mariamaria1070

Right there with ya girlfriend! I'm waiting for my ride right now, just a little more time and it will all begin!! Good luck, I'm sure I'll be around later! Let me know how you're doing!!

4 more hrs !!!! Thank God. !!!! Ready for this !!!!

I'm here, I'm here...July 17th. Good luck to us....
Rita

Thanks Deana! I've got them and everything that's ever been mentioned on this site that I might need, lol...I was a girl scout, I like to be prepared!! lol

I'm 5 days out an no pain just sore but almost 100 % back just wonder why I waited soooo long !

They are meals you make in a muffin pan. Depending on the size of the actual muffin spot on the pan, one or two of these items are good for a meal. For example, this week for Breakfast I made muffin pan frittatas. I bought a roll of chicken sausage, frozen pepper blend (red, yellow, green peppers and onion), Southwest style liquid egg, and fat free kraft cheddar.
I cooked the sausage first, then did approx 2 oz per muffin slot (6 slots on my pan). I then added the pepper mix and then poured in liquid egg to the top of the meat and peppers. I topped each pan with 10 grams of cheese and then baked til done.
Nutrition came out to 125 calories and 20g Protein per frittata. I can now reheat a frittata for Breakfast each morning and have no excuse to eat unhealthy stuff.

just got banded today! home already and feeling GREAT. everyone who hasn't been banded yet, it is so much less scary than all my expectations and i'm feeling very minimal pain and gas. I'M SO EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU NOW!!! I can already tell this is a great decision for me! Good luck to you all!

So, I got all my Protein Shakes, lean cuisines, yogurt, SF everything and Crystal Lite/Propel/Mio plus Energy I need! I just put pretty much cleaned out everything from my shelves & fridge into bags...preparing for tomorrow night! I work nights 6:30pm-6:30am's and so I will start my diet at midnight otherwise, I'd just delay it til Tuesday morning after my shift. I even threw out all my take out menus & coupons and every stash of chocolate I could find...I did have a "last supper" and after watching Extreme Weight Loss and crying as usual, relating to everything said I'm ready to begin this new stage in my life. I won't lie...I'm extremely nervous, anxious, scared a bit...mostly of failure! Since finding this site I've learned soo much and continue to get the information I need. Only we know what it's like to go through this and feel the way we do, I will need ALL the support, advice & motivation I can get! Thank you in advance, Maria

I 've made it to the other side! I got at the hospital at 6, my surgery was at 7:30 and I was home at 12:30. All the Drs. and nurses were great. I am very sore, but I am taking it slow.I hope everyone from today have done great too.

This came up a week ago:
Clip my toenails and tie my shoes without grunting and losing my breath.
Fit into an airline seat without rubbing shoulders with the skinny people around me.
Getting down on the floor and playing with my grandkids and my kitty.
Sliding into a cafe booth and not having to push the table away.
Knees not aching after just walking around the park.
Playing golf again without my gut getting in the way of my swing.
Having shirts without the obligatory stains right where my gut sticks out(all of my shirts are stained in the same spot)
Going to the Water park and not wearing a t-shirt all day because I'm a fat slob.
Going to Mexico with my wife in November and being able to remove my shirt and not scare small children(although the scars are still a little scary)
Getting rid of some of my meds.
And finally(drum roll) Be able to "Ride the Rockies" 6 stage/day bike riding event next year. Woo Hoo!
tmf

I am looking forward to not getting winded walking from my car to my classroom or not getting winded when I have to climb a flight of stairs.
I look forward to feeling better and reducing my medication. I look forward to shopping in the "regular" clothes department.
But most of all, I look forward to a longer life.

July 18th for me. Just found out yesterday! Ahhhhh, i never thought it would come (fighting insurance) but i can officially say it now! Good Luck to all the July babies!

I just called BCBS of IL to see if they received my information, only to find out that I have been Approved!! YAY!! I have my pre-op appointment on July 5th & my surgery is July 17th, as of right now....I'm soo very excited, I'm ready for a new me!!

As of right now, July 17th is my surgery date!

I just called BCBS of IL to see if they received my information, only to find out that I have been Approved!! YAY!! I have my pre-op appointment on July 5th & my surgery is July 17th, as of right now....I'm soo very excited, I'm ready for a new me!!

I just called BCBS of IL to see if they received my information, only to find out that I have been Approved!! YAY!! I have my pre-op appointment on July 5th & my surgery is July 17th, as of right now....I'm soo very excited, I'm ready for a new me!!

I just called BCBS of IL to see if they received my information, only to find out that I have been Approved!! YAY!! I have my pre-op appointment on July 5th & my surgery is July 17th, as of right now....I'm soo very excited, I'm ready for a new me!!

I just called BCBS of IL to see if they received my information, only to find out that I have been Approved!! YAY!! I have my pre-op appointment on July 5th & my surgery is July 17th, as of right now....I'm soo very excited, I'm ready for a new me!!

I have BCBS of IL and I got my lapband 9/15/11. Congrats to those of you who are looking to get the approval. I had to do 6 months of supervised diet, but have to admit that it went quicker than I expected it would. Some companies exclude bariatric procedures, but when BCBS IL approves your surgery, they deem it as medically necessary, and they do cover all maintence required as well - and that includes fills. I too thought that they would not cover fills - but I've had a fill every month since being banded, and they've covered every fill.

I got great news today from BCBS of Illinois, that they said yes to the lap band, so next week I see my surgeon and then we schedual it to be done. Since my birthday is June 20, this is my gift to myself!!!! Yippie!!

Ok, downloading now lol

Hello! I have BCBS of IL and was wondering this as well. I have my 3 appointments in 1, where they then send info out for approval on May 22nd so hoping it won't be too long of a wait! I'm in Bourbonnais, but going to Champaign- Illinois Bariatric Center...where is everyone else?