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Go over her head. It was not only unprofessional, but illegal.

Congrats! You deserve it.

Ahhh, that's awesome! How are you feeling?

Thanks for your post! I have been banded for two years....and I, too, have not taken my band seriously! I just came to Lap Band Talk today .....and your post spoke to me! We can do this! I want to be healthy along with you! Good Luck! Kerry

Congrats!! I was banded back in Jan and I remember exactly how you feel I think I started screaming when the office called to say I was approved! Good luck!! I used a regular blender/smoothie maker? to blend all my foods in the beginning. I still had to make sure to cut the meat into smaller pieces or they wouldn't get blended to the right consistency.

How exciting. I am almost 3 weeks post-op and reveling in finding my clothes are getting very loose on me! I am noticing it more in my clothes than the scale so I'll take it! I have a magic bullet knockoff that I bought at a garage sale. I was going to send it with my daughter for college but kept it and it works well. Of course, the pureed food leaves a lot to be desired but the blender is doing it's job and is much easier to clean and use than my standard blender. Just make sure you add plenty of liquids to the meat/protein and cut the meat into small pieces first or it won't work. Good luck on your journey.

You can do it! I had to do liquid three weeks prior to surgery and I made it work for me with liquids, yogurt, and a salad a day. I'm excited for you! I had my sleeve on June 12 and I'm down 75 pounts (30 pre-surgery and 45 post-surgery). You can do it!!!!!

ali as long as you start over or begin again, who cares how long its been since banding. you make yourself well my friend. you can do this

I know how you feel, I wanted to do a detox /cleanse before I started my pre-op diet but All I want to do is eat.I am so ready for this surgery, but I'm not ready for the Fast. But I'm going to start my juice fast first before I start the pre-op diet. Good Luck and best Wishes.

I've worked in insurance 10+ years and can tell you from my experience, we don't sit on paperwork. We have print outs and spreadsheets tracking everything we do. Any correspondence is time stamped and every company has turn-around-time goals. If something gets "old" we're going to be asked what the hold up is. When it comes to pre-approvals, on our end the hold up is with OUR medical staff. Why is that? IDK. Doctors run on their own time, I think. And as far as your doctors office not getting back to you, I'd ask if there's an office manager and speak to that person. If they can't help, then tell your surgeon that their staff is irresponsible with returning phone calls. That's not a responsible way to run a practice, and the MD should be aware if an office manager is unable to resolve the issue. I would normally err on the side of patience as well, but when you're lied to (i.e. them saying they didn't get the letter/it's still in nurse review) that's the end of being patient! Did you offer to fax a copy of yours to them? It should have most of the same info... In any case, try to keep your cool, but don't lay off hounding them to get their jobs done. good luck!