Nikki08

My surgery date is Feb. 22 and I can't wait. However, I went to my pre-surgery nutrition class on Monday and it seemed like everyone there was getting either the sleeve or gastric bypass. They even put down on one of my papers that I was getting the sleeve by mistake( Ughh!). Also, the assistant from the office who was there going over what will happen on surgery day had her lap band revised to a sleeve so she was showing no love for the lap band. One of the other patients there asked me what surgery I was getting and when I told her I was getting the band she looked at me like I was from Mars! I also had my pre-admission testing at the hospital on Tuesday and the anesthesiologist told me I should get the sleeve. Should she be saying this to me the week before surgery??? If I wanted to get the sleeve I would have chosen the sleeve? Why do people sometimes like to talk to you like you're making the wrong decision and you don't know what you're doing? I kindly told her I had done my research and felt that the lap band was right for me, thank you very much. I was pretty upset after all this but I'm back to being excited about my surgery. It just gives me more incentive to prove them all wrong by being successful with the band.

Just got my surgery date of 2/22 today. Insurance approval for BCN federal took 3 days. So excited! They used my Weight Watchers weigh-ins from 3 years ago as my supervised diet so I didn't have to wait six months. February will be a great month for all of us!

I just turned in the last if my documents from my PCP today and the surgeon's office said they will submit for insurance approval today. They said it may take up to 2 weeks for approval from BCN but I hope that's not true. I'm on pins and needles and can barely concentrate at work I'm so excited. Hopefully I can get a surgery date sometime early March so I can lose some weight before the summer. I'd like to wear a smaller size by then so that I can fit into some old summer clothes that I can't squeeze a leg in now. I'm excited for everyone awaiting approval and hopefully we'll hear something soon. Keep us posted.

I knew that I needed to have the Lap Band after I started my new job. I looked down at the photo of me that was on my ID badge and said to myself "Hell to the naw!" I looked 10 years older than I should. I cried and then immediately looked up the lap band procedure on my cell phone. I haven't looked back and have my first appointment with my surgeon this Friday. Can't wait!

I'm in Oakland County and meeting with my surgeon at St. John's in January. I have to do a pre-op 6 month diet and hopefully will be banded sometime in July. Can't wait!