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ROFL!! Excellent description of this questionnaire.

So you are not nuts...OR retarded! LOL (That was in reference to the having to spell forwards and backwards, which I am not sure I could do w/o a pen and paper.) What a great test!! I have this fear that I am going to sit down with some old lady and be grilled over my relationship with food and what it all means to my pshyche. :crying:

My surgeon said my lungs sounded fine and he himself would not require me to have a Pulmo consult. However, my INSURANCE requires I have it, along with the 3 months of dietician visits, a Cardiologist clearance and the psych eval. I have had sleep apnea for a few years. The first study is the diagnosis, you may want to call and question the office again, they should have sat down with you and all the reading, They check how many times you stop breathing, how often your brain wakes, your 02 levels and restless legs. The second visit is just to see if you do better on CPAP or BiPAP and wether or not you sleep better with a nose mask, mose plug mask or a full face. You always have to stay over twice but there should be no testing the second time, just the measurements and tweaking of pressures etc. I am sure you will get this sraightened out.

Since you have computer access how about just going to the youtube lapband video blogs. Its not interaction but they are encouraging. Another thing, maybe someone on here who has been through this whole process can do some type of webcam with you..... IDK. You do have a unique situation. GL!

Congratulations on your approval Debbie! I hope to not be too far behind you. GL!!

I have only just begun my pre-op testing. My suggestion is to attend the next local support group. Mine is at my local hospital. I was uncertain as well until I went and saw all these people who had had lost weight and all told me their story about how they would absolutely do it over again in a heartbeat. From newly operated on, to some who had had for a few years. I found it to be SO helpful in calming any fears that I had. No one can tell you better than someone who has already been through it. Be determined to be successful, you can do it!!