Caramel

Ive been home since Thursday. Not that much

discomfort. Just taking it easy. I have alot of puffiness from IV fluids. Hopefully, it will come off soon.

So excited & scared @ the same time. Gotta b @ the hospital @ 5:30 first one so excited. Its finally gonna happen

My date is tomorrow as well and I have to be at the hospital at the same time as you. Good Luck to you tomorrow....

Mine is February 16th in Muskegon, Michigan.

Congrats Sajijoma, glad to here things are going well for you.

I wanted to start running too. How do i get the podcast couch to 5k? I walk 2-3 miles every other day and would like to start running to increase weightloss.

I was just wondering if anyone just does exercise at home and have lost the weight? It is getting cold here where I live and would like to start back losing the weight, but I have time constraints with school and working 2nd shift. Money is a factor as well, so I just cannot go and buy a treadmill or something.

I got the Realize band and I really like it. It took me awhile to get restriction but now I ahave 8cc in my band and now the weight is coming off.

I had internal stitches and my incisions were glued and he covered them with steri strips. Once the steri strips came off, my incisions were closed. My incisions look pretty good for being 3 weeks out.

Caramel:ranger:

Hi all,

Im back. I was banded on dec 12th too and came home the same day. I am a little sore and stomach is bloated. I took a shower this morning and feel a 100% better. I have not had to take that liquid Viocodin because my pain is bearable. Everytime I drink I have hiccups, like I need to burp. I have had cream of chicken Soup, Jello, tea, Water and apple juice. I have had loose stools. I amm only able to take sips because of the fullness I get when I sip. My doctor installed the new Realize band that just came out 1 month ago. I can not wait to see what happens next. I wish all you guys luck and I will talk to you guys later.

Caramel

Dec 3 - CarolK1

parrot0927

antsmith101

Christasha

Danna(sewenup1)

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

kris102003

Sandy63

Heavy Heartland

Dec 5 - mejr62

Chienne and her dad

Brooke (medic26541)

Babyblues425

Dec 6 – Sghatl

newlife

JEN_RN

Lost in LS

Twilight

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Meghan1983

jennypoo

Dec 8

Dec 9

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

LinzerPA

vanessa

Tia Maria

Gus123

Dec 12 - Caramel

Vicki J

chatita

Dec 13 - jmschnapf

Anyalee

Mommathang

tomecia25

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

gingimop

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Livingthe Dream

JET's MOM

HHWALJ

Kelly Mcgee

Dec 19 - Cerrin

Dec 20 - Jonesy

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 23

DEC 24

Dec 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

jenncore

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

glitzigirl

thundandlight

Dec 28 - The Fox

imsamiam

J.Discount

I added a few more names. The list grows more and more everyday. I glad to see more Merry Losers

Caramel

The clinic called me today and told me my date was Dec 12th. So I get banded a day earlier. I could have had the surgery sooner like the Dec 5th, but I am in school and do not want to risk messing up my grades when my class in almost finished.

Caramel:ranger:

Thanks! anyone who wants to add their name fill free, We are all Merry!

Caramel

I thought I would start a thread and as we get more Merry Losers than they can copy and paste and add their names.

All my information was turned in Oct 25th which was Thursday and I called my insurance company on day and they told me that I was APPROVED!!!!!!:whoo:I can not wait. They will sent me an approveal letter and now I just have to wait until the Bariatric center calls me with my date. But when I talked to my insurance company, they told me that the date of service listed on the paperwork was Dec 13th. I think this is the band date. Will post more info sooon.

I am so excited:faint:

Caramel

I talked to my insurance and they said that the doctor submitted the paperwork with the date of service being Dec 13th. I assume that is my band date, so that makes me too a Merry Bander. I will post if anything different. That comes right on time because I will just be fininshing up my fall semester at school.

Caramel:ranger:

I posted this more than two weeks ago and noone responded, so I figure that maybe some of the new people just getting started have been to see Dr Schram in Holland or anyone that has had surgery done by him could shed some light on what his post op instructions or even what kind of band he uses?

Thanks in advance

Caramel:ranger:

Hey, Jeibel

Do u have BCBS Empire insurance?

Caramel

It was a form given to me by the Bariatric center that I go to.

At the bariatirc center where I go to had a from they had me fill out and I had to list all the diets that I had been onover a 3 year span, but I listed the last five years to be sure. Some of the diets that I listed were from my primary doc prescribing diet pills for me, so that counts as well.

My doctor had me on various diet pills over a long time span and then I tried Weight watchers, adkins diet, south beach diet, curves and dieting on my own and I had to write it all down in chroniligical order form most recent to past and turn it in.

I will post when I get my approval! I can not wait!

Caramel

what is your measurements and your BMI?

Muskegon, Michigan

All my information was sent on yesterday to the insurance company. I have heard other people getting approved very fast with BSBC of any state, as long as u send them the required documentation, you should be all set. I went to the website Trying To Conceive Ticker and pick out my ticker, copied and pasted the one I wanted to the signature link here under my profile on the lap band, that way everytime you post, your ticker would show up just like a signature.

Thanks for the complement. I think this name fits me to the tea.

Caramel :ranger:

I am 5'2 and 214 lbs and I wear a size 18 consistently. My shirts are XL or 1X because I have a little excess skin due to prior pregancies and I have a pear shape, so I have more junk in my trunk, if u know what I mean. I hope to get down to 130-135lbs. Does anyone know what size that is because I have not been there in so long.

Waiting to be banded

Caramel:ranger:

I forgot, the Bariatric center sent my request in to BCBS and they wrote back for me to have those things done that I listed in a prior reply. All my paperwork was in as of today. I will let you know when I receive the letter or call about approval. I heard they don't take long as long as u send them the information they have requested.

Caramel