newlifebegins2017

I will be banded on January 20th

Welcome to the board from another newbie! I just signed up today as well. I had a surgeon recommended to me by some family members so I went with that. There are lots of threads here that talk about the different surgeons that people have used. Just do a lot of reading and really check out the surgeon well before you make a decision. Your insurance or lack of insurance might make a difference on your choices as well. Good luck to you.

Congrats on your surgery. That's awesome that your insurance paid 100%.

I've been reading on this board for about 3 weeks now. I figured that I might as well join so I can get involved in the great conversations that are going on. I have struggled with my weight since I was very young. First diet pills were prescribed at the age of 7. So you can say I have dieted my way to where I am now. I decided to have the lap band surgery after doing a lot of research on it. I started dealing with my insurance company and they gave me a long list of hoops to jump through and told me to plan on being denied at least twice before I would be approved. I wasn't going to wait that long. I already have complications beginning and I'm weighing in at about 425 right now. Soooooo, I decided to get the funds and self pay. I have a surgery date of January 20th. I can hardly wait to begin this journey. My liquid pre-op diet starts on December 20th. My goal weight is somewhere around 150. I am not going to worry too much about that final goal weight. I have a long way to go. I just turned 40, I'm married to a OTR trucker and we live in Missouri. I'm glad to be here and look forward to getting to know many of you.