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Tuesday, the 23, 2007



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Wowza, this happened fast.

My insurance was approved (finally) on Wednesday, Friday I am in for a consult, and Tuesday, I will be banded.

The Dr. seemed a little hesitant, until I displayed the knowledge that I had reguarding the band, after that, he felt a little better, I could see it in his face.

I quit smoking, I havent been overeating. I requested the AP band, which I will be getting. I have the best laproscopic surgeon in West Texas....

I am nervous as hell.

All of this of course, is being made into a bigger deal in my mind because I managed to beat the insurance company out of the 6 month diet plan, which I refused to participate in, and found my way around. So I am happy about the insurance approval, nervous about the surgery, and my labs were completed yesterday.

This is gonna be awesome.

;)

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WOW! Buckle up girl, sounds like you're in for a FAST ride! Welcome aboard! I will add you name to the "roll call" when I next update. Congratulations on your persistence, very assertive, good for you! Keep us posted! We were all nervous as hell, but the surgery is a total breeze. Recovery can be a b*tch but we all survived! Good luck Tuesday!

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<p>Thank you very much <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" /></p> <p> </p> <p>I am just trying to beat down the nervousness. All the sudden, I had to impose these strict rules on myself, when I thought I would at least have a week to prepare. </p> <p> </p> <p>My roommate believes in the Law of Attraction, so she and I would sit and visualize my surgery, being thin, being able to live a normal life (as far as my weight goes). Seems like it worked, because I am well on my way <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" smilieid="5" class="inlineimg" /></p> <p> </p> <p>-A</p>

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:welcome: We are glad you are joining our October group! It sounds like everything moved pretty fast. Maybe that is good so you don't have a lot of time to sit around worrying. Things will be great. Let us know how you did and any questions. Take care!

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Wow!! That is awesome that you beat the insurance company. I had a time with mine, but as soon as I was approved they wanted to schedule me for the surgery within 5 days. Wasnt ready for that and luckily I needed to have time off approved from work so I scheduled it out a bit. I wish I would have been brave enough to do it in 5 days bc I was going crazy in the interim before banding...LOL Good luck!

Wowza, this happened fast.

My insurance was approved (finally) on Wednesday, Friday I am in for a consult, and Tuesday, I will be banded.

The Dr. seemed a little hesitant, until I displayed the knowledge that I had reguarding the band, after that, he felt a little better, I could see it in his face.

I quit smoking, I havent been overeating. I requested the AP band, which I will be getting. I have the best laproscopic surgeon in West Texas....

I am nervous as hell.

All of this of course, is being made into a bigger deal in my mind because I managed to beat the insurance company out of the 6 month diet plan, which I refused to participate in, and found my way around. So I am happy about the insurance approval, nervous about the surgery, and my labs were completed yesterday.

This is gonna be awesome.

:)

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