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Had the band placed yesterday morning. Aside from a little tenderness at the incisions and feeling like I have done about a million sit-ups there has been no pain. I keep expecting the gas pains to start but they haven't yet. How long does it usually take for the gas pain to start? Are they usually immediately after the surgery or does it take a day or two for them to start?

Finally got the call from the surgeons office today. Monday April 6th I will officially be a bandster! Next stop, Mr. Universe.

Just left my soon-to-be surgeons office. I am using Dr. Dewitt in Birmingham. He is sending all the info to BCBS tomorrow. Hopefully the approval/denial will come fast so I can get on with the next step whatever that is. I guess now the waiting game begins and that part may drive me nuts

I had the Psych eval, Nutritionist, and EKG all ran on the same day. It took a couple of days for the psychologist to get her notes to Dr. Dewitts office but the EKG was faxed over that same day. They submitted everything the very next day.

YAY!!! Finally got the approval today! Seems like it took forever! Now I can get on to becoming a real bandster:lol:

Dr. Dewitt is at Princeton Medical Center in Birmingham. I had to jump through all the hoops also but I am so glad I did. Almost there!

Thanks a bunch guys. For the last few months I have been weighing and getting all other insurance requirements together and I guess it never dawned on me that I would finally get to the end of that process. Sounds kind of silly I know but everything is just becoming very real, very fast and it is exciting. I think somewhere down deep inside I wasn't expecting to hear the words "I'll send everything to BCBS tomorrow and then we can get down to scheduling your surgery" Looking soooooo forward to it.:thumbup:

Hey everyone. I just found this site while researching some information for my upcoming Lapband surgery. I have a long list of emotions running through me right now. Some fear but mostly excitement. 5 months ago I was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension. A month after that a sleep study revealed a nasty case of sleep apnea. At that point I said enough is enough. I have tried Dr. supervised diets and workout routines to no avail. One morning I told my wife that I wanted to talk to the doc about weight loss surgery and here I am. Looks like surgery will be mid-February. The various posts on this site give me the feeling that I may be heading in the right direction now and I thank all of you for that.