jeepingirl
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Army wife here with tricare prime... from my initial visit with my pcm until my surgery date it was only 6 wks! very quick.
tricare has been awesome throughout the whole experience! the only issue i had was with my pcm/nurses in the beginning trying to tell me tricare didn't cover it, i had my surgery in 08, very shortly after tricare approved them to be done lol.
excited to see so many military wives on here- i had no idea!
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i hope by now that you have found someone to deal with your band!
i live in carthage (about 10 mins from watertown-army too :thumbup:) and am in need of a band dr. i called tricare and they told me that there was one that practices at samaritan hospital??
who/how far did you have to go?
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I have lost 20 lbs since finding out I was pregnant. My doctors are not wanting to remove any Fluid at all. I have 5 1/2 cc's in right now. My OB said he would not even begin to worry until I have lost 10% of my pre-pregnancy bodyweight. That is only 1 lb away now. I am not hungry. I am trying to force food down, but I feel even more restricted being pregnant than I did pre-pregnancy. I am pretty much living on Ensure and salad :drool:
First off congrats on the pregnancy!
i lost an addt'l 25 in the first 14 wks of my pregnancy. (90 lb loss before getting prego) i definatly felt more restriction after getting prego and was only able to eat a few bites of salads and proetein shakes. my drs all told me not to worry, but when they misdated my pregnancy by 3 wks because my baby wasn't growing properly i had issues. everyone is different though
neither of my ob's had a clue about how my band was going to effect the pregnancy (based on the fact that they NEVER could answer any of my questions)
i took it upon myself and got unfilled for the pregnancy. and beleive it or not- didn't gain anything until after i had my daughter!
i'm now struggling to get back on track (which is one of the reasons they say not to unfill). u need to do what you feel is best for you and the baby. only you will be able to decide that though- so if you're not comfortable get unfilled, or at least some of it taken out
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Just moved cross country yet again, and having no luck finding a fill doc close by. A friend of mine said that where she goes will be like 2-3 hrs for me.
Anyone know of any in the area?
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Its been a very long time since i have been on here- but i'm to the point where i just need the support.
I was unfilled at week 15 of my pregnancy due to losing 25 lbs during the 1st trimester and the baby wasn't developing properly. Lucky for me i didn't gain a bit of it back during the pregnancy and gave birth (via c/s) to a healthy baby girl in mid july 09.
I went back to get filled a few weeks ago, and to my surprise gained a whopping 40 lbs. which isn't that bad considering the weight i lost early on. but to see that weight on the scale really threw me off.
I had lost close to 80lbs before getting pregnant (i dont count the loss during the pregnancy) and i'm having such a hard time getting back in the mind frame of being banded. i'm feeling depressed and when i'm depressed all i want to do is eat...its a vicious circle and i can't seem to get out of it.
So how in the world do you get yourself back into that state of mind? i'm sure it doesn't help that i have a very stressful job and we're getting ready to move cross country here in a few weeks!
Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
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add me in.... May 9th is my big day!
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Got the call from the doc today...May 9th is the big day! i'm so surprised that it was that quick! i can't wait. guess the easy part is done, the uphill road is comin, but i couldn't be happier.
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Hey everyone! i've been lurking around here for a few months now, finally decided to join in!
i just had my first appt with the doc last week and am so excited to start my new life! i will be seeing dr. warnock out of wichita falls tx. I should be banded within the next 6 weeks. i've been fat my whole life. larger now than i have ever been. its time for a change!
looking forward to talking with everyone and i'm so glad that i have support through this!
I cheated...
in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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Glad to hear you are not giving up!! try not to get too discouraged. set backs will happen even after you have the band. just try to stay motivated!!