ledavis13

Oh YAY!! Let's keep in touch for sure!!!

I am soooooo anxious!!!! I wish it were tomorrow!

Mine is going to be semi liquid. 2 meals of protein shakes and one regular, healthy meal. For 2 weeks...

I should be in July! I got the call that I am approved, should have a date soon! I hope today! Could be the day before my 30th birthday (July 12th) but I don't care!!!

They asked about eating disorders and grilled about my support system. Made sure that it was something I was doing for me not for a crazed spouse or something.

My doctor's office told me that it could take up to 60 days. Mine was approved in 7. I guess it all depends!

GNC has them in a 12 pack online and right now they are buy 1 get 1 50% off!! Just ordered some!

I start my preop diet today, even though I technically don't have a surgery date yet. I have been told it should be in two or three weeks. Two protein shakes and a healthy healthy balanced meal. Seems absolutely dooable! My goal is to loose 10 pounds....I feel that any loss will only make me feel better for surgery. I am hoping to be a bandster in early July!!!

Mine will be on a tuesday or wednesday and I am just planning to take the rest of the week and go back the following Monday!

I just got back from a week in Mexico to find out that my surgery was APPROVED by insurance!!! AHHH! I should be getting scheduled this week. Pre-op healthy diet starts now!!

Thats awesome!!!!

I am hoping to have a date right around yours!

Hi Pepper! I just had my medical clearance appointment Friday and all is good to go! They said it will take a couple weeks for everything to be submitted. Aghh! I can't wait. But my patient coordinator said the day they submit she wants me to start the pre op diet because it should be quick!

Voted!!

Who is your insurance company? And is it a hospital or center? Just curious cause I am about to go through that hurdle too.

I personally think those are just small fears compared to the significant benefits the band will give you!! I have those fears too but I ignore them because I am just too damn excited to be healthy again!

Wait, were you approved and then denied?? I thought most surgery dates aren't even scheduled until you are approved?

I had my consult on April 28th. I will have completed everything I need by may 18th to submit to insurance.

From what I have read on this site, no fruits and veggies is a bunch of hooey. You need to do more research my friend and want the band for yourself! There are limitations and everyone is different, but I have heard more than once that over time, you can eat mostly what you want, of the healthy choices of course, just in smaller portions. I am surprised that you passed the pysch evaluation because what they stressed to me was making sure that I was making the decision to do it for me, not for anyone else. I personally wouldn't do anything that I was certain of or had doubts about. I did the "one last shot" thing too and I ended up with the same result, gained back more weight than I lost. So I am in it for the long haul with the band.

I have read a couple posts on here about the band unhooking and so it is filled but the ends aren't touching therefore there is no restriction. Something to ask your doc...

I have never had one before and mine is scheduled for Saturday morning. I am doing my sleep study tomorrow night and then will wake up and had all of the medical clearing tests done including the endoscopy. So nervous...they use prophyl...will I be awake and feel the tube going in????? I know its a small thing to be nervous about on the larger scale but still!