inneedofchange

Good luck on March 19th. I am in the Atlantic City area. I am so ready 4 this.

In Ac

OMG! I am scheduled on 3/26 to have 50% of the lap band removed since the surgeon already removed 50% on 1/15/14 due to an infection, I am praying that he this time he does as agreed and removed the whole thing and do the sleeve. I cant take this! I see you are also in Jersey, do we have the same doctor?

March 26th also a revision lapband to sleeve, 2 week pre op liquid diet starts the 12th but I already started doing no sweets and no carbs after 1pm, its so hard, I keep having a headache every day. oh boy, I hope it passes,

Thank you ladies!

Hi Daria, My is also BCBS NJ, and I was approved in less than 2 weeks, thanks God! by the way my surgery is also 3/26

Lap-band done in 2009, lost 50lbs but gained all of the it back, suffered 2 much with food getting stuck, I even got a hernia now L. Port got infected and emergency surgery on 1/14/14. Doctor only removed the port even though it was agreed that the whole lap-band was to be removed. The doctor assumed that he could put another port on the right side of my stomach, which made me very upset, since it was agreed on 1/13/14 and even minutes before the surgery on 1/14/14 that the whole thing was to be removed. I suffered and still is as of 3/4/14 with pains due to the infection my lymph nodes got enlarged , they are producing a lot of pains at times. I even made it to the ER on 1/26/14 due to the pain in my stomach/groin area. According to the ER doctor my lymph nodes were enlarged, I was sent home after 6 hours in the ER. Appointment with surgeon, we decided with the Sleeve. He said he will take the rest of the lapband out and do the Sleeve the same day, I am scheduled for March 26, I am counting down the days. Hopefully, it will help me reduce my fatty liver before the sleeve surgery. 3/4/14 weigh was 218 Pre op 2 weeks diet officially to start on 3/12/14 Pre admission on 3/19 at 8am Boot camp on 3/19 at 10am Surgeon appt on 3/19 at 1:15 final appointment before surgery, I am still praying that he does as agreed, take out the rest of the lap-band and do the sleeve the same day.