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Great Victoria, now you have your date. Forget what happened on that day in the past. The present is now all that matters. It nwill be the day the new you is born, and you can reflect on that. Good luck.

WOW Vera, congrats!! I see you are doing well, and that is very good. I am joining you in 11 days. Right now I'm a wreck. I hope my procedure goes just half as smoothly as yours.

Well, good luck to you all. My new birthdate will be on 8-29-03. I am so anxious it is killing me. Go Packers - learn as much as you can, you'll see this place can probably offer as much info as your surgeons office. It's also a great place for support. Lulu - the time will go by faster than you think. Call and ask about the status, don't just sit and wait. Shelly - right now you are on your journey. GOOD LUCK, and we all hope and pray you come out okay, w/o complications. Lioness - you have a long road ahead of you. Be patient, and persistent. And last but not least, Ricky Williams and the Dolphins ROCK!!!

Great news everyone!!! Lots of August bandsters. Now we can all get together compare, and help each other through this thing. I am set for August 29th. Just had my pre-op appointment today. I am so excited, I can't wait.

Hey, I gave them about a month too. Then started calling daily. They starting getting annoyed, then they called me. GULP!! At first I was scared, cause this lady had told me I will only hear from her if I am denied, but I was approved, next day I got a letter. 2 more weeks, can't wait for the new me to be born.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry. Anything warm is usually sign of healing. If it is really hot, red and inflamed, then get some antibiotics to kill that infection.

Hey guys, I just got my letter from the insurance. APPROVED!! They are paying 90%. I am waiting now for a response from my secondary insurance from my wife's company, if they approve it, they'll cover the out of pocket which is around $1500 they told me. So now I am officially 17 days pre-op. Kind of weird feeling. I was indifferent to the whole thing, but once I got the approval from the insurance, reality hit me. I know I want this, just that things start flying throuhg my mind. Oh yeah, not to mention that my bodies knows what is coming, so I am eating like a horse on steroids. My wife wants to take me out to all my favorite restaurants this week, so I can enjoy splurging a few last times. SCARY & EXCITING!!

Hey folks, nice to meet all of you. This is a pretty cool site, and the format works great. Well, I am 25, live in Miami. I am 5'10" and currently weigh about 280(probably more). I have been scheduled for surgery for August 29th. My insurance paperwork is all being processed, now it's the all so PITA waiting game. My doctor is Samuel Szomstein in Cleveland Clinic in Weston Florida. They do both RNY and Lapband, and he suggested lapband for me due to my stats. I really hope this comes through soon, I am so anxious to know whether I have to fight, or if my date is good. Either way, good luck to all of you!!! GO DOLPHINS!!!