Coley21

I live in Florida and I too get tender around my port and my band gets very tight. I drove up to RI to visit my family and as soon as I got there I was able to eat way too much. When I got back to Florida I couldn't eat a thing. I went to my doctor to get an until and he told me that the sinuses are directly connected to the issue I was having with my band. He said that post nasal drip causes the band to tighten. He said my sinuses cleared up in RI and when I got back to FL they clogged back up. So I went again for a fill last week and have only been able to tolerate liquids; I came down with a cold a few days after my fill. I bought some nasal spray and was able to eat immediately. So I totally understand. For the longest time i wondered why one day i could eat and the next day i couldnt now i know its from Living in Florida and having sinus issues often. And my nose isn't stuffy unless I'm sick but apparently I always have sinus pressure so I guess this nasal spray will be my new best friend

Hey guys! I was banded on may 24th after about 3 years of jumping through the insurance hoops I decided to self pay. I have spent hours on this site reading and researching and all I can say is thank god for this site  So, basicly I have all these different feelings in my stomach and I don't know what they are. I get sharp pains that Hurt really bad that I think are hunger pangs but I'm not sure. It wakes me up from my sleep. Im on a full liquid diet Overall I have alot of discomfort in my stomach period. Tightness. When I breath in deep I feel the tightness. I don't understand what the full feeling is supposed to feel like. I'm afraid to "push it". And often times I'll drink Water and feel like I need to burp but can't. Please help lol

So today is day 7 of being banded and I have some serious soreness around my port incision. Is this normal? Gas pains and stomach pains are gone but now it seems my Port is even more sore. If I stretch or Sit up in bed I really feel it. It's like a hand size area that is sore even though the incision is only 2 inches....

Sharflo thank you so much! Where do they sell it?

Drmwith2, I too am starving lol. Each day I get more Hungry. I'm eating about 600 calories and its tough. My dr wants me to have 70-80 grams of protien by shakes but the shakes are between 100-150 calories with 20grams of protien so it's tough. I can't wait for Mushies lol 

Thanks so much for the info I appreciate it 

:w00t::cursing:I'm so frustrated!! 3 months ago my surgeons office told me that my ins. required 6 months of medically supervised weight loss treatment (within a 2 year span) before getting an appt...After calling my ins. co (bcbs of tx) they told me that Weight Watchers was accepted as supervised weight loss and my surgeon's office agreed...So now 3 months in I call my surgeons office as they told me to so that I could start my appts with them. I faxed over my WW paperwork and they call me today and said that I had to be having monthly visits with my doctor while I was doing weight watchers..She must have forgot to tell me that part!!!!! So now I'm back at square one...Starting all over again 6 months of medically supervised weight loss....I have to do 6 months now because the other 3 months I did with a Dr. will now be too out of date to submit by the time I do 3 more months of WW..Yay!!! Ugh!! Anybody have any info on this or has anyone gone through this before?

Thank you very much for the info!

Please Help!! My insurance Co (bcbs of TX) requiers a 5 year history of obesity...I don't have that!! I didn't go to the doctor as much as as I should have over the past five years. I haven't even seen the surgoen yet but I am trying to get everything ready now so I don't have to stall the operation when the time comes and I feel I've hit a wall with this one. I have had my primary doctor for about a year but there is a 3 year gap where I don't have medical records. I'm 24, can I use my childhood records if they are attainable? Ugh, I can't believe this minor issue could hold me back!! Is it possible to show pictures as proof?? Please Help me.....Advice anyone:confused2:

Wow thank you!! I think I may have to write a letter as well. Thank you ALL for all your help!!

Thank you Snick, Godshelp and Froggi!! I will have to see if my ins. co accepts the pictures.

Thank you so much for the advice...I'll check out the letter=)

Will do..Thank you =)

LoL small world!! The only other Coley I ever heard of was the one on real world LoL

Yes, female. My name is Nicole...Coley is my nickname LoL

That is going to be hard because my Pediatritian is in Rhode Island and I'm in Florida....=) I'll fly up there, I swear LoL

Wow 3 days before you begin your new life!!! Congrats!!!!

Thank you NicoleW8ing!!! I've been calling my Pediactric Doctor's office but they are out to lunch LoL!! Soooo hopefully they still have my records. You would think that the ins. Co's could access some website that pulls up all your medical history....I mean aren't doctors able to obttain them??

I haven't gone to the ER or anything like that and all the diets I've tried through the Dr's have been within the last year and a half. I'll get as many records as I can and keep my fingers crossed.....

Hi!! I just wanted to say hello.. I went to the seminar last night. Does anyone know approx how long it takes for the doctors office to call and schedule an appt after the seminar?:thumbup: Also, I want to thank all of you. I have learned so much just reading your input...So, Thanks!!

Kat817, Thanks so much for the advice!!!

Thank you Zoomomma... Will do!! And good luck to you too!!

Thanks Brian. I live in Florida but through my employer I have BCBS of Texas. I have wanted this for as long as I can remember. My primary doctor told me "no" a year ago, so I took it upon myself to start looking into it. I called my ins. co. and they told me that they do cover it. I actually found a doctor on here through someone else's post. I called the office and they signed me up for the seminar, which I went to last night. At the seminar the Surgeon said w/ ins it takes between 2-4 months (much quicker than I expected) and self pay is about 3-4 weeks! ..........Counting the days.............. ........keeeping my fingers crossed....... Wondering if there is anyone out there with BCBS of TX that has already been through the process?

They told me at the seminar that they would call me to set up the appt. so I guess I just have to wait..Grrr i'm so impatient LoL