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Hey everyone. Im looking to meet some new friends that have or are getting banded. Never hurts to meet new friends and share experiances. Gawd knows we all needs someone to talk to. And I would greatly appreciate the help. I have not yet been banded for I am waiting for my insurance to approve me first. Then I will be well on my way! Very Excited! Roslynn Colorado:thumbup:

Ok, so waiting...as we all know that part sucks the most....especially when youre calling your surgeons office three times a day for three weeks just to find out if they have anything on your insurance to see if you have infact been approved or if youre still waiting......I knew nothing, all I know is that August 20th I went to see Dr. Snyder and I heard nothing after that. Finally! Finally I heard from Dolly, who deals with the insurance in the office. Come to find out they were late getting back my Dictation from the Doc.:thumbup: I was a tad furious...but the best part was that she said she was sending my insurance stuff in MONDAY! So. then of course as inpatient as I am I politely asked her..."how long is it going to take now after you have submitted my paperwork?" she mentioned it usually takes 30 days which is fine suprisingly because at least I know whats going on but she made me even more excited when she said " In your case it shouldnt take that long to get you approved!":thumbup: thats basically the face I had lol when she told me that on the phone. I am going to Disneyland first week of October with my bf and son...and Im hoping I hear something either by the time I get back, or there soon after to set up my appt for surgery. Ive been waiting for this moment forever! I cant wait till next year when I celebrate being able to actually ride the rides at Disney and anywhere else. This time around im just going to have to enjoy the smile on my sons face when he finds out that where taking him:lol:

Ok, so waiting...as we all know that part sucks the most....especially when youre calling your surgeons office three times a day for three weeks just to find out if they have anything on your insurance to see if you have infact been approved or if youre still waiting......I knew nothing, all I know is that August 20th I went to see Dr. Snyder and I heard nothing after that. Finally! Finally I heard from Dolly, who deals with the insurance in the office. Come to find out they were late getting back my Dictation from the Doc. I was a tad furious...but the best part was that she said she was sending my insurance stuff in MONDAY! So. then of course as inpatient as I am I politely asked her..."how long is it going to take now after you have submitted my paperwork?" she mentioned it usually takes 30 days which is fine suprisingly because at least I know whats going on but she made me even more excited when she said " In your case it shouldnt take that long to get you approved!":thumbup: thats basically the face I had lol when she told me that on the phone. I am going to Disneyland first week of October with my bf and son...and Im hoping I hear something either by the time I get back, or there soon after to set up my appt for surgery. Ive been waiting for this moment forever! I cant wait till next year when I celebrate being able to actually ride the rides at Disney and anywhere else. This time around im just going to have to enjoy the smile on my sons face when he finds out that where taking him:lol:

What you may be incountering is a plato...its not a bad thing but its where your body is adjusting to all its change, and as you may not be losing inchs or lbs you may be gaining muscle as well. I could be wrong but I use to be a weight loss consultant at one time in my life believe it or not lol. Youll do fine. As soon as your body catchs up with your fantastic weight loss it will loss again, you have to also realize the less you have to lose the harder it is to lose it. Chin up youre doing wonderfully! Congrats for what youve done thus far!

Sooo today was a very exciting day for me. Today I met with my surgeon Dr. Micheal Snyder. I have been approved to have the surgery, but I have to wait for my insurance to approve it first which may take a couple of weeks.. Im really trying to find someone who is about to get it as well, and lives in the Denver, CO area. If not its still nice to meet new friends. I cant wait for my journey to begin. I consider this surgery to be a rebirth and bday gift to myself since Sept 25th I will be 28 and its going to be a new begining for myself and my son once I have this done. It's good to know there is so much support out there. I love this site, I truely do!:thumbup:

I was almost wondering if i were to do the self pay and then just have it go to my insurance what would happen?!?!

nope havnt been banded yet, im waiting for my insurance to approve it....feels like its takin forever =( were you selfpay? or did you have your insurance cover some of it?

