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I was at that meeting as well. I didn't care for this new format either. And I'm still pre-op. My surgery is this Friday!

Thanks, I can't wait.

I got my approval from Tufts on Wednesday and my dat today (Friday). My surgery is Feb. 6th!! I'm excited. How do you get the weight loss ticker? I've been to the ticker factory, set one up, but can't seem to get into my profile here? I must have tried everything. Except for obviously, what works. Lol I'm sure you'll start loosing again just fine. A friend of mine just had to hit the "right amount of fill". Now she is doing much better. Good luck.

I spoke with Melissa agin today. She said my paperwork was probably on someone's desk at Tufts. She resent it again today. She said if I don't hear from her by Friday to give her a call back. So I'm sure I'll hear this week. I can't wait.

I have been on them for a week and a half now. I spoke with someone and she said there are submitting me for approval and I should here sometime this coming week about a date. I'm soo excited. I hope it will be this week I hear. I can't believe they don't call, and worse yet, ahve someone wait over 2 hours when the doc is in Cali. That is soo wrong.

Thanks for the info. Was 11/19 when Noble got you in? But Baystate would have been December? How was Noble? I've never heard anything about them. I know where they are, but I hear Baystate is good. Kim~

I will be going thru Dr. Haag probably ay Baystate in Springfield. I have to wait and see when that will be, I guess. I finally am all done with Tufts requirements. Now it's up to them to get me approved, then I go from there.

My friend went thru another office. Since Dr. Haag was out, she didn't want to wait. She went thru a Ct doctor. I actually started the whole process in April also. then I had a 6 month thing to go thru with Tufts. So now I'm just waiting for the approval. Hopefully I'll be banded within about a month!! My friend had no restriction for a few months. Not sure how many cc's now, like 8 I think. But now she's loosing better, and finally has restriction. Hopefully I'll be done soon!

Hi I chose Dr. Haag. I hav Tufts insurance. So I started this back last April. I completed everything, then found out I had to do a whole 6 month program. So it's taking me awhile. I just completed my Tufts requirements. Waiting to hear when I can get things done! I had a friend go thru the whole thing with another insurance. Once she did all the requirements, she was banding in like a month. Pretty quickly. Good luck!

Thanks for the info. Do they use the 14cc band for everyone there? I'm glad you have restriction right away. A friend of mine has had several fills with a little restriction for a day, then nothing. She was banded in September. I think she has finally hit the right amount of fill. Now she is loosing more steadily with restriction. Thanks for sharing, and keep up the good work! You'll be thin in no time! :tongue2:

Hi LisaMarie. Yes, I'm going thru Dr. Haag at PVSurgical in Springfield. I can't wait. How much are you loosing per week? I see 35 so far. I'm sure a lot of that was the liquid diet. Also, did Dr. Haag make you do a liquid diet at all pre-op? Or is it just post-op with him?

Hi everyone. My name is Kim. I am hopefully getting banded soon. I just submitted to my insurance after going thru a whole 6 month thing with Tufts. Anyone from Western Ma? I'm from the Springfield area.

Hi, I'm going thru PVSurgical and I have Tufts. I just did my last call with them last night. Today they are submitting for Tufts approval. So I should hear if it's a go soon! You should be just about ready for banding by now!

Hi, I am still waiting to get banded. My insurance takes forever to get approval. I started the whole process in the Spring of 2008. Looks like approval will be in January 2009. Does anyone know if your hormones effect the success or failure with thye band? My hormone levels are out of wack. Also my thyroid is borderline. No meds, but I have Hashimotos, a thyroid condition.