LynneB

This was the one thread that made me cry! I want all of these things so badly too. The one I realy want is for my beautiful daughter to finally come home from school happy because not one kid there could make a "your mommas so fat" joke. The affect my weight has on my kids is what breaks my heart more than anything. Also knowing that my little girl will also have to struggle with her weight for her whole life too & I want to set a good example for her so she is healthy too. I am going to email a list of "wants & don't wants" to my mom, maybe then she will be a little more supportive!

This was the one thread that made me cry! I want all of these things so badly too. The one I realy want is for my beautiful daughter to finally come home from school happy because not one kid there could make a "your mommas so fat" joke. The affect my weight has on my kids is what breaks my heart more than anything. Also knowing that my little girl will also have to struggle with her weight for her whole life too & I want to set a good example for her so she is healthy too. I am going to email a list of "wants & don't wants" to my mom, maybe then she will be a little more supportive!

I am very close to the airport so we cant be too far apart, I would love to have her email and myspace. As far as school ffriends, my son is home schooled & my daughter just changed schools a month ago so I dont know anyone from her new school. The only close friend I have that I would trust lives about 30 mins away & has her own kids to take to school in totally opposite directions from my daughter. My Dr only does the surgery on Mon & Tues so it will be a middle of the week thing, it would be so much more convenient if I could have it done on a Fri but I guess because of possible complications he wont do them before a weekend. I will do some checking with local colleges and nursing schools though, that is a good idea. I am looking for a new church because my regular church just sold out and I dont like the new pastor there, so thats not an option. My kids will be a great help once I am home, they were wonderful after I had my gallbladder removed 2 yrs ago as well as after surgeries on both hands for carpal tunnel the last one was in July 07, so once I am home that will be fine. I guess I will just quit discussing it with my family till insurance is approved and my date is set. I just cant keep getting myself so upset over it, its just not worth it. My mind is made up I am going to do this for myself and to he** with anyone who opposes me being happy and healthy!

I am in Sarasota, FL

I have no one I can trust, I live in a mostly older neighborhood & I dont even know any of my neighbors names, my son has never even been left home alone for longer than a quick trip to the grocery store or bank so I know he would be scared & would never be able to responsibly take care of my daughter (plus they fight terribly). I dont know of any babysitters who could keep them for more than 24 hours straight. I just gotta figure something out.

I was on COBRA for the last 18 months & as of 11/30/07 I converted to the individual plan w/ united healthcare. I live in FL but the billing office I get correspondance from UHC is out of Dallas, TX. Anyone have a similar plan & if so, were you approved or denied & how long did it take to get a decision?

Hello everyone. I am so glad I found this forum. I am counting the days till I can set my surgery date. I am still fighting the insurance "red tape". I am seriously considering financing my surgery instead of waiting. A little about me, I am a 36 yr old single mom of a boy 14 and a girl who is 8. I have been researching lap band for months and made the final decision in November to go ahead with it, now its just the waiting game. I cant wait to get to know all of you & hear about your experiences and hopefully make the time go faster while I wait.

I'm not scheduled yet, so far I have been to a seminar but nothing else pre-op done yet. I am so excited to get going on everything. I have approval from capital one finance but the payments of almost $600 a month would be very hard for me so I am trying hard to be patient but I am not a patient person & I just know I am going to get in over my head with the payments just so I can hurry up and get it done!!!!