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Tentative surgery date is February 6 pending approval from my insurance and union! All pre-op doctor visits are completed however my insurance and may require an endocrinologist appointment. I will find out soon but I am hoping I do not need to do that.

Congratulations!! What do you mean by pre op? My doctors office mentioned the pre op testing also before surgery, but I thought I did all of that ? lol

thank you I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I dont need to go to one!

Mine will be on my left near my belly button

Ahhh ok! Now I understand!! Good luck!! I hope you find it soon!

Thank you! I'm so excited. Nervous also c is a jog change.. And nervous because what if I'm making the wrong choice?! Ahhh

Ugh. I hope my insurance doesn't make me I. I wonder if I can brig a copy of my lab wok results instead of having to get bloodwork done again

I'm tentatively scheduled for February 6 pending approval from my insurance and union.

Does anyone get a stomach ache after having their protein shake? Or did you when you first started drinking them? I've noticed that when I have mine my stomach feels off... I read online that you may just need to adjust to the high co contested protein, so I'm curious to know if any of you ha this reaction.

Hmmm I wonder if it really is my body jut adjusting. I had my endoscopy last week on top of starting the protein shakes so I think it was a combination. I had another protein shake for breakfast this morning and I only had a tiny feeling of nausea so I'm leaning more towards a reaction of the endoscopy and slightly towards adjusting to the protein.

That's what I bought but I had milk this weekend and I was fine. It's only when I have these protein shakes.

Good for you!! I'm so happy for you and happy I get to share in this moment with you! Embrace it! You deserve it!!

Thank you! I'm keeping my fingers crossed... My union is the stickler right now

Ok- just spoke with my doctors office and we set a tentative surgery date for February 6th pending approval from my instance an local u ion

Are you banded? I'm just curious to know if you're banded why you're not there. I'm pre op so I'm trying to get everyone's opinions and stories if they don't mind sharing.

Congratulations!! How exciting!! I'm sure you're even more motivated now! Way to go!

I want to thank you for posting this! I am pre op and this is one of my biggest concerns! Good for you for stopping when u knew you should have and thanks again for posing this!!

Oh boy! I'm so sorry for your struggles! I hope that you are doing better now that you got your band opened up. Thank you everyone for your advice and stories. I think I am losing sight because someone I knew just got the sleeve done and lost 32 lbs the first month... I think I got caught up in that awesome weight loss. I think I'm going to stick with the band.. I truly don't like the thought of my stomach being cut off forever.. and gastric bypass scares me. I know two people who have had terrible complications from it. Thank you all for your shoulders and ears

I am now torn between the two also. I am scheduling my surgery date tomorrow hopefully but I am so scared I will fail on the band...

I am going yo schedule my surgery date tomorrow but now I am contemplating between the band as the sleeve. I am so scared that I will fail on the band because if lack of willpower... I've failed on very other diet attempt, so how will this be any different? Is this a normal feeling? I'm torn and lost..

So I found out that yes LBS is covered , however the doctor visits at my surgeons office are not. Very annoying. I don't understand how it works. But I guess that's sort of good news

Ok, so I called my instance three times before I went to my seminar and 2 out of three people said that lap band was 100% covered. Now the doctors office is staying they're not sure because of how things are worded. My insurance says it covers "surgical bypass" for obesity.. Doesn't that mean only gastric bypass? I'm losing hope.