Scuffy

I'm going on the 10th to a seminar. I think with my BMI and other health problems, I will be approved. I'm hoping my insurance BCBS/Blue Options doesn't require a six month wait time---that feels really discouraging. Good luck! Scuff

I go to the WLS seminar in my area on Monday. I'm excited to be exploring lapband, but like you, I am wondering "how did this happen?" I was not a body builder, but---and I even have a hard time typing this----I was a model. Just local stuff in my hometown, but I did photo-shoots, a few runway shows, and had a portfolio---I'm ashamed of how I look now! I'm really going to try and stop dwelling on the past and be excited that if I am approved for lapband then I will be on my journey to being healthier and happier life. Good luck to you as you start your journey! Scuffy

Hi everyone, I'm new here and new to considering the Lapband surgery. To be honest, the idea has kicked around in my mind for quite a awhile, but I guess I was not ready. I've done a lot of soul searching, and although I wish I could lose all this weight "on my own," I realize now, I need help. I'm excited at the idea of being healthier and able to do things with my granddaughter that I could not do with her mother because of my weight, like go horse back riding. I know it will be a long journey, and I'm literally at the starting point. I go to the WLS on the 10th of this month, and then will start the process to see if I am approved. I think I will be; I need to lose 150lbs, I'm diabetic, have high blood pressure and sleep apnea---wow, when I write those conditions out I could cry. How did I let myself get to this point? I would appreciate any success stories and words of support anyone can offer. I am here to be supportive of everyone in return. I think we all can relate to the pain of being morbidly obese and the dream of changing it. Scuffy