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So I had to meet with a dietitian, physical therapy, social worker and surgeon and all of them meet on friday (yesterday) to approve or deny me. No one has called me yet to tell me anything. How long do you usually have to wait? Should I call them?

Was 285 when I started this process and now 292 just 2 months later. Is that going to look bad on me that I'm not talking it seriously? I went on vacation and havnt got to the gym bc of summer classes. The idea of pushing 300 lbs is awful. I have never ever been over 280

Sorry about your appt that sounds terrible. My surgeon was trying to talk me I to the sleeve too. If they think you need to lose anything close to 100lbs then they suggest the sleeve dines its quicker weight lose and alot of problems with the band is you have to work out and some people don't believe you will work hard enough. Think about them both but do what feels right to you.

Can any if you that have been banded eat bread, rice or salads?

I have already done all the testing and stuff. I'm just waiting in approval which they said will come next Friday after they all meet as a group. And I have a one week liquid diet that's all

Havnt been on for a while but I guess I don't have much to say. I find out a week from tomorrow if I'm approved! Excited about that. It seems like this has taken forever and I've only been at it a couple months. Had a dream last night that they called me and asked him I can come in tomorrow to get my Lapband bc they had a cancellation haha. Not sure how long between approve and surgery is. If u can do it first week of aug I can do it until thanksgiving and I'll be sad. Ok well no questions or comments just felt like sharing.

My husband wasn't on board either at first and said it is not needed etc. well come to find out later he just didn't understand the surgery and he was scared so man was going to slice me open

Amazing check list ! Thanks

I went through something similar. I went to a hospital in my town that does the Lapband and filled out all the paper work and the insurance company said no because they weren't as certified as this other hospital 2 hours away. After researching in glad they turned me down bc the hospital I was going to get it down at had only 10 surgeries performed while the one 2 hours a away has done hundreds ever thousands. It all happens for a reason.

So I am finished with all my Pre op stuff and just waiting in approval which will come the last weekend of June. My dietitation wants me to take vit d for 10 weeks and get re tested. This puts me at mid June for the earliest surgery date. My problem is that I work 5 days a week and go to nursing school. Work already told me I can take off whatever time I need but if I miss one day of nursing school I'm kicked out of the program. I'm wondering if once I am approved how much say do I have in my surgery date. Could I move it up to 1st of July or would I just have to wait until thanksgiving break or something.?

My surgeon and dietitian suggested I look into the sleeve instead of the band. I love the idea of the band but now they are making me rethink it. I have about 150lbs to lose to get down to a normal weight for me. They said that much weight rarely happens with the band.

The dietitian said i am eating all the right foods. I eat really healthy 98% of the time. She was shocked on all the fruits an veggies and healthy alternatives I was eating. I rather have veggies than a cupcake anyway. She said I just need to keep doing what I'm doing. I have back problems and I havnt been able to go to the gym like I need but I can't find the motivation.

Well the dietitian was shocked how well I eat. I don't eat fast food. I graze but on fruits and veggies. Salad is my favorite thing. I only eat fat free ice cream, milk, cheese, etc for years. Yes the vitamin d is over the counter. I told her a normal day for me is 2 cups milk and fruit in am, a salad and maybe a sandwich or wrap or soup for lunch and a pasta for dinner. With snacks of tomatoes, carrots and fat free ranch somewhere in there. She was kinda suprised. She said I know about 1800 calories a day. She said if I don't get that my body will have a harder time losing. And with the protein I eat chicken alot but I guess not enough ha.

So maybe I'm just being impatient because i feel like I have been going through this Pre surgery stuff forever. It's only been a month haha. I had my 1st surgeon appt... Passed. Had my psych eval... Passed. Had physical therapy eval... Passed. Tons of labs, EKG, chest X-ray done. Had nutrition eval today and she wants to follow up in 5 weeks!! Ugh that's forever. And she gave me a paper to go get Vitamin d supplements. She asked me what I ate yesterday and based on that she told me I'm not getting nearly enought Protein or Vitamin D and I need to eat MORE calories!!! What!!! Also the dietitian and surgeon and trying to talk me into the sleeve and now I'm second guessing myself. She said I needed to be on the vitamin d supplements for 10 weeks omg! Ughhhh

It went well. They actually told me wrong and I just had my psych appt today and everything else tomorrow. The spot went well. The social worker just asked me a bunch of random questions. Who is my support system? Why am I doing this? Etc. so easy. She said that unoffically I'm approved but I will have to wait a few weeks for offical approval.