MeMeMEEE

Hi and congrats on your date!! Make sure to click "August All-stars" in my signature and post in the August 2011 forum with your date! The calendar is filling up - not sure if anyone is headed to MX but you may at least find someone around your date!

I am pre-op and my vitamin D was low - they have me taking 2 dry vitamin D Bariatric Advantage brand a day - just retested last Monday and waiting for results. About half way through they told me I should be taking calcium with them for absorption so I am anxious to see if my levels have went up.

It's funny, even with the "failure rate" I still think it is an awesome tool. I can see it is something I need to use long term and not just til I get to goal. I thought the GERD/Acid Reflux thing was interesting also. Not worrisome enough for me to go to RNY though. I have one friend who had an out and out DS to begin with, she has had great weight loss, very near goal at 8 months out. But I think DS is not for me today, who knows if I would need to revise what I would choose.

Is that 18% of your total weight or 18% of excess to lose? My 18% of excess would only be 17 lbs so I hope I am down more than that!! 18% of total weight would be almost 40. Hope it's more like that!!

You can always follow "I appreciate your concern" with "My doctor and I made this decision about my health together." That's pretty much what I had to tell my mom

My brother in law is getting married 7 weeks after my surgery and I am absolutely DREAMING of what size I might be in!! What % had you lost at that point?

I love BJ's! They have a coupon on tubs of Nectar til the end of July SYNTRAXDEAL is the code - Bob shared it with a facebook group I am in! $5.00 off each tub of nectar flavored and 15% off on the Syntrax medical (unflavored) tubs. I don't know where you live but they are in Indiana and I am in Illinois and I get the stuff super quick - like 2 days!

I love Panera! I am pre-op but was there Tuesday and was thinking of all the soups and how great they will be! Their website has ALL the nutrition info.

I went through my closet about a year ago and did the same, gave it to my friends and even a family member starting a thrift store. Here I am scheduled for 8/8! But guess what? My daughter is my goal size, so I took some of her clothes she wanted to get rid of and hung them in my closet for when i get there!!

Welcome! There is a forum for band to VSG revision about half way down the page and there are several people here!

I am sure you will be fine! My first one was like Feb 25 and my last one was July 11 - I got approval and scheduled yesterday!

There is a Blue Cross Association and all BCBS are a "francise" if you will - I work for Health Care Service Corporation and we have IL, TX, NM and OK. Anthem is another one that is large. Some are individual states. Some do consider investigational but you should be able to call and ask their medical policy on the sleeve. The CPT code is 43775, Sometimes you can find their policy on the website as well.

hahah I sooo thought about starting to pack!!

I just found out today that BCBSIL stopped covering an assistant surgeon on VSG 6/1/11. I have been told that my Dr's assistant bills and co-surgeon which is some how different. Just wondering if anyone has gotten a bill and knows how BCBSIL is now paying? A little freaked, I won't do this if $20,000 will come from my pocket!!

Zeta, I got my date yesterday and could barely concentrate on work I am so ready!! Not too nervous - got the ball rolling for FMLA, looking forward to the time off!! I was afraid I would want to eat eat eat now that I have a date but so far so good!

Lynn make sure to add your name to the August Surgery Date list in the Monthly August 2011 below!!

Congratulations!! Make sure to check in below in the August 2011 Monthly!! Add you name to the date list!!

Congratulations! Make sure to post you surgery date when you get it in the Monthly listing for 2011!! I am August too!

Submitted on 7/12 called on 7/13 and they sent to medical review then, approved 7/14

AUGUST!!! 1 BigSexxy 2 brookb 3 zetagirl210 4 Julie76 5 6 7 8 SunnyinSD, Skyblew, Ladybug86, MeMeMEEE 9 Wondering1 10 11 Jimmy James 12 13 14 15 Treequeen 16 17 ITSMEMRSJ 18 19 20 21 22 JELLYBEANS, pamblan, blkhulagirl 23 24 KristeyK, KristinaRN, Intime 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lisha, CT Fats 31

Are you saying you would fly to Orlando 3 days after? Or August 25th? I ask because my hospital stay will be 3 days - which would put you in to your travel day if you mean July 25th. I would do some checking!

Welcome! There are lots of us who have or are doing it, check around in the forums I can't remember where but there is a check in thread for it. I just finished mine and trust me, it FLIES!

Welcome Robin! Best of luck! keep us posted! Make sure to add yourself in the 2011 thread for August surgeries! I know there are a few others on 8/30 as well!

AUGUST!!! 1 BigSexxy 2 brookb 3 zetagirl210 4 Julie76 5 6 7 8 SunnyinSD, Skyblew, Ladybug86 9 Wondering1 10 11 Jimmy James 12 13 14 15 Treequeen 16 17 ITSMEMRSJ 18 19 20 21 22 JELLYBEANS, pamblan, blkhulagirl 23 24 KristeyK, KristinaRN, Intime 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lisha, CT Fats 31

I went to my Dr and told him I was following weight watchers, I have lost 21 lbs in the 6 months so each month he just told me to keep doing what I am doing. We did talk about what exercises I was doing and how often. I was submitted to insurance yesterday - can't wait to hear!