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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

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 !!!

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