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That is awesome poodles...!!! i havent seen anything under 200 nor 220 since like 2000.....now its 2009....im very happy for u and i pray for the day when i can see 19?...I see u said that eating more promoted more weight loss...when did u realize u had to eat more...like how long was ur plateau??? I want to know so i can catch it asap and not wast time at the same weight....thanks

Now this is one thing i can honestly say had nothing to do with me being fat!!! I hate soda...if i drink soda its maybe about 4-8oz at a time....just to finish one can it takes me a few hours...and thats really just to wash something down after i eat...I hate soda i get that burning sensation as soon as it hits the esophagus and i feel like im drinking poison sometimes...lol i know its crazy but thats one thing i dont have to worry about relapsing to...I jus love an ICE COLD bottle of water all day everyday!!!!!!

Hello yall...well im gonna keep this thread close to me b/c even though i enjoy talkin to fellow members from all over, there is no place like home, so thats that.. I have been doing the 90 day pre op required by aetna started in dec initially but things came up in jan so i had to extend the visits and 4/30/09 was my last visit...so now im waiting on my case mgr to submit to insurance..... I reside in arlington......the new home for the COWBOYS!! My doctor is Dr. Marsden who is apart of the true results team in the dfw area. My Case mgr is from Lap Band Solutions who does all the hoop and loops jumping to get approved! This will be my first surgery ever.....and look foward to a 75-80lbs lost at the most...

wow oscar this was a great idea...i've always wondered about what i will do about eating mom's cooking once i get the band....im mixed with black and flip...mom is from manila but has been here in the states since 76...but anyways i would really like to know which or what type of our foods can we still consume while banded, b/c I'm already facing the fact that i can no longer eat white rice anymore....so to all my fellow filipinos fill me in on this matter!!! Salamat!!!

i hear u...i just finished my 90 day prep required by aetna and im nervous as hell about being denied...i keep daydreaming to the future...so i will fell jus like u would if i was denied...crushed...!!! but i do know there are possibilities to appeal....my insurance case mgr should be submitting to my insurance on this tues coming up...so im hoping i know something atleast by 5/15...im hoping to have surgery early june....

thats great!!! what insurance do u have?

to be honest i care more about inches than pounds...hell if i could still be a height of 5'6 and weigh 250lbs but fit into a size 12 i would be happy as hell!!! but that aint reality...lol my goal weight is 170 at the least, i still want meat on my bones..jus porportioned.....so for u to have gone from a 22w to a 14 is awesome girl!!!! ur still loosing "fat" if ur going down on dress sizes.... so u shouldnt trip about the scale. the day i can fit a 14 i will probably drop to my knees and thank god...

oh my goodness....i just replied to ur other thread...but i know see ur problem.....have u tried going to a major hospital in AZ and visiting their bariatrics division or something....im assuming if its a major hospital...they wont deny u of assistance regardless if they did ur surgery or not.......u definitely need to take action asap!! sounds like u been dealing with the pain for almost 5 mnths now.

well im not in AZ so i couldnt help with doc referrals, but i see u said u are having alot of problems...is everything ok??? are u in pain?? I would be so upset, if i was having problems with my band and i was being refused it could bejust b/c they weren't the ones that got paid the big bucks for the procedure..... they seem to not be lookin at the big picture of their whole reason for being a doctor in this field...

yes i have heard of it, and i have actually experienced eating it...i visited my aunt in miami and we went to a place that sold all natural things like hand made soap, jewelry...and of course fresh raw fruits and veggie dishes....i will admit it was a bit of a culture shock...lol but i stuck to veggies that i already liked.....i would definitely consider having raw foods apart of my diet...but not solely....oh and one good thing about raw foods is that it goes right through u so i would highly recommend to eat those things to promote regular bowel movements and i know with the band that could be an issue....

unfortunately i dont have any advice yet b/c im not yet banded, but i do travel alot usually every 90 days..b/c my hubby is in ohio for a lil bit... just north east'sh of cincy..but anyways i was wondering about travel and things like amusement parks....u know when ur on a rollercoaster.....i wonder if i will be able to still enjoy those and that the seatbelt wont mess up my port or something....I would also like to meet banded people in ohio preferrably the cincy or columbus area that could tell me of band doc's just incase of an emergency occurs while im out there on visits.

congrats girl.....bless ya and good luck with the surgery and recovery!

im so glad i found this post i too have aetna pos II and i have actually gained weight since my initial visit..im on the 90 day thing, but since i started and in dec 08 but skipped jan im having to do my final appt tomorrow.....but when i went to the initial visit on 12/21/08 i was 244 a bmi of exactly 40.0 so yea i aint gonna lie i knew that if i followed that 90 day thing with eating right and exercise daily i would loose and fall below 40 so i got on a "i will never get to eat like this again" binge and i have gained about 6lbs...since 12/31 to the present, which puts me at a bmi of 41 so im praying they approve me even with a slight weight gain in 4 mnths...and for the fact that i missed a month....but made it up by extending to april. Also my case mgr told me that aetna didnt require psych eval...that was up to the surgeon...i read on the aetna website that only if an individual has a history of psychological mishaps is when they would require a psych eval. and so far the surgeons office told me dr. marsden doesnt require it also.....so my last visit is tomorrow....and hopefully i will know something by 5/10/09!!

who did ur surgery? im in texas also so im curious also did u advise the doc office about what's going on... bc after five fills I would think u would have lost more than 32lbs.... I hope u get this resolved and surgery doesn't have to occur again for u

ok so do u live in the philippines or are u in the states???? I tried checkin.. out ur profile to see where u resided but it was blank but if u live back home then I really understand why u would want other flips to respond because ur concerned with the cost of it over in the philippines.....i didn't even know they did that procedures over there

Congrats and good luck texsue...just wishing u the best from a fellow dfw prospective bander!!! :drool: