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I just had surgery this morning and my dr. fixed hernia i didn't know i had. No biggie.

i'm sure most of what i'm feeling is normal as of today my surgery is a week away JUNE 9th i can't believe it.. I have never in my adult life (when i was 4 had my tonsils taken out) had a surgery and am getting more and more nervous as it gets closer. Anyone ever think of the worst happening? I'm trying not to but it is hard.. Just wanting to see what everyone says on this topic. i want to add i am also very excited also.

i know what you mean being excited and scared, my surgery is on Thurs. morning. I'm getting more and more nervous are it gets closer.

25 lbs in 1 month that is great!! i'm hoping to do that good. I will be getting my band June 9th and am sooo excited. keep up the good work and keep us updated on your progress.

Hi, sorry to hear about all your troubles . I have been going through depression the last 4 years since i got really overweight. Decided to look into lapband, lucky for me my insurance (through my husbands work) approved with 6 months supervised dr. visits. Lapband has given me hope (am being banded June 9) I know it is going to help me change my life for the better. You should go to a seminar they are free and very informational they discuss everything. I think it is definately worth looking into. Hope you find the answers you are looking for and good luck!!

ya i keep telling myself don't listen to the negative it isn't a major surgery. I just try to drown out all the negative with positive thoughts. everything is going to be fine and try and think how much better i will feel when i start getting some of this excess weight off. feel free to message me if you want we are getting surgery the same month we can keep each other posted on how we are doing

My mom and one of my sisters are very negative they don't like going under anthesthia they are afraid of not waking up, i always thought it was silly. now thats going through my head. But at the same time i am very excited because i am tired of living my life the way i am now (basically not living happy, healthy and being able to do all the things with my family i want to do). glad to hear it's pretty normal.

Im scheduled for June 9th with preop June 3rd. anybody wanna buddy let me know. I am 32 bmi 46 anybody around the same age and bmi would be fun to keep up with how each other is doing.

I'm soooo excited but nervous at the same time. Found out Mon. Insurance approved my surgery. been calling the drs office all week they say they will call me back then don't. hoping to hear from them soon the recepionist said i just need to schedule my surgery so i really don't know why i have to talk to a certain person who is always in surgery when i call. Maybe they have to discuss other things with me???

actually she just called this morning and I am being banded june 9th!!! I cannot believe it in less than 2 weeks. i am so excited.

That is great considering you had a baby. I hope i do that good, I have about the same amount of weight to lose. i have not got the band yet, but got approved by insurance now just waiting on a phone call to schedule my surgery.

im hopefully getting banded within the next month. Found out insurance approved on Mon. supposed to call back tomorrow for surgery date. when i talked to receptionist the end of March she said they are scheduling within about 2 weeks. I hope so the sooner the better. I am also nervous and have not had a surgery since i was 4 to get my tonsils out. good luck everyone..

I dont have your dr. i have dr james ray in Bloomington, In. I thought i would reply to you since you are from In also... i am waiting on insurance approval have been waiting for a while dr. office says they have a 3rd party handling their insurance issues and she said it is taking longer.. so i don;t know what is going on. e-mail me if you want sometime i have about the same bmi as you right now also.

i would love to be buddies! I am a 32 year old mother of 4 (13,11,4,1). I am waiting to hear from insurance i was hoping for a may date but that's looking grim anyway the sooner the better i have been waiting for a very long time. I was 3 months into my 6 months dr. supervised weight loss program when i surprisingly got pregnant with my now 1 year old so that put it off til now ,with breastfeeding until 13 months and all i am finishing my 6 months thurs. is my final appt. but they went ahead and submitted to insurance.. so im crossing fingers it happens very soon.

Ok, so i know some people will think i am crazy, but should i go ahead and do a 1 or 2 week pre op liquid diet? my dr. does not require it. I know it shrienks your liver making it easier to perform the surgery. I don't know why he does not require and with next appointment will ask. i am waiting on insurance approval right now. anyone else not have to do it? any thoughts on this would be appreciated..

you are doing great! i looked at your profile and we are about the same age i'm 32 and are similar in weight my bmi is 45. I hope to do as great as you. im waiting on insurance approval hopefully i can get my band in May... i would love to buddy with you if you want. i need some support and it sounds like you have everything down pat doing as good as you are.

Hi mandy. WOW 112 lbs. in less than 5 months that is awesome. I am hoping to be banded in May, right now im waiting on insurance approval.

i hope to be banded in may. dr. office submitted to insurance after last nutrisionst class on March 30 still waiting to hear from them. I called Mon. to find out what i needed to do and tell them my last 6 month will be Thurs. they said go ahead and fax dr records to their office but they already sumitted to insurance and they havent requested 6 months records yet. I was shocked i thought they needed my 6 months first. i guess they thought they would send it upon request. idk. im so excited and hope to be approved soon and get a may date.

For some reason my dr. does not require you to preop diet but was wondering if i should anyway, it seems like almost everyone on here talks about their preop diet. Everyone will probably think im crazy for saying that, but if it will help the surgery go better and make things easier for the dr. i would do it. I am a mother of 4 2 of them being very young and have never had surgery and am very nervous but know i need to do this.

Hey i am a 31 year old mother of 4 children. 5'7 280lbs and am very depressed. I was doing my 6 months with 3 months done last year when i found out i was pregnant (oops) don't get me wrong i love her to death and wouldn't change getting pregnant with her at all. I just fill aweful i weighed 268 when i got pregnant with her and just this little 12 lbs more feels like alot more on my body. She is 5 months old i am breastfeeding her and am wanting to start the process again sometime in the next month so when i wean her in 6 months or so i will be fully ready to get the lapband. i feel very sad when i think about having to wait that long because i am so ready to get it, i just need to nurse her until she is at least 12 months old, its healthier for her and with 4 kids its so much cheaper than buying formula. Anyways thats my story or part of it. anyone else banded with similar weight and height and age i would love to hear from you.

i was skinny size 5 all through school had my first child when i was 19 gained alot of weight with the pregnancy just a few pounds under 200. lost it all! became pregnant again a little over a year later gained the same amount but breastfed her and gained 15lbs on top of my pregnancy weight. top weight didn't go over 210 for the next 7 years weight was up and down. then me and my husband decided to have another child i gained 38 pounds breast fed yo yo dieted where i lost then gained back and then some until i was 268 when i looked into lapband got pregnant again now im at my highest weight 280. i always say and i thought i was big then. i never imagined i would be this big. sorry for the long story of my life. just wanted to explain part of how i got here.

yeah, i told my husband i am going to start the process again sometime the next month that way when i wean my daughter sometime after she is 1 year old i will be ready to get the lap band. He is ready for me to get it too to have the women he married back, although he is to good of a man to say that i know he feels that way. He has been so good to me he says he loves me the way i am but wants it for me because he knows i feel aweful being this obese. ive been overweight for 10 years just about 60 lbs overweight most years until 3 years ago and my weight has gone up 60 more pounds so im 120+ overweight. my ultimate goal would be 145 but would be happy 160. how about you?

thanks for the reply, i know what you mean by wanting it done yesterday. i cant wait to be able to do more with my children and i know i will want and be able to once i get this weight off. i cant wait to have my life back! to look as i once did and be able to do the things i want to do but my weight restricts me from doing. I am tired of the yo yo dieting and ready to have this tool to help me get this weight off and KEEP IT OFF.

same here chicchick. I am actually signed up for a free seminar here in Indiana on April 28, found out my insurance does cover it but you have to meet certain criteria. I have been doing research all I can on the internet, am really considering it.