studies. Nice meeting you Traci. Tracey Frame Northern Minn New member! > > > To Subscribe to 's weekly FREE Newsletter send an email to GBCookbook-subscribe@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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