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Thanks Becky. I am excited nervous scared and any other emotion I can think of. I know all will be okay it is just like every other surgery I have had the night before. Mecia

Thanks a bunch Dianne you can never have too much prayer.

Hello over 50 gang. Well tomorrow is my day I wish for smooth sailing. I thought this day would never get here and now that it has I am really getting nervous. Keep me in your prayers. Mecia

scared of what?

:confused_smile: Hey all I get on the Band Wagon tomorrow morning at 9:45. Best wishes to everyone getting on today tomorrow and beyond! I will update as soon as I can.

Dr Clark in Newport News if you have not found a Dr. for her.

I"m Approved ! Waiting on Dr. Office to call back with date. Whoo Hoo!! Happy Dance!! It has taken $ months but May 20 9:45 I enter BandLand!! :glare:

I just read your blog I think you need to change your weight for 1/17/08 I know you don't weight 280! I really enjoyed you blog congrats on a job well done. Hope to fill those same size shoes on day.

I am so happy for you guys .My dr. submitted mine on Thur. or so they said and I can't find anything for me except and old approval from 2 years ago. Maybe sooooon!

I have found a group in C'ville went to the meeting today. If you are interested I will foward the info to you. It is mostly Gastric Bypass and about 5 LapBand. Let me know.

I started the process on 1/16/08 and spoke with the Dr. office today and they are just now sending the paperwork to Tricare. I have completed all the preop testing and nut & psych eval. I just hope everything there goes smooth. I did not get an estimated time period. I think each Dr. has thier own protocol.

You may be right! I am getting a little discouraged. This stress is only making me snack more. It is like my Dr does not want to take Tricare at all..

Can you give me the number you called maybe I can find out something that way.

I have gone to the seminar seen the surgeron nut eval blood emmi EKG and psych eval I am just waiting on approval. I have prime I did not know standard was faster. I will have it done at Martha Jefferson Hospital here. We are not near a military facility. I had my hystorectomy done Porstmouth. My husband is retired Air Force. Well keep in touch and let me know how things are going and I will do likewise. Maybe next year this time we will be in onederland.

I am in Charlottesville we moved here from Hampton and boy do I miss Hampton. I am not approved yet it seems to be taking forever. The coodinator says this is her first Tricare. I hope she sends all the proper paqperwork. Have you had the sugery yet?

Hello, Congrats on your loss. Not banded yet. Waiting on insurance approval that seems to be taking forever. Completed blood, psych, nut and EKG. I was begining to think there was not anyone in the area. We really need a group in the area for times when things get a little rough. When are you moving?

Thanks! Since we talked I found site and registered but now I have to wait for a security code for about 10 days. I am so hoping I can get this done before it gets real hot here. Have you had the sugery yet? If so how long was your approval process?

Virginia I guess that is south.

Welcome and good luck. We have to make up in our minds that this is the right to embrace this new way of life and we will succeed. Hang in there Good Things Come To Those Who Wait.

Thanks I am so ready to get the rest of my new life started. My insurance just started covering the LBS the 1st of Jan 08 and I just know that this is was a sign that this is my year. I will be sucessful this time. 15 lbs that is unreal I know you feel like you are dreaming and you will wake up to find it not real. I think if my weight comes off that fast I will have to pinch myself. Keep us posted on your progress.

Alisa I have read a lot of post that someone was doing that very thing and I was thinking hum good idea but then I realized if do the same things I have done before I wiil get the same results. I have to start thinking thin:) I have my 1st Dr. appt on 2/13 and I have been reading lots of posts trying to see what I might expect. I am so excited to finally be able to stop taking some if not all my meds and be able to keep up with my DH again. Summer is coming and I hopefully won't have to wear all the big hot cloths for once in a long time. You are off to a great start!! Much luck to to and I just know this is going to be the help you have always needed. Go You!!

Great post Deniecy!! I just joined today and I can not think of a better post to be the 1st one I read. Hang in there and keep the Great Attitude.