Questioning myself
· juli21 · 01/09/2011 19:09
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I started the journey of getting banded in November of 2010. It has been, so far, fast and easy. I have already been approved by my insurance company. I am scheduled for surgery on January 21, 2011. I am so nervous, scared and excited. But… I am wondering if I am making the right decision. I have been reading message boards of several sites and there are so much complications and complaints about the band. I choose the band because I didn't want my insides cut and rerouted and the lap band surgery is performed locally. This is the only bariatric procedure being performed in the state I live in. I also don't have to wait. I get my surgery in less than three weeks. I just need to vent. I hope that the band works out for me and that I do not have all the complications that I read about. I will be so disappointed.
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My Journey
· juli21 · 11/26/2010 19:37
On November 13,2010 I attended seminar at the Lovelace Medical center in Albuquerque NM.
On November 16th , I received a call saying that my insurance will covers the surgery and I scheduled another appointment for the Monday, November 22nd. I met with the doctor and the insurance person. They both told me not to worry that my insurance will cover the procedure. Because I was on weight watcher in January to June 2010 , this will count as some of my doctor supervised diet and I can get the lab band in late January 2011. I also have to quit smoking. I don’t smoke a lot usually one to three cigarettes a day. I enjoy a cigarette on my way home from work. I will miss them but it won’t be a big deal. They smell bad anyway. I have another appointment scheduled for Monday November 29th. I will meet with the nutritionist and hopefully the social worker.
I live in Albuquerque but work in Los Alamos New Mexico which is two hours away. I live in Los Alamos during the working week and come home when I am off. When I started this job I was driving back and forth every day. I stopped exercising.On September 22,2010 I tuned 40 and I am at my heaviest weight (226lbs). I have always struggled with my weight. I joined Weight Watchers for the first time when I was 14years old and have never quiet. I have never made goal but have close to it three times. The last time I joined I has a really hard time taking off the weight and I continued to put on the pounds. Unfortunately or maybe fortunately I now qualify for the lab band. I realize that getting the lab band is a drastic step to my weight loss and it is not a cure. This is a tool that will help lose the weight and keep it off. I will still have to continue to watch my portions, make healthy choices and exercise.
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