GermaineF

Now that was funny!!!! Merry Christmas to all.....7days post op and i'm still alive...

wow i so wish my dr would allow musy's on day 9...i have to wait till day 14...i'm so ready to eat me some fish and baked sweet potatoes. WOW 23/28lbs is AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATS keep up the good work...

wow i too was banded on dec 16, but i'm not able to eat anything until day 14 with is Dec 30th i think. And then i'll only be able to eat fish, baked sweet potatoes , soft mashable foods...Did your Dr say that you can have all of those foods so soon?

Hang in there guys, i was banded on the 16th and i'm really just starting to fill good....

I so feel what you are going through, and trust me it's normal. I was banded on 12/16 and i cried a few days before. I think i'm on day 5 post op and i'm feeling pretty good. keep us posted

wow i don't know how some of you can go to work a few days after being banded. I was banded on Dec 16th and today was the 1st day I felt pretty good, but still not good enough to go to work. I have no energy and i'm sore and also had terrible gas pains.. As Lanie said on a previous post, you guys are beasts...high 5's to ya....i have my post op apt on the 28th i'm sure he'll release me to go back to work.

Ok so I was banded on Friday and I've been having really bad gas pains and now I have allergic reaction to the glue. My incisions are so red and itchy but I'm taking benadryl and hopefully it will help. I've been drinking water and my broth and today I was able to start protein shakes. But I still want food, I want to chew on something. somebody help

Ok, so here I am day 3 post op, feeling pretty good, just have really bad pains on my left side. I can honestly say that the pain is really not as bad as I thought it would be. Just moving really slow and trying to drink, drink, drink. I'm already sick of broth and jello and I can't wait to day 14 where i can have beans and fish, you know real food. I also had a hernia repaired and i'm taking my meds like i should.. I just feel SOOOOOOOO bloated though, is that normal?

Good luck to you, I get my band tomorrow and I can't wait. I'm sure once you get back on track you'll do fine. Did you lose any weight since September? Keep us posted on your journey

i did my 6 months with my Bariatric Dr and dietician

wow so many ppl getting banded tomorrow...i go in at 5:30 so I'm the first patient of the day. Good luck to you guys and keep in touch. We can share our stories...

Singing in my Annie voice....lol..can you tell how excited i am?? Tomorrow is my BIG day!! I will have Cletus (i named my band) inside of me and hopefully we'll be a match made in heaven.

wow not good, my surgery is tomorrow and i'm a bit nervous, but that's to be expected. I hope your recovery gets better..

Tomorrow is my big day and i'm so excited. Getting ready to go to drs office for a class and then i think i will relax the rest of the day. Kinda nervous but the excitement out weighs the nervousness. Got my prescriptions filled and i'm concerned about swallowing a big pain pill. Can anyone tell me if they had problems with that...I'm wondering why he didn't prescribe liquid...hmmmmm

Hi guys, my name is Germaine and i'm 42 and have 2 boys 18 and 4. My surgery date is Dec 16th and i'm excited and nervous. I've been on this site almost everyday for the past month reading as much as i can. Next week at this time i will be waking up with my new friend. I'm trying to think of a cool name for my band, haven't thought of anything yet. Good luck to all you guys and i'll keep each and every one of you in my prayers that all goes well...

Best of luck to you, I will be banded on the 16th but I didn't have to do the all liquid diet...THANK GOD!! I can eat one lean meal a day and the day before surgery all liquid. I'm really excited to start this new journey but i'm getting a bit nervous, woke up this morning with a bit of anxiety.

Some insurance companies require all those test, mine didn't, just the normal blood work, ekg and chest xray...Made my apt today, get banded next Friday the 16th...

i too was denied by BCBSI not once but TWICE!!! My Dr submitted all my paperwork Oct 19th and at the end of the month I got my 1st denial. I was pissed!!! I didn't give up even when it seemed as though the staff at my drs office did. I took it upon myself to have sleep apnea test done and had them fax that paperwork in and called BCBS EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Yesterday they sent approval letter to my dr, today I went in to sign consent and i'm scheduled for surgery on Dec 16th. yep next Friday...what ever you do, DON'T GIVE UP!!! and don't rely on someone else to get necessary paperwork for you. Do it yourself, make the calls yourself and document who you spoke to..Good luck to you dear...

@ rn2012, how long have you been waiting?? Don't wait for letter, you need to call the insurance company, b/c after my dr resubmitted my paperwork on 11/22 i called on the 28th and they had it just sitting there, it had never gotten forwarded to medical review. So if i wouldn't have called i would still be waiting...

i was denied the 1st time b/c i have a BMI of 35 and only had high blood pressure. I took it upon myself and scheduled a sleep study and have sleep apnea and had the dr submit additional paperwork the week after my denial. I called EVERY day to BCBS to check status and a week after dr submitted additional paperwork they told me that I was denied again. Said that they had no BMI info and i had no co morbitities. I argues with the rep until she looked thru the paperwork that dr sent in and she found it and resubmitted to medical review. I got a call today fromBCBS telling me that I'M APPROVED....

1st time appointment to discuss having lap band?

OMG!!!! I am soooooo excited, got a call today from BCBSI telling me that I'm approved..I burst into tears when I got the news...Now waiting for them to fax approval letter to dr's office so that I can schedule my surgery date. Thank you Jesus

I wish you well, I too have BCBS of Illinois and my BMI is 35, i have gone thru the 6 months dr followed diet, psyc exam and all. I have high blood pressure and was denied. Last week I went and had a sleep study done to find out that now I also have sleep apnea, I've never been so excited in all my life!!! lol so now I will have dr forward this info to BCBS and wait for my approval....Good luck to you and keep us posted..

wow that's great...i have BCBS IL and was denied but i'm considering getting on my husbands plan which is UHC. How many co morbitities do you have to have with UHC??