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hi im 20 and am 5'5 and i have finally made the decision to get the band before i got pregnant i wieghed around 256 but while pregnant i reached a very dangerous weight of 300 thankfully my son was born healthy since then i dropped to 276 and i am not too comfortable with my weight now no clothes fit me , i find my self still wearing my maternity clothes and the same clothes all the time and i feel disgusting i do not feel as active as i did before i had my son and i dont like the feeling of always wanting to be in bed. i want to enjoy my son so therefore that is why i want to get the band bc by dieting i can not do it.

just curious to get a time range i just got insurance AETNA ***? what are my probabilities to even get approved for this idk if have sleep apnea, had diabetes when i was pregnant but i dnt have it anymore .

thanks for any input =]

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Aetna was great! I had to do a three month diet that was monitored by my primary care doctor as well as a nutritionist. Once the paperwork was submitted I was approved in 3 days! If you have ANY questions just let me know! :)

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HAHA!!! Sorry, but I'm so happy to see I'm not alone here. My daughter is now 15months and I find myself still shopping for maternity clothes because I refuse to buy larger sized jeans. I went up a size since having my daughter and now all I can wear are my maternity pants or leggings. I am still waitng to get banded. My Dr. is just waitig for my psych write up then he is submitting to my insurance. Our goal is January. I am currently 257-260 (depends on the time of day) and my goal is 140.

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HAHA!!! Sorry, but I'm so happy to see I'm not alone here. My daughter is now 15months and I find myself still shopping for maternity clothes because I refuse to buy larger sized jeans. I went up a size since having my daughter and now all I can wear are my maternity pants or leggings. I am still waitng to get banded. My Dr. is just waitig for my psych write up then he is submitting to my insurance. Our goal is January. I am currently 257-260 (depends on the time of day) and my goal is 140.

Welcome, and congratulations!

Looking at your picture, and being from NJ, I know EXACTLY where you were standing when that was taken.

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HI EVERYONE M CELESTE AND M 22 FROM NJ AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BANDED ON DECEMBER 12TH

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