austex

U are all so silly and as they say GREAT MINDS DO THINK ALIKE!!!! I have always had a thing for LL COOL J and those lips man .. need I say more ...no let me stop, I tell my husband and he thinks I am crazy but I do say things to try to make him jealous about LL there are alot of nice looking men out there who can make ur heart melt LOL Good luck to u alll........... Becky in Austin Texas :biggrin:

My insurance doesnt exclude the WLS it will allow only one per life time, so I am hoping to take advantage of that .. thanks for the info and take care !! Good luck Becky

hey I am sorry to hear u are feeling bad but one day maybe u can help me too get through this, I am sure it is horrible and u are miserable that is one of my greatest fears. I just look at it like that in the end it will all be worth it. How long after were u given something to drink?? How long did u stay there at facility?? What are u drinking now to stay hydrated and how long do u just do liquids?? How are ur incisions feeling?? Any relief with the gas?? Do u have help at home now since u got home ?/ from the family etc?? do u work?? if so when do u return?? Do u have any children?? I hope u have a good night and thanks for sharing ur experience with so many of us getting ready to take the same journey u have hose too. Keep in touch, Becky

Thanks for sharing your experience with us it does help up to know how different we all are and how each one of our bodies deal with different things. I do congratulate u all and hope u all start to feel better soon.. I believe I might be having my banding done around October depending on the insurance timing. I am only planing to be out a few days I pray I am able to deal with this and able to return to work soon , lucky fo rme I work for a doctor and he knows I am thinking about doing this procedure so maybe I will be able to come to work and get what I need to do done and go home I am the office manager so I should be fine. again good luck to all of u newly banders and now the process begins remember we are sometimes stronger than we give our selves credit for. Becky in Austin, Texas :Banane37:

I have Humana PPO but it depends on what company has it mine is Humana Dell PPO, my husband works for Dell so I am covered through him. What company is ur insurance though?? Mine does cover 1 bariatric surgery per life time this much I do know... I first went to a True Results seminar and found out later that the were out of network with my insurance so I went and transfered all my records to Southwest Bariatrics here in Austin, Texas so far I was approved only I had to do the 6 month weight loss program and all the other stuff that goes along with it then once all that gets submitted I will see what they will say?? I pray they will approve it in the end. take care and good luck keep in touch!!

Hey there wow thanks for the info, so did u have to do the 6 month thing too?? How long after all ur paper work was turned in did it take them to approve u??? thanks for the tip on the psych evaluation. So how are u feeling so far?? are u sore, sick to ur stomach?? any nausea, vomiting?? How long before u can eat or drink anything?? did they recommend what type of protein shake to buy?? it is nice to know u, please keep in touch and good luck on ur new life.

I am sorry to hear that I hope all works well , keep me posted and let me know how it goes I will do the same, take care,

I am in my waiting period per my insurance which is 6 months before having my procedure I am in my 5 month alrady.Since I have been having to wait I have had lots of questions in which I dont know anyone who has had the procedure to ask so maybe someone can help me?? What do I have to look forward to the day of the surgery? the first week? How soon were u able to go back to work?? I have a sit down job so I am planning on returning to work with really no time off but for maybe 3 days? Will I be able to do this?? Vomiting is my worse fear can this be avoided?? I would love some feed back if possible thanks austex

thanks for the info I do appreciate it , any information will help. I have told the doc about the nausea phobia I have so they know to give me phenergan.

I too have meet with Dr Fass at Soutwest Bariatric and would like to know if anyone has used this doc, as well as this practice and if so how did it go?? Anthing I should be aware of ??

Hey there I am from Texas as well Austin to be exact, I am in the final months of getting approved by my insurance so I hope all goes well with it. I am nervous and anxious at the same time, I have lots of questions and no anwers so I hoping to find that here from anyone that is going through this already. So I will know what I might run into experiences. Good luck and keep in touch

Thanks I will do the same, so when are u suppose to have ur procedure and are u going throught ur insurace or self pay?? What have u found of that might be helpful?? Are u nervous???