chickb13

Okay here is the situation: I go my lap band almost a year ago and I paid with out insurance so I got a year of fills with that payment. My question though is...I have gone to my fill appointments every month. This last fill was supposed to be my close to last one, and my fill nurse decided to check how much fill I have (which was supposed to 10.2) but when she checked it, it was only 7.5, she also gave me some that visit so now I am at 8.8cc. She said that it could be she may have missed some earlier on because it was difficult for her to find my port. My dilemma is that there were a couple of times she decided not to give me a fill because I was at 10 cc even though I told I really didn't feel that much restriction. So I now have one more visit before my time is up and I am not even close to where I need to be on my restriction and fills. They mentioned that if I wanted more that I could come in and pay but that is 250.00, which I can not afford. I feel that because it is not my fault of the fills that I should at least try to get close to what I was told before I have to pay even though my time is up. I paid 17500.00 to get a band and fills and not even get to the point in which I have restriction, which is the point of the band. It's really not about the weight I have lost it really is about the restriction that I should have. What would you suggest that I should do in this situation?

I had my surgery at the WLSC in Olathe, with Dr. Selim. I really didn't see much of him except for my consultation and my surgery (I live 4 hours away in Wichita) but what I did I thought he was nice. The staff at WLSC is very nice and helpful. And the facility is newer so it is clean. I have heard good things about Dr. Malley also. Good luck with your decision.

I use sparkpeople.com, it is really easy to use and has an awsome community and plan.

My husband is sort of supportive. One of his biggest fears is that I am going to lose weight and leave him (never). He likes to tempt me so that I will not lose the weight but I don't think it is mean, he just has a crazy fear!

ReneeMarie, my husband and I just bought a Harley Davidson RoadKing. We love it! It is our first motorcycle.

My name is Brandy, I have been married to my high school sweetheart for seven years, we have a six year old boy named Samson, and two, two year old twin boys named Duncan and Conner (so I am outnumbered), we also have a 10 week old beagle puppy named Howie "Ninga Puppy", they all keep me busy. We live in the middle of Kansas. I am currently am a stay at home mom (that's how I gained all my weight), I have tried to go to college twice for nursing but every time got pregnant and quit. I am hoping that when I lose some weight I will go back, although I am still not sure what I want to be when I "grow up".

First thing first, Lynnette, your son is adorable! Second, I have 9 more days until surgery and reading everybodies experiances is just getting me more and more excited!:dance: Sorry just needed to get that out.

Holy Moly :faint:, 12 days, I am not sure if that is going to be too soon or too far away, I still have to try to lose 5 lbs by then. July 20th, yeah!!! :whoo:

Thank you guys so much for responding, you all are truely something special! I may not post a reply much but I am always checking on this website to see how everyone is doing. Thank you.

I have to stay overnight because I live four hours away from where I am getting banded. They just want to make sure everything is okay for 24 hours after surgery.

My biggest fear is what if after losing this weight (all 200lbs) what I am hoping for will not come true? Okay, I currently weight 435, I am at home all the time (I am also a stay at home mom, so I mean all the time!), I don't like to go out because I am afraid of what people think of me, what I look like, and because I get tired so quickly. I am ackward in meeting people because I don't feel like I have any important thing to contribute. I have this idea of the person I want to become when I lose the weight but what happens if that doesn't happen? What if I just stay boring, hermitlike even after losing the weight? Does anyone else feel a little like that?

Well, I bought some unjury samples :clap2:, 2 chocolate, 2 vanilla, 2 strawberry shorbet, and 5 unflavored. I am not really a big fan of any protien shakes, but I heard that unjury was pretty good :noidea:. What are some protien shakes do you guys drink :cup:? Any really good ones?

Okay here it goes: I am 5'10.5" and I am currently 435 (wow never thought I would type that out loud :faint:)

My screen name is not to original but gets the job done. chickb13- Chick is my last name, b stands for Brandy, and 13 because I was born on the 13th, so was my son, and I was married on the 13th (it's a very lucky number for me :biggrin1:).

lynette-Of course I couldn't stay away, you guys are so darn entertaining!:dance: