Jacek

Hey sorry for the delayed reply back. I have the joys of working 3rd shift so I don't get a chance to be online all too much anymore. Thank you so much for all the warm welcomes! I have enjoyed reading everyone's stories on their journey so far! I'm going to a seminar for Dr.William M Rupp the 16th of next month to learn more about it and hopefully go from there! I am however, having a pretty hard time understanding how insurance works and what the best insurance for me to get to cover this surgery. I have insurance through the temp agency right now, but it's very limited. I am thinking of switching to Blue Cross Blue Shield, but I am not sure how long I need to be enrolled with them before they would cover this kind of surgery, or even how much they would cover. I know it's kind of silly questions to ask, but I've not been on my own for too long and I was just so used to my mother being the one to take care of all of that lol So just looking to get pushed in the right direction. Anyways, I do look forward to learning more and hopefully getting this surgery done within the next year. I already have had a sleep study done (about 5 years ago) where it was confirmed I have sleep apnea. And I also have acid reflux which I was told was another one to look for. I've been overweight since I was at least in 6th grade, and it has only gone up steady from there no matter what type of diets and work out routines I have tried. I feel that getting banded would be a very good tool for me to use to help me get my life back on track and get in shape. I'm tired of hurting every day, I'm tired of the pain pills just to get through work, the expensive plus size clothes (I mostly just wear graphic tees, but any jeans I get seem to be $45+ and only at Layne Bryant or Fashion Bug or something. And it is SO hard to find a bra in my size!!!) and I'm just tired of feeling drained and sick each and every day. I'm so glad I found this forum because reading through here, I have found such hope when I was feeling so hopeless about my life. I'm so excited that I wrote a list of things I want to do once I am healthy and losing weight. Silly I know, but it gives me the motivation to keep going with this! Go to Valley Fair! I have not been on any rides at an amusment park since I was in the start of High School. The embarassment of being told I could not fit into the seat of the ride safely and to leave the area (in front of all my classmates) was too much for me, I never felt confident enough to go back. Learn how to ride a bike! I never had the chance growing up to learn how to ride. It looks so fun and like it would be a good workout. Ride a horse again! I wouldn't dare to put one through that at the weight I am right now. I used to love horseback riding as a child, so I can't wait to do so again. Sorry this post is a bit long and jumps around a lot. I just have a ton going through my mind about all of this and wanted to share lol. Thanks again everyone!

Hey my name is Ashley and I'm new here like a good amount of others in this thread. I want to get lap band surgery but I am just at a loss where to even start. I attended a meeting for people who would like the know more about the surgery with my mother (who had gastric bipass about 10 years ago with huge success) but I just feel at a complete loss on how to go about getting this going in the right direction. I'm 23 and weigh 400 pounds. It is taking a toll on me and I finally have come to accept that all the pains I am feeling now are because of my weight, and they'll only get worse in time if I don't act now! I wasn't always overweight. I was a very energetic, athletic child growing up until my father left. It wasn't due to depression on my behalf of his leaving, it was my mothers. She wouldn't cook anymore, so she would just bring us home fast food each day. My body was used to it, and craved it, and I kept those bad eating habits into my adult life. I've tried dieting time and time again with little results and I feel getting a lap band is the right direction for me to go in my life to get the kick I need to live healthy. With the results I saw from my mothers gastric bipass, I originally wanted to take that route, but I have not heard the best of things about it in the long run. So here I am, looking for help in finding the path I need to take on getting my life back. I'm only 23, there is so much more in this world I should be enjoying. Not being in pain each day, not out of breath walking the few stairs to my house. Hopefully that wasn't too terribly jumbled of a mess. I look forward to meeting the lot of you and hopefully getting some good information as well. Thanks!