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Hey Donna it is more then likely the employer excluding the policy. I too had UHC and was approved in just 24 hours also through Wachovia. Call them back and ask them if they cover CPT codes 43770 which is the lap band or 43644 which is the RNY Gastric By-pass. Sometimes the customer service people don't always get things right. :mad: Good Luck...keep us posted!!!

I just can't stress how overwhelmed I am with you all. Thank you so much!!! I am going to everything that my bandster family sends me in a box or bag and on it write "From Kim's Banded Family from all over the US" You all just don't know how I am feeling right now. Thank you all!!!!!

You are looking so good!!! The newbie status is going to give us a big kick in the toosh. :cool: Keep up the GREAT work!!!

I think I have pm'ed everyone if not please let me know. Thanks again for your help and if I didn't pm you and you want my address please let me know. I am little crazy right now. Wal-mart gift cards are perfect becuase there is one near the house and near her mom's where she is staying. Plus they have everything they might need. You all are the BEST!!!! I am going to try and post a link for the pictures...I am not sure if it will work or not. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=xape27v.903ugxqz&Uy=olwhk0&Ux=1 They have had it just over a year or two and this isn't the first problem they have had - the whole down stairs flooded with the hurricane's last year. They had over 4 - 5 feet of Water in the down stairs. So in some of the pictures you will see sheet rock they were just getting the down stairs repaired from everything that had happened. So you can only imagine how they feel right now.

Wow I am not sure I can come with a list but I will see what I can do. I didn't think people from outside NC would be helping. I just love this place!!! They have 2 kids that need bookbags, clothes, walmart or kmart gift cards would be good. I will be going back out there tomorrow to take them some more clothes and some toys that I have around here. I will see if she can sit down with me and make some sort of list....she is so confussed right now and isn't thinking straight. Again Thanks to EVERYONE....if you want to send thing please let me know and I will pm you my address. I love this place!!!!

Hey Ladies I feel like I have been MIA for a week now everytime I get on here to post a hello or a congrats or anything something comes up or someone calls. UGH.... So hope you are all doing well. It's been a crazy weekend. You can read more about it in the post that I did for my cousin. Had 2 birthday parties for my granny and 2 other birthday parties to go to yesterday it's just been plan crazy I tell you. So have a great Sunday eveing and I am off to start laundry and other things.

Jill I am so sorry for just getting to say WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE... Hope your doing well and don't over do it girl. I am so glad you are on the lossing side....You are going to do GREAT!!!!!

I got it....

Dianne it great to hear you having a good time with your momma. I don't know what I would do if I didn't leave near my mom. I depend so much on her. We had our family reunion yesterday and at first I thought it was going to be a bad turn out but it turned out really good considering the weather. Then mom and I get the pictures ready for granny's party so tha tast is done for next weekend. It was really neat finding so old pictures and seeing my grandmother so young and how much my family has changed over the years. We are going to do family pictures next saturday. That should be fund the last we had one was when Curtis was 6 months old. Well we are off to early service and then heading to Carowinds - of course we have to take a change of clothes but that is ok....So have a great sunday and I will chat later. Hope everyone is doing good!!!

Good Luck on the getting the port flipped back. I was a flipper to mine was repaired 3/15/06. It was just like they said above VERY EASY!!!

Hope whatever you want works out for you...I too am in NC so I can always be an ear to listen to you.

Hang in there it does get better. I know I personally felt my worset on day 2 and 3 post op. The gas pains were killing me. I am year out and would do it all over again if I had too. It's so worth every minute of it. Hang in there - walk, use a heating pad and walk some more.

Well this could be a big meeting....we will have to take a head count closer to the day. I have talked to a few people here that might be coming so keep your fingers crossed that they really come. I would love for our group to just keep growing. We have so much fun!!!! Have I said how much I love this group and our get togethers? Mandy if you are ever out this way join us....or we would make a special meeting to meet you. Tonya girl let us know when you are in town we will meet up with you. I actually live in Concord. So it would easy as pie to meet you...well if I am not at work. Jennifer I so hope it will work out for you to be there but totally understand. I hope you start feeling soon...it sounds like you are in just horrible pain. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. Donna I hope you can make it!!!!

