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Blogin along

A blog by minpinmom in General

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The weight is almost over . . .

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A Banded Letter

As I get closer and closer to being banded, there are so many things that start worrying the mind. I have read on this board so many stories of friends and family members being negative about Lapband. I decided I wanted to write a letter, ok, who the hell writes letters, I want to send an email to my friends and family explaining what is going on. Here is what I have so far, let me know if you think I am giving too much info, or not enough. Well, my 3 year wait is over – I have finally

Another day down

Well, I was so freakin ready to call this morning and see if my Coordinator is back to work from being sick - she was! Yea, thank you for being there today Brandi! The bad news, she still didn't have a hard copy. So, I call Tricare and get a smart ass named Tiffany. Well Tiffany says that they are not allowed to fax to the Dr.s office by request of a patient, it has to be by request of the Dr. I asked her to look up the 29th and check the notes, she said, yes, it shows they were supposed to

Stinkin Flu

I called my Dr.s office today to make sure they received the referral and to see what I do next, scheduling, pre-op, etc. Brandi, my Patient Coordinator went home sick. Stinkin FLU Bug!   Maybe she will be in tomorrow I have my fingers, toes, legs and eyes crossed.

I AM APPROVED

I can't believe it, I checked the online referral site and sure enough, it is approved! So I called my Dr.s office and they need a hard copy. So I called Tricare and the lovely lady Novel, says it will be faxed to their office by end of day today!   Woo Hoo!   I am on my way to Bandland

My Psych Eval

I remember how nervous and excited I was about the Psych Eval, so I want to share my experience.   First off, everywhere I called to make an appointment for my Psych Eval there was a 3 month wait. I had called probably 15 places, on my 16th try, when I asked if they have anyone that does WLS determinations, she said yes, but we are booked out 3 months, then, she says, hold on a second. I hear someone else on a different phone, talking about a cancellation. Sure enough, the lady comes back

Red Lobster

My parents came down and took my husband and I out to Red Lobster. I sat and thought about everything I was eating and how soon, I would eat just a little and be full. I just can't believe it will really happen. I mean, come on, I ate like 4 of the cheese biscuits, a lunch size fried shrimp/shrimp scampi with a baked potato. Yum. It was so freakin good. I can't imagine not eating that much and being full.   I really can't wait. We talked about it all during lunch. - the surgery. My

LapBandTalk

I just wanted to reflect . . . this website has changed my life. I feel so empowered with the knowledge I need to change my life. Without this website, the support and the people, I don't know that I would have came to the same conclusion. To have Lap Band surgery. I can't wait to be one of the "old timers" here that can answer all of the newbies questions. Even the same questions over and over and over. "What does PB mean?" Thank you to all that support and help the people on this site.

Houston, we have a problem

Ok, so I am impatient. I keep watching the online referral site to see when my referral for surgery goes through and nothing. Now usually, the notes show up within a few hours and my paperwork was submitted on Tuesday (supposedly). So I called Tricare. They have not received the paperwork. So, of course, I say "wow, my Dr.s office is NOTORIOUS for not sending paperwork in", the gal, says, "Oh honey, here, have them fax to this number and I will make sure it gets done" with a sly smile, "Oh

Seminars

As I sit here, patiently awaiting my approval for Lapband, I started thinking about all of the questions and concerns I had in the beginning. One of those was what to expect at the Seminar. I was so worried they would ask our weight out loud and be judgmental. I know, I know, this is what they do, deal with "heavy" people, but being a "heavy" person, makes me worry about things like this all the time. So I am going to share what my Seminar was like.   I attended Dr. Spiegel's seminar in th

ahh, the wait

No word today on the approval process. The wait is such a killer. My insurance company has an online approval site, where I can check and see the status of the request - it isn't even in the system yet. I check it like every 10 minutes. I guess you can say I haven't been getting much work done these past few days. I was sure hoping I would be one of the cases that was approved within a few days. My fingers are crossed for tomorrow. :-)   I died my hair today - red, or burgundy, maroon,

Who I am

Hello Blog World! Well, I thought I should write about Who I am and why I am here. I am 32 years old and have been overweight since about 3rd grade. I hated the way I looked, but I came from a small, ok, tiny dot of a town, and had lots of friends. I was always afraid of being the fat one, but no one really treated me like "her". I don't know why - I guess I was just lucky. I remember a girl in our school who was heavier than me, she got picked on relentlessly. I am so ashamed to say this

Introductions

I constantly read all the blogs about weight loss - they are so inspiring. I never really imagined I would have the opportunity to become a wls blogger. Life changes fast. I have been trying to get Lap Band surgery for 3 years. My insurance company, Tricare Prime, excluded the procedure. Of course, I didn't find this out until I had done all of the leg work . . . let me take you back a few years. The year was 2006, I had been researching Lap Band and knew I wanted it. I checked with my

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