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Thank you and yes i did read a bunch of stiff on here and it has all been so helpful and wonderful and i love the site. now if i can only find out how to add a ticker thingy to the bottom of my page, lol.

Thank you so much for this nsight, i think this will help me a lot!

welcome Missy, im from central jersey and i am in the early stages of my journey. i dont even have a date yet, all i know is January 2012. im excited and nervous because i am scared about keeping the weight off. i read that people are still hungry and i worried about what am i going to do when that happenes, but i have to stay committed because i know where i will end up if i dont. there is no second chance if i dont stick to this. best of luck on your surgery and just keep in touch with people you meet here or stay talking to the people here. i have found this site to be great for information and words of encouragement.

RedChic thanks for sharing your success thus far. i am from central jersey and im in the beginning stages of the whole process. i have met with my surgeon for a consult and i meet him again on Friday, i did my psych evaluation, and i meet with my nutrionist next Monday. i got my letter of medical necessity last Friday so i am making moves but still excited and scared all at once. i have board here i check on the regular because its people who have the same insurance as me, there are highs and lows there so i try to just take it a day at a time. you have lost 15lbs already in a week? gosh you are my inspiration. keep going and keeping us updated

OMG!!!! I am super sorry to hear about this set back. but thats all it is sweetie, you WILL get approved. Hoping, praying, and wishing for the best

I have been using a CPAP since 2005 and it was the greatest thing I have ever done. I have snored all my life, so as a kid I never wanted to do sleep overs and even as an adult it would be murder sometimes, just starting out dating someone and that first snore that shakes the entire building (lol). At fisrt I was very nervous about the machine, i was like oh great i look like a damn space invader, this is NOT sexy and my girlfriend is going to leave me for sure. But she was very cool and she did crack a few jokes but she was supportive and understood why I needed it. she was just as concerned as I was. My apnea had gotten so bad to where my throat hurt every morning, I was tired all the time, and I literally felt like I was suffocating in my sleep because you stop breathing and then you start again...but sometimes people dont and die. When i first got it I had the mask that covered my nose and mouth and it was great but then I started getting a dark mark across the bridge of my nose and it took months to go away. i then switched to the nasal mask where it just goes into your nostrols and that was perfect, it felt less invasive. eventually i got the new model and i am back with the mask that just goes over the nose and i have a LOT of pressure. It is always a litle uncomfortable when you meet someone and you sleep with them and you have to tell them about the mask of they see it before yu get to tell them about it, but most peopel have been fine with it, so it hasnt been a big issue. im married now and my wife is extremely happy that i have the mask otherwise we couldnt sleep togther. i do get embarassed when my step kids come in the room and im sleep and have it on. i put the covers over my head or ifmy wife is up and im sleeping i will put the covers over my head so i dont feel like she is staring at me. but dont read too much into it. everyone will get used to it and it will just become second nature. hell at this point i cant sleep without it.

I really love this posting, I read another one about Aetna here and it kind of brought me down. A lot of problems with the 2 yr weight loss history. Have any of you had that problem. I am a little concernd because I havent been with my PCP for 2 years and we never really dicussed weight loss. Everything I've done, was done on my own. But you guys keep me smiling and thinking positive

Wow I am in the same spot you are in Brittney. I met my surgeon for the first time a month ago and went in gung ho that I wanted the band, then he started trying to sell me on the sleeve. This kinda pissed me off because he didnt go over anything about the band. He just kept selling the sleeve and saying how quick I would loose weight and with the band I would get acid reflux from throwing up etc. In the end I went home and read up on the sleeve. I read and I dont know how true this is that the sleeve is for really heavy people and it gets them down to a size where they can then get gastric or lap band. I thought to myself, but I am not that big that I would need to do this. Further more I read about the cutting and the stapling and I just wasnt comfortable with that at all. I have my next appointment next week and I am sticking to my choice of the lap band. If my doctor is still pushing the sleeve well i will just have to find a new surgeon. Just make sure you do the research and ultimately go with what feels right and you think is best for YOU. Good luck!

Hi everyone!!! My name is Shalene, im 37 and from NJ. I have been gaining weight at such a fast rate I didnt even realize I was packing it on the way I was. After changing my diet and working out it seems like I wasnt getting anywhere. So finally last month I gave some serious thought to WLS. I hit the internet and I found a surgeon and set up an appt. I met with my surgeon last month and walked away with mixed feelings about him. But i am forging ahead, i figured i can stop and start over with a new surgeon if i felt the same way after out second meeting. My surgeons website recommended a group and I checked them out and wasnt too impressed. I found this site and you guys are awesome. I feel like I will really find some support and answers here, so I am looking forward to making new friends

OMG! I have Aetna and I had my first visit to the surgeon like 2 weeks ago. While I wasnt happy with the meeting if I do decide to go with him, he did say he could do my surgery by Jan 2012. hearing how quickly you all got approved adds up with the timeline he gave so i feel better. Good luck all!