I dont want to be a wet blanket..but I need to keep it real...As much as I want this surgery...I do NOT want it at the cost of my life! I rather be fat then to die "by choice". As the time is drawing near...Im getting nervous...Im getting alittle scared...What are the statistics of death for Lap Band? I tried researching it....and didnt really find anything or didnt understand the medical jargon...Someone...HELP ME GET INFORMATION!! I need to put my mind at ease!:thumbup:
So I got banded on March 30th...I was 321 when I started the process. I lost 7 pounds before the surgery. On my surgery day i was 314. I lost a whooping 16 pounds in two weeks bringing me to 298..:laugh:.I was so excited...and so was my surgeon...my next follow up was may 6. i was suppose to stay on purees during that month...needless to say...i cheated and i cheated bad...not in what i ate..but the fact that i began to have solids once a day after only 2 weeks of being on purees. When i went to the doctor a month later...i was only 4 pounds lighter...bringing me to 294..my surgeon was Furious!!! I told him what i did and he went into a fit...he said i could have flipped my band...i could have hurt myself and that he was disappointed :confused:...im thinking to myself...damn...but i lost a total of 20 :thumbup:pounds since my surgery...he was not satisfied...i was depressed..:rolleyes2: i know i could have done better but i was proud of myself...i couldnt lose 22 pounds in years...and I lost it in a month...so my next appointment is may 27th..im now down to 288...i have lost 6 pounds in two weeks. I hope I can be at 10 pounds lost by the time i see him again.
so what have i been doing...well i count calories(800-950 a day)...i walk two miles 3-4 times a week, and i try not to overeat...i have no restriction right now so it is very hard!!!! I can eat everything and anything...so im looking forward to my first fill.
So Im going through the process of getting banded....im in month 4...my doc told me it is a 6 month process that includes all types of testing and counseling with the nutritionist...fine...ive done it all except the psych evaluation which i am in the process of scheduling..they sound very sure that I will get approved...but i think about it every waking minute....i have my heart so set on it that if i dont get approved, I would be devasted...Any encouraging words?lol... i need some...
P.S. What would make the insurance company deny your approval?
:mad: SOOOOO NOW WHAT??? IM SCARED...MY DATE FOR SURGERY IS MARCH 30TH...IM NERVOUS ABOUT HOW I WILL FEEL AFTER..THE PAIN LEVEL...IM SCARED THAT I WILL NOT LOSE ANY WAIT AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME...IM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE HANGING MEAT! I DONT WANT THAT...IM EXCITED...TO FIT IN AIRPLANE SEAT PROPERLY....IM EXCITED...TO NOT BE OUT OF BREATH ALL THE DAMN TIME....IM EXCITED TO NOT HAVE TO HOLD MY STOMACH EVERYDAY ALL DAY...IM EXCITED...TO NOT SWEAT MY DAMN HAIR OUT... SO IM SCARED AND EXCITED...ANY ADVICE...LOL:confused: