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:thumbup:Congratulations to you all! I just delivered my beutiful healthy baby boy 6 weeks ago. I got pregnant less than a month post-op so I never had a fill. Luckily I only gained 36lbs, and so far have lossed about 22 of it. I'm back at my surgery day weight. I gotta admit I was a little upset when it happened, I mean 3 years of trying( I have PCOS) and when I finally decide to do something with my weight BOOM! there it was:ohmy:.... but I wouldn't trade my baby for anything though, everything happens for a reason. I just hope I can get back into the swing of things. Its been almost a year since surgery (7/17/07) I see people who had surgery the same day as I, and they are already down 70+lbs. I can't weight for that to be me:wink_smile: Pray for me!! I'm going to schedule my aptointment tomorow with the surgeon to get my fill. I sure hope nothing moved around in there during the pregnancy:unsure:

I'm new to this and want to here from anyone who is having surgery or have had surgery with Southeast Bariatrics. I'm doing all my pre-op testing and hope to be finished by the end of the month. I cant wait to have the surgery. It seems like the more I read all the sucess stories, the more I really want this. Tell me about your experience..how long did it take from seminar to surgery?

Congratulations! Well its been a while since I've been on here. I did have my surgery on 7/17/07 with Dr. Voelinger in Charlotte, however less than a month later I found out that I was pregnant:ohmy: I got to admit I did have mixed emotions because I tried for so long without success due to polycystic ovarian syndrome. Anyway i continued with the pregnancy and now I have a beutiful healthy 6 week old baby boy. Now it's time to get back to my weight loss journey. Since it was less than a month after surgery, I didn't even get my first fill, so it's like starting from the very beginning again. I've seen people who had surgery the same day as i did, and they have lossed like over 70lbs. I can't weight to get there. i just hope it won't be to difficult to follow the band rules again. Pray for me guys! i'm going tomorow to schedule an apointment.

I am really loving this forum. Its keeps me motivated. Its good to hear about all the stories and support you all are giving. I don't relly have to much time to get on here often, but I always know that whenever I get depressed or nervous about having the surgery, I can always come and get rejuvinated. I thank you all for all this info. You just don't know how much this helps me out.:cry My family are not that supportive, but once I come here, I'll be ok... Keep up the good work...:clap2: Hopefully I'll be able to tell about my experiences of surgery within a month or two.:nervous

I'm still new to this, but I'm sure glad to see other people that have gone through the surgery:clap2: I'm happy for you guys and hope all goes well with your weight loss. Its good to have other people to talk to with the same issues as yourself. I haven't had the surgery as yet, but I hope to be finished with all my pre-ops by the end of the month. Hopefully I can be on the "other side" by May:) My Dr. want me to have all my testing done before my paper work is sent off to the insurance. They said that this will help me get a quick approval. I can't wait to here the words "YOUR APPROVED" :biggrin1: I just hope I'm doing the right thing and that all goes well. I'm kinda nervous because I don't know how it feels to be thin and often wonder what I will look and be like. I've never been thin and its gonna be a whole new life for me. Anyway thats enough blabbering for now. Congatulations to all of you!

I'm new to this also. This is my first posting and I'm nervous too. I've already gone to the seminar and had my initial visit on 2/13. I'm doing all my pre-op testing at the moment. They said that I have to get all my procedures done before they send my paperwork to the insurance company. Hopefully it will make it easier to get a quick approval. I hope to have my surgery within a month or two. I can't wait. I've always been overweight, and honestly I'm a bit scared of being thin. I don't know how it feels, but I'm looking forward to having a whole new life.