ErinMarie

Hello there! I got approved yesterday!!!! I am, of course, waiting for the doc's office to receive the letter from TriCare but its only a matter of time now before I get my surgery date!! YAY! I hope you get your answer soon!

That is a little odd that a doctor would discourage seeing another doctor. However, if he lets his religion get in the way of his job...could be a totally different story. Good thing he is not a Scientologist...he may have said it was all in your head!

I'm sure she will be fine! She is very adaptable and gets along with everyone! She is also crazy smart and will undoubtedly pick up the language in no time! My husband and I hope to plan a trip out there before she leaves to go visit. The thought is a bit overwhelming because I know it will be expensive but I have never been to Germany (I went to France in high school) and would love to visit! Also, I think that gentleman I told you about also had Prime...I would bet you won't have any problems with that!

I call my Tricare lady quite a bit too! I called them twice in a row before they called me back and the nice woman gave me her direct line. I'm sure if I don't get an answer soon she will regret it, lol. She was very nice and apologetic and reassuring though. NOW I'm hoping they cover as much as they have for other people! There was a gentleman in a support group meeting I went to and he said he only had to pay $50 and that was because he had to stay an extra day in the hospital! That would be AMAZING for me, lol. (Although, I am SO not that lucky...ever) My friend literally just got to Germany last week.She said they got a place already but their stuff hasn't arrived yet! How long have you been over there? Do you like it?

I'm waiting patiently to hear from Tricare too! I only have Tricare RS in the North region and they are not as fast as some others with Tricare have seemed to have had. They also said my file was misfiled somewhere else and that's why it took so long! I've already waited 2.5 weeks and HOPE to get an answer by the beginning of the work week! I'm hoping to get banded BEFORE April or a the very beginning. I was wanted to get banded before my bday, which is April 8. I also have a friend who just moved over to Germany with the Army! She is in Stuttgart...where are you located? Good luck on your journey!

Jill, you're truly an inspiration to us newbies! Is there any advice you can give, or tips that you think led to your level of success? What did you do so well that made you so successful? Inquiring minds would love to know!

I'm waiting patiently too! I waited 2 weeks then started bugging my insurance about getting me an answer...I'm hoping and praying they will call me on Monday! Good luck!!!

When I reach my goal (I haven't been banded yet...hopefully finding out from my insurance tomorrow if I get approved!) I plan to buy one of these dresses as a reward! (Along with some super hot heels!) THEN I will get my hair done up all hot and take some awesome pinup girl pics! http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/

These are great ideas! I'll have to have my husband help me write up some of these for me for when I get my surgery!!

Hello all! These stories are very awesome to hear! I am in the process of getting lap band now (just had my psych eval, doc's office is turning it into ins next week!) and its partially to hopefully jump start my ovaries so my DH and I can get pg. I haven't had a period in over a year and a half but I have no cysts on my ovaries! I don't know if I have PCOS or I have been told it could possibly be a type of endometriosis. I couldn't afford the exploratory surgery to check my ovaries up close so I decided now that I have insurance again I would just try to lose weight and see if that helped (losing weight in general is good for you anyway). Anyway! I love hearing other people's success stories..makes me feel like I'm not alone Erin

So I was going to start using this blog for my weight loss, but I seemed to have forgotten it and then just used another I had ...this is the link for anyone that is interested! I'm following every detail of the process even though I'm still in the 'waiting for approval' stage. here's the link: http://wtfovaries.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!

I totally have this fear too! My husband doesn't seem as concerned but it worries me from time to time! The way I figure - you can always unfill or just work on maintenance if you get 'too skinny'! Another reason I love the lapband over the other options. I haven't gotten the surgery yet, but this has definitely been a fear of mine!

Another new face with the same story. My name is Erin. I live in Indiana. I'm 25. I've been married for 3 years as of Nov 2. I have a disgustingly cute, 100 lb "puppy" named Roxie and a Ball Python, Solomon. I am an army wife (National Guard actually) and I am a transcriptionist at a local specialty doctors clinic. That's me in a nutshell. I've been overweight most of my life. I've struggled with diets and exercise throughout my life. My mom was a dieter and tried to drill it into me, obviously, that didn't go to plan. I've lost weight before but it always comes back. I get too comfortable in life and then it all goes down hill from there. I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about. I decided to get Lap Band surgery about 2 years ago, but I lost my insurance and there is NO WAY I could ever afford this surgery on my own. Well soon, I'm hoping, I will be getting on my husband's TriCare insurance and the first thing I do will be finding a new doctor (because I don't really like my current one, and I prefer a female) and getting an appointment to see someone about Lap Band. I'm terribly excited about this whole situation. I am trying not to get my hopes up just in case something falls through (even though I know that I qualify because I am 5'5" and 288 lbs). My parents (who are divorced) are both oddly supportive of this decision (I would assume it's because they've witnesses my struggle). My friends, mostly, are not. Like I've read from other people's posts on the message board, some people tell me I'm "not big enough" or they make you feel like you are lazy or taking the easy way out. I've learned to just not talk to them about my decision. My husband is not completely okay with the idea, but he supports me because he knows that it will make me happy, which right now I am not (and it's probably driving him crazy, bless him). So that's my story thus far. I am currently waiting to get a hold of some paperwork to get signed up for some insurance. I'm hoping it won't take too long after that!

Thanks!!! That's great to know! I really appreciate it

Hello All, My name is Erin and I'm 23 years old. I'm currently almost 300lbs and I'm 5'5" ... About 2 years ago I was 180 lbs (after losing about 50 lbs through diet and exersize) then I met my soon to be husband...got married... and gained all my weight back, plus more! I've been considering weight-loss sugery for a long time, but I never thought anyone would take me seriously, or they would look at me as if I hadn't tried. I don't want to lie... I do not get to exersize but once a week anymore, nor do I eat as healthy as I used to. However, I am newly married, broke as a joke (healthy food is expensive!) and I was working 40 hours a week and going to school. Now, I have graduated from school and I just recently lost the best job I have ever had (and my insurance). My husband and I are wanting to have a child soon, but I just can't see myself getting pregnant and gaining MORE weight than I am already carrying. It makes me a little sick just thinking about it! I also have very abnormal periods so I don't even know if I can have kids right now because of my weight! (Although, they were just as abnormal when I was down to 180lbs.) My Question: I was wondering if anyone had any insite on how I could go about affording weight-loss surgery. I will probably try to get on my husband's Tri-Care (Military) insurance if I do not find a new job soon, but I am afraid they will not cover it because I may be overweight but I have no serious medical issues (so far) because of it. Or I would try for his current job's insurance (he's in the National Guard) but I do not want to take anymore money out of his paycheck then we already have to. We are also in the process of filing for bankruptcy ... so I can't do much about it just yet. But I want to get as much information as possible while I have the free time. Thanks for any replies in advance! Erin