TracyW2

I will give them a call! I'm just concerned it is going to take forever. I am suppose to have my wisdom teeth taken out. The dentist office sent a letter 2 months ago to get it approved for me to have it done in the hospital and I still haven't heard anything back from that. Although, I would much rather have the lapband than get my wisdom teeth out. :thumbup:

Love the elliptical! I do about 30 minutes and burn about 400 calories. Definitely gives you a good work out.

I have not been banded yet, but we are looking at a possible surgery date in late May/early June. I am breastfeeding my son and plan to do so until he turns 1 in August. Does anyone has any experience with breastfeeding with the band? Do they not do as many fills so you can get the extra calories that are needed? Luckily I will only have a couple months left of breastfeeding, but it is not something I plan on stopping until August. Thanks

Congrats on your continued success. And best of luck in 7 days!!

Thanks, that is awesome. But I just found out I wont have to worry about it. I have to do a 6 month diet and wont beable to resubmit till around October. I will be done breastfeeding by then.

Rachael - I will be interested to hear how everything goes for you. I have taken fenugreek before. I dont want to give up bf'ing if my surgery does come before I am done. Good luck thursday!

Congrats on your weightloss and you ablility to breastfeed. I hope my dr can get in gear and get all my info sent to my surgion so they can get it submitted. I'm getting antsy! Thanks for sharing your story.

Thank you for the reassurance!!! And congrats on your continued breastfeeding and the weight loss.

Thank you for your replies!! It means a lot that you took the time to help.

Thank you for your reply. I was told by the dietician that I may have to discontinue after surgery because I might not get enough in those first few weeks. Although I'm hoping if my surgery does end up being in June that I will be close enough to ending. My son will be 1 August 1st and plan on doing it till he is a year. So June he will be 10 months. Although I do not want to give him formula (personal choice), I hope he will be on enough solid foods so I wont have much of a problem. They did talk about postponing surgery until I am done. I guess I should just wait and find out more when I find out when my surgery could be.

I have not been banded yet, but I had this same problem with both of my c/s. It started around 2 months and lasted till around 6 months. I didnt know it was from the trama of surgery. I always assumed it was because of my hormones.

Thanks for your reply. I cant wait to get a surgery date. The clinic will be submitting all my info in about a week. They have to get all my info together first. I am so ready for this!

Thank you for the welcome.

Hi, my name is Tracy and today was my first consultation. I go back Wednesday to have a psych eval and meet with the nurse and dietician. We are hoping that all goes well and surgery will be in June. I am 29 and the mother of 2 beautiful little boys. They are the light of my life and the reason I am doing this. I want to be here for them. I look forward to getting this journey going.

I have found a couple of woman in my area that I have been in contact with. It is nice to find support. When I do find out for when when my surgery will be, I will look there. Thank you. I guess I was just expecting more of a welcome.

It is very easy, I just had my on Wed. They get into your family history and why you are over weight. What all you have tried as far as diets. I was asked to role play so they could find out exactly how much I knew about the surgery and before and after care. My husband just wanted me to find out if I was crazy or not. LOL

She is completely crazy.

I'm new here and I have seen a lot of cliques. I only had one person even reply to my introduction thread. I was really looking for help when I signed up here, but I just dont see much of that.

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I am looking for people in my area. I live in Quincy and I am seeing Dr. Sidney Rohrscheib in Clinton. I did my psych eval yesterday and we are now waiting to see what all my insurance needs for my predetermination.

I have PCOS and do not have any cycles due to my weight.

33 views and noone can help? I only got one reply with my introduction. hmmmm

1.) Who's you're insurance company? Healthlink 2.) What state do you live in? Illinois 3.) Was your plan provided by your employer or do you pay for it out of your own pocket? Husband's employer 4.) Are you banded yet, waiting for approval, denied...etc? waiting for approval, but have been told I have one of the easiest insurances to get approval

Woman have the right to breastfeed anywhere that you can give a baby a bottle. I bf in public, but I do try to be modest about it. I'm not one for flaunting. I have had people tell me I can go to the bathroom. You wouldn't eat your dinner sitting on the toilet, so dont tell me to feed my baby in there. Although, it seems like if you are bf'ing people like to stare. I had one woman just keep staring at me...like I was a freak or something. I have to agree about loving to bf. I cried when it was over with my first son. It is such a bonding experience. There is nothing better than the milk drunk look they give you while milk is rolling down their chin. I love the fact that my body made that beautiful child and now it is my body that is going to give them nurishment.

First off...Congrats. I know everything seems overwhelming right now. But those motherly instincts kick in! With ds1 we told immediate family right away, but were cautious because of a previous m/c. Once I was out of the first tri, we told everyone. With ds2, we told everyone when I was 8 weeks since it was right at Christmas. I would say tell people as you feel comfortable. And start looking for daycare now! Around here it is almost impossible to get an infant in. I liked the book Your Pregnancy Week by Week. I did not care for What to Expect While Your Expecting.

That is awesome news. Congrats.