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lmao @ Spot!

I honestly can't remember what my bmi was when the submitted the info. I do know for sure that it was over 40. They also required the bmi to be over 40 for over 3 years or something like that (doc records). One of the years I did dip down below the requirement. I don't have any co-morbidties. Don't give up!

I was wondering the same thing too. I work @ups as well. My surgeon said I could go back a week later, but I think he's crazy. I'm thinking 2 weeks at least.

Sent you a vote! Good luck!!!!

Hey everyone! I apologize in advance if my post sounds any bit confusing, but I am ranting and am so confused! I really need some feedback on this.. it's really important to me! My surgery is set for April,4 and this is my second time around trying to get lap band. So, last night I was wide awake, nearly panicking after having an hour long discussion last night about health with one of my best friends. My friend is training to be a surgical tech right now - a newly turned "vegan" (another phase of hers) - and on her "going to the gym" spurt. Medical term wise, at the moment she thinks she pretty much knows everything. Health wise - her entire life has consisted of every different diet known to man & she's still overweight & always ends up falling off the bandwagon. She also has a tendency to feel high and mighty when she goes on her rampants about her current beliefs (and Lord knows they change frequently). Don't get me wrong.. I pray that she sticks with this and am super glad that she's being proactive about getting healthy! Anyways, given those two facts about her, she pretty much lectured me our whole conversation. Now, I am having second thoughts about getting lapband. AGAIN. She did this to me back in November. I felt guilty & got cold feet. I thought, why am I doing this? I can do this on my own & I halted the process. After that, I stopped talking to the girl as much. January rolls around and my mind is back to being focused on lap band. Here I am now - date set for April 4 - fearing the rest of my life being banded.... and it's all for dumb reasons. Like for one - my skin! I am terrified of having a wrinkley, funky looking stomach, thighs and arms from losing weight too fast! I will be active with the lap band by incorporating mostly cardio, but to my understanding I will still be flappy, given that I do lose the weight. I don't have a husband I can just feel comfortable around in my skin for the rest of my life. I have a supporting boyfriend, but I do not see a long-term future with him. I can be a very insecure person sometimes and I feel like skin will hold me back. I know this is superficial and ridiculous, but I just can't help think of these things. Another thing - giving up the foods I love. I am a carbohydrate girl! I love bread. I love beer. I can give up beer and will give up most breads if I have to. I love to eat, and so now I'm worried about this too! I am worried about having this contraption in my body, wrapped around my stomach and a port traveling up to my skin. Having to maintain this band for the rest of my life. I'm worried about scars even though I have a road map of stretch marks from pregnancies. I've never had any surgeries. I have had 2 babies naturally. I have had sucess in the past couple of years by going to the gym and doing cardio for an hour and a half 4x per week and sticking to weight watchers. I was also using Phentermine at the time, which doesn't work for me anymore. I then injured my back and my weight has since ballooned, reaching the 300 mark just a couple of weeks ago. I believe I can do this without the band, but I can't find motivation anywhere. I feel like I need this lap band to get healthy. I want to be healthy. I know having the surgery is not an easy, quick fix, but it will help me in sooo many ways. Except..... all of the above is giving me 2nd thoughts and I am getting anxiety now thinking about it. I was so excited. Now I want to cry. Should I proceed with the surgery? Please give me some advice. No sugar coating.

That's the spirit! LOL Congrats to you and your sis!

Oh, I already went to that pre-op appointment in Argyle. I didn't like that too much. All those people packed in the musky smelling waiting room. I was the 2nd one there and the last one to leave. I was really irritated about that lol. That aside, everything is good. Thankfully, I live only 2 exits down the highway from the True Results in Hurst. I'll be getting the surgery done there. What a blessing that it is less than 10 minutes away. Do they use the fluro everytime? That's reassuring. How long were you there for after the surgery? Did they take good care of you?

Happy Birthday! Love the quote too!

I am so glad that I found you! LOL I really didn't think I would come across someone that went through the same surgeon I am 100% sure that I am ready to do this for myself!

I agree, the forum has saturated my brain with so much information! The good, the bad, the ugly I read it all lol!! I hesitated on posting my prob, but so glad I did. I'm even more motivated than ever before!

Awesome Shirley! Glad to see that turtle is taking off!

Yeah, I found out AFTER the fact that I could take melatonin. I really really reeeeallly wish I would have known that because I only got about an hour and a half of sleep. I would take only about half or a quarter of a pill though, because they wake you up pretty early & you gotta drive home! At least that's how it was for where I went.

Thanks!! I am glad about this site too. I love it. Congrats on the surgery date! Everyone says it will be here before we know it, but I am counting down the days & it seems so far away!! LOL

All of these responses are everything that I need to hear. I have read & re-read all of them lol! So, since the day that I wrote the original post I have actually talked to my friend about how I feel! I'm not the confronting type, so I just gave her a general idea of how I felt after the convo. She was upset, but got over it. She says she supports me 100% and is glad that I'm doing this for myself. I feel better to get it out & that we understand each other, but I'm still limiting our talk time for awhile lol!!! There were a lot of things that stuck out to me in your responses; some things that may even stick with me for a looong time. One of them being that bread is an addicition! I never really thought about it, but I'm thinking that it really is!! If it really is an addiction, then I cannot wait to break the habit. I can't wait to not crave bread. LOL!!! It makes me really happy to read about everyones success. While I don't have diabetes or anything, my last blood test did show my thyroid to be just a little bit off. My pcp didn't want to put me on any meds yet since it's a life long thing, so he's just monitoring it for now. My first and foremost goal is to get that under control, hopefully. Thanks again for all of your help I am confident that I'm making the right decision. No regrets!!!

Thank you so much for the replies. The first time around I had completed dietary appointment #2 out of 3 that my insurance required. Since then, I restarted the whole process & have completed everything except for the surgery itself! I have been thinking about this all day & as of right now I am almost confident again that I want and need to do this. I really do regret telling this particular friend about my decision. I pretty much have kept semi-private about it. It's just hard for me to keep things like this to myself lol! I just need all the encouragement I can get. I'm going to have to avoid talking to her for awhile. Her lectures really put a damper on everything. I can do this.

Mine is April 4th!!!

I am scheduled for Monday, April 4th!!!! Sooo nervous & excited!!

My pre op diet is pretty much a high protien meal, sugar free popsicles / jello and a couple of shakes a day.. I haven't started it yet and I know it will still be hard sometimes, but praise the Lord it is not 2 weeks of shakes only!

That is amazing! Congrats!!

Thanks for posting your experience! I am so glad I came across your post because I am going through the same surgeon - Dr. Marsden. I actually meet with him on Tuesday to schedule the big day!

I meet w/ surgeon next Tuesday to schedule the big day and hopefully I will be on board with the April bandsters!!

Just thought I'd follow up.... my insurance was submitted yesterday and I got the approval this morning! :) I have Aetna NAP and did the 3 month diet program. Happy as a lark so excited!!

I have Aetna NAP also and my 3 month paperwork was just submitted to insurance today! Hopefully I'll have an answer soon!