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Me again!! Hey y'all!! I just had the 2nd well actually the first meeting with the surgeon that will be doing my surgery!! The first surgeon I met with he told me that there will be a 6 month wait for surgery if I used him. And I am so not trying to hear that!! I found another surgeon and I kinda like him better anyway!! HE answered all my questions I didn't feel as rushed as I did with the other surgeon. I am so excited! The said I just have to complete 3 appointments which is the psych eval, lung clearance, and heart clearance. And I should be approved. The girl Tina who submits all the insurance paper work said that I chose the best insurance for the new year and that they also approve as long as the BMI is over 40! Mine is 50!! Good and bad thing all wrapped into 1. But my husband may be going off to Kuwait or Iraq in March... I am sad but at the same time when my baby gets home he will have one sexy ass wife on his arm!! Cause he is so sexy and physcially fit cause he is in the military and they work out everyday LOL!! 5 mile run a day I would look good too. But he loves me no matter what and he has been very supportive through out this whole process. But he has already warned me that when he gets back from over seas he wants a baby. And I DEFINETELY want to be a healthier woman before I bring my children into the world and. Next month (DEC 26th) is my 20th B-Day!! And I want to start the new decade of right. Unfortunetely I have been overweight all my life. And growing up in a home where we didn't always have food and lots of money so when we did have it my mom always told said to me and my siblings "clean your plate"... And no I live by that rule LOL!! I have some type of issue with throwing food away. I over eat all the time. And with this tool hopefully that will cease to exist. But I am completely all my appts the month of Dec and Tina told me that she can submit everything January 1st!!! She said approvals with my insurance (Amerihealth 1st of the year) typically take 1-5 business days alot of times sooner. But at my young age and a BMI of 50 is dangerous the surgeon said so I shouldn't have any problems. So Tina said I should have a surgery date by the end of January!! I am so excited! But I do have to attend the support groups. 1 each month before sugery (mandatory) and after (highly reccomended) Than before surgery I have to be on a 3-4 week pre-op diet that isn't covered by health insurance and it cost 250 dollars out of pocket. Which is fine cause also being the smart chick that I am I got a flexible spending acct for the beginning of the year which is worth 1500 bucks just in case I have to pay any additional charges or anything and I know I wouldn't have had that kinda money out of pocket right away. But I am sooo happy and hope things work for me. I am so afraid of not liking the band or it not "agreeing" with my body. I don't want that to happen. I am fearing what will happen to me if this doesn't work for me. What will I turn to then. I don't wanna fail at this. But also to you PCOS people ... my fellow cysters how are you doing with your band... the doc mention that with PCOS gastric bypass may be better for people with PCOS but he said that he wasn't sure and that he would have to read some more into it and get back to me. I go to see the specialist on the 6th for the PCOS ... maybe he will put me on meds I am not sure. But thanks for listening everyone and lots of love and postivity to all!! Now show me some love back thanks!! And remeber support our troops!! Apples!!grin.gif

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