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Hello! I am Amber i am 24, and 236 at the doctors office. (depends on the day) my Bmi is 38. When i talked to blue cross they said i had to have the 6 month or be 50 bmi. So question i have is what happens if you lose a bunch of weight on your doctors diet, will you be disqualified from the surgery? That would break my heart. 5 months in and have them be like well sorry Amber you did so good you don't need it now! (i know it sounds twisted) What sort of questions should i ask my doctor, how should i bring it up to her? She is like a size 0. I see her on Monday. How did u all talk to your doctors? Also note i am on blood thinners, though i read that won't be an issue. Anything else i am missing to ask? Help me out? Thank you all in advance. I can't wait to help someone else out in the future.

Thanks for responding! Its good to know that it is okay to lose some weight before you lose the surgery. It would be silly to be penalized. Thinking about the 6 months i am feeling that way, getting my head together, and prepared. Plus i can enjoy the summer =) That is great that yours supported your surgery option, i talked to my therapist today and she gave me the pros and cons and tried to see why i wanted it, and at the end she said that it sounded very valid to her, and she is against it.

That is so exciting! I have not gotten a band i just wanted to respond. Remember that you are doing it for YOU! =) The others come 2nd.

I have no idea as i just started the journey but i wanted to say hi and yay to you!

Good luck! I have so many questions about this i will hopefully start my 6 month journey next week! I am Amber!

Hello! I am Amber! I weigh 240-245 depends on the day. The "smallest" i have ever been was in high school when i was taking diet pills and got down to 160. Now i am on blood thinners, anxiety meds, and going to physical therapy for a misaligned hip( not because of the diet pills ). awesome! In 2008 I was around 180, but then i got about 6 blood clots and could barely walk and gained all of these lovely pounds in a few short months. I looked into gastric bypass and it looked a little too permanent and scary for a 24 year old grad student =) Also if i want to have babies i would like to be able to have my stomach go back to "normal". Can i get a few pros and cons of the Lap Band? Does everyone have to stay 1 night over? i read somewhere that it can be put in and go home an hour later? Thanks -Amber

Thanks for the tip! and good luck to you happy losing!

Thanks for a quick response. Did u have to wait the 6 months? After you find your 'sweet spot' do u stop going in for fills?