samnal

Ok I have not posted here in a while so here are all the updates . I have had all of the pre op stuff done the psych evaluation and the 4 hour pre op class and am now more ready than I have ever been ,I am awaiting word from my insurance to see if my surgery was approved or denied . If I am denied it will be pending 4 to 6 month weight loss history but in the mean time i am attending the support group for over weight people with the dieticion , so that I will have 2 of the 4 to 6 months done . My mother is also having the surgery done and she went thru all of the classes with me and she was approved and her surgery is april 15 so that is very exciting she is a diabetic and they said that is why her approval came so quick . Well that is where I am right now just waiting and that is the worst part so until next time i will eagerly waiting for the date that my new life will begin if you read my blog thank you very much for your time and posts ! :thumbs_up:

Has anyone had to do the three protien shakes a day , 4 oz meat protien , 4 oz veggies ,and 4oz fruit ? That is all my mom is alowed for the whole day any meal ideas ? so far she has only done steamed meat and veggies because she can not have the fruit (diabetic)she still has a week to go before surgery and I am waiting for my authorization for a surgery date for my self ,so we could really use any advice to help stick to this diet . Thank you !!

Ok I have not posted here in a while so here are all the updates . I have had all of the pre op stuff done the psych evaluation and the 4 hour pre op class and am now more ready than I have ever been ,I am awaiting word from my insurance to see if my surgery was approved or denied . If I am denied it will be pending 4 to 6 month weight loss history but in the mean time i am attending the support group for over weight people with the dieticion , so that I will have 2 of the 4 to 6 months done . My mother is also having the surgery done and she went thru all of the classes with me and she was approved and her surgery is april 15 so that is very exciting she is a diabetic and they said that is why her approval came so quick . Well that is where I am right now just waiting and that is the worst part so until next time i will eagerly waiting for the date that my new life will begin if you read my blog thank you very much for your time and posts ! :biggrin:

Can anyone clue me in to what to expect at my psych evaluation ? :confused2: I am waiting on the approval from the insuance company and in the mean time they are having me go thru with the rest of the test and things so that I will be almost done by the time I get approved .:scared2: Thank you

:smile:Hello , my name is samantha I am a 24 year old mother of 5 . I am just starting my journey to getting the lap band .And wanted to share my story . I was not over weight until I was 5 or so and after that I have always been over weight . My family called me count snackula , pie girl , and man cow instead of samantha . When I was eight I weighed close to 90 pounds ,when I was 14 I was 130 pounds ,and at 18 I weighed about 230 and now I weigh 310 . So I have tried many diets along the way and nothing works for long periods of time I would loose 10 to 15 pounds and then gain it right back. I am fed up with being this big and I am ready to make a change. I already went to the seminar for Dr. coirin , and have a consult apt with his office on feb. 7 I just can not wait to get things realy moving along !!! Thanks for reading this and good luck and god bless everyone on their journey !!!

:smile:Hello , my name is samantha I am a 24 year old mother of 5 . I am just starting my journey to getting the lap band .And wanted to share my story . I was not over weight until I was 5 or so and after that I have always been over weight . My family called me count snackula , pie girl , and man cow instead of samantha . When I was eight I weighed close to 90 pounds ,when I was 14 I was 130 pounds ,and at 18 I weighed about 230 and now I weigh 310 . So I have tried many diets along the way and nothing works for long periods of time I would loose 10 to 15 pounds and then gain it right back. I am fed up with being this big and I am ready to make a change. I already went to the seminar for Dr. coirin , and have a consult apt with his office on feb. 7 I just can not wait to get things realy moving along !!! Thanks for reading this and good luck and god bless everyone on their journey !!!

My name is samantha and I just started the process . I am somewhat lost my pcp did not explain much of the process to get aproved by the insurance company or what I needed to have done so far I have figured it out by my self (so far so good)! I already went to the seminar ,I have a consultation feb. 7 2008 I am very excited but I dont know what to expect so I came here and this is a wonderful site alot of info . my lap band doctor is Dr. coirin in modesto ca

is it medi-cal or blue cross medi-cal ?