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hey guys I will be banded on 12/22/10 I am now blogging as well....please follow cause all support and advice is welcome

thanks

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hey guys I will be banded on 12/22/10 I am now blogging as well....please follow cause all support and advice is welcome

thanks

Got My date!!! As of December 22, 2010 Ill officially be a bandster!! Yay and Merry Christmas to me

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hey everyone...have my last appt with my dr on nov 11th and I will get my date then..Im either gonna be a late november bandster or december bandster...we shall see :thumbup:

congrats Devo on ure approval!!!

The dr called me today and the soonest I can go in for my last appt with the dr is nov 11th so that day i will get my surgery date...hoping for the end of november but realizing I may have to become a december bandster :thumbup:

1. wear cute stylish clothing

2. be able to wear heels without my feet hurting

3. to be able to go to away with friends without them complaining that I snore (bye sleep apnea)

4. to not struggle to breathe

5. to have energy to walk my dog more than just around the block

hey just wanted to let u know that the endoscopy was a breeze just like u said dave. I felt no pain, no uncomfortableness and it was quick and easy. The only issue I had was that I had a migrane so in general I felt crappy. the dr however allowed me to take tylenol to ease the migrane so that was good. :blushing:

hazel, I'm using Dr. Geiss and having the procedure done at North Shore in Syosset. Where are you on LI??

Hey topazz im not from LI, actually from brooklyn but decided to go the garber in new hyde park after a few referrals :thumbup:

Hiii everyone! I havent recieved my date yet but im hoping to have my date in november. I have all my clearances except for the endoscopy, nutritional and psychological consult which is this thursday. so hopefully Ill get my date soon. I too have been getting grief about doing the surgery before the holidays, they keep saying i should eat up and start with the new year but id rather start now. Being thin is more important to me that pumpkin pie lol

good luck everyone and keep in touch

btw topazzz im using dr garber in LI who are you using?

hey guys i totally understand your feelings. when i told my aunt that i was having the surgery she told me she was so happy for me cause she knows all i want is to get married and have a family and I will never find a man being heavy. she told me i have a beautiful face but no man will look at me as something more as a friend until i lose the weight. i personally dont agree with her but it still hurts to hear.

hey guys thanks for this post...Im scheduled for my endoscopy on thursday and im soo nervous...Im also scheduled for nutritional and psychological consult that day as well...trying to get as much done as quickly as I can so i can get my date already

what happens after you reach goal? Do you get an unfill? How do you maintain?

just saying hi....Ive already been to the seminar and I have an appt with my surgeon on the 23rd....I dont have to wait 6 mths luckily and I already started some of my tests (bloodwork, sleep test etc) I am so excited I wish I could have the surgery tomorrow. Weight has been a big issue with me my whole life both mentally and physically and I cannot wait to change. so yea thats it...yay

where do u get the counters that measure ure weight loss?

so I am nervous, When I went to the seminar my BMI was 40.2, today I went to my PCP for my first weigh in for the 6 onth diet and I lost 2 pounds somehow. Now my BMI is 39.8. Is this going to make me uninsurable? Im so scared, can I gain weight for the next weighin? I heard if U gain the insurance will turn u down also.

so I am nervous, When I went to the seminar my BMI was 40.2, today I went to my PCP for my first weigh in for the 6 onth diet and I lost 2 pounds somehow. Now my BMI is 39.8. Is this going to make me uninsurable? Im so scared, can I gain weight for the next weighin? I heard if U gain the insurance will turn u down also.

hey everyone so i called my insurance today to ask what the criteria was for approval and they said they could not give me that information. they said my dr would have to submit the papers, thing is I dont wanna go through tons of blood tests etc just to find out im not eligible. If anyone knows the criteria for BCBS PPO please let me know

thanks

Hey Jennifer thanks for the welcome :cursing: I have blue cross blue shield, so Ill call them tomorrow and see what their requirements are...I have my seminar on tuesday, so we shall see...I also see ure surgery is on tuesday..congrats!!! and good luck!!

hi everyone my name is stephanie and I am new on this site. I am 5'0 and weigh 206 giving me a BMI of 40.2. Im so nervous that I am not going to be approved. I read alot of these sites and they say u must have a BMI of 40 so I just make it. I see alot of u had lower BMI's so maybe there is hope for me. Please if any of u have advice Id appreciate it. Thanks