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Thanks for your reply. I just feel like it helps me to see the positives along the journey as well as negatives. Good Luck.

Thanks for responding, It was good to see that there are ones who haven't had so many problems. It is a little of both I guess, and I know that some think that the band will answer all their problems, but my surgeon has me completely beleiving that along with the band I will still be working hard on my part too and I am ready for that. Thanks again and Good Luck.

Wow, that is great that you haven't had to be filled.

I have read so much on the site and a lot of it is really helpful, but I really get scared when I hear about most everyone having so many problems. I know it isn't a bed of roses and I know we have to really work hard, but all of the negatives scare me. I look to have my surgery around mid- august , but I keep doubting my decision. If you have the band and things have went well, please let me know, I need to read about the good and the bad. Thank you and good luck to all.

Hi Rachel, Congatulations on your progress, I am up to setting the date for my lapband, but I have had 2 therapist appts and still have another, and I was just wondering , did you get scared or have any doubts before your surgery at the last, just before you were banded.

Hello, I do have Cigna and they told me if I missed 1 month I had to start over, It has to be 6 consecutive with no gaps.( aT LEAST MINE WAS) yOU CAN GO TO mycigna.com and you can read all about their terms in their on line handbook, that is what the lady at cigna told me to do. It explains it well.

Hello, This happened to my daughter and she had 100% coverage and when the bills came someone had coded them wrong and slowly but surely they are getting paid, she still has the big one hanging in the air but fingers are crossed. Good Luck.

Thanks for replying, it makes me feel better to hear from the ones who have already went down this road, my protein will be first on my list every day. Thanks again.

Thanks for the info, I have seen that yogurt but I haven't tried it but I will be going to the store later for some. Good luck.

I am probably looking at a surgery date around mid-june, but I was wondering if anyone has lost any of their hair and if so how much? Has it begin to grow back yet? If so when did u have your surgery?

Hello and HAPPY EASTER to all, I just want to let you all know we are in this journey together, and for the people who say we are taking the easy way out, well I say to them , are you nuts, this is anything but EASY, I have seen the hard work my friend and son-in-law have had to do, Do people think we are doing this out of laziness well i personally think most of them are JEALOUS because they know we are going to look better and feel better after all is said and done, so I say to all HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH, BE PROUD OF YOURSELF, and don't worry about others feelings are or what they say, wait till you lose your weight and then see what they have to say, and to all who are being so supportive , God Bless you. You will always have support on this website, and know that we are all backing each other.

Hi, I am glad you are feeling so good, Keep up what you are doing.Good weight loss.I have been told the hair loss starts around the 3rd month and it will start growing back by 6 th month. I have my wig ready just in case.I hope you continue to do very well. Peggy

Hey Taralynn, I was so glad to hear from you and before I go any further , I wish you the very best of luck.As far as telling anyone, I can't really say, I have told my sisters and my co-workers, and I feel like if they have a problem with it , that is their choice, everyone seems to be supportive of it.I am fine if they do or not. I am doing what I feel is right for me. As far as the weight ticker, I already have mine up and if I lose a pound, I put it on there, every pound lost is one pound closer to my goal.. I went to my surgeons appt on april 12 and weighed 265 and now I am 259 and I am determined to be down to 255 on may13 when I go back,and every pound will go on my ticker. The hair loss worries me, but I already have my pretty wig waiting if necessary. I also worry about the sagging skin, but I don't think I would ever have that skin removed, I am so deathly afraid of infection. But that is just me. I haven't put a picture up yet, but I want to this weekend. I will have to get my daughter to help me, I am not to good with all that picture stuff on the computers. My husband will be good with whatever I do. He is always supportive of what I do. I will probably be off about 4 weeks, because I cook for approx. 150 kids each day 2 meals and a snack, and I have quite a bit of lifting and we can't lift nothing heavier than 1-2 phone books. I think my surgery will be around the first to the middle of june. I have another appt. with the therapist on the 15th of may and then they will sentd the papers to my insurance. OH, I had to get my daughter to put my ticker up. You take care and again , GOOD LUCK and keep in touch. E-mail hartroanoke@aol.com Peggy

