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Yes! That's the same I have but it's bcbs of CA through medi-cal, even the girl at the surgeons office said BCBS was the best insurance to have to get approved. It makes me happy every time I read someone has that company and they got their surgery approved with no problem.

thats awesome hun, congrats! My seminar is the 14th, waiting on my appointment with my regular doctor to get everything all set up and submitted to my insurance. Who do you have for insurance if you don't mind me asking?

Congrats you guys, I hope you heal fast!

Wow! No wonder you lost 65 pounds! Is that standard for almost everyone, to do a diet like that for a month or 2? I just thought it was a liquid diet the week before.

WOW! That's great, what did your surgeon have you eat for those 2 months?

LOL I got the date for my seminar yesterday which isn't until the 14th and I could barely sleep just because I was so excited and thinking how happy I am going to be and how all the health risks of being obese are going to go away and setting a good example for my kids, wowing my husband, but whats more is the overwhelming feeling of eventually being able to feel comfortable in my own skin once again.... I can not wait as I'm sure the same for you!

And I know it's only been a week but have you weighed yourself today? Any idea if you have lost anything since the surgery?

Oh so it's like the staple your stomach and give you the lap band on top?

Iband ! Is that like an Ipad or Iphone but a lap band? Sorry, never heard of it before!

Green Bra! LOL! I was trying to think what it may have been and how it was relevant to lap band and weight loss. I was like, maybe an eco friendly good comfortable new bra had come out you wanted to tell us about it ! Well, at least you got your answer!

Yay! Congrats to all you guys going in on Monday! My seminar is Nov. 14th so hopefully I get my surgery date there soon after! I will say a prayer for everybody for a safe surgery and a fast and speedy recovery with great results!

Thank you my dear for the info! That's what I thought.

Yes, my BMI is over 40, which is of coarse a huge reason I'm doing this, and no I was supposed to have a sleep study done like twice this year but the old clinic I used to go to kept messing it up and it never got scheduled (a big reason why I'm changing PCP), No big deal, I will let the doctor know I need it done at the appointment and get it out of the way and get a cpap if I have to, it will help both I and my husband sleep better, he says sometimes I snore like a chainsaw and he ends up going to the couch! LOL!

Lol, why did they censor the initials H. M. O. ? I didn't realize my type of insurance was a dirty word! LOL!

Wow girl so it went fast for you! I can't wait, I hope to be banded by January! Do you know if they approve easier and faster if they see you have sleep apnea? I am going to have my newer different PCP set me up for a sleep study in case they need it, last year when I hurt my back and went to the ER every time I fell asleep my oxygen would dip down and make the sensors go off, so I've been sleeping stacked up on pillows all year and sleeping very lightly. So I was just wondering about that.

Congrats!

I'm so excited! November 14th I go to the seminar for the Lap-Band for the surgeon I had been wanting! He takes my Medi-Cal Blue Cross insurance and they WILL NOT make me do the 6 month diet and because it's the *** there is no copay! I can't wait! This is the beginning to something wonderful!!!!

I know what you mean hun! I do not have that many pictures of me with my kids, husband or family from the last 6 years because i have hated the way I looked! I promised myself this year that was gonna change! Life goes by way too fast to sit on the side lines! And what you said about the weight, absolutely! I had a doctors appointment about 5 months ago and prior to the appointment I was walking 2 miles, 5 times a week and did that for 3 months straight before my ankle started acting up again real bad. I lost like 8 and a half pounds and i was ONLY drinking Water and a little milk here and there, NO SODA, and was watching my portions and what I was eating. Then I stopped walking because of my ankle for 3 weeks before my appointment and when they weighed me I was shocked to tears! I hadn't just gained the 8 back but like 4 or 5 more! I cried and said to the doctor and my husband when I got home, "I just don't get it, I think my body is trying to kill me! It's like it WANTS to gain weight and I do not understand why!" The doctor really didn't seem to care as they were not my doctor but some random Joe (my doctor left the practice last year) which is why I'm choosing a new PCP. I found a great surgeon recommended to me by several people that takes my insurance and I am going to call his office when they open here pretty soon and I'm going to try and talk to someone who handles the insurance and see which doctors refer patients to them the most to see which ones are on my insurance so I can choose them as my provider. I'm lucky, heart disease and diabetes DO NOT run in my family and at last appointment they said I was not pre or regular diabetic and my cholesterol was good so i have those in my favor but if I keep gaining weight, that could change in a heartbeat! I NEED this surgery like yesterday and I am determined to make it happen and then do everything I'm supposed to to loose it. I have given up soda, can give up carbs if I have to, did it for South Beach Diet 2 years ago, only to loose 30 and gain that and 10 more back once I moved onto phase 3, so I think I will succeed once I get it done!

Good luck hun! May you have a safe and easy surgery and recovery! I hope to be banded soon also!

That is some great info!

Oh I hope yours is soon! I have to wait until next week or the week after to make mine and it's driving me nuts! I'm in the process of changing my PCP right now because my old doctor left the clinic i go to like 6 months ago so when I go in for something I get a random pick out of the hat doctor and they stopped helping me with my weight loss but they do have everything I did with the old doctor on file (watched my diet for 6 months, saw a nutritionist) so hopefully I get to pick up from there and the new doctor refers me for my sleep study right away so i can get this show on the road! Good luck to you sweetie!

Congratulations! I hope and pray to be in your situation soon! I hope your recovery is an easy and fast one! Good luck on your journey!

Yeah, I know about biotin, I have been taking it since I was like 27 because on my mom's side of the family the women's hair thins out A LOT in our 20's. My sister takes it also and she's younger then me. My Grandmother was pretty much bald by the time she was 60 and started wearing hairpieces. But she also never took biotin like my sister my mom and I. Also if you can find Keratin vitamins, they are usually very pricey, those are great for your hair also.

From what I have read in my research, after Lap band we need to take calcium, iron and a good multivitamin all which should be chew-able But this is just from what I have read, anyone with experience wanna chime in? We'd love your advice!

Gee, super quiet today, huh?