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Hi lotsaleg, The waiting is very hard. You spend months getting all the tests which for me included echo, ekg, upper gi, pulimary arterial gasses , PT, abdomianal ultrasound, leg ultra sound, pap smear, chest x-ray and then you go to the specialist for approvals -cardio, psyc, pulminary, and primary care dr. And then when all of that is completed you WAIT. So yes it is stressful. I think I have to say the serenity prayer a few times because it truely is out of my hands at this point.

Thank you so much for the advice. I will ask the dr. next time I go. Val

Someone had posted on the boards one time that you can't do crunches because it could flip the port. Did anyone else ever hear of this?

I does really stink that you have to be sick before being approved. Havent they ever heard of preventaives?

Princesst- Congratulations!!!!!!!! I am sooo happy for you. What relief you must feel. I have a great feeling that Candle and I will also here real soon. I am thinking very positive thoughts! Everything was submitted on the 12 for you? If so that didn't take very long at all. Please keep us posted your date. As long as Im approved I will have mine ont he 13th. So it looks like we will all be banded around the same time. Where did you say you were from? Val

Can you feel the restriction as they are filling it? If that happened to you when they missed your port how exactly do they know they have the port in the first place.

ok PLEASE HELp!!!!! I called the drs. office today and spoke with the surgical scheduler. She said that everything wasnt submitted until yesterday because they couldnt find the psyc. evaluation. They finally found it on the Dr. desk. So here I was thinking everything was submitted last friday July 12th and it wasnt sent until July 18th. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Good luck to you Candle. Let us know after you call if they received the paperwork. I am calling today. I'll post when I find out anything. I think this is a great thread. It makes me feel that I am not alone. I feel like I am on edge just waiting.....waiting.....waiting. I guess you can say I am a control freek and can't handle the fact that it is out of my hands now.

Hi Deb- I am from New Jersey also. I am being banded at Atlantic City Medical Center by Dr. Patel I am very happy with everything so far.

My appointment was on Friday, July 13th so they said they were going to send it that day. I am going to call someone tomorrow to make sure it was sent. I am suprised that they gave me the date without approval.

I have Horizon blue cross blue shield NJ. My doctors office seemed pretty sure I would be approved also but you just never know. Do you have a date for your surgery?

They gave me my date for surgery but I am still waiting for insurance approval. Anyone else in the same situration. I want to start buying the stuff I need for post-op but afraid if I do I won't get approved. I HATE WAITING!!!

My husband is the same age as I am 39 and I have the same problem. It seems as though he is happy as long as everything is going his way and he is not asked to do anything. Which is really not fair on my part. Since we are on the subject he has lost 30 pounds since I have decided to get the band. I am being banded Aug 13th (ias long as insurance approves). Maybe he is afraid Im going to get thin and leave his ass!(LOL) Anyway that felt better! Sometimes you just need to vent. So what I was getting at was I don't think that is the age thing I just think that is their personality. I like to share with you the quote of my great Aunt after my uncle passed away. It was about six months later and her and my grandmother were talking. My grandmother made the comment "Well Dora maybe you need a boyfriend" To this my Aunt replied "Oh no...I had enough man for a lifetime"!

Hi ethansgrandma- Congratuglations on the reband date. i am sorry to hear that you have to wait so long but if you need heeling time it is well worth it. Maybe you can use meds for a few months so you arent starving or regaining too much weight. I am not totally for meds but maybe it is what you need just for a few months. It might be worth looking into. Val

Gayle I am sooo happy for you. You must feel like a new woman! Did your insurance pay for it? Big Medicine last night had a woman that had skin hanging to her knees and the insurance would not approve. I felt so bad for her. I am not banded yet but already have hanging skin from children and yo-yo dieting. Had you considered a tummy tuck also or just needed the skin removal? Congrats Again! Valerie

I have seen other posts talking about it but I am not banded yet. I am curious also what that is. No offense but it sounds really nasty! Val

You would get more money for him if he was already trained.LOL

Ok how much is the starting bid. Better yet are you willing to trade? LOL

Good luck to you Candle. I am in the same situation you are so I can relate. My Dr. sent everything to the insurance company on Friday and I have a date of Aug. 13th as long as approved. I will say a prayer for you. I'll let you know if I hear anything. Please do the same when you get word. Walter thank you for the heads up. Like Candle I hope it wont have to come to that.

I watched her when she was on the view and always thought she was a beautiful woman even as heavy as she was. I think when you know someone that is heavy and they loose a lot of weight they do look totally different and sometimes it is hard to relate to that person because they do look so different. Personally my first reaction when I first saw her after she had lost all that weight was that she looks terrible. But that is so unfair. You cannot compare who she was to who she is now. She is still beautiful and should be extremely pround of herself and her achomplishment!

I have a question with the body bugg. Is this something you keep on all day. I was wondering if you wear it to work? Is it noticeable? For those of you who say you want to keep a 1000 deficiet is that 30 minute workout plus just moving around all day? What kind of weight loss with this deficiet? Sorry for all the questions but I am very curious about this. Val

My doctor says to stop drinking 30-45 minutes before eating and 30-45 minutes after eating.

Hi All I am getting my band on Aug 13th and I am a little nervous but right now more excited than anything. I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!

I went to the surgeon today and he set the date for August 13th as long as the insurance approves. I have faith that they will!!! Val

Hi yukaputz-It is funny that you should mention the comet at Hershey Park. I just got back from there last Monday. We had a great time. I will be banded August 13th but I took my daughter on the Comet. I have a 45 inch waist and fit. I wont lie it was tight but I fit! HAve FUN!!!