Conniee

Cheri, I can TOTALLY relate to the scale thing!!! I had to make my husband put ours away as well...lol...congrats on the success !!!! ~Connie

Congrats, and HOORAY for all of us!!! We're on our way !!! ~Connie

I am exactly 5 weeks post op, and have lost 25 lbs. I too can eat more than I could right after surgery, and I must admit that it is a little scary. I keep waiting for this to "fail." Waiting for myself to be the only one that has failed at this surgery. I don't know, it's kind of like I'm still in a dream and can't believe I actually had the surgery. I've been weighing EVERY single day. I HATE the way that the scale goes up and down! Anyway, I have decided that I must make more conscious choices about my food intake. I have decided NO white carbs at all, and no sugars. I am at a standstill, and have been for about a week now. We'll see how it goes. Congrats to all of you, you are doing GREAT! ~Connie

Good Luck!!! Remember, you are going to do GREAT! I had my sleeve on 8/4/2010 and have lost over 20 lbs so far. Be good to yourself and take care...looking forward to getting to know you and hearing about your journey!!! Best Wishes !!! Connie

Hi, I had some of the same concerns. I had my sleeve done on Aug. 4th 2010. I'm bummed because I can eat more than I think I should be able to. Everyone says don't worry, but like you, I don't want to be a failure. Here's to both of us and our journeys!!! ~Connie

:help: I am totally discouraged!!! I am not new to the suggestion of having the lapband, but after 4+ yrs of "mulling it over" I finally decided to go for it. I went to TX Gastric Banding in the Conroe area. They told me that the AETNA PPO Plan requires that I do the 3 month disciplinary program...not a problem...BUT they say that I have to see the dr the first month to "discuss weight issues and start a diet/exercise plan"....then, they say I have to go to the primary care doctor for 3 consecutive months AFTER that first visit!!! Is this the case??? Has anyone else ever heard that? Anyway...they first told me that I could go to dr Aug/Sept/Oct and submit first of November, then when I started doing that AFTER I have already paid $75 in cash for a nutritionist - now they tell me that I have to go Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov then submit, which everyone knows will go past Dec 31st to get an approval, and even if it doesn't, Dec is a bad month because dr's take off a lot. So, even though I have met all of my deductibles for the year AND my out of pocket expenses...they are going to jerk me around where it will not be approved until after Dec 31st and I will have to pay for the surgery co-payment. That will be $2300.00 IF I am approved...GEEZ! Can anyone shed some light? Aetna refuses to tell me specifically if this is how it goes. Sorry to rant, I am just disgusted. Thanks for listening. Connie :faint: hates Aetna!!!