sarawray

looks like the left wins lol

what a sweet and unselfish lady you are!

No this one is in Hurst. Near dallas

Following the advice of one of my replies, I called Melissa Jenson at true results and she reffered me to a different Dr. She was great. The other Dr office called me the very next morning. (Dr.Snow). And she already had my insurance co change to him. She already had me a surgery date, Aug 9. and the best thing is they are only charging me half the co pay that Dr carter was charging, and they take my credit card, and no money up front. It will be longer before my surgery,but this just seems like a better deal all the way around. Not trying to be ugly, but I think Dr. Carter is alittle greedy.

Thanks you guys. I might be able to use another dr.

Well I had it all figured out.... I thought. after months of driving 40 miles one way for nutritionist appoints, phyc appoints dr. visits, and finally my pre op oppointment. I had my surgery scheduled for this friday. When we get down to the business part of it they say, that will be 2000.00 please, I whipped out my carecredit card and they say.... Sorry we dont take that card. Since I havent got the crapping money thing down pat yet, Its all off. All of this for nothing. I am going to go outside and have a cigarette, I havent had one on 2 months, I quit just special for this occasion. Then I am going to go get drunk. No more shakes or eating slow, life will go back to the way it was. I might even just go overboard. You wont see me on here anymore as we will no longer have anything in common. Good luck to all of you lucky enough to get banded. see ya

Praying for you!!!!!!!

It sounds like you gals dont think you deserve to be happy and healthy and slim and trim. I know it sounds wierd but it is probly pretty close. No one is going to help you but you. Sure you have lots of support, and yes they are helping you, but they can only help you if you allow it. Your loved ones, get pure joy out of seeing you happy, believe it or not. Every person on this earth deserves to be happy. Dont hold yourself back. Take control of YOU. Look at yourself in the mirror every morning and look yourself in your eye, and tell yourself. "You are beautiful and deserve to be happier than you could ever imagine". I know it sounds silly, but it works. Come on and get to your goals, dont let yourself down. You wouldnt want to let anyone else you love down. Tell yourself everyday I CAN DO THIS!!!

Yeah, when I had my hysterectomy I just let mine come off on its own. I was too scared of infection.

Why don't you just tell your boyfriend he don't have to lie. Just tell those who ask that you are just watching what you eat and eating like your supposed to. Small bites and eating slowly. I personally have told everyone I know, because I feel like it will make me be accountable, and more apt to go by the rules, because who wants to fail in front of people who all have something negative to say about it anyway. I wonder why people are so negative??? Uneducated about the subject I guess. Well, good luck,and hang in there.

Where in DFW are you, I am in Cleburne and Dr Carter is my doctor. My surgery in a couple of weeks will be at Baylor Carrollton.

Thank you ladies, you helped me a lot. I had it in my mind that when I got stuck I would have to do something drastic like go to the er or something. Jennifer are you going to get yours loosened or are you going to just hang in there?

I am a couple of weeks from getting my surgery. One thing I keep hearing about and its making me nervous,is food getting stuck. What happens when it gets stuck, and how do you get it back up?

Well, I finally got the call yesterday, that I have been waiting on. The insurance approved my surgery, and I have my consult with the surgeon on July 9. I am very excited, cant wait.I went to my lap band consultation on June 6. Got my ekg and pulmonary test. They told me how to eat and what I can expect. The next day I called my Dr and got him to call me in some chantix. My last cigarette was June 15 at 8:30 pm. I highly recommend chantix. After a week of taking it I barely had any desire to smoke. At the consultation I weighed in at 244. I immediatley started to incorporate the mechanics of eating like they described to me. Most of the time I eat that way and it is fine. There is still that little part of me that knows I can, so I occasionally cheat, telling myself I wont do it after I get my band. I am now down to 236. I really hope my journey continues to be so positive. I am very excited, and just cant wait till the surgery. Wish my luck and keep me in your prayers.

I was told that it expands your pouch, and causes pain. they told me that look how it does when you pour it in a glass, how it foams up. It does the same thing when it hits your pouch. I havent had surgery yet, but that is what the nuitrisionist told me.

In the middle of July. Getting really anxious.

oh sweety, I am so so sorry you are going thru this. Try not to pay any attention to your loved ones who are saying the negative things. They are just misguided and they don't understand and probably never will understand. You are more now than ever a wonderful member of this forum. Now you have been there and done that, you can help tons of people. Turn this around and make it positive if you can. Go ahead and cry, and then dry it up and say ok this happened for a reason, and go on do what you are lead to do. Im sure it will be to help others..