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I'm sorry, I'm not in your area but good luck!

<----------- Do you think this will work? Or is it too crude? =)

Thanks Sweety! I'm a 37 year old woman from Kentucky!

Thanks for the advice, Terri! I'd already considered that since someone PM'ed me after I posted on her thread and when I replied and told her I was a female she couldn't even mask her disappointment when she PMed me back!

I thought I should add that I have a BMI of 52% and weigh 330 pounds. My insurance does pay for lap band surgery but I'm in the six month waiting period now. I'm hoping (and praying) that I'll be able to have the surgery during Christmas break because I'm a teacher and it would be great not to use my sick days for recovery. I really believe this is going to work for me. I'm hopeful for the first time in years! My goal is to lose about 40 pounds before the surgery and start some sort of exercise regimen before the operation so I can be a little more fit to help my recovery. I know that won't be easy, but I am committed to making this work for me!

Welcome and good luck!

I just thought I'd warn you all that you'll probably be sick of me by the time I have my surgery in six months or so! =) I went to my first informational seminar last night with Dr. Blaine Nease from Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV and I really liked him a lot. He was a down to earth guy with a great sense of humor, no arrogance at all (which I abhor in people!) I am so excited!! I was sitting there all cocky like, "Yeah, I knew that, learned it at lapbandtalk. Yep, knew that. Check, knew that too!" ha ha ha I really appreciate all of the great information I'm gleaning from this site. Thanks for making me feel welcome everyone! P.S. I'm a female. I think the name might be throwing people a little. =)

Those "treatment effects" make PBing sound like a walk through a rose garden!

Oh my god, "Squeezins!" lolololol I am laughing so hard that I just snorted and scared my cat half to death!!!!! lolololol

Yay for you! I hope you have a completely successful surgery! =)

Hey showboatgirl, I am going to my first informational seminar tomorrow night. I have two friends who had gastric bypass surgeries performed by Dr. Nease and they really liked him. I hope I like him, too!

That was beautiful and full of wisdom. I haven't even been banded yet but I'm going to print this and add it to my lap band information notebook. I hope year three is your year to Slay the Dragon!!!!

Thanks for clearing that up for me, laurend!

Chickie, I really like you! ha ha ha Your progress is outstanding! Yay for you! :clap2:

I'm new here too and while I don't have any "friends" yet, everyone appears to be super friendly. I will be your friend, though. I like you already! Do you want to know what I like most about you already? Your modesty!

I hope you feel better very soon! That is interesting, and makes perfect sense. Does this mean that "expelling" gas the good old-fashioned way will not relieve the pain? :phanvan

Thanks for sharing with us! I love your name, by the way! =)

Awwww, I just posted to your "feeling great" post and now I find this. I'm so sorry that the pain has kicked in. I would imagine that it is just hitting you that you really did it and your lifestyle is really going to change. I'm sure there's a grieving process that will happen. Hang in there!

Congratulations! You must be a real trooper if you are posting the day of your surgery! If (and when) I have my lap band surgery I plan to milk the pain (and the MORPHINE) for as long as I can! hee hee hee

Wow, you are a brave soul!!! I got cold chills just looking at the pictures. Yay for you!!!!!

Hand it over, I want to toot your horn, too!!! You are fantastic!!!

These are always my favorite threads! I'm going to work on a weight loss scrapbook this summer that has all of my list in it along with pictures. Thanks for the new ideas!

I'm having the same problem! Grrrrrrrr.

Hey Kimmie, I'll be following your thread with interest because I have your identical stats! 330 and 5'7". I haven't had my initial consultation with the weight loss surgeon yet so I'm not sure if I'll have to get to a 50BMI or not. (Right now I have a BMI of 52.) I'm sending good vibes your way!

Oh my gosh, that was hilarious! I've been lurking and reading, reading and lurking but I had to come out of "lurkdom" to praise your poetic ability! =) I hope your surgery went well!