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My surgery is on the 6th and I am very nervous about being put to sleep. I am not sure why. I know everything will be ok. I think i am so worried about it because i am a control freak and being under you have no control. Am I the only one who is scared or what. Please only respond with words of encouragment i dont want to be scared anymore than i already am.

So is the supervised diet for insurance supposed to show the insurance company you are serious about losing weight or just that you have been trying and its not working? Also my insurance company wouldnt cover it due to my employment not authorizing that as a covered benefit so I just decided to self pay. Is there some steps i should take in order to get them to reimburse me or if its not covered its just not covered?

I have surgery on the 6th and am very excited. I am on an antidepressant along with abilify, and pain meds for my back. After losing weight will these still be needed do you think? What meds or problems did u have preop that you no longer have?

awesome. congrats. and good point about the antidepressants. Thanks

Hi paul, My surgery is costing 8950 but it does not include fills and post op appts. My dr is retiring the end of this month but the dr who is doing my fills and aftercare is a nice guy. His staff is rude but I can deal. I didnt have it done with him originally because they wouldnt accept financing well thats what they told me. My dr. said that they did but I am confident i made the right choice of Dr.s he is really great and so is his staff.

I am being banded on the 6th of sept. I requested 4 to 6 weeks off work. I know its a long time but i work in a grocery store in the deli department . Actually the specialty cheese shop. I do lots of heaving lifting on a daily basis and my employer will not let me work with lift restrictions so looks like i get a nice long paid vacation. just thought i would add my 2 sence. hehe

Have been reading alot on the first week post op and have found alot of great suggestions for things like baby tylenol, mylanta chewable gas meds, and such. I am still preop scheduled for sept 6th. I am wondering if I can get suggestions here on the stuff that has helped you out post op. My mother and bestfriend are going to be taking care of me for the first 2 days or so so i would like to get a list of stuff together for them so they know what will help me through this process. any and all suggestions are welcome even if they are standard from your dr or just common sense. Thanks so much. Oh also i would like to know how to get a ticker to work. I have created one but cant seem to figure it out

My preop diet started on the 23 i believe. It has been going ok. I am on Low carb low calorie hi protien. I been drinking shakes in the morning. i mix eas whey protien with strawberry yogurt, strawberries lotsa ice, and sometimes a third of a banana. I can have 1 serving of fruit a day. I am also eating lots of meat and cheese. I really have not cheated. I have eaten a few crackers here and there but not really a cheat. I am super excited but scared and nervous. I am scared that i wont use the lapband to its fullest. A customer at work told me she knows of some people that had it done and they just went back to eating the way they were before being banded and ended up not losing. I am also scared shitless because i am deathly afraid of being put to sleep. Every 1 tells me it will be ok but it doesnt help. I asked dr for some anxiety meds he told me no cuz i am already on so many meds. I dont know how i am going to get through this next week with the anxiety. I have my preop appt on tuesday and i dont know what they are going to be doing. I can not wait to be banded. I am so excited.

I am scheduled for my preop appt on the 1st. I have already begun my preop low carb high protien diet surgery is on sept 6th. I am looking for some support groups here in denver where i can meet others who are in the beginning of their journey or anywhere in their journey. please let me know if there are any out here i am having trouble finding them. thanks