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Me too. Yesterday was my 1 week mark and I too am looking forward to those types of victories.

I LOVE that!!! Nothing lame about that at all. Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!!

I too am on an Atkins type of pre-op diet (40 carbs or less). I experimented last night with some mini pumpkin cheesecakes so that I could have something like that on Thanksgiving. I joked and said, well, I can have turkey, with a side of turkey and turkey for desert. I will be banded Dec. 8th and I am quite excited. My husband gets tickled at my enthusiasm. Oh, and he liked my mini cheesecakes. I will have to post the recipe in the low carb section.

I am excited too. People ask me if I am nervous, but not yet....I am sure I will be. I am just so ready to get this going. Just ordered my vitamins, so they will be coming in the next few days. Then my appt for blood work on Monday. I think that will make it all real for me. I don't think I have fully wrapped my brain around the fact that I am less then a month away.

Fantastic idea. I bet I could break a recipe down and make a small amount. Thank you!!!

I am on a 40 carb pre-op diet now and am seeking a low carb pumpkin cheese cake or pie. I hear so much about baking with splenda leaving an aftertaste, that I wanted to see what others find better. Thank you for all your help.

My surgeon/dietician have me on a 40 carbs or less diet to shrink my liver. I have been following it to the letter because I made this choice and I don't want to screw it up. I have a friend that almost didn't get her band because she didn't follow the pre-op diet. I look at it this way, my recovering will be better the less moving of the organs they have to do. Makes sense to me.

Say hello to the newest December Banster!!! Dec. 8th for me!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited.

Congratulations to you too!!!

Well, I got antsy and called the insurance. They sent the approval letters out yesterday. whewwwwwwwwwwww now just waiting for my surgery date.......and the birth of Desiree (my future bands name). :bananajump:

Hi Maggie, thank you so much for this. I am seeing the pre-op jitters are normal. I am waiting to hear from insurance (they have my paperwork and are reviewing it now). I don't know if I will be banded before or after Thanksgiving. I am lucky in that my nutritionist allows us to go straight to mushies. I am currently on the pre-op (below 40 carbs a day), so I am trying to come up with a menu of what I can have for Thanksgiving for either scenario. Praying we hear from insurance this week. whew.........

WOW!!!! You look amazing. Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!! how exciting!!!!

Wow!!! I like these aha moments. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome. Hopefully I will get my call soon.

Woo Hoo!!!! Looks like I will be a November Bandster. Went to the surgeon today and got everything in motion. It will be faxed on Monday and they told me they usually hear from my insurance within 72 hrs. So we should know by the end of next week, then the scheduling begins. So excited!!!!

I go 10/21 and then they send it all to insurance. I am so excited I could just burst!!! :bananajump: Good luck to you. Look's like we will be banded close together.

I am right there with you. I have fullfilled all my insurances obligations and have an appt with the surgeon on Oct. 21st. At that point, they will submit to the insurance. I pray that everything is good and I get a quick thumbs up. I do feel anxious about that now. Like you, it seems now like the time has flown. ha ha, 5 months ago I thought it would take forever. I am not sure what his schedule is like, so I figure worst case would be early December. I am so very ready for this. I have been buying things and preparing like crazy. I live on lapbandtalk and also all the blogs out their of the folks that have already been thru it all. They are so encouraging. Good luck to you!!!!

WOW!!!! That is so awesome. Thank you for sharing your success and getting us newbies excited for our own journeys. Congratulations!:Banane01: :Banane14: :woot:

I see that some insurances differ on getting Fills. I have tried to get a little info on this, but am still lost. Does the insurance cover fills and are they considered surgery? I have noticed this year that every time the doctor punctures you it is listed as a surgical procedure and I then have to pay $150. (example, everytime the podiatrist made the slightest cut on my sons toe [ingrown nail], I have to pay $150. Needless to say, I am now on a payment plan..ugh!)

Wow, how crazy. I can't imagine being turned down. I did everything they asked and my bmi is 46, so I am definitely in the morbidly obese category. I am just fearful that my GP maybe worded something that isn't to the insurances liking. I am more nervous about this than I am about the surgery.

Well, I did all I had to do, now I get to wait for the insurance. I never understood why folks in here were anxious during this part....well, now I know. I tried to make sure everything was just right, but I am scared I did something wrong. Didn't dot an I or cross a T. ugh!!! Please please please let it all go thru. I am soooooo ready for this.

I am so glad y'all have posted this. I am not banded yet, but have wondered this. (trying hard not to embarrass myself) One, my husband will "hate" to hear that several peoples sex drive have increased. ha ha he says I am gonna kill him now with my current drive (in a good way). Anyhow, I have wondered if different positions cause too much pressure on the port and if it can cause problems.

I have not been banded yet, so I am in the early stages, but I follow several blogs of folks that, even after reaching goal, struggle with the body image. One girl, after losing 111 lbs still thought of herself as fat. She knew she wasn't, but said that it takes awhile for the brain to catch up to the body. So it sounds like it is a normal feeling. Hang in there and keep plugging along and your brain will catch up with your body. Congrats on losing weight. I can't wait to be there.