Toohotfortv
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Hey Everyone,
Its been 9 days since surgery and I am feeling great. the pain is so minimal I don't even need meds. I lost 15 pounds too! Yeah!
I must tell you that I am tired of the chicken broth but I have found that changing different brands has helped.
I am loving my band.
I am going to be one hot mama next summer!
Good luck to everyone!
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Thanks everyone for your support. It really means alot to have people there who know what you are going through.
The surgery went well although I don't remember much of anything. The anesthesiologist came in the room and that's when I really got scared. After that I woke up in my room. I don't ever remember being in the recovery room at all. I was given the choice to stay overnight because my insurance covers it but I couldn't get any rest in the hospital at all. The nurses and tech were coming in every 5 minutes to check on me and I had surgery at 7:45 am so I felt okay to go hom at 11 pm that night. Nothing like sleeping in your own bed.
I must say that the pain isn't that bad. The gas pain is the worst! I find that walking around the house helps some.
To everyone that has been banded and those that are next in line, good luck to you.
By the way I am already down 5 pounds in the last 3 days. Everyone keep up the good work.
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I really don't know how to feel. Everyone keeps asking me if I am excited. I am excited, scared, nervous and hopeful all at the same time. I see of you came home the same day. They asked that I stay overnight.
I think I am so nervous becuase this is drastic and if I don't make this work I will be fat forever. I see some people here that haven't lost alot of weight and other that lost majorly. I hope it works for me. :wub:
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I totoally agree with you. I don't understand why they can't perfom the test at the same time as the consult. I guess that gives them reason to charge your insuance for another visit.
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I have a new surgeon and no program fee!!! My surgery is on Nov 4th now instead of November 2nd. YEah I am so happy!
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Thanks MiMi,
I definelty will call around tomorrow. Funny I used to live in Columbia S.C. right off of Garners Ferry Road.
I thought that fee was a bit high. I mean they are getting thousands from the insurance company.
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I was told that my program fee will be 1000.00 today. I am on the East Coast but I still find that really high because that is above my insurance which is covering the surgery?
What do you think?
I wonder how hard it would be to change surgeons?
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Dhawkins,
That is great to hear. I was recently approved also. I am so happy to have my surgery. I am scheduled for November 2nd. I wasn't overweight as a child either. I had two boys pretty much back to back and gained alot of weight. I gained almost 100 pounds since meeting my husband. Since I am only 30 I decided I didn't want to spend the rest of my life this way. I am really to lose weight. And your right about Beyonce, she better watch out! LOL!
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Hello All,
I am appoved and I received confirmation that my surgery is on November 2nd. YAAAAHHHH! I can't wait!:thumbdown:
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Hi Timoyal,
My waiting game ended yesterday. I was approved. It took about 7 business day. Those days seemed to be so long. I am sheduled for November 2nd. My best advise to you is too occupy yourself with something else if you don't you'll drive yourself crazy.
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I was approved through Aetna today. Scheduled for November 9th!
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I have completed my 3 months of supervised weight loss and was only able to lose 6 pounds. My phsch eval is complete, nutrition and exercise visits are also complete.My surgeon program assistant sent my packet to Aetna which I have through the Federal government. No I just have to weight.
I am 30, with a bmi of 43 and no hbp or diabeties. I have been obese for about 5 years.
Do you think I'll get approved? I am going to call them again in 3 hours. They probably tell me not to call again. LOL!
My tenative surgery date is November 9th.
UPDATE: I Got Approved today!!! Yeah Me. Now I am nervous.
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The support group is held by my doctors office. It's held once a month. I think its a great motovational tool.
Crazyinlove, I hope you get approved! Shoot I hope I get approved. LOL!
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Congrats! You are on your way! :rolleyes2:
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I told myself I wouldn't call until the end of the day. But I called an hour ago. STILL Pending! The lady said it ususally takes about four days with Aetna.
The wait is the worst!
I did go to a support group last night. A woman there has lost 143 pounds in 19 months. That's so great.
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I have completed my 3 months of supervised weight loss and was only able to lose 6 pounds. My phsch eval is complete, nutrition and exercise visits are also complete.
My surgeon program assistant sent my packet to Aetna which I have through the Federal government. No I just have to weight.
I am 30, with a bmi of 43 and no hbp or diabeties. I have been obese for about 5 years.
Do you think I'll get approved? I am going to call them again in 3 hours. They probably tell me not to call again. LOL!
My tenative surgery date is November 9th.
Where are my fellow November 2010 bandsters????
in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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So I have been banded since November 4th. The journey had a rockey start but I am coasting now. I am down 27 pounds since surgery. When I first got banded I was really discouraged. I could eat the same things I always ate and even after my first fill I was still eating a good bit more than I should. I felt like a failure. I thought about how embarrassed I would be if I didn't lose weight after I told everyone I was getting lapband. But low and behold I started taking zumba classes and got my second fill and things have turned around for me. I read another post that someone had wrote that said she expected the weight to come off and that if she wanted to exercise she would have not gotten lapband. Well I can tell you even if you can only squeeze in one workout a week it's better than nothing. Please remember that the band is a tool not a miracle worker.
One last thing. I keep buying clothes that are too big for me. It's like I can't comprehend that I have lost the weight. Strange huh?