Kimmiev3

Thanks so much. I am excited about coming to a meeting.

Thanks for responding. Let me clarify my question a bit. I had my lap band placed on March 25th of this year out of state. So, having already being banned would it still be okay to attend a support group meeting sponsered by another Dr? Also, I have been going to Planet Fitness which use to be Gold's Gym here in Tuscaloosa. It is open pretty much 24 hours during the week. I usually go on my way home from work. I would also love to have someone to work out with. I mostly walk on the treadmill or use the stationary bikes. Anyway, thanks for you help. Kim

Can anyone go to the support meetings or is it only for patients of this particular Dr.?

I have seen a few threads asking if people were getting banded on certain dates so I figured why not. I live in Alabama and I leave on the 24th going to Tijauna and will have my surgery on the 25th. Just wondered how many out there had the same date and where they were having their surgery.

Hello all. I have decided to join this group in hopes that it will help me with my up coming lap band surgery. I am in the process of trying to get approved. I have actually scheduled my surgery for March 24th because my insurance will most likely deny my claim. I was told in August that BC/BS of Alabama would except photos in place of medical documentation of weight for the past 3 years. I was pleased because I was going to have a hard time finding the weights. My BMI has been up and down most of my life. Well I did the 7 months of medically supervised weight loss supervision. In fact it was on the way to my last appt for this that I found out that my insurance no longer accepted photos. You can imagine my diappointment. I have spent all this time playing the insurance game. I actually gained weight in order to make sure my BMI was high enough. I have managed to find weight for every year except 2007. I have spent money on these apppointments because my insurance would not cover it. I had physcological evalutations, sleep studies, and emotional distress from all of this. So I decided to go the private pay way. Now my Dr.'s office says....why not try anyway. If I can get a letter stating that I don't have a weight for 2007 because they did not weigh me at these appointments, which is the truth. My problem is if I do this and they deny it anyway, it will drive me insane. I don't want to put this off any longer. I have not though about much else for over 9 months. I currently weigh around 256 lbs. I don't want to be super thin and will never be a model but I need to be healthy. Both of my parents and grandparents all died in their 60's. I will be 42 in March. I need to live longer. 20 years is not enough time. My parents were not really overweight and that is not the cause of their death but I need all the help I can get. So there you go...long winded I know but that's my story. Any help or advise is welcomed. Thanks in advance. Kim Webb Northport, AL

This may have been asked before but I have to ask? When can you have sex after having lap band surgery?

Good luck with the crawfish....I would'nt do it but I totally understand you wanting to. I am a displaced Cajun...lol