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Mary, this would scare the heck out of me!!!! ((hugs)) So, you are on liquids till Wednesday. And if youre still having reflux, you will be scoped Wed. morning... is this right? (sigh) Good luck, my friend! Im praying for you AND your band!

hmmmm... *this was my experience* when I called my surgeons office to schedule my initial consulation, they got my insurance info and called to verify my coverage. They (surgeons office) called me back and told me what my co-pay would be for this visit, what I needed to do to gain approval, AND approximately what my entire portion of the sugery's fee's would be. (I also called my insurance comp later and compared what the surgeons office told me to what they (ins. comp) told me.) Hope this helps.

Last one I saw was The Fockers. Didnt think it was any good. Weve had the movie The Notebook rented since Friday night - and STILL havent watched it. I heard that was a good one. Our good friends saw Amityville Horror - they said it stayed with them. Got home and left the lights on during the night - freaked both of them out.

My consultation fee was submitted to my ins. comp and I only had to pay my co-pay of $15 when I went for this visit.

Hi Margo, My surgeons office called and let me know they had recieved my ins. approval paperwork - and that is when they gave me a surgey date.

Hey Trish.... WE MISS YOU!!!! Hurry home girl and give us the details!

a B I G - juicy hamburger... loaded.

Hi Kristen, and WELCOME to LBT! So glad you found us. Lots of good information in this place. If you need anything, just ask! Good luck!

Corgi, ((hugs)) I agree, it will get better. I remember my first fill and how long it took for me to (mentally) adjust to the new way I had to eat. I *also* remember thinking that I will NEVER get another fill... funny how I changed my mind when the scale stopped moving! In response to this line in your post; are you taking any Vitamins? You may want to search the Vitamin threads and find out which ones are recommended, personally - here lately Ive been chewing 1 flinstone Vitamin A day. And believe me - when i miss a day, the next day I feel sluggish! Vitamins work!

Hi Starbright! Welcome to LBT!!!! Are you having this surgery filed with your insurance??? OR are you a self-pay? If you are going through your insurance, then the time from your initial consult to surgery is usually 4-6 weeks. Usually!!! Possibly longer. Seldom shorter then 4 weeks, but could happen. Good luck, and again, WELCOME!

Alatina, La Madam suggested the Atkins brand because its higher in protien then some of the other drinks... and protien is what helps us 'feel' full! There are other drinks/flavors out there. Just try a couple of different ones to see which one you can tolerate the taste of. Like Kathy said, you may want to keep these types of drinks handy. When I was in this stage, my surgeons office recommended a milk shake from Mc Donalds. It had alot of substance and definately did the trick for easing the hunger pains. These things are oh! soooo good, but VERY high in calories/carbs, so I had to limit myself to 1 small a day. I want to add that I found some of us experience more/severe hunger pains then others. Because my pains were on the higher end - on day 3, I bought some pepcid chewables & chewed 2 at bedtime. Sounds crazy, but the pains were so much better. Im definately NOT recommending you try this, but I just wanted to add it to this post. Once you get to week 2, things will get better.

**I copied and pasted this from my email** I hope the picture will go through for you of this Army soldier in Iraq with his tiny "plot" of grass in front of his tent. It's heartwarming! Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq, stationed in a big sand box. He asked his wife to send him dirt (U.S. soil), fertilizer and some grass seeds so he can have the sweet aroma and feel the grass grow beneath his feet. If you notice, he is even cutting the grass with a pair of a scissors. Sometimes we are in such a hurry that we don't stop and think about the little things that we take for granted.

A college class was instructed to write a short story in as few words as possible. They were told that the story must contain the following three components: (1) Religion (2) Sexuality (3) Mystery There was only one A+ paper in the entire class. This is the A+ story: My God! I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?

Gypj, just for a piece of mind, is there any place you can get a barium swallow to check the functions of the band? This may be cheaper physically AND mentally before heading to Mexico. please explain this a little more... Youre scareing me girl!

I NEVER do exercise challenges (because I never exercise - HA!), but I really need this one. I love to walk. And I park extra far at the shopping stores just to get in extra steps... so, yep! Im a maggot. And Im ready for more!

Penni - the picture of you in the sunglasses compared to your avator look sooo different! Who the heck cares what the scale says... you are HOT! Lisa - we need an updated avator of you!!!!!!!! You 2 are so fun - and good looking!!!

If you start your day eating bad, then it seems to make the whole day a waste. So, adding to Michelle & Betty, start fresh this morning (or tomorrow morning) this way we use the overnight fast to our advantage! Thats the wonderful thing about this band, everyday is a new day! I also find that when I keep my regular schedule of eating/water intake I do better. Its when unexpected events happen that break my schedule that everything goes to pot. For instance, the other day my mom & sister came over with lunch - I wasnt that hungry, but I ate anyway... broke my schedule & ate crap the rest of the day. Good luck & remember, we ALL have bad days/times!

Yeeaaaah! Kathy's got a picture... Look out LBT, here she comes! ***Your daughter is absolutely the cutiest thing!***

Lauren, as far into my journey as I am - can you believe that I found myself wondering this same thing just yesterday. Like Michelle said, sometimes it happens after the second bite.... I should stop, but I dont! Jack, you are too funny!

Hey Trish, Ive thought about you several times today. Glad you are doing well. Tell John he's a sweetie for calling Jamie & ultimately letting us all know how you are doing. Welcome to the bandwagon!!!! :)

yea, Id say about 4 weeks late!!! Im still shocked.

Desertmom, when my first born came along, I wanted to make sure and do everything perfect. So I thought about this theory for a long time. If we think about it, prior to 50 or so years ago, there was ONLY breastfed babies, even though one may have needed a 'wet nurse' to hang around. And we all know that obesity has plagued us for hundreds of years... actually, I would imagine since time began. And all these people were breast fed. So, back to the original question. I was bottle fed. I am (was) MO. My mom was breast fed. She is MO.

Are you serious???

Thank you so much for the input. Kathy, she was a c-section baby. I should have mentioned that in the original post. You are right though, sometimes the pulling and tugging during delivery could cause temp. problems. Crystal, nope, her head is normal sized. And, I thought about the hearing too. Wannabtiny, thanks for that info. Im going to do a little seach and see what I come up with.

I need some input from all you experienced mothers, fathers, nurses, grand's, aunts, neighbors..... My little neice is 4 months old. The cutest, fattest, sweetest little butterball youve ever seen. Headfull of black curley hair too! But today, my sister - Ashley - called my attention to something strange. Baby Katy Beth keeps her head tilted to the right. Ive noticed that when I hold her she always seems to lean to the right, but just figured her muscles werent strong enough to keep her upright. After Ashley told me this, I 'tested' her by helping her sit up in my lap & on the floor, and sure thing... she leans to the right. She will pick her head up straight, but only for a few seconds, then drops it back down to the right side. So now Im scared. Ashley is bringing her to see the pedi. on Friday for shots, so she plans on talking to the doctor about this. Any of you ever experience this? Here is her little picture, isnt she precious? *notice in this picture, her little head is tilted to the right*