seanmama

Gosh! Thanks to y'all for replying to my thread. It makes me feel much better to know that we all can help each other. Freebutterfly- your situation sounds so stressfull- sorry! I will shoot a little prayer heavenward for you. What an awful bunch of people. You show em how gorgeous you are going to get! My husband asked me how much this surgery would cost if we paid cash- I estimated around $18 000- he was STUNNED! I added that in Mexico I could have it done for around $7000 and he said No, not there. We will see how adamant he is if my insurance denies me- then I will show him this website and all the great info. I bet he will change his mind!

Thankyou Alexandra! I appreciate your insight. My DH and I did have a long chat later in the evening and I explained that his insensitivity really hurt me. He explained that he was just seeking reassurance from his dad that all would be well and that nothing terrible will happen to me. I think I had thought that he was telling his dad that I was going to have wls- and now at last I would become "normal". You see, although we seldome see my FIL, he sees us on videos we send and I have gained ALOT of wt since our wedding 13 yrs ago. I know that this is an intense embarrassment for my DH, so it makes me over sensitive, almost irrational. Anyhow, thanks again for your kind words.

Howdy! I am a band wannabe from Texas. I have had the initial appointment with my surgeon- it was very informative and exciting. Now I wait for insurance approval- hopefully uhc will be okay about covering my surgery. From what i have read on this and other websites I am curious about the very different weight losses experienced by banders. Of course I realise that we are all unique and no two people will have exactly the same result; however, does anyone have an opinion on how to maximize wt loss. I am afraid of doing this procedure and then only losing a total of 20 or 30 lbs. Seanmama

Hi Larry, thanks for your encouraging reply! I am seeing Dr Cribbins at Plano Presbyterian Hospital. His office nurse was banded in April and has already lost I think she said 70lb! I know this may be odd, but she is the first person whom I have ever seen who I know for sure had wls. Anyway her results are very impressive. Good luck with your fluids! I read on spotlight that later high caloric clear jiuces are not a good idea, so be sure and drink enough apple and cranberry juice to last a lifetime!LOL. Seanmama:D

Twinkie Milkshakes? This type of article just gets me going!

Thanks for the link- it was VERY helpful. I am such a newbie! The info just persuded me even more to go ahead and get banded. Seanmama

Woohoo! You are sooooo close! Best of luck on Tuesday. Has it taken a long time to get to this point? Seanmama