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Awesome for you. I am cash pay as well, do you mind me asking how much yours was?

Did you vomit alot. I was wondering because I was told that slippage is caused from vomiting.

How long did you have the hietal hernia?

Crazy I never heard of an umbilical hernia

Congrats

Woww, I feel for you. I am totally self-pay but I asked before hand and my fills are only $70.00. Maybe you could ask if you could get a discount since you pay in cash.

Great Blog, I was laughing. I was in weight watchers (three times). Anyways, there would be weeks that I did exactly what I was supposed to do and it would be the .loss. Then there were weeks I lost great. Just hang in there, it sounds like you are doing what you are supposed to.

No kidding. My insurance company has a rider on it that it will not pay for any weight loss procedures. Ok but they will pay for all the health crisis' that come from being overweight. ?????

Are you eating plenty of protein with each meal. I haven't gotten my band yet, but my surgeon sais to eat a small peice of steak and then veg and fruit with each meal.

I also want to know about your hernias. What were they, I have a hietal hernia.

How long did you have the hiatal hernia? And what day did you get your surgery done?

How long has it taken those of you that have already had the surgery to recover?

Okay, I am 8 days away from the big day, and am getting more terrified. I bought a bunch of my favorite foods on Sat. so I can enjoy them one last time. I have an emotianal connection to food and am so afraid that I won't be able to get rid of this. Any suggestions?

I have a hietal hernia also, how long did you have yours.

I was so thrilled to hear from the different people on this website. There is definitely alot of love and support here. My own personal opinion is that overweight people tend to have bigger hearts than our skinny counterparts. We have too; I mean when someone you don't know very well looks at you, do you really think they see the real you? I don't see myself as a fat woman; however the mirror is my evil looking glass and it tells me I am. I am a wonderful mother, a loving wife, an awesome daycare provider, humorous and generous to a fault. Many people don't see these things unless they know me well. I feel everyone is looking at me and judging me for the shell I portray. Now maybe this is not true, but maybe it is. I have been guilty of looking at someone overweight and thinking not nice things. Did I know this person, probably not. Our minds can be so evil. I just want to not feel so insecure so that my other qualities can shine through.

Smileyxo, I am afraid of that same thing. I don't think it is that you have issues, I think it is because you have been in a sense programmed to think that way. How much have you lost, if you don't mind me asking.

No you can not usually pick a date but it does seem to go faster than the people with insurance. I also think of this as a gift to myself. The gift of life.

Okay, I have discovered this wonderful site through a google search. I am going to have surgery on March 13,2012. I am also having my hietal hernia fixed. I'll be honest I am terrified that they will get in there then they will tell me I can't have the lap-band because of some health reason. I am also terrified that I will have the lap-band but I won't be successful with it. I have been on over a hundred diets and not one of them has had any long term success. I lose weight initially but always gain it back with more. Anyone who can help me with this journey would be greatly appreciated.

I have paid for the whole surgery out of pocket and the only thing I was required to do was get a psychiatric evaluation. I was wondering why these other people I had been reading about went on a pre-op diet and I didn't have to. My surgery is scheduled for March 13th and I am terrified.

My surgery date is also March 13th. I had to pay for the whole surgery so I'm wondering if this is why I didn't have to do a pre-op diet. Any body have a comment on this.