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lol i sure hope so! lol i've never wore one! thats too funny to even think about cuz even as a child when we had a pool and i was a fish i still wouldnt wear one! so maybe one day! lol

thank you so much. i'm so glad that i decide to ask this question on this forum. i never thought to link it to my weight until recently. but i've always thought i had a touch of A.D.D but i think its just that i struggle with focusing.

I wake up and fall back asleep really easily. i'm very easily awakened. My g/f always says "i sure wish i could fall asleep as fast as you." for example, say the cats wake me up cuz they are into something, i wake up tell them to shut up, close my eyes and she says i'm already snoring again. so 2nd question yes i snore, only if i lay on my right side or my back, no so much when i'm on my left side or stomach. when i wake up i'm usually really thirsty. have been known to wake up and go to the kitchen and drink a whole glass of tea, or koolaid, or water in the middle of the night. if i go to sleep say 10 and sleep to 11 on a saturday yes i will wake with a headache. and very seldom do i feel well rested. i have a lot of stress too at work. i'm very unhappy at my job and quite frankly am miserable. and i know that can have something to do with sleep apnea too. years ago (back when i was married and very very unhappy) i was always feeling tired and actually falling asleep while driving. somehow i could take short lil naps at stop lights. i went to the doc and she wanted to test me for apnea but i was too scared. well shortly after that i got divorced and became much happier in life and it stopped happening. now aside from memory loss... i'm falling asleep at work some, i can be sitting straight up working and just fall asleep. its not happening while i'm driving though.. or should i say yet.

is he overweight? is he banded? if it is apnea.. isn't that something that goes away (most times) with weight loss.

Does anyone know if memory loss can be caused by being over weight? i am only 25 and have the worst memory in the world. i don't remember it always being this bad! my g/f is always saying that i dont listen to her. but truely i do.. every word.. i just have difficulty retaining it. even things i've done or said... i have no recollection of! its crazy! i'm going to ask my doc when i go but i wanted to see if anyone else has had this problem and maybe i after being banded and losing weight has it got better.:help:

:update: :update: :update: I called the place i took the test at yesterday to ask for an email address to send my resume because it is required to fax it but i didnt want to fax it from my current place of employment. well the woman called me back and left a message saying, call me back about your testing yesterday. so i just called her and........... THEY WANNA INTERVEIW ME!!!! :whoo: WOOT WOOT! lol. so i go next tuesday afternoon!! only bad thing is the position doesnt start until May 29th!!! and i hate this place i work now! so i'd have to tough it out til then!! but its worth it! so Pray for me! I'll let ya'll know how it goes!!!!! :rockon: :becky: :cheer2: :banana (ok thats enough happy smilies! hehehe)

well i feel like i breezed thru the assesment test yesterday! so i'm crossing my fingers they call me SOON! lol i get so ansy!

UPDATE. i believe i have found a new job that i know covers the surgery. A fellow soon to be banster on this site found me, he lives in oklahoma, and he told me about his place of employment, so i've applied there and i go for an assessment test tomorrow morning. Benefits start on day one! so i could be banded within months of starting! looks like things might finally be looking up! woo hoo!! i'll keep ya'll advised! if i get the job i'll start a new thread since i will no longer feel "crushed" hehehe

oh why not.. here are my other 3 babies Grayson, Cloey, and Louey

lets see if this works.....notice in the 1st pic the cat, thats grayson, stalking poor kenz! lol

mine is a black teddy bear and her name is mckenzie but we call her kenzie or skinz. lol she so precious!!! my cats love her too. although from time to time she tries to bite and pull their faces or tails thru her cage i think she likes them too. lol shes so fat and so soft and just so cute. yes i know they dont live long but i just love love love her. we've had her since like last july.

i picked cats... although i do adore my lil hamster! i never dreamed i could love her the way i do! shes so precious!

no.. mom is upset cuz she can't help me pay actually. she probably coulda a lil while back but after getting fired on valentines day and now struggling to keep her house... there is no way.

my mom has just seen too many dateline and 20/20 shows of bad care in mexico so shes standing her ground.

my mom has put her foot down that i will not be going to mexico. and i respect her wishes. i would never go against her. however my doctor said self pay is $13K and that includes like 3 or 4 fills. so lets just say its an 8% interest rate... my calculations at 5 years.. is $235 a month. thats another car payment. like i've said i'm making just enough to pay my bills. after getting divorced in early 2006 and being left with every single bill i'm really struggling. i was depending on insurance approval.

yeah as a matter of fact a lot of policies are starting to do so. when she worked at petsmart it was allowed and my aunt works for sonics corporate headquarters and they just added it to their policy so more and more are allowing it.

at this point no.... i budgeted last night and there is just no room to budge right now. i'm needing to refiance my house because i found out my mortgage is on an adjustable rate is about to adjust on july 1st so i have to get out of it. when i refinance.. i hope to take some extra money out because i am in desperate need of a new heat and air unit since mine is a 1970's model and my roof needs replaced, my dad doesn't think it will last thru another oklahoma storm season..which just started in march!

just an update.. my g/f's insurance policy does not allow same sex partners to be covered! so again i've been crushed. because her insurance will cover it. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

well i found out the surgeons office accidentally told me i was approved. it was in the wrong file! im actually not approved.

omg omg omg.. ok here is the latest.. i've talked to the benefits coordinator at my g/fs job and here is what Aetna told her... "We are instructed to state the surgery is not covered BUT their doctors can certainly submit a pre-determination with all the medical information - clinical, history of tried procedures, current medical problems its causing and the reasons for medical necessity at this time. It can then be reviewed by our medical staff if it will be covered under the terms of their contract." ok so.. what do ya'll think??? i'm definately thinking its worth a try. now i have to pray that they will allow me to be added to her insurance. at this time not all insurance companys allow same sex couples to share insurance!!!! cross ya'lls fingers! please! i would say if i can get added to it.. and i go to a doctor the surgeon recommends that supports lap band.. and he submits a statement stating what i've tried and all my weight history and that my bmi is a 46 and that its medically necessary then it should work what do ya'll think!??! i'm so trying not to get my hopes up.

i so wish i could do self pay i really do. i just can't.. my income barely pays my bills. adding another bill on top of that is just not wise. i can guarantee i wouldnt be able to make the payment ya know. ;(

its neither really. its not a huge company but its not a small company either.

i called member services at UHC originally and they told me it was excluded by my employer. but i went ahead and went to the seminar and had the surgeons office try it. so when she originally said i was approved i was leary but still very excited. so when she then called and said oops i wasn't shocked but still crushed. so now i'm working on gettin on at my g/fs insurance. with the exclusion saying except when specifically approved by HMO i see hope. so i called Aetna member services and was told i have to speak with ACCORD HR which is who handles my g/f's benefits, so i called them. she said "no i dont think its covered" i said well i kinda need to know for sure. i said it states blah blah blah which to me sounds like in certain instances it is covered. she said "well let me check and i'll call you back" why are people so quick to tell you no instead of finding out for sure! isn't that in their job description of CUSTOMER SERVICE! grrrrrrrrrrr

thank you! i have a call into them right now just waiting for them to call back. i have decided i WILL find away to make this happen!

ok i have a question for you all... since my employer exludes weight loss surgery i'm checking on getting added to my partners insurance. she has Aetna. I was looking online today at the covered benefits and exclusions and limitations and this is what i found under exclusions and limitations... "Surgical operations, procedures, or treatment of obesity, except when specifically approved by HMO." what does this mean?!?!? i'm hoping this is a good thing! crossing my fingers!