smitten4u

:thumbup:YOU ROCK!!! I bet you worked your ass off and you should be completly proud way to go. Cheers

cant wait to be in your shoes:) congrats on your awsome new you

cheers here's to u Dawn you got my vote. all the best with the contest:thumbup:

im as self pay after being denied by my insurance so i have no other choice than to go to Mx and have it done has anyone here gone to Dr. Kuri,PLEASE any feed back welcome thanks

who does your fills, and may i ask why you choose to go with him instead of any of the other doc down there? Just trying to get as much info as i can hope u understnad:)

hi there i too am in the begining phases i'm a self pay who got tired of jumping through the hoops and decided to take out a student loan to apy for this becuase its that important to me. I will say this site is sooooo helpful the people hear are awsome they are very knowledable and so kind i recomend trying the chat room it's a great place to get real time answers. Lmason you must be a virgo:) i'm the same way:) best regards

I was intially denied by my insurance last year for lapband. I was quickly let down i have tried dieting and exerise 1000 times since and never stick to any of it my latest great idea was the whole HCG injections although i lost i just couldn't keep it up long term, i have decided i will be self pay i will have my saving bulit up in the next 4 months to have it done in MX by Dr. Kuir (any info helpful) my questions i guess are mainly will it work???????? i can stick to something if i see the progress and also if i really don't feel hungry ( i think) or maybe just wont want to eat cuz i can't. SO would this be the right way to go about i mean wls any help greatly appreciated.:blushing:

thanks for the replies it really helps in what feels like a lonley place to be i mean considering wls is pretty serious but i've tried it all fromDr. diets to otc vudo to whodu so this is it. I understand the whole it's a tool thing but will it work if i work it, i mean ww works if i work it and so does HCG but i guess what i need to know is why will this work any reply greatly appreciated thanks again:redface:

Tracy i know exactly how u feel now i kno im not crazy well not alone at least:) im self pay shceduled for june 15 and have been going back and forth alomost moment by moment thinking maybe if i just try harder this time. I have fianlly decided that this is going to be me trying harder best regards

thx got it:)

hi everyone can some one tell me how i find post that i have made in the past. thx:rolleyes:

anyone hae any input on Dr. Kuri down in Mx thx:unsure:

has anyone had the band done at this clinic and if so by Dr. Bhoyrul? Any advice/thoughts on this very helpful thanks

i completely understand the anxiety you are having just waiting to hear the great news. I'm so thankful we go on vacation tomorrow or else i think i would literally make myself sick with worry about "if I don't get approved." I already talked to my husband and told him i think it will crush me if i don't get approved, he simply said you cant let it crush you we will get this done one way or another. It rocks having your best friend stand beside you through all the trails of life:) I know that Monday seems eons away but I will keep you in my prayers. all the best to you

I just sent off my packet today to the Hospital who will in turn send it to my insurance for approval. Any of you out there that believe in prayer and know what a difference this band has made or will make for you, please remember me when you say your prayers. I really need this and I know that this will give me my life back. I have found such support on this board, I would be devastated if I get denied. I have a really big trip our first family vacation since my mother passed away 6 years ago. This will be the first time im really just gonna allow my self to enjoy a vacation and even enjoy being a part of every picture that is taken so that I will have plenty of before pics because the after is gonna blow your socks off. I'm truly ready to work my band and follow the regiment that i will need to, to obtain the life i want and know that i deserve but I know that I will need help from my new best friend "Band-ella," (at least thats what I think will name her.) SO once agian if i ever needed the help of a complete stranger in my life it is now. i need all good vibes, prayers, and just geniune support sent my way:) i have only told my HUBBY, my 2 brothers and 1 really good girl friend. I feel that I have enough of a support system here on the boards and with them that I will do just fine:) TIA have a great nihgt

just wondering if you had heard from your ins yet, and if so how long did it take? I just sent off my papers yesterday, the good thing is we have a week of vacation coming up on friday so that will keep me busy:) best of wishes for you

has any one been banded at this hospital i will be using Dr. Bhyrol and just wanted to get some feed back from any one thanks:)

if it helps any we are on the same boat. I have to wait until Monday to see how things will go, I'm still in the getting all my paper work together to send it off to the insurance. I'm so afraid that i will get denied. I guess that's just such a stressor for me. Like you i have put everything into this being my ticket out of this pathetic fat life!!! just want to be free from this weight sooooo badly. I want my life back just like everyone else. So maybe we can help ome another out, if you need to talk i'm just a click away

hi there, i just had my phsyc eval earlier this week. it was sooo easy she just asked me normal questions, do i smoke, where i grew up, how many siblings i had, if i was married if so how long, number oof children. that was it i was in and out within 1 hour. I did not have to have a nutrionist for my insurance.

hi there, from what i have been reading on the boards (I'm not banded yet) it seems this is normal your body has to adjust to everything that has happened. I'm sure there will be more comments to come from others that have a lot more experience. best wishes

hey everyone. I have been lurking the boards for a while now. i had originally spoken to my pcp about gastric he gave me all the info and something just didn't set right with me about the whole process and i just stopped the whole thing dead in my tracks about 4 months ago, recently i have heard about this whole "banding," thing and seem to be way more comfortable with this option, so i went back in and talked to my pcp he thought i was still set on gastric and when i told him i wnated to be banded he said that statisticly the outcome is better with gastric. I currently wiegh 247lbs i wan this soooooooooo bad but i'm not sure i want it bad enough to do gastric, He tyold me to talk to the suregon and see what they recomend, has this happened to anyone? since all of this i have not been able to sleep very well very scared about gastric, feel alot better about the band. any advice greatly appreciated.

I have decided to have lap band i have UHC and have my phsyc eval in place today i have all the requirements the insurance has asked for but i can't find an in network provider who does the lapband in the phoenix or california area. URHHHHggg any help is helpful i'm gettin gsoooo frustrated. TIA