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yippie!!!!! i just talked to my insurance company and found out that my phys evaluation and my dietian consult and better yet my surgery is all covered 100% under my plan i have been saving because i just knew i was going to have some out of pocket expense for my surgery the only thing out of my pocket is my 10.00 co-payment for my office visits whew what a huge releif!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

does any1 know how to get all the extra things that show weight loss and when you had or have appointments or surgery dates i would really like to knw what link or how you get that downloaded thanks

you go girl!!!!! you are absolutley gorgous and you sound like you have it going on... i havent gotten the band yet but im really close i go for my consult and to set a date on the 10th i also to am looking forward to being more active considering i have to kids i would love to be around when they get married lol i want to play ball ride bikes run and play with them without being tired so i feel you on the active part good luck to you and keep on shining

id be interested in hearing if any1 is able to drink pop after their surgery they say that the carbonation in it can cause gas and a feeling of uncomfortableness i dont drink alot of pop bt once in a while i have a craving for it can any1 let me know what your experience has been. thank you:smile2:

i h avent been banded yet hopefully in july or august but i had been playing around with the thought of surgery for years in fact i went to a seminar in 2006 and kept holding on to my information packet intil november of 2007 in that time i tried to convince myself that i could handle my weight problem on my own but in the meantime i was steady gaining weight iv been to weight watchers off and on for years and would lose weight but always seemed to regain i approched my mom about weight lose surgery and she dident think it was a good idea and always replyed that i could do it on my own i finally came to the realization that i couldent turned my papers in and already have done my 6 months weight management i have an appointment next tuesday with the surgeon and will find out my surgery date i wish that i had of gone through with everything when i first went to the seminar but now i know im ready and im commited to this my mom has also came around and supports me 100% i feel like this is the best decision i have every decided to make not only for myself but also for my two children good luck to you trudi

good luck to you and congrates on your big day keep me informed on your progress i hope to be banded in july or august i cant wait best of luck

i checked my messages a little while ago and the surgeons office called to let me know that my insurance has approved for me to go in and talk with the surgeon who i would like to do my surgery she said that at this appointment i could also get my surgery date and what clearances i did to have done before surgery i knw its not a surgery date yet (hope i could have 1 soon) the medical assistant also said that they were sch. surgerys for july and august and that they were pushing for april for mind yippi!!!!!!! like i mention before i know its not a date yet but im still so excited i waited along time to get to this point and am ready to move forward thank you all for letting me share my excitement on here!!! :smile::smile2::smile:

hi there i just found this site aweek ago or so and it is so great i dont have msn but we could be buddies on here if you would like to iv finished up my 6 month weight management and have lost lost 20lbs so far i currently weigh 259 this site is awesome let me know if you would like to keep in touch best regards

does any1 know of a video that i can download to see the lapbanding procedure being performed i would kinda like to see 1 to kinda have in mind what is going to happen to me if any1 knows any please let me know thanks.:thumbup:

hey there and way to go im new to these boards and have found excellent info i just finished by 6 months on weight management and have lost 18 lbs to date im waiting to hear back from insurance on approval to go see the surgeon good luck to you and keep me infromed on hw things are going

hello my name is trudi and im new to this website i just happen to stumble on it by accident lol im in the process of going through the steps needed to get lapbanding done iv had my 6 months weight management already and waitng for the insurance to get back in touch to figure out what to do next iv been overweight almost all my adult life im almost 36 im 5 foot 3 and weigh as of today 263 i really started gaining weight after my oldest daughter was born shes 11 years old i also have a 6 year old to im defidently ready for the road im traveling but im scared that i wont be able keep up with it once i get the banding done iv always been able to lose weight mostley by starving myself but have always put it plus more on im scared i might fail at this attemp like i do every other time does or did any1 else ever feel this way too and is this normal and also my kids know im having surgery sometime soon hopefully but they dont know what kind what should i tell them if any1 has any answers please let me know thanks:mad:

does any1 have priority health insurance ? and if so hw long do they usually take to approve for surgery?

i am working towards getting the surgery done im waiting for approval to go talk to the surgeon from my insurance company but i was just wondering hw long does the banding surgery take to complete?