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I was banded on 9/18/09 and i am basically doing great. I am sticking to my liquid diet. I have had some left shoulder pain but my biggest issue is my crotch hurts. I feel like i was kicked in my crotch and am brused. it hurts to sit up straight. I know i was cathorized but does it burse you? My husband says call the doctor and ask but i am embarassesd about it. I dont know why but here i sit on a pillow. So mabye this has happened to some one else and i am not just abnormal. how long does it last. oh i forgot to add that i started my period the day of surgery. I was two weeks late and of coures i had to start the day of my surgery. Natures llittle joke to have them on the same day.

I too was banded on friday. How are you doing. I was on a liquid diet for one day so i have not lost much yet. Are you have any probllems? I have not had to much pain. I have had a little shoulder pain. Mostly i think my back is sore from being in bed so much. I am not having many humgar pains, how about you. good luck to you.

I am shocked, but i want to be added to the September banding list. I got my insurance approval on Friday and I called to schedule my surgery. My doctor’s office called me back on Tuesday of this week and asked how does Friday sound. I am shocked. I have not had my results appointment yet so that is tomorrow as well as my pre op appointment at the hospital. I have been trying to get insurance approval for a year and bam…here it is. I don’t have time to get nervous. I will find out tomorrow from my doctor what I need to do after the surgery and I will have to shop for liquids I am aloud. This is happening so quickly, anyone have advice on what they were ate after surgery? I feel like I am on Mr. Toad’s wild ride. My head is spinning but I have been waiting for this for so long.

I have bcbs national insurance. I had many hoops to jump thru. I have been trying to get approval for almost a year now. I got a call today that my insuance finally approved my surgery. It has been a long road but i can see the light (let it not be a train)...i went back and forth thinking maybe it is taking so long because it is not supose to happen...but here we are i got approved today. I am happy and a little afraid. So next week my doctor will schedule my surgery.

Hi, I want to say you do what you can to get from one day to the next. You can’t change the past but you have a long future to look forward to. Forgive yourself and get back on track one step at a time. Do you have support where you are living now? My husband has many medical issues and I have spent the last 20 years dealing with his issues. This year I said it is my turn and I am starting the process of the lap band surgery. You can get back on track. It is time to take care of youself again. You can do it. There is so much support here and I bet there are many people who struggle to keep on track. Hang in there and start with one good decision to get back on track.

Hi, I want to say you do what you can to get from one day to the next. You can’t change the past but you have a long future to look forward to. Forgive yourself and get back on track one step at a time. Do you have support where you are living now? My husband has many medical issues and I have spent the last 20 years dealing with his issues. This year I said it is my turn and I am starting the process of the lap band surgery. You can get back on track. It is time to take care of youself again. You can do it. There is so much support here and I bet there are many people who struggle to keep on track. Hang in there and start with one good decision to get back on track.

Hi, this is my first post. I am starting on my path of getting the lap band. I have had my first doctor appointment with Dr. Enochs. Now on the journey of getting everything ready for insurance approval and testing done. I am excited and afraid of the whole process. I live in Cary and I have two kids. My son is 23 and my daughter is 13. I have been married for 24 years. My husband and kids are very supportive of my choice. I look forward to all the support I will get here too. The posts are so supportive and encouraging.