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Ya'll are hilarious:lol:

Anne, you are so the bomb! it sounds to me from this and your other posts that you are at a point in your life where you are ready to take control. you are so well traveled and opened minded that this journey will be a cake walk for you. OMG! My mother is 5 years older than you and her mind is so closed to wls that I haven't told her my intentions yet. I know that she loves me and fears the unknown but I wish that she would understand that I have to do this. My husband is very supportive! So Ms. Anne, you just do you so that you will be around for your son, and his family!

Hey y'all: My name is April I turned 35 in May I live in Birmingham,AL I am married; today is my 8 year anniversary! I have a 4 1/2 year old son I am a high school ass to the principal- I mean assistant principal I remember when I was fine! I want to fall in love again with the person in the mirror I am waiting on ins. approval You all motivate and inspire me Holla! ( I so think I sound like Tyra Banks in my head when I typed that)

china how many pounds have u lost since december?

Travel lady, have u been banded yet? I agree a sista has to take care of herself. How does the song go.. you just do u imma do me! so stick with your decision! Msnika... I am in education as well (administration) so i know as i lose weight it will be all eyes on me. I agree with the earlier post about thinking long and hard before telling. A friend of mine has the bypass and has handled it with so much class. I have told a couple of people my plans and now i am having second thoughts should i just not mention it anymore and attribute weight loss to nutrisystem:confused2: or something? Where I'm from there have been a lot of obese educators losing a lot of weight lately. They would say oh i went to la weight loss or weight watchers. it took me a minute to realize that our ins. covered gastric bypass surgery!:thumbup: Our ins just started covering the lap band last year.

It sounds like u made some really good choices msnika. I am still awaiting ins.approval and my dr. Told me not to lose any weight yet ( bmi 40 no comorbidities) so I am prone to make a bad choice or two!

Hi moon, Sorry I am not qualified to be the mentor that you are seeking because I am waiting for approval as well. I just wanted to say hello to a fellow Alabamian. Stay encouraged, Who is your Ins. co. ? I have bc bs.

...I'm washing grill smoke out of my hair. I really did not do too bad, I had some steak and about a tablespoon of a couple of side items. It was just too hot to eat much else:cursing: I am so proud of everyone who ate healthy (Boca Burger you win the crown) :thumbup:

u have given new meaning to the term froggi style:drool: roflmao

HI 2B I just sent you an invite or you can go to the lap band home page scroll down the left menu to social groups click on there and look for Girlfriends

Please don't view this group as segregation ( I actually thought about how that might be perceived). It is actually more special interest. I agree, everyone on this site has the same struggle. But, this site also has forums for people that have other things in common besides their band. There are groups for diabetics, people over 50, people banded in December, you name it. So please, this endeavor has good intentions. I also still post to the other forums as well-for example the Alabama group. My soul needed this! So I had to follow my heart.

Thanks girl! Let's keep it going.

I just sent an invite to everyone who posted prior to this one. Once you all join I will create a forum:thumbup: The Girlfriends forum can then be accessed from the main lapbandtalk page on the left menu side under social groups.

OK Girls, Loose Skin? Haven't you heard? My momma always said, "black don't crack!" lol Seriously, at my seminar someone asked the Dr. about loose skin and he said that black women do a lot better. He said our skin seems to be more resilient and will generally mold to our new bodies very well.--Holla I am so pleased at the response to this thread! I got this idea after lurking and posting on this site for months. I really like the technical information that you can find here. Obesity Help has an African American Forum but I never post-just lurk. I can't really get into some of the drama that goes on there but I love the bond that they seem to have. So, I decided to create a social group here that could be a combination of technical info. and bonding. I'll post how to join in a new reply

wow! u r blessed!

Black Cherry- You didn't use dr. recorded weight history. Your insurance co. accepted photos as well? How far back did you have to go? Did they mail the information? How did you get an approval so quickly if they mailed the pics with the info?

OMG! Congrats to both of u. Emily, it's hard to believe that u started this thread a few days ago stressed out! That was quick for both of u. My stuff had to be mailed in because I am using photos to document weight. So no I need you all to pray for me, seriously because now i am in the hands of the dreaded ins. co.

I talked to Naomi this morning and she said that I will have to do the nutrition class once I am approved. She made me feel better about the approval process. So now I am just waiting...

nutritional class? no one in the surgeons office mentioned that. I feel like i am building the wings as i fly throughout this whole process....

what is a peer 2 peer?

I'm such a dum dum and Jason u r awesome for replying to my ever growing list of questions. I will be in town that weekend afterall! Besides, I'm such an information junkie that I need to attend every meeting! :sidebar: I am worried sick about this approval process. I have the BMI but no comormidities. What about u? Is naomi really good at sending info to ins co so that it gets approved? hmmm maybe I could use that as a thread starter.

Hi all, Wed. May 28th was supposed to be my last appt. but I had to reschedule The Dr. Could not see me until the following Tues. June 3rd. I though that it would be fine until the surgeons office called and said that I would have to do another appt. for June! I made one and kept it for this past Monday. I also called ins. co. and they said the dr. could have written a letter stating that he could not schedule me until JUne 3rd. So to make a long story short I told my doc and he wrote me a letter for the ins. just in case. Moral of the story-Don't miss an appt. Don't wait on the surgeon's office to hold your hand through this. TAKE CONTROL. Talk with ins. co. and ask them how many days between appts. and so on...

oh no i just remembered that i will be out of town. Naomi said that it wasn't required of my ins. co. but for the dr. what is your experience with this. Is it true that they won't do my surgery until i attend?