Hello thsisme, thank you for replying to my post, I am feeling a lot better about the surgery, I have read and re read information, and that really helps. The hair loss scares me but I will make it thru that too. Thanks again and have a good nite. Hopeful one

Dear Kelly, We are all in this together and for the ones who say this is the lazy way out, well like I told a lady this week, this is anything but the lazy out, are these people stupid , I will be banded within the next month and 1/2 , but my son-in-law was banded in feb and it has been anything but easy, by the way he has already lost 42 lbs, and now is doing fine but it can be hard at times but thats where we all can support each other. Forget what they say and think of how good you will look as that weight starts to leave. Good luck. hopeful one

Hi Mick, I have not been banded yet, but I can't hardly wait. As for the depression , IT DOES GET BETTER, my son-in-law was banded feb 28 and he too was depressed but it passes and he has already lost 42 lbs, so hang in there and it won't be long till you are so proud of yourself. I hope to have my surgery in may or early june, maybe sooner. this forum has been a true blessing to me, I was so scared at first I almost backed out , but now I am sooooooooready to do it. Hang in there. Hopeful one

GAS-X STRIPS , they dissolve on your tongue. Good luck. Hopeful one

Hi Wendy Ann, I have not had the banding yet either, probably sometime in may or june. I also had my gallbadder out in dec., but I had a different surgeon, I wish I had went to my banding surgeon, but I didn't know I could till afterwards, but like you said at least they would know what the liver looked like, but I can't go back.:)Good luck to you . Try to stay in touch. Peggy ann

Hello, I am 57, turning 58 in a few days, and I am in the process leading up to surgery, I would like to talk with someone who is about where I am, I have had my appt. with the surgeon and my appt. is scheduled with the therapist, I figure surgery will be in june sometime. I am not worried about the surgery itself, I worry about the long term effects of the band being in my body for years, I am not to concerned about the Hair Loss, I have my pretty wig in place , just in case I should need it. I am excited , nervous and scared , I am hoping I don't back out. My son-in-law had the banding feb 28 , and it hasn't been all smooth sailing. The after surgery depression also scares me. I am on wellbutrin and have been for a long time, and once in a while I have to take anxiety medicine, but not every day. I hope to hear from anyone . Good luck to everyone.

Dear Cakey, Hi, I too am in the process of getting banded, I have went thru the informational session, I have went to the appt. with my surgeon and I still have about 3-4 more appts. before the actual surgery, I am 4'11 and my weight is 265, I too feel so ashamed of my self sometime, but we are starting a new journey, my son-in-law just got banded last month, he is doing ok, but as I started this journey, i was excited and then I became scared to death, but my daughter lead me to this website and for now I am so excited it can't happen fast enough. We will be doing this for US, I want to live to reach 100 I love life! This website is so helpful to me, so get excited and lets start this new journey as buddies. Hope to hear from you.

Hi to all, my name is peggy and am pre op , hopefully around 1st of june or so, I have already started all the appts. I have 2 more in April, therapist and dietician, I have been a little scared but this website is wonderful. I am 58, I am beginning to turn the scaredness into excitement, so hopefully things will go good. I wish all of you the best of luck on your Journey.

Hi , I am 58 and probably looking at a june surgery date (or sooner) and I would love to correspond with someone in this same time frame and around the same age, I also want to hear from those who have had their surgery around my age and how things are going. I am so worried about the hair loss so I will have my pretty wig waiting if the need comes up. I worry more about long term side effects than immediate side effects. I have a wonderful dr. and team and I get so excited about the future then I am on the fence again. I have a friend who had it done and she says all of these feelings are common, but they go away. My son-in-law was banded in Feb. and it has been some struggle but he seems to be fine and is now back at work. As far as the sagging skin people talk about , SPANX are wonderful. I won't have PS. Looking forward to hearing from all of you.