Wow Dianne look what you started. I forgot what I needed you to call me about so oh well when I remember I will call you. While I have your attn, Karen and I are talking about doing lunch next Thurs the 17th want to join us? If so what time and where? Kathy blonde is from Greensboro area I think is Sherri...I think she fell off the earth. haha. Just kidding but would love to know how things are going. Wasn't going on a cruise or something. Gosh I hope everything is ok. Well Curtis has a follow up appt today for his ears, tomorrow I have a consignment sale and a family reunion at the pool. Sunday not much of anything....maybe go to Carowinds need to work on stuff for granny's party so not sure yet what we are doing. Just saw Karen and she is look great. I love see ya'll come in here. I got to another one this week also...I love seeing you all. Ok so that is about it. I am journalling and measuring my foods again. It was working so good for me before I want to continue with the sucess. We are having a pratice what we preach challenge here at work so they are going to kick my butt into shape. haha I am so ready for it. I want to loss more so that I can have some PS done and see a brand new me. Ok so ya'll have a great friday and weekend if I don't check back and lets not stay away so long next time. Thanks Diane for the kick in the you know where to get us posting.

DH - Darling Husband, Dear Husband, something to that effect. You might also see DS or DD for Son or Daughter. Hope it helps!!!!

Thanks Joe....I look forward to hearing more from you.

The surgeon I work for does these, but not on patients he bands. It can be considered the 1rst stage of a by-pass or DS. I asked and he has never heard of anyone doing this on someone they are going to band. Yes you are right it's taking part of the stomach out to make it like a tube. There is not re-routing or any organs. Yes there is no inplanted devices in your body. My surgeon has had great sucess with it. Some it's the only thing he has had to do because they have lost all the weight. Others he has had to do some of the 2nd stages mostly to a DS. Good Luck!!!!

The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. (I work for the my surgeon now so fill or unfill is no problem with me.) I wasn't lossing much and eating more not a lot but more. So I asked for a fill. They took me from 2.8 to 3.0, too much after a week so they took some out I am now @ 2.85 or 2.9 and it's working great so pb's but not many at all. It's weird I think it when we get to that "green zone" or something weird like that. Not sure but I totally fill your pain.

Hey Donna - my DH was also one that was against the whole thing. That is until I took him to semiars and he learned more about the band. Mom was no problem she had a weight problem her whole life also so she backed me 100% from the start. DH quickly came around and has been there every step of the way. I think your mom will come around with time. When you go to the semiars have your mom go. Let her meet some banded people. It really helps....

Donna there are several of us on here that have had it done with UHC through Wachovia. As a whole UHC is very good at covering the band. One of the few. Good Luck Girl keep us posted on your steps...we are all here for you.

Hey Donna - Welcome!!! I love my band. I am not familiar with any doctor in Monroe that does the lap-band. I used Dr. Voellinger of course I love him and now I work for him. Have heard good things about Dr. Bauman. We don't care where you go as long as you can get help. Being a patient and now working for a bariatric office my first thing would be yes call your insurance. Ask them if the cover CPT code 43770. (that is the lap-band in insurance terms.) If you have BCBS of NC they do not cover it at this time. They are reviewing the medical policies so they could soon but we don't know when. If insurance doesn't cover it and it's something you want there are self-pay options out there. I can help you more off-line about those if that is a route you have to take. If insurance covers start looking for doctors. Go to the seminars they are all free and it lets you meet your doctor. I went to 3 different dr's seminars and chose the one that I felt best went with me. Yes it delayed the surgery because the semiars were spread out but you are talking about my life and I want the best care I can get. Each doctor has their own way of doing things. Good Luck and I hope I answered some questions for you...Please feel free to email me or pm if you have any questions. Again Welcome!!!!

Sounds weird to me to so I asked my doc and he said he has never heard of this. (I work for my doc now.)

Tomato/ Cucumber salad - Chop up tomatoe's and Cucumbers along with some onion (I don't use a lot because I don't like raw onions.) Drench with FF Italian dressing. **A change add Pasta and some italian seasoning and there you have a great pasta salad.** Squash/ Zuchinni - Slice squash and zuchinni up along with some onion. Put some garlic salt and FF Italian dressing on it. Put on the grill or bake in the oven til tender. 2 super easy sides and great for summer get togethers. :scared:

Oh I am sorry you are all so welcome. We had a great time also!!! Dianne I am up for Christmas. Friday night will be pushing to get there unless I am off that friday. We will wait and see how it works out for us. :scared: I did get the message and read it to everyone that was there. I just forgot to take a picture with the phone. Again thanks for the yummy food and the good time. I might make some of them for the the reunion this coming weekend.

Ok got the pictures posted. Check them out of the other thread.... Yes Dianne it last about an hour. It's not very big right now we sometimes get out earlier then there are sometime talkative people there and it sometimes goes over an hour. Hope everyone had a great sunday. We went to see mom and dad again. My sister fixed us all lunch which was really nice. Not it's getting close to dinner time and I have NO idea what to do. Go figure. Hope you all have a great night and good Monday. I have to work all day and then go to the support group meeting so not sure how much extra time I will have. Anyone have anything exciting going on this week? We have a reunion this coming weekend @ the pool. It's the 22nd year we have had it.