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they required that I show proof that I had been overweight for more than 5 years. They wouldn't accept a pregnancy weight, not even at the beginning of my pregnancy. I hadn't been going to the doctors, but luckily I had a college physical in 1998 in which my bmi was just slightly over the 30something BMI that they required. It worked and I was approved as soon as they got that info.

I was approved by Cigna and I have no health issues. I had to show that my BMI was greater than 30something for more than 5 years. I'm sure that you will be fine, they go on your starting weight/bmi not after the 6 month supervised diet. I was banded on 12/15/11 and have lost 17lbs.

I was just banded on 12/15/11 and here's what my team recommends No specific pre-op diet, but had to lose and keep off 5% of starting weight when starting the process After surgery: 1 day clear liquids, 1 week full liquids, 2 weeks purees, and then on to regular foods. I start regular food tomorrow and am so excited to pack away my blender!

I was banded on 12/15/11. I had 6 incisions. I'm not sure what they all are for, but I know a couple. One is for the liver retractor tool, one is for the port, one for the camera, and I'd assume one is for the band insertion. Not sure what the others are for.

It's kind of soon to see if the fill helped with my hunger since I had to go back to liquids for 24 hrs after my fill. Prior to that fill, I would be satisfied with my pureed meal for about 1-2 hours. Yesterday, I ate a little more at the recommendation of my surgeon and was staying satisfied for about 2-3 hours. So maybe the fill helped a little or maybe it was because I ate a little more. I had been eating between 700-800 calories on purees and she suggested that I increase it to 1000-1200. I have had no problem getting my Protein in since I started purees.

I was banded on 12/15/11 and went for my follow-up appt with my surgeon on 12/28. She asked how I was doing and I told her great except that I am very hungry (I'm still on purees and following the food plan exactly). She suggested that I get a fill and gave me one that day. I never expected that at all and didn't ask for one. I already had 2 cc in my band from surgery and she gave me 1 more cc. In case you are wondering, the fill didn't hurt much at all. I felt a pick when she inserted the needle and that was it. Jo-Ann Banded 12/15/11