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I am so happy for you. Good Luck, I am sure everything will go well. Your new life begins today. Take Care!

I get banded the morning after you. I am so excited and ready. We are almost there. Good Luck!

My insurance required a 5 year history with monthly check ins with my primary doctor. I just could not imagine waiting another 5 years, so I decided to self pay.

Good Job ! Keep up the good work!

Absolutely, that would be great ladybug1972. I think I figured out and added you to my friend list. Just go into your edit profile and on the left hand side, it says something like "edit friends & contacts". Just type my JUKU in their and click on the "add to friends" button. I will definitely appreciate the support and will try my best to return the favor. I am 31, single and live in a very very small town called Humboldt SD. Hope to hear from you soon.

WOW! What a month for you, you should be proud of yourself. It is just the beginning of a whole new life for you. I hope I can say the same a month after I am banded. My surgery is coming up on the 30th.Keep up the good work!

We will be banded around the same time. Mine is scheduled for Sept 30th. I truely know what you mean about it being "real" now. When I sat down with the nurse on Friday the 12th to pick a date, I was instantly struck with so many emotions. Nervous, Scared, Excited. But this is definitly the right choice. Good Luck to you!

I get banded 2 weeks from today on the 30th. These are great suggestions. I appreciate them, keep them coming!

Congrats. My preop is Sept 17th and surgery is Sept 30th. This is what I have been waiting for but all of a sudden I am nervous and emotional, but I am looking forward to starting my new life.

I am self paying but haven't had surgery yet. I was told that the hospital portion $12,000 was due the morning of surgery and the rest (surgeon & anesthia) could be made by payments.

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement. I am at the stage of my 2nd consultation with the surgeon. I go Friday Sept 12th. I already had my tests done and had it submitted to insurance and received a rejection letter because I haven't been on a physician supervised weight loss program for 5 years with monthly check ins with my dr. When you think about it, it would be 60 monthly copays of $20. So there is $1200 I could put towards self paying now. So, that is what I am planning on doing. I am lucky to have a savings put away, so I am going to do this for Me. Right now, I am scared and anxious but definitly excited to start a new beginning.