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Approved Today 8/5/09!!!!



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Hello Friends..im so happy i was approved today. i had my last visit on the 17th of last month. I have been on the pre-op diet for about two weeks awaiting approval. I meet with my surgeon on Fri @ 1pm and I am having my surgery Wed Aug 12!!!!! Im so excited and happy. I can't wait to start my journey to sexiness.:ohmy::thumbup::):thumbup::):thumbup::w00t::thumbup:

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Congrats on your approval. I can imagine how happy you are. I hope everything works out the way you want it to.:ohmy:

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That is absolutely wonderful! I am so glad for you.:ohmy:

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I just can't wait to next!!!! i have been fat for sooooo long im just ready for a new life.

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Congratulations on your approval! I'm sure you must be over the moon excited! How wonderful!

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:rolleyes:Well just a little info, I met with my surgeon for the first time on8-5-09, prior to seeing him I had my psyche done, my sleep study done all from my pcp. now all I have to do is my upper GI on the 18th of this month and my surgery date is Sept 22!! I have Harvard Pilgrim insurance and they say its pretty easy with them. Just a note to those thinking about it, after your informational session get as many tests done as possible prior to meeting your surgeon, they said that showed I was ready and the first day we met I got my date. Now for time off, I told the surgeon I had disability at work and he said he would give me 3 weeks off that was the most, so I'm psyched! I'm off till Columbus day. I also chose the realize band, mostly for the research on the port being better, if anyone has any comments about that please let me know. Also as a side note, for those going for a sleep study, if you get a study via your pcp versus the surgeon, the sleep study lap is more likely to give you a cpap machine when you have mild obstructive apnea. Be kind and explain to the sleep study doctor that your there to get a cpap for the lapband, they will work with you. I'm closterphobic, so the machine is a little hard for me, but I'm keeping my eye on the prize!

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I am so happy for you I am due for surgery on the 17th of August and I am so X-Cited!!! You got your approval and your surgery date sooo fast that is great.

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Congratulations !!!!!You are on your way.

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      1. NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

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