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every insurance company is different It should be 40/35 But we do not make teh rules :eek:

I totally understand my BMI was at 47 or 48 and my insurance said it had to be at 50 so it would be covered -after my copay it paid. I talke dto the doc and they wrote a letter and I got approval kind of quickly I was also planning on gaining weight thankgoodness I did not have to I did research on the internet and wrote down everything that I had going on with me that could be blamed on weight and I gave it to my doc to send to the insurance company. I was so thankful Talk to the doc be open about it tell him if you have to you will gain the weight they may be more willing to help you

3 days is extremely soon I totally agree and I feel like you should call and talk to your doc if they say it is fine than go right ahead But I woudl not do it with out there ok and tehre knowledge of it. YOu have been thru the worst part it is onlyt a few more days or week than you can look back on the days after surgery and be thankfull those are behind you I wish I was losing 1 lb a day I have my check up next week than I will know for sure what my weight has done Good luck to you

I did not have to stay in the hospital over night I was teher from 5.00am untill 5.30 pm It was a long day I am doing OK Today I actually did stuff around my house that has been long forgotten about I am score tonight but that is my own fault for over doing it. Today I felt so much better and I could not sit down any longer I am a stay at home mom so I will not be returning to work My doctor said that he wante dme off work for 2 weeks and that he will write a letter saying that for my employer I looked at my husband and asked him if he thought it would help for me to get a 2 week break he just laughed. Good luck at returning to work

I was allowed to shower the next day after surgery they said to pat my incusions dry do not rub You may want to call your doc office to verify

<p>I live a little more than one hour away from the hospital I wanted nothing more than to come home that night </p> <p> </p> <p>It surprises me that yuo have not had any pre op appointments I had one two weeks pre op and than one week before to make sure I was losing the weight </p> <p> </p> <p>I had surgery last week Tue so exactly one week my husband took Tue and wed off I hated to see him leave for work on Thur We have two kids and it was hard I was in pain. </p> <p> </p> <p>By Sat I was doing lots better </p> <p> </p> <p>Good luck to you</p>

I totally agree you have to talk to your doc office about your diet ALL I was saying I would think you are fine my Doc office told me that I could go on soft foods now 6 days post op LOTS of books and others sites say post op liquid for only 2 days and than soft So yes every doc is different I am going to one of the best doc in my state of Mich so I am not concerned If they tell me I can eat normal food I will and I will tell other people that also if it will ease tehre mind that they ate something taht was not liquid. BUT YES YOU HAV ETO CALL YOUR DOC FOR ANY CHANGES TO YOUR DIET I guess i thought that was a given I think people on this site just like to yell at people but anything you read you should consult the doc first this is just for information use.

I would be VERY carefull about going to Mexico I am not trying to start a debate but the US has the health guidllines and the costs are there for your own stafty and you can find lots of people on the site that has had horriable luck some with good luck but I kind of look at teh horriable experiance on going to Mexico I feel like my life is more inportant than trying to travel to Mexico to save a few bucks you also will need check ups and you can ot for get the cost of that travel All I am saying is be very carefull

from what I understand is taht in the US it is law that you can not have the surgery if your BMI is under 35 and that is with helath peoblems without health problems the BMI is 40 It sounds like thet are trying to change it to be 30 but right now you may have trouble finding a GOOD doc because you are under the requirement by law I would be very carefull if a doctor says he would do it. CHeck him out lots. My BMI was 47 so I was fat enough my insurance did say I had to be 50 before they would pay for it but they did end up in teh end paying for most of it Good luck

I lost 18 lbs in 1 week I was at 298 I could not handle the shakes and so forth so I was put on 800 max cal per day and 60+ protien per day It is possiable it may be hard but it is possiable make sure you drink lots of water The more protien you get in the better Good luck to you

I had surgery on June 19 so today I am 7 days post op Yesterday I talked to my doc and he put me on soft food. They said anything I could handle and it goes down ok is fine they sais chicken and deli meat was good all white meat is ok just not red meat I think you are fine Good luck

I was just banded on June 19 so far things are going ok I live by Greenville MI

how long were you in pain from the cuts They say the port point may be unfortable for 6-8 weeks that is ok as long as it is better than I have been dealing with

I was just banded on Tue.6/19/07 I am 29 I know I am one of the younger ones at my docs also I feel the younger the better the less years your body will hav ethe extra weight. I am in a lot of pain as of today just one and a half days afetr my banding I am sure it gets better Good luck to you