MountainMama

Hello all. I was banded on 4/29 and have been dealing with the bloat and gas as well. These seem to be so much worse than dealing with any pain I have. My doc said I was okay to leave my overnight hospital stay on pureed foods and I have done Protein shakes and pureed's. I have tolerated it well so far and am greatful because I am not having the lack of energy that some of you are having. I am hoping that this is the right tool for me but so far so good! Good luck to us all, new and old.:thumbdown:

My surgery is on 4/29 and I am on day 6 of my liquid diet. I know exactly what you are saying about the hunger, it is still very real, but I am trying my darndest to stick with it. For me the actual hunger isnt as bad as the "head" hunger. I can satisfy the real hunger with another shake or cup of broth, but the head hunger haunts me all day. I feel that I NEED to eat because of my unhealthy realtionship with food, but so far I am not dead because I didnt eat that KFC double stack or chinese I wanted. :ohmy: Its hard, really hard, but just think of the outcome. We will be getting the tool that we need to help us get ourselves into a more healthy body. Then have the added perks of a more shapely body, better self esteem, and more engery! You can do this... the support on this board is super. I am a big lurker on here but I wanted to extend you my support. We can get through it, 2 weeks of hunger or a lifetime of obesity....

Did anyone else have a difficulty getting the time off that they needed? My job had 30 days notification that I was approved for my band on 4/22, yet they "were't able to schedule me off". I have emailed and requested 4/29 for my second date. Now I have to "wait and see". I am so close to having it done, that now this frustration is bringing out the inner temper tantrum, lol. I am so ready to get to the first day of the rest of my life. Did any of you have the run around from your job or were they supportive and helpful?

Hi there everyone. This board has been a God send, all of the information is wonderful. I have an easy insurance to deal with, federal BCBS, my question however is for my sister in law. She has Cigna in TN and the policy that she has says WLS is not covered. Her BMI is 52, she has high blood pressure, epilepsy, joint problems, had back surgery, incontinence, fibromyalgia, and lupus. Is there any chance that she can get approval even though her policy says it does not cover the band? I have started my process and my doc says I wont have any problems (fingers crossed), I really want to help out my SIL because she is so upset and depressed. She has tried for years, like all of us, but has not had success in keeping off her weight either. What would she have to do to get the ball rolling to possibly get approval. Any information is appreciated.