RobbieNow

I am just starting my lap band journey. I have been to one seminar, but that docotr wasn't for me, so I am going to a few others. In the meantime, I have move all of the stuff that has been stored on my treadmill and I have started walking again. I can't seem to let go of the bars without feeling like I am going to fall. I know I will never get any speed without letting go. Any advice?

Hello all, I am just starting to explore the possibility of being banded, but my insurance (through my employer) specificall excludes WLS and any complications that may result from WLS, so I am not only going to have to self pay, I will be totally exposed physically and financially. It will take me a year or so to save enough money for the surgery and a cushion, but my car has 150K on the odometer, my 60 year old house always needs something and I support a mother with dementia and a sister with Asperger's. I will figure something out; coping is what I do best, except where food is concerned. I have been fighting a losing battle with my weight since I hit puberty. I am pretty sure I have PCOS but was never diagnosed since I wasn't planning on having children. I have multiple co-morbidities, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and probably sleep apnea since I don't remember ever having a good night's sleep.

I didn't mean to sound quite so martyred. LOL. My life is no more difficult than millions of others, sometimes I am not as gracious with it as I should be. But all the little ways I comforted myself as a child are killing me now and knowing that hasn't helped me stop. When I get home all i want to do is hit the recliner with a couple of pieces of fried chicken followed by ice cream and get Mom to bed at 10. I am usually in bed by 10:30 since I need to be up and on the road to work by 6. I once told a friend that a "day without ice cream was like a day without air." I found out today we are changing insurance, maybe the new contract is different. If I don't get healthy, not only will my Mom and sister be left on their own; my other sisters have never been much help. I will be dead early. Not a prospect I contemplate happily. Thank you for your good wishes.

Make sure to check the insurance will cover complications if you are self pay. My insurance not only specifically prohibits WLS, it also specifically says it will not cover any complications from WLS. So I am thinking very hard about how to get the surgery. I may have to change jobs and I really hate looking for a job. Good luck.