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Thanks! I was hoping I wouldn't have to wait forever to get an appointment. I think I have decided to go with Dr. Miles! Thanks so much for responding I relly appreciate it!

Hi guys! I am going to the seminar tomorrow! Anything I need to bring or do? Also, after the seminar how long does it typically take to get an appointment? Any words of encouragement???? :confused: Thanks guys! Have a great day!

Hi guys! I am new! My name is Mary and I am from Alabama! I have decided to get banded and started a blog! I go to my first seminar Saturday! I am super nervous and really hoping to get this band in me soon! Hope I can get some followers! Thanks! bandmeimready.blogspot.com

Oh my goodness! Are you doing ok? What happened? Praying for you!

Thanks so much! I am def planning on staying! I am so excited! It feels like I have been waiting forever! You are doing a great job! Good luck with the rest of your journey!

I will deff pray for you concerning the fill! I HATE needles, or really anything that has to do with the medical field. I was thinking that I am just going to go ahead and make an appointment with my primary so they can go ahead and write it in my chart. I want to get this ball moving and the seminar isnt until the 20th. Do you have suggestions on what I need to get the Dr. to note in my chart? I know I have extreme acid reflux, which is from my weight. Oh and my bllod pressure is always a little high, wee I guess I should just say high! It is always 130/90. The Dr. has been fusing at me for over a year now that I needed to see a physician. About the medical history thing, BCBS said they needed the prior 3 years. I wonder if it looks bad or good that I have gained alot of weight in those 3 years. I was on perscription diet pills before I got married which was about 3 1/2 years ago. I had lost down to 230, but AS SOON as I quit taking them I gained about 75 lbs. I hope this doesn't look bad I have heard that almost all their patients have to do a sleep study, which I am ok with. I know that is kinda weird, but since I am so scared of being put to sleep I don't mind any pre-testing because it kind of makes me fill better if I have been tested for all this stuff! Weird I know! Good luck with the fill! Thanks again for talking with me!

Thank you so much for your help! It really means alot to me! I have been reading on the boards for awhile now. I just finally joined I have check with my insurance and they said they would cover it with a 6 month supervised diet. I have involved with a program called InShape America through a local gym for about 8 months now. It requires me to go to the gym 3 times a week. I have been pretty faithful to that (I have skipped a couple of weeks). I am praying that they will accept that! Blood makes me so sick also! Thanks again for all your help!

Hello everyone! I am new and my name is Mary. I live in Jasper, Alabama and are considering having the lapband surgery done by Dr. Miles. I haven't been to the seminar yet, it is February 20. I am really looking for some advice I have BCBS. Would you use Dr. Miles and Schmitt agian if you had it to do over agian? Are there any other Dr.s you would consider and why! Also, I am very scared of being put to sleep to have the surgery. Was this a scary process with Dr. Miles? Thanks so much for any help ya'll can provide! I am 27 years old and weigh 310 lbs. but most importantly I AM READY TO BE BANDED!!!

Thanks guys for the warm welcome! I am so excited and love this site! I know I will be on it alot! Jessica we will deff keep in touch! Good luck at the nutritionist! God Bless!

Hi everyone! My name is Mary, and I am very new! I have struggled with my weight my intire life! I started taking perscription diet pills when I was in the 6th grade in order to make the weight limit to be a high school majorette. When I entered into the 9th grade I weight 130 lbs. By the time I graduated I weighed back up to 163 lbs. After highschool I got up to 225 lbs. I started taking diet pills agian and lost back down to 165 lbs. I am now 27 years old and weigh 310 lbs. Wow! My BMI is 50. My weight has never bothered me in the past, but over the past year I have really realized the limits it has put on my life! I would love to go to a concert or the movies with my husband and not have to worry if I will fit in the seat. That would be great! I would love to get pregnant, we have been married for 3 1/2 years. Anyways, I made the call and I have to go to the seminar on Feb 20. After that I can make an appointment to meet the Dr. I already contacted my insurance company and they said they approved it with 6 months of being monitored on a diet. I have been involved in a program through my local gym called In Shape America. I have been doing that for 6 months. Hoping they will except that??????? Glad to meet everyone! Oh and by the way I am from Alabama!