SGDodge06

Congratz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to get rid of my 40D bra!!!!!!!!

Here are a few things I did on my own. You need to make sure you doctors will write letters to the surgeon telling why they think you are a good candidate for lap band. Think of any symptoms you have that "may" be attributed to being over weight. I have bad knees and a bad back. I asked my orthopedist if they "could" go away with weight lose and he said yes. He wrote me a letter saying that. I have regular period and stress urinary incontenace which if you say you have they take your word for it. Not something they examine you for. This is when you sneeze or cause you can have a little urine leak. So my gyno sent a letter saying that my irregular period and stress urinary incontinence "may" be fixed by losing weight. I have started snoring and cant sleep very well. I had a sleep study done. They said that I have "slight" sleep apnea. Losing weight "may" help this. I have shortness of breath when exerting myself. now high blood pressure. This is do to my anxiety and my anxiety meds help it. My doc just wrote that I have high blood pressure, they don't ask what it is due to. I hope I have covered everything that go me approved. The main thing is getting all you duck in a row as my husband would say lol. Start making all these doctor visits on your own before your consult. You can have the visit tell them you are considering lap band and then when you need the letter you can just call the doc since you have already seen them for this problem. If you are worried about the 6 month diet. They just want six months of your weight being recorded. I was lucky I had seen my doc every 3 months for a while do to my anxiety, but every time you see your doc they weigh you. when I wasn't sure if I was going to be approved I was sure to see my doc once a month and when making the appointment I said it was a follow up on weight loss so I could get the appointment easily. Once you have done all that you need write all your appointments down on a calendar. This was my g-d sent. For example- my psych eval letter was holding me back it hadn't been faxed over. I call them on feb 20th and say" I am looking on my calendar now and i see i had seen the doc on feb 1st and i am still waiting for this letter. They called me back and said he is working on it right now. Yeah right he probably forgot about it. back to the psych eval make sure when you are talking to them you let them know you know that the lap band is only a "tool" and you are willing to work and do the rest on your own. i had a friend fail the psych eval for not making that clear enough. back to the letters. Make sure you get to proof read them for yourself. My primary doc who was the one who had so much important information in hers wrote that I was 26 not 27. to me that is a big deal so I'm sure to the insurance company it was. through this process the woman that was working with me at my surgeons office who I spoke to like everyday to follow up on the letters had kept my "date" open for me. April 2nd. This was like the most important part for me since my vacation from work started that day and I wouldn't have to miss any work if I did it this day. Well, while I was waiting for all these letters so I she could finally submit everything for me to the insurance company she told me that my surgeon was going to be away that day. OMG THAT DAY I FREAKED. Anxiety attack at work while the kids in my class were playing recess. I had to have a kid bring me my water and my "purse". Had to take my meds that I hardly ever have to take. The woman said I have everything and I am submitting everything to the insurance company. I still didn't know what my date would be though at that point I would have taken any surgeon in the practice. Next day on my lunch break after all that freaking out, I got "the call". It was Laurie the woman from my surgeons office. She says "hi, what are you doing" I was like "eating lunch?" She said "how are you", I said "good, and you". She said "good, is march 30th ok for a sugary date"? (that would mean I would only have to take one extra day off of work and I would have my surgeon). I said it was great. Then, said says" oh, and you are approved". I told her I loved her lol. I have the empire plan as my insurance company and it only took two days to approve. I hope this stuff helps someone.

Rockn4u, Is Optifast like slimfast? Maybe you could try pouring it into an ice cube tray an eating it? That mayb help. I dont have many ideas to help, but I just wanted to reach out to you since I feel so bad. I am lucky and don't have to go on the pre-op diet, but the stress is getting to me. Mine is on the 30th I just want it to come already.

awwww very cute

yeah, biker all you have to do is click on the ticker and put in your pin and update the weight not pasteing and deleting it updates it for you in your signature

Homer rulz!

Good work Lily. Keep it up

Nice pics

Gret1964 just click on the ticker

ahhhh I under stand that on TracyKC I am going to a wedding memoral day weekend. I know I wont loose much before then. Going on a cruise with the DH's fam July 1st. I am a bride's maid in a wedding in Oct. and in wedding in August of 2008. So, the pressure is on lol. I dont even want to do anything lately. Tomorrow the DH and I have plans to go out with my friends where I grew up. I want them to come here instead cause i just dont want to do anything. With all this snow noone maybe going anywhere. Talk to you soon. Susie

Dh= Darling Husband or Dear husband

TracyinKS, How are you dealing with the waiting? Susie

I can't wait any longer

My nutritionist says you cant even have flat soda.

sorry for the dramatics BUT... My surgery is in like 16 days. I am sooooo bored. They are showing all repeats on TV. I had my pre-op testing today and just have to have my x-ray tomorrow. At least I got through a whole day of work fasting. But still I am going crazy. I think I will take one of my anxiety pills now. OH and did i mention my husband is working 8pm - 8am untill the end of the month. shall I say AHHHH again? :faint:

Noooooooooooooooooo it's a repeat wah

Your right! That would require getting off my tooshie lol. At least there is a new criminal minds on now

Keep it up tracy!

Congrataz! I CANT WAIt to join you

Congrataz!

well, I was thinner for like a min. once when I was depressed. went from 170-113lbs in like three months. I did get drunk much fast. Drunk after one drink. (hence the term "light weight") But you are drunk for a shorter amount of time since you took in less to begin with. I find it that way for me now before sugery since I am on Lexapro.

My doc says I will stay over night.

Good luck. I was going to be banded on April 2nd too, but my doc is going away then lol. At least he can do me on March 30th. I have to miss one day of work now. April 2nd starts our spring recces.

bump my last post please

The key to the psych eval it to let them know you know the sugery is just a "tool". You have to tell them you are willing to work at the eating and exercise and you know it will just help you with all that. That is why my friend had failed hers the first time. I passed mine.