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So, tomorrow morning is MY LAST VISIT for the 6months of supervised doctors visits and then they will be able to submit my case for insurance approval! IM SO EXCITED!!! (hopefully I get approved) How long did you have to wait once you completed everything needed?? I have BCBS IL. And, did you get denied first and have to go through an appeal??? What was your experience with this time?? I'm ready to have this surgery....yesterday!

Congrats all and fingers crossed to all that are still waiting. 10 days and I will be in Bandland!!!

Congratulations!!!! Thank you soo much for sharing your accomplishment we are all SO PROUD OF YOU! My surgery is in 11 days and I can't wait to post my 100 lbs lost photo.

I'm on protein shakes for breakfast and lunch and then 4oz of lean meat and 1 cp of veggies for dinner. I can add berries, extracts, and SF pudding to my protein shakes for flavor. I get the Body Fortress ($15 for 2lbs, 26g Protein, 100 cal, 1g sugar, and (i think) 4 carbs). I have the chocalte that I blend with just soy milk and ice and its awesome. Then the strawberry I put frozen strawberries (no sugar added) and the soymilk & ice. I bring those with me to work for breakfast. Then for lunch, since I'm not dragging my Ninja blender (<-- awesome!) to work, I'm bringin the premade Muscle Milk light, that is not so great. Between lunch and dinner I'm pretty hungry but I'm making it. For dinner, so far, I've had chicken breast, with either garlic and herb or lemon pepper seasoning. Then, some veggies. I was at a Mediteranian deli the day before my pre-op started and I had these grilled lemon saucy zuchinni things and IT.WAS.AMAZING! So I've basically been recreating that every night so far. I just put lemon pepper on my zuchinni and grill it on the George Foreman grill its soooo good. Another night I took some butternut squash, cut it up like fries, put some sea salt on it and roasted them, yummy. So far, that's all i've done. What other recipes have you all tried???

I meant stretching your stomach, not starving lol

My doc says that some can and some can't with the diet sofa and beer but to listen to yor body. The carbonation starving yor stomach is balogna! The main reason they say no beer/soda is bc of the empty calories! Im on preop right now and I can't wait to have BEER! I dint drink it often, maybe twice a month so I'm not too worried about the calories...just have to watch the cals. Cheers and good luck!

I agree with all of the above. I have no interest in being cut open, out and rerouted. Plus, I like the idea of it being noninvasive, reversible. I know many bypass patients personally that are sick and back to square one.

I have a hiatal hernia too and am having it repaired with thee lapband. I sure do hope it cures it!

I'm going to True Results and have my surgery scheduled on 10/27 with Dr. Reilly. He is great and is very straight forward with you about how it works and how YOU have to work with your band. True Results has been wonderful and has taken care of my insurance approval, they just told me where to be and when to be there and they did the rest! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you check them out. Good luck to you and you can add me as well.

I have Aetna as my primary insurance and I was denied because I couldn't show 2 years of weight history. So I'm having to use my secondary which was BCBS of IL.

I started today too and of course, my cubie gets a delivery of scrumptious looking chocolate covered strawberries and pretzels...sigh

Hey everyone! I start my Pre-Op on this thursday and I was wondering what your days were llike...eating/drinking wise...

I think wine, BEER, and chocolate are essential food groups too.

The 6mos will fly by!! I stated mt 6mos on 3/25 and I have surgery scheduled for 10/27!! I also have bcbs il, just make sure you get ALL their requirements and make sure to have them when you atte submitted. Good luck!!

I love Beer too! My Doc told me that the carbonation bubbles stretching your pouch is a bunch of balogny. It's the empty (and liquid) calories that is the issue. If you want to have Beer...HAVE BEER!!! Just be aware of what you are eating the rest of the day and make sure and count those suckers.

Im having my surgery there 10/27 with dr. reilly and they told me the same thing, once a month for a full year and then about 2xs/year after that. Hope this helps and best of luck to you!

I love body fortress @ walmart. $15 for 2lb powder. Tastes great, 26g protein, 1g sugar, 140 calories.

Im a smoker; are we supposed to quit for surgery? (besides the typical 'its bad for you')

I have bcbs is il and it took me about 7mos,.surgery date is 10/27 and my seminar was 3/25

I found or today that I was approved!!!!!!! Yay! Surgery is 10/27 and im stupid excited!! good luck to all of you still waiting.

I third the body fortess protein powder and its great!!

Wait...are you cheese and sunkiss????

Did you call insurance or dr?? The dr was supposed to call me and when I didn't hear from them I called insurance and they told me I was approved last wednesday!!

I'm APPROVED and my surgery date is 10/27!!! I'm so excited and congratulations to everyone!!