LaNell

Congrats. I'm still waiting to hear, to see if my insurance will pay, it will be four months. Let me know how things turn out!!! And to Linda D. wow, with both you and your husband having it done so close together you will be able to support each other. Great for both of you.

I havent had my surgery yet, we are required to see a dietician for 3 months. When my dr. suggested this procedure it was the end of may, so far just following the dieticians directions I have lost 35 lbs. I need to loose about 120 more. The best advice I got was how to eat, I started cutting back on alot of things because I knew that after the surgery I wouldnt be able to have them, and I didnt want to go through withdrawls. So out went the chips, Cookies, cake and Desserts. I followed the Proteins, vegs, then fruit. Working on reducing the portions. I didnt do this all at one time just a little and thought alot about how I was doing this for me and my health. I am so suprised at how little I can eat and get full. I am also working on smaller bites and stopping when I am full, listening to my body. I hope by doing this now I will be in the habit, I want this to be a life changing future. I know that it wont magically come off, I will have to work with it everyday, but I am ready. I hope that this helps you with some ideas to get you started before you get your diet from the drs. Good Luck.

I understand how you feel, as close as I can anyways, I am 50 and started to diet thanks to my general dr. I was falling down alot so he did alot of test, mri and blood work, lupus. I have brain leisons and he fears that eventually I could get MS. So we discussed my options, I weighted 335 at the end of May, he scheduled me to see the lapband dr. I was not to thrilled until I had my consulation, what a difference that made I have had my psy, exam, saw the dietian 5 times and lost between 35 and 39 lbs, it keeps flucuating. I am into my 4 month of waiting and will probably not hear from medicare for about 2 more months. It gets frusturating. the waiting. If you are happy changing dr. then do so, I have changed regular dr. until I find one that I liked and really helped me. this is the longest I have been able to stay on a diet. Check out the 2nd choice dr and if you dont care for him or her, then keep looking, this is a life changing situation, why be uncomforatable about it. Glad you have checked things out, I have also. Good luck. LaNell

So many of the "other" people out there do not know what it is like to be over weight. I have not had my surgery yet and am in my 2nd month of waiting to find out if I get to have it. I now weight 303, start out at 335, I have my phys, exam in 2 days and will see the dietian for the 4th time the same day. My primary doc. is all for the surgery. If I were you I would find another doctor, that one doesnt seem to really care. If you dont have many health problems now you will in a few years and it is better to prevent then try and cure. Good luck and let me know how things go!

I also have fibro, but have not yet had my surgery, I cant help but to think that it will help in the long run. To get the extra weight off should be a big advantage, I am sure that I will still have problems but hopefully they will lessen some. Good luck and let me know what you find out or decide. I'm still in my 3 month waiting period before my surgery. LaNell