lkcanfield

Well I have made it through one week and one day since my LapBand. I feel great. I had some pain the first 4-5 days but after that I was up and doing my normal routine. I also had a hernia repair done at the same time. My husband has been so wonderful and supportive. He has stuck with me all the way through the pre-op diet and he has actually lost 20 lbs by just being on the low carb diet with me. At this point I have lost 45 lbs !!! My surgeon put 1.5cc of fill in during the procedure. I have an appointment next week for my first check up. We'll see if I get more fill. Have I been eating solid foods for several days and I have had no problems. Good luck to those of you on this same journey

Hi fellow bandsters. I am new to this site. I am scheduled for my surgery on December 22nd. Yeah !! A little nervous but excited too. I have started my low carb diet 2 days ago and made it through Thanksgiving today with ease. I am glad that I found this site and look foward to talking to each of you

I have blue cross blue shield of Alabama. I had to go through 8 months of monthly weigh ins with my doctor, labwork to include liver enzymes and h. Pylori test to make sure you don't have a bacteria that causes ulcers in your stomach, sleep study to make sure i didnt have sleep apnea, physical therapy evaluation to see if I can exercise, psychological consult just to make sure I'm not crazy or if there is some underlying reason that I am obese, diet class, and I had to show them my last 3 year weights. Oh, if you are over 40 you have to have your pap and mammo up to date and if you are over 50 you have to have a colonoscopy. Thank goodness i'm not over 50. My Lapband office did all the insurance approval for the lapband procedure. Hope this helps. Good luck

This is my first post on this site but I have read many of your comments on this site and I am so thankful to have found this site and my new fellow banisters friends. Anyway, I am scheduled for my surgery on Dec 22,2011. I am really excited and nervous at the same time. I started my low carb diet on Monday. I'm actually doing pretty well on it and have lost 4 pounds already. Thanks for your support !!!