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I finally made the decision to pursue the Lap-band surgery on a self-pay basis, after years of waiting for my husband's employer to remove their exclusion of weight loss surgeries. Got the appointment, arranged for financing, got all excited, this is finally MY year!! I could basically set my own surgery date, and then... I suddenly developed an enlarged thyroid. Now I am waiting between one test and another, to figure out what to do next.

In one way it is a blessing that it happened now, because the main symptom is that my thyroid is pressing on my windpipe a little bit and is causing a now-and-then shortness of breath, but a more often feeling of something stuck in my throat. If I had had the surgery, I would have thought that feeling was due to the Band. And I probably would have been more frustrated than I am now. But did I mention, that this was finally going to be my year...?? I hate having to wait even longer! I had hoped to be well on my journey by next summer. Being able to do all those things my family wants to do on vacation...Wearing cute clothes while doing them...Maybe not? Ugghhh.

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I finally made the decision to pursue the Lap-band surgery on a self-pay basis, after years of waiting for my husband's employer to remove their exclusion of weight loss surgeries. Got the appointment, arranged for financing, got all excited, this is finally MY year!! I could basically set my own surgery date, and then... I suddenly developed an enlarged thyroid. Now I am waiting between one test and another, to figure out what to do next.

In one way it is a blessing that it happened now, because the main symptom is that my thyroid is pressing on my windpipe a little bit and is causing a now-and-then shortness of breath, but a more often feeling of something stuck in my throat. If I had had the surgery, I would have thought that feeling was due to the Band. And I probably would have been more frustrated than I am now. But did I mention, that this was finally going to be my year...?? I hate having to wait even longer! I had hoped to be well on my journey by next summer. Being able to do all those things my family wants to do on vacation...Wearing cute clothes while doing them...Maybe not? Ugghhh.

Stay positive. Minor set back :wink2:

I did see you say that this is YOUR YEAR. You will be on your way to all those cute little clothes in no time!!!

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