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My oldest is 17 the only boy and the girls are 16, 12 and 10..

Hope you are feeling as good as you can today. Keep us updated on your progress over the next few days.. get rest and think about how awesome you are going to feel in a week!!

Just think of how great you are going to feel a month from now!! Keep your eye on the prize.. and when I get a date and scheduled, you better tell me the same thing when I have to do this!! LOL

I can totally tell! I can't wiat to get where you are!! I am just starting this process so I have a ways to go before I can get the surgery.. I hope you keep up the good work.. you're doing amazing!!

I actually just hung up with a husband and wife couple in Tucson. The husband just told me that I should go down to Tucson because he and his wife both had their surgery there.. so you will be in good hands

The first step to my process is finding a good surgeon.. I would like to get sleeved at Banner Estrella because it's close to home. Has anybody had their procedure done there? If so, how did you like it and who was your surgeon?

Thank you so much for your responses!! I will be honest, and I do believe that all of the kids will be happy with my decision. I just have to get them over the fear of the actual procedure.. like I have to do myself

I am in Phoenix too.. well Avondale, but close enough I called the Arizona Weight Loss Institute and submitted my insurance infomation last Friday and they called me back yesterday and scheduled my first appointment over at Banner Estrella. Have you contacted anybody yet, or are you still in the "thinking about it" phase?

I am right there with you. I have 4 kids and have my first appt July 10th.. I feel like it couldn't come fast enough. I have been searching for horror stories and regrets for days and the worst regret I can see is that they didn't do it sooner. I am so set on getting this procedure, but like you have a little bit of worry about losing part of my body.. we can do this right? what state do you live in?

I haven't had time to read all of the comments, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate from somebody else, but maybe you should ask about the e-cigerette.. that way people don't "scream" about you smoking and you can even take it on a plane!!

Thanks for the responses I have a $5,000.00 deductable.. and the funny thing is, I actually work for Cigna!!! Whoop talk about luck LOL! I guess I should plan on paying my full deductable. I was really hoping that it wasn't going to cost me that much, but it will soooo be worth it, so I will do what I have to do.

I hadn't ever heard of the sleeve prior to last week. I called my insurance carrier to see if the lapband was covered. To my surprise the lady that answered my call explained to me that it was covered, but she actually had the sleeve procedure. I said "what tha" I had never heard of any such thing. She explained so much, but I felt the need to overflow my brain with research. I am comfortable with the procedure, just not sure yet if it's been around long enough to know.. has anybody else had that feeling? My cousin had the lapband and later made it onto the Biggest Loser and she told me once that had she known how easy it was to lose the weight, she never would have gotten the lapband. She is going tomorrow to have it removed. I however, do not have trainers, nutritionist and 8-10 hours to spend in the gym everyday like she did. I am super proud of her, but I tend to over eat and haven't found it possible to control what and how much I eat. I wanted to know if anybody has had his procedure using Cigna Healthcare and if so, how was your experience. Did you pay a ton? I am scheduled for my first appointment with the surgeon's office next month, but wanted to get a feel for what I should expect. Thank you so much!

Wow.. congrats to both of you!! I can't wait to have this done. The more I read about it, the more I want it. I wish both of you success in the days, weeks and years to come!!