WendyMay

Wow, thanks so much! How did you make your signature colorful? Wendy

AWESOME! Thank you so much. Your help and info is very much appreciated.

Welcome! I have found this site to be a great support and lots of info! Hope you do too.

Hi ddrobins! Thanks a lot! How long have you had your band?

Hi Jim. Thanks for the kind welcome and well-wishes! I am getting mine done through the Lahey Clinic Hospital Center of Excellence.

Hi cfmom, I am not doubting you, but are you sure of that? I am going to a Center of Excellence. I have had the same PCP for 6 years or more. She wants me to have the surgery, and she weighs me once a month. I hope you are right about the Medicare thing. That would really make my day!

You are sooo right! God does work in mysterious ways! I am so glad that you got all your money and it was all provided to you. It soulds like you have great parents and a great boss! Congratulations!

Hi everyone! I introduced myself in the wrong place, lol! So here I am. My name is Wendy and I am 42 years old. I am between 317 and 320 pounds right now. I don't have a surgery date yet, but I have a four hour appointment next Thursday, the 16th of August. I will be seeing the psychologist, the Nurse Practitioner, and the dietician. I am on Medicare and Medicaid, so I will probably have to lose between 25 and 30 pounds before I can have the surgery. I am really looking forward to this journey! Thanks for reading

This is all good information. Thanks for replying to Anali. I now understand this better.

Thanks, all, for replying. I think I'm gonna like it here. )

Thank you both. I was wondering if perhaps it would go away as I lose weight and I might need to stop insulin while I am losing weight because, otherwise, my sugar might get too low. I am sure the doctors will address that with me. I can also talk to my endocrinologist about it. Anyone else have experiences with diabetes and your lapband surgery? Wendy

I have type II diabetes. Does anyone else have it? How does the lapband itself and weight loss affect diabetes? Thanks, Wendy

WOW, Honk. Where are you from? How did you lose 50 pounds? My nurse practitioner is named Sarah, I think. Maybe we can keep in contact. Wendy

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HI EVERYONE! My name is Wendy and I am 42 years old. I am going to a four-hour appointment at Lahey this coming Thursday (the 16th of August) at 12:30 PM, where I see the nutritionist, psychologist, and Nurse Practitioner. I am really looking forward to this appointment. I started going through this process a year and a half ago, and decided against it. Now, I am sure I want it done. My question is, do the doctors still make you lose a certain amount of weight before surgery by dieting, or by the liquid diet you are all talking about? Thanks, Wendy