mandie175lbs

No excuses.... I'll just have to work hard to do better.

Girl, I am all over the place with this new layout! I kind of like it. It reminds me of facebook and myspace. I was upset abou the removing my profile picture, but I think I will leave it that way since I was considering removing my pictures anyway. So, how was your Thanksgiving? Mine went very well. I don't usually eat during the holidays and this one wasn't any different. lol! Keep in touch!

No warning? They just up and change the entire layout? I think they are trying to be another facebook/myspace. lol!

Hey,

I'm doing fine girlfriend! lol! I decided to see a nutritionist today. I know there's one at the weight loss center but I just wanted to speak with someone outside of the lap band center. My visit with he was an hour long! I feel that at this point in this journey, it was the right thing for me to do. I now have a more defined plan. How are you doing? How are you liking this new layout?

Hey Guys,

I went to the doctor today and had 1cc added to my band. I had to seriously beg and throw a tantrum to get it, but my doctor finally gave in and gave me a fill. She insisted that I was doing fine and didn't need a fill. She said that I have lost more weight than they ever expect I would in such a short period of time. I'm going to just calm down and let the cards fall where they may. I think I'm maybe a little too obsessed with this band! lol!

How's thing going with you these days? Your pictures are soooo beautiful! You are truly an inspiration! You really carry your weight well. Most of the time when people lose weight, the weight just come off and they are left without curves and end up looking disproportionate. Your weight is really coming off gracefully. You do not look like you are any where near 300 lbs. Are you exercising? What do you eat on a regular? Keep in touch! I love your pictures. I will post some soon.

I went to the doctor today and I couldn't believe that my doctor thought she wasn't going to give me a fill today! lol! I told her that until I reach my goal weight, I am expecting a fill EVERY TIME I come! lol! She laughed and kept trying to convenience me that I didn't need it. She was strongly suggesting that I not get a fill, but I was not hearing it today! i told her that if she didn't give me a fill that I was seriously considering going to another doctor for it! I was bluffing, but I made a believer out of her and she gave me 1cc of fluid.... We laughed about it afterwords! I sipped the water that she gave me to test if the band was going to work for me with 5cc of fluid and I could drank water and talk at the same time and she said that that's what she was looking for. So, I'm satisfied.... I guess! lol. My next appointment is December 18. I don't think I'm going to be able to reach my goal by my birthday, but I know it's not going to happen. I'm finally at peace with that.

I say that to say this, I am so glad that you are out there and that you are willing to be a cyber friend to me and others. It's hard having this secret and it's even harder when it's on your mind all the time and you have to pretend that nothing has changed in your life. This surgery was HUGE for me and I sure it is for many of us. I am truly appreciative of your kind words and on-line friendship. I bet your girlfriends just love you to pieces! lol!

I saw on one of the forums where a group of women got together in one state to meet, hang out, and to just bond with each other.... I wish that some of us could get together and do something like that in the near future.

Hey Shonette,

For some reason I was thinking about you today when I went to my doctor's appointment! lol! It's sad but you and a few others on this website are the only friends that I have that I can talk to about this lapband. I haven't told any of my friends and don't plan to.... I don't feel that they will understand and to be honest, it's really not something that I want to discuss with them. I just know that if they knew, it would be ALL that we would discuss when we got together and I'd rather be on equal playing grounds when it comes to them. I dare not have something going on and they not be able to relate to it! lol!

Hello Guys,

Just wanted to share some information with you. Every time I get a fill, I have to pay a $60 co-pay. Well, I've noticed that when I make a payment to the weight loss center, they would transfer that payment over to my account at the hospital that I had my surgery at. So, I called my insurance company and asked them about it and I was told that I had met all of my deductibles, co-insurance fees etc. and I really shouldn't have to pay the $60 when I visit the specialist for post-op because everything else is covered at 100%. Then she said that every doctor office is different because sometimes they will act as a hospital base facility and double up as a doctor's office. I called the weight loss center and asked why was I being charged when my insurance company is paying 100% and I also told her that I had met all of my deductibles and then some.

She made a phone call to my insurance company and confirmed what I told her, so now , I don't have to pay anything out of pocket for my fills. I told her that I had already set up a payment plan at the hospital and that I didn't need them to collect money from me to pay on that bill.... All in a days work! lol! You guys may want to check with your insurance company, you may be spending unnecessary money.