Moved here from Michigan.

Im very happy to hear that. Congrats, I hate just the waiting process. According to my insurance my surgeons office hasnt submitted anything...im hoping theyre wrong.

Dr. Snyder, and yourself? where abouts in colorado? and why only temp? I LOVE THIS STATE! Just moved here two years ago.

So in July I went to the seminar explaining and talking about Lapband. I have been debating about doing this for almost over a year. I finally decided to take charge of my life and focus on myself. Ever since I was younger around 12 as I remember I use to always take care of my brother because my mother was always gone trying to make a living. A year after that I decided to move in with my dad in which even then I had to take care of my father because of his weight. This is something I noticed at a young age since I was 12 and shoping for school clothes for my new school in a new state that I had to already go into the women sizes for clothes. At the age of 12 I was shopping for a size 12. Thats when I realized even at a young age that I was over-weight. All my life I was always the chubby kid. Never really got made fun of it until I was in the 7th grade. I looked more like a boy because I was plump and had short hair so I was called a "dyke" because I have overly huge shoulders that make me look like a hard ass. lol as I would put it. All my life I always took care of someone, everyone but myself, at the age of 21 I had a son. A beautiful son of course. I was very happy that I had this happy blessing in my life. But again, I had to take care of another. Just until now did I finally feel so complete in my life that I decided to focus on me. Not only for myself because well as important as that is, I needed also to do it for my son because I dont want him to have to be like me when I was younger and take care of my obese parent. I want to be able to go to a amusement park and ride all the rides with my son, and go to waterworld without going down a slide and almost flipping over because my weight is pushing me faster down the slide and the bottom of my bathing suit falling down under my stomach with my pooch sticking out. I dont mind it as much as it may seem in me writing this blog. I still have a blast no matter where I go. Just to see the smile on my sons face is a blessing all on its own. Im ready to be reborn, and give myself this gift to have Lapband done so that not only will I be Happier then I already am, but be the healthiest Ive ever been. I do all this because well, Im just that rad!:party:

So in July I went to the seminar explaining and talking about Lapband. I have been debating about doing this for almost over a year. I finally decided to take charge of my life and focus on myself. Ever since I was younger around 12 as I remember I use to always take care of my brother because my mother was always gone trying to make a living. A year after that I decided to move in with my dad in which even then I had to take care of my father because of his weight. This is something I noticed at a young age since I was 12 and shoping for school clothes for my new school in a new state that I had to already go into the women sizes for clothes. At the age of 12 I was shopping for a size 12. Thats when I realized even at a young age that I was over-weight. All my life I was always the chubby kid. Never really got made fun of it until I was in the 7th grade. I looked more like a boy because I was plump and had short hair so I was called a "dyke" because I have overly huge shoulders that make me look like a hard ass. lol as I would put it. All my life I always took care of someone, everyone but myself, at the age of 21 I had a son. A beautiful son of course. I was very happy that I had this happy blessing in my life. But again, I had to take care of another. Just until now did I finally feel so complete in my life that I decided to focus on me. Not only for myself because well as important as that is, I needed also to do it for my son because I dont want him to have to be like me when I was younger and take care of my obese parent. I want to be able to go to a amusement park and ride all the rides with my son, and go to waterworld without going down a slide and almost flipping over because my weight is pushing me faster down the slide and the bottom of my bathing suit falling down under my stomach with my pooch sticking out. I dont mind it as much as it may seem in me writing this blog. I still have a blast no matter where I go. Just to see the smile on my sons face is a blessing all on its own. Im ready to be reborn, and give myself this gift to have Lapband done so that not only will I be Happier then I already am, but be the healthiest Ive ever been. I do all this because well, Im just that rad!:tongue2:

lol.. That is awesome, ive been looking for someone i can keep in contact with and know the same things I am going through. Not sure if youre at all intrested but I am 5'5 282lbs looking to be 155 some day! TOTAL GOAL!