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I had BOB on December 29th and I am looking for your go to lunches and dinners. I also need to feed my family so some ideas of what we all could have (and like!) would be great!

Thanks. I do have realistic expectations about the band. Just thinking it may be because of all the additional Water I am drinking. My dr let me take Christmas off from the liquid diet before surgery so I thought I would at least lose that weight! lol I will be patient and go from there! Patients is not one of my strong qualities! :-)

Hi all! I had the band over bypass December 29th. Wondering if there is anyone else that has gone through this process? I had it done because my in my original bypass my stoma was too large and have had dumping syndrome ever since. I thought it was something I just had to live with until I started seeing a different bariatric clinic. I had lost almost 100 pounds with the bypass and over the years regained 48 pounds. I just had the band put in and have recovered very fast and I feel like nothing is different than before. No pain and I was up walking 2 hours after surgery and felt fine just a little sore. I obviously haven't had any fills but wondering once i do, will the weight start to drop? I am on a soft food diet now and I am definitely not eating what I was before, but I am not seeing any weight drop. My Dr. did say after surgery that this was the right way to go. I am hoping it was and the band will be a good tool. He said it should feel like it did when I first had the bypass.

Congratulations!

My surgery is scheduled for November 12, which is coming really fast. I called my insurance BCBS MN a couple weeks ago to see if I have been approved yet and they told they hadn't received anything for the dr office. After many calls to the 1 person that submits everything she told me that she was still working the ones for the end of October. So she said she would probably get it in on Oct 29. I called and called on Friday and she never answered, never called me back. SO today I have been blowing her phone up and no answer. I called BCBS and they still dont have anything there yet. WTH? It less then 2 weeks away and the person for BCBS said it may take up to 30 days!!!! Im freaking out! I cant just reschedule my surgery, everything at work has been planned. I dont have a normal job, when Im not there it effects other peoples schedules. I just dont know what to do!!! :thumbup:

I know its early but I can hardly wait for my surgery date. Anyone else scheduled in November? I am scheduled Nov 12! :smile: How is your process going so far? I need 6 months supervised dietican visits and need to lose 15 pounds, including the pysch visit, GI visit and all that fun stuff. I have BCBS MN.

Grrr! So know they called and said it will probably be the following week. I'm so upset because its really going to mess with my time off from work. They also said that they may call me next thursday and i can have it Friday so I cant say i can work next weekend. Is this a sign saying I shouldn't do it?!

thanks for the replies everyone... I finally talked to someone. she said it is fine and there will be enough time for it to go through, and she said not to worry. SO I guess I will just trust them and keep my fingers crossed.

Hey everyone! There are so many more of us November bandsters now! How exciting! So I am kind of freaking out...... I have my final weigh in tomorrow and the seminar that has to be taken before my surgery. I am required to lose 15 pounds before surgery, well, I am not down 15..... I am close but not all the way. What are they going to do? Will I still be able to have it? I only have a 2day pre op liquid diet so I am hoping I just will have to do that for a another day or so. I am so nervous! I will still be able to have surgery- right?! :thumbup:

yay! you are getting closer!! Are you in MN? which hospital are you going to? Im having surgery November 11 at U of M fairview

Hello Minnesota!! I'm in Brooklyn park. Where are you having surgery at?!our dates are close!

I always get sick off of the barium too. It's awful, usually throw up from it. I'm not sure if you have to do it after surgery, i've seen some people do and some don't. So, not sure about that.

Congrat! So happy for you!:thumbup:

people have saying the same to me too- wait until after the holidays! But I am at my max deductable and I'm going to get it this year!!! And it will be good to say i will be losing weight and not gaining over Thanksgiving and Christmas.. How is everyone doing? I have had a rough weekend for eating, I had been doing so well and I had 2 friends birthdays and I don't know what happened! I think I am scared I am never going to be able to enjoy some of my favorite foods again. They wont agree with me or they wont go down. I think I needed one last hoorah with my food! If that makes any sense. and of course, I felt horrible after eating this weekend. My last dietican appointment is on Friday and I need to be down 3 more pounds. At least I didnt gain any weight this weekend. Well, tomorrow is a new day and I will get rid of 3 more pounds!!!

So my scheduled date is November 12. I don't know if I am just freaking out because it's becoming more real or I am just really unsure. Right from the beginning I wanted the band, but now I am wondering if gastric bypass is whats right for me. Does anyone else have those thoughts or if you have already had surgery, do you wish you would of had the bypass? I personally know 2 people who have had the bypass and they have been very successful with it. Maybe its because I personally don't know anyone that's had the band put in. ( and I "know" you guys to extent.....you know what i mean!)

thanks everyone! that helped. :drool:

Congratulations! That is really soon!!!

Oh no! I am sorry you have to wait longer. Its not fair!!!!

I am a Detention Officer and I am wondering if anyone else works in corrections or a jail/prison. I'm wondering how long you plan on taking off. I'm concerned about where the port will be and my duty belt. And the risk of anyone getting violent and messing up my recovery. My surgery is scheduled for November 12 and I was supposed to go back to work on the following Tuesday, but plan on taking the rest of the week off with sick time. Is that too long or not long enough? Thanks for any answers!

That's a great idea! I will ask him about where he plans on placing the port. Thanks! I wish I had another consultation with the surgeon before I have the surgery.

thanks for the quick answers! I am so excited for you guys. you are newly banded- how is it going so far? Thanks for the input too, I think I will stick with what i was thinking and if I feel like I can go back earlier, I will, or see if I can do light duty.

Hello! I work in a jail as well, wondering how long you took off to recover. I'm just worried about where my belt sits, not sure if anything will sit up against it.

Yay! Getting that tentative date, makes things better- there is a light at the end of the tunnel! Congrats!

MrsLD- how did your appointment go today?! Megan, welcome aboard! Thats awesome that insurance went through so fast! Congrats. What state do you live in. I hope mine goes fast like that too! And we have surgery on the same day. I am so excited for all of us. I can't wait to see where we are this time next year. I had my 5th appointment with my dietican today, it was nice to get on the scale and have it be down more than 1 pound or just some ounces!!! She said I will just need to do a 2 days pre op diet before surgery and it doesnt have to be just shakes. She said it would be longer if I havent lost the 15 pounds before my last weigh in. I told her thats not going to happen! She was able to get my last appointment with her scheduled for early October so everything can get submitted faster. Lily- I dont think I will continue on with my pysch..... we will see but I think I will be OK. Hope everyone is having a good day! :thumbup:

Hey Toni! Just wanted to check in with you and see how it is going since you've been banded! Hope all is well, have you had your first fill yet? I was also wondering how long and what kind of pre op diet you needed to do with Dr Leslie.