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Good luck ladies! I have surgery on the 26th. We Can Do This!!!!!

Thank you for bringing up this topic. I have the same worries about being banded and how my husband is going to react. Right now he is doing ok at not eating in front of me since I am on my liquid diet. But I know that it won't last forever. My biggest beef is that he probably needs the surgery to. People ask me on a daily basis if we are doing it together. He, however, is content just the way he is. And if you really press him about his weight he tells me he can do it on his own, but isn't interested in doing the work. I think he will be there for me at first, but at some point will either decide it is time for him to change or he will go the opposite extreme and stop carrying about his health all together. But everyone on here is right. It is your decision what you put in your mouth and your journey to a healthier lifestyle. Nobody can do this for you.

I like the unjury to. chocolate and vanilla. I was not a fan of the strawberry mixed with Water though. You have to buy it online, but I get my shipment in 2 days.

Your surgeon's office might be able to give you a good time frame as well. My insurance girls were amazing and knew exactly what I needed and when and then who to call to push the approval through.

I didn't have any issues with UHC. I'm using it as secondary insurance under my husband. My insurance excluded bariatric surgery but his did not. I was originally told I would have to do the 6 months of monitored weight loss, but 2 months in they came back and said I didn't and could have surgery right away. I just had to have a medical recommendation from a primary care physician. I was approved 6 hours after they submitted the approval paperwork. I didn't have any medical issues, just a BMI over 40. Our plan is covering the surgery 100%. I know this probably isn't typical, but I feel extremely lucky how easy the process has been.

I went in for all of my preop testing today and also started my 7 days of clear liquids. Still hard to believe this is all happening in the next week! I'm excited but still nervous. Ready for the 26th to get here.

I start my 7 day preop diet of only Clear liquids next Wednesday. I was looking forward to having all my favorite things this week. But instead I'm sick and have no appetite! So now I'm just using it as a motivator to say that I can make it through next week! And I tell myself everyday how much I love sugar free Jello and being able to freely eat it for 7 days will be a great blessing, lol. I also clued my coworkers around me to what was going to happen next week, and they said they would do the diet with me as support! I work with a great bunch of people, but I assured them they didn't need to be starving themselves for a week. Just to keep an eye on me, and don't let me head towards the kitchen!

Thanks for asking this question! I was wondering the same thing. I have PCOS as well and hadn't had a period in 10 months. My gyno gave me medicine to start it and I have been bleeding for 2 weeks, and no signs of stoping! Surgery isn't until the 26th, but I tend to start and stop and then start again. Good luck on your surgery

Thanks I live in Saint Louis. Where are you located?

I have been researching and considering bariatric surgery for a little over a two years. However, my insurance included an exclusion, and my husband kept switching jobs. Finally three months ago he started at a new company that has great insurance. We checked to see if it included weight loss surgery and it did! So we added it as my secondary insurance and we found a My New Self Seminar to get more information about surgery options. I had done some research but the seminar made this a real option for me. My insurance required that I do 6 months of monitored weight loss, so I started those appointments the week after the seminar. It was and eye opening experience. I had avoided a dr's office for years. I wasn't to the point of having diabetes or any other comorbidities but I was boderline on a few tests. That was enough for me. I knew I had to change my life! Today, 10/6/2011, I got a call from my surgeons office. They had FABULOUS news for me. I actually didn't need to do the 6 months of monitored weight loss (I was 2.5 months in) and they had sent in my paperwork THIS MORNING! Yikes, I was shocked, scared, pretty much anything but excited. I thought I still had 4-5 months to prepare myself...and now they were telling me I could have surgery in 2 weeks! I have spent the rest of the day thinking about it, and I am ready. I was approved by insurance this afternoon and I hope to schedule my surgery for 10/26/2011! I have a feeling I will be spending a lot of time the next few weeks in this forum, so please leave me a note. Tips, Encouragement, Support I need it all right now!

Just found out today I might be an October Bandster! Scared and Excited all at the same time. Looking at October 26th. Good luck everyone!!!