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I'm sorry You must be feeling very discouraged. I wish I had some answers for you. Did the doc say WHY he's dropping your insurance? Perhaps he can refer you to another surgeon that accepts your insurance. Keep us posted (((hugs)))

Yep it's the Greatest feeling!!!! I see you have your date set already. You must be so excited!!!! Do you have to do a pre-op diet?

Thank you!! I hope to be as successful as you! 8 pounds from goal!!! You must feel wonderful!!!

Best wishes for a smooth procedure and quick recovery! Keep us posted.

I'm a little late getting on the love boat here... There are different types, stages and degrees of love. The emotion of love is the baby stages of love. That's the stuff that gives you the butterflies and makes you pine away when you're apart. Most folks who have been married for decades will tell you that they had to "work at it". This indicates that more mature love, the kind that is meaningful and lasts, is a choice. I know my husband and I love each other with a mature love. How do I know this? Because even though our huge stomachs make the physical love difficult...I KNOW that man would be there to change my diaper and push my wheel chair if I was too fat or too old to do it and I would do the same for him. He is worth the choice...he's more than an attraction for me. He is a precious man. He is a man I admire, trust and confide in. I will say, I can't wait for the stomachs to disappear (he's getting banded too) cuz I'd sure like more physical interaction...he's a darn good lookin man and I ain't so bad myself Back to original question...Yep, I think you can love someone that doesn't love you back...actually, it happens all the time.

That's the WORST!!!! Same thing happened to me...you're TRAPPED in a little can with this gross smell!!!!!!! :girl_hug:

Just watched this...actually it's still playing in the back ground....I can't stand to watch it any more!!! She's going to fail at the GBP too! She obviously didn't work with her surgeon...or had a surgeon that worked with her. She obviously hasn't dealt with her addictive behavior issues. I know that part's SO difficult, but dang...I don't know know, I see a woman that is looking for something to FIX her...not help her get healthy! I feel so sorry for her because she just doesn't get it! She's so young too! They told her at the very end "We'll remove the lapband, have the mini bypass and you'll be all good after that"!!!! What a crock!!! Now I am stating this without yet having the band, but I KNOW I still have a lifetime of work ahead of me. That this is a tool to help me know when I am full. I KNOW that I MUST communicate with my surgeon and if I had a surgeon that "pointed all the blame at me" (as she states hers did) I would find another surgeon! I'm not downing GBP...I've considered it myself because it seems easier than the lapband and faster inital weight loss. But I decided that lapband does not change my anatomy. I see the lapband as an enhancement procedure. It will enhance my sense of fullness. It will enhance my health journey. OK...I'm gonna stop rambling now... If I reiterated a bunch of stuff that's already been posted, please forgive me. I usually read through all the posts before replying, but this REALLY got to me....especially since I found out today I was APPROVED by my insurance and there is only one thing they are waiting to get back from my surgeon before my surgery is scheduled. I am just so excited and this video was very upsetting to me :girl_hug:

Good Bye-ya Sanjaya!!!! Thank Goodness that rediculousness is over! I could see Simon BEAMING as it narrowed closer and closer to Sanjaya going!!! I only wish they would have shown Simons face as Ryan announced "Sanjaya, you are going home..." That would have been priceless!!!!

Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! I really REALLY needed this scripture...Mark 9:43-47, the words of Jesus himself!!!! Good stuff!!!

I have anthem too. All anthem policies aren't the same. But for me, I've jumped through the predetermined hoops and am now awaiting approval! My file and request has been sent to them and I'm 'patiently' waitng!! haha...according to my surgeon's office, Anthem is one of the easier companies to get approval from. We shall see

This TOTALLY works for me. I know everyone is different this might not work for others...but I lose SO much better and keep my sanity if I'm 3-4 day's 'on' and 1-3 days 'off'...meaning a few day's of low cal / low carb and a couple days of anything I want within moderation. My pattern thus far has been 5 pounds off...3 pounds back...4 pounds off...2 back on....5 pounds off...3 pounds back...I know it's a lot of back and forth, but over all I'm going down, down down...an average of 2 per week. Can't wait to get banded!!!! It will make it MUCH easier to stay on an even keil!

We just got 5 inches yesterday into today!!! I HATE Wisconsin!!!!! Lord, please move me back to the east coast!!!!

