Finally Made The Decision To Have Lap Band Surgery!

[sandybraman 18]

Hi, I'm Sandy and I'm really excited - I've been on a diet LITERALLY all of my life. I know how to eat right and I don't mind exercise - I just love to eat. Really glad that I found this forum and would like to know what I should expect, how I'm going to physically feel, what I'll be able to eat (I know that I have to eat lots of Protein, but everything is different regarding what you can tolerate and portions).

Best of all, there's a place I can go where everyone is going through or has gone through what I am.

Good friends help make painful issues a little easier to deal with.

[Jeongbu 1]

Hi, Sandy! ^^ I'm new here as well!! Good to see someone new like me!

Swing me a message sometimes.

[sandybraman 18]

Oh, good! We can go through this together! Have you seen your doctor yet?

[Jeongbu 1]

I have! For the pre-certification. How about you?

[sandybraman 18]

Not yet - sometime this week. They're supposed to call me tomorrow and let me know when. Where do you live?

[Cyndie B 17]

Hello - I am new here as well. My surgery date is January 18...I'm super nervous but excited too. My biggest worry is that I love to eat and my life revolves around it so...what to do when you aren't hungry or you can't eat the things that you enjoy? I don't know...but I can survive it!

[sandybraman 18]

Hi, Cyndie! You can tell us all about your experience - I'm excited for you! I know what you mean about food, but look at this as a tool to manage how you eat, rather than have food manage you. And think about all of the cool clothes you can ask for next Christmas!

[Jeongbu 1]

I'm excited for you as well, Cyndie! You go, girl. And when you see that towering, fudge cake... just imagine yourself in a bikini... that's what I do and it usually works. Plus, I'm sure that you'll feel amazing! And I live in Massachusetts, Sandy. :]

[sandybraman 18]

Minor setback today, ladies - BC/BS won't cover my surgery, so I'm going to be paying for it. I have an appointment scheduled for 1/10 with a doctor here locally because my internist recommended him, but I haven't heard or read anything positive about him, so I'm going to Dallas on Wednesday (about 90 miles away) for a consultation. At least since I'm paying for it myself, I don't have to jump through the insurance hoops and I'll (hopefully) get to have the surgery sooner.

[TexasDianne 5]

Hey girls! I should be having surgery sometime in late January/mid February...can't wait!

Cyndie, I do needlework (cross stitch) so I'm planning on doing that...and writing my blog...instead of eating, but the needlework is especially good because I can't eat when I do it or I'll get the fabric messy.

I'm so grateful to have found this forum...you've all helped me so much already just telling your stories and asking your questions.

[sandybraman 18]

Good idea, Dianne - I have a counted cross-stitch sampler that I've been working on for 3 years - that will be a good project!

So glad we're all going through this together!

[TexasDianne 5]

Sandy, I wish I wasn't working when you come down to Dallas on Wednesday...I'd suggest we meet up for coffee or something!

I'm a long time cross stitcher...in fact, I have a piece on the stretcher bars right now that I've been procrastinating over for years. LOL. Time to get it done, I think!

2012 is our year!

[Jeongbu 1]

Dang. That's a set back. I hope the best for both of you.

[sandybraman 18]

Well, hopefully this will be the first of many appointments in Richardson and we'll be able to get together after one of them!

[Jeongbu 1]

I hope so!!!