Jessiebear

Welcome Tina! I hope everything works out for you! Sorry I can't help you with your insurance questions. My insurance wouldn't cover it so I was self pay. Good Luck to you! There are quite a few women here that have PCOS (me included). Keep us posted!

I know! Before my fills I could still eat & drink at the same time with no problem. All I could think was they are crazy, "don't drink with meals!" But you find out why this is a rule after a fill or two. It will send you into PB hell if you are not careful! Trust me you get used to not drinking while eating!

Yep! Tell him! I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this! Don't know how I missed this thread! Glad you got some good help! You're definately in the "PB Hall of Fame!" Take care of yourself!........Jess

:banana :banana Alright Vicky! :banana :banana :banana :banana WTG!! :banana :banana

Welcome! Nice to meet you! You will find that there are a lot of nurses on this site that chose the band over RNY. I'm one of them! Good luck to you! keep us posted!

Welcome! Nice to meet you! Good luck to you! I was self pay too. It was the best money I ever spent!

You know, when I was on the liquid diet I was notorious for just reading recipes. My husband would get on to me. LOL! The torture we put ourselves through!

Congrats to you! I know it feels good! Onederland is a big victory!!! Can't wait to get there myself! Save me a spot please!

Enjoy it while you can ladies! I can't even think about eating pizza or a cinnamon roll since my last fill! Bread is the enemy! At least it is for me! Hope ya'll find restriction soon! Good luck! Keep us posted!

Totally normal to be freaked out! This is a life altering decision you are making. But it's altering it in a good way! Hang in there! It'll be over before you know it! Even though my weight loss has been slow, I don't regret my decision in the least!

Welcome & congrats! What you are feeling & going through is totally normal. I won't say most, but a lot of people don't lose, stop losing & even gain weight in the first weeks after surgery. You should consider this time the "healing time". Don't fret! It will happen! Also don't forget that it may take more than one fill to reach proper restriction. Good luck to you! Keep us posted..............Jess

Welcome & congrats!

I ordered a catalog! I thought I had never heard of Watkins until I saw their lemon shea butter cream & realized I had bought some at Wal-Mart. It was wonderful! I'm planning on ordering some stuff for Christmas presents. Thanks!

Oh! I do that too. My DH won't watch scarry movies with me, so I have to wait til he goes to bed. Then I can't sleep til daylight breaks! I'm a puss! LOL!

Welcome! Nice to meet you! I paid $14,000 In Little Rock, AR. That price includes office visits, fills & aftercare for a year. Good luck to you! Many docs offer payment plans.

Welcome Moon! I think you are gonna be a good addition to this board! LOL! I will be looking for your posts! Nice to meet you!........Jess

Stuffed Feta chicken Breasts 1 package of skinless boneless chicken breasts or tenders 1 (4 oz.) pkg. feta cheese 1/2 tsp. basil 1 tsp. pimentos or oil packed sundried tomatoes chopped 2 TBLS. Hellman's Mayo or plain yogurt 1/4 tsp. cavenders seasoning If using chicken breasts, using a knife, make a pocket cutting into the side of the breasts. Mix the feta, basil, pimentos or tomatoes, mayo or yogurt & cavenders. Spoon into pocket made in the chicken breasts. Place stuffed chicken breasts in greased casserole dish. If any filling is left over, spoon over top of chicken breasts. Season with more cavenders. Cover casserole with foil. Bake in preheated, 350 degree oven for 35 - 45 minutes, taking foil off in the last 10 minutes of baking. If you use chicken tenders - Place chicken tenders in greased casserole & spoon feta mixture over top of tenders. Sprinkle with more Cavenders. Cover with foil & bake as directed above. I didn't have sun dried tomatoes or plain yogurt so I improvised with pimento & Hellman's Mayo. It was wonderful! I think if you rolled the chicken in some shake-n-bake it would be even better. Enjoy!

I love chocolate milk! I may have to try that. Thanks!

Actually, I have made a cook book! I asked everyone in the family to send me their favorite recipes. I made it a couple of years ago for Christmas presents. That's where all these recipes came from. LOL! I am a cook book addict though. I look up new ideas on the net all the time. Thanks to everyone for their recipe contributions to this thread! They all sound wonderful! Keep em coming! We could end up with a LBT cook book here!

Thanks Lynn! I'll have to check that out!

The last time I quit, I quit for 4 years & I was sick a lot too. Not looking forward to it either. But I'm still not smoking! With all the tornadoes last night I wanted one though! Thanks for the support! & Babs, If I get weak I may just take you up on that! Thanks!

Congrats Vines! My scales are finally moving too! It's about time! WTG sister!

:Bunny :Bunny Congrats! :Bunny :Bunny

Ohhhhh....... How sweet! Congrats to you!

I would go for fluoro! My doc tried to do my first fill without fluoro & it was an awful experience. Since having to reposition my port due to it flipping, I get all my fills done under fluoro. Sorry you had to go through this! Hope everything goes smooth for you from here on out!