My hats are off to teachers. I used to subsitute teach A LOT when my two oldest were in private school, to help suppliment tuition. Even in a private school, 10 years ago, kids were disrespectful and their parents were WORSE. Teachers get it from both ends...kids that make your life hell and parents that make your life hell if you dare to discipline the little darling that is making your life hell! AND if you don't have a supportive admisitration that will stand behind you in your discipline, well it can render you completely ineffective! Now teachers not only have to battle apathy, indignance (sp?) and disrespect from their students...they have to be concerned for their physical safety as well! I just don't know how they do it! SO, Teachers...I applaud you for your committment and courage!!! :clap2: Side bar: Laurend...I applaud you for locking the doors at the start of class!!! Stand strong when students oppose, and possibly adminsitration as well. If admisitration opposes, tell them to give it 30 days and just see if it makes a difference! You're on target with this one! You will find students getting to class on time and the non-serious ones dropping the class, making the work environment more productive!! Kudos!!!!

the subject said "warning" and I was all ready to correct you, but then saw it must have been a typo because you said it correctly in the body of the message I didn't read the article, but I think global warming is a bunch o poppy cock

hi maisieben! I'm not sure what tbnc is...i'm guessing it's a surgeon that does lapband. The first thing I would do is contact your insurance provider and ask what the policy is regarding weight loss surgery. OR if your insurance is provided by your employer, contact your benefits rep in HR. They should be able to tell you if it's an inclusion or exclusion on your policy. Try http://www.lap-band.com/lapband/portal.do. They can assist you in finding a surgeon/seminar in your area and can answer a lot of your questions. Best wishes!

yeah, I didn't like OH from the get go. It's not an easily navigated site either! I've found the RNY'rs on the whole feel that lapband is inferior. I don't really know why. I went to a support group at my surgeon's office a few weeks back and one of the RNY'rs (who just got out of the hospital from a life threatening side affect of the RNY) flippantly asked me "Why would you do the band? I just don't understand it!" I didn't say much, but it took all I had in me not to say "cuz I don't want to become a self righteous biotch like you!" hehe

This link is the actual procedure as it's performed...it's graphic, but answers your questions and probably many more you may come up with http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...lap+band&hl=en

Whoo Hoo!!! After 10 weeks & 28.1 pounds lost, the doc is submitting for insurance approval!!!!! They said to expect 6 weeks before an answer, but things look VERY hopeful!!! Needless to say, I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!!! :clap2:

Honestly, that sounds like a bunch of hooey to me. I dunno, maybe if you're younger, it could offer a tiny bit of help in that area, but if you have stretch marks, in the area you want to firm up, it most likely won't do a thing. I wish there were a magic rubber girdle that would help cuz after a lifetime of being large and four children, my belly is gonna need surgical intervention after I reach goal.

Oh Lord I wish we had some more day's like Monday!!!!!!! I was out on my moped...riding down by Lake MI...it was WONDERFUL!!!! Can't wait for next spring when I can roller blade down by the lake!! Alas, the saying is true "the bigger they are the harder they fall" and if I fell now, I would break something fo sho!

I'm sorry That really sux!!! I do know there are MANY people on here that have gone to Mexico and had it done for under $10k, including airfare and accommodations. I know $10k still seems like a lot but if you're able to get a loan, it is money well invested. Just a thought. I wish I could help more.

Hello bandsters. I've been reading and posting on here for several weeks now. Been VERY excited about getting my band and been working very diligently with the doc and insurance company to hopefully have my band by mid-May... OK...Why am I so scared now? Well, recently I've been reading where some folks on here have been suffering for months, perhaps even years, with PB's and not losing weight because of being too tight due to stress and such. Folks that haven't been able to comply with the band guidelines for various reasons. Well, now I am scared about getting the band. How can I expect to overcome my food obsessions and not manipulate the band and reach a healthy weight? I am scared that I will fall into the catagory of the one who tries to manipulate the band. I'm afraid that my acid reflux will get worse instead of better after the band (and I already throw up from time to time due to bad reflux). I don't want to go through all of this only to lose 30 pounds and stall for months, even years because I won't comply or because I can't get the right restriction or both! I know that only I can decide if I am going to make the band work or not. It just seems that I see so many people that have had the band for quite a long stretch and can't seem to make it to a healthy weight. If I'm going to stay big any way...why have surgery? Or maybe RNY is a better way to go because there is no way around losing a good chunk of weight with the re-routing of the intestines. I'm sorry to be so negative. Maybe it's just a bad day for me. I know that the band is a tool and I must do the work. I'm just so afraid of falling into the catagory of the one who won't make it work *sigh* Thanks for letting me ramble. Any insight would be welcomed.

Since we're being graphic...may I ask...how do you deal with the BURNING and pain of consistent diarreah? Preperation H?

Thank you all SO much!!! Thank you for sharing your experiences, analogies, and encouragement. You really REALLY helped me and I grately appreciate it.

"these people"? I have to object. I do what I was taught to do. I would have helped if it were me and I have a key to my church. Most of the people in my congregation would have helped. You can't lump all churches and all Christians into one catagory of "these people". That's just as insulting as if I were mugged by a black man, saying "that's why I hate these people, they're all criminals". I doubt you meant to lump us all together, but just a word of caution not to lump us all together. We're not all two faced