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I was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was approved today! I am so excited. My surgery date is 03-07-08. DH and I are having it the same day!

Guess I need to update this huh? I was approved 02-25-08 and my surgery is scheduled for this Friday.

Just thought I would be the first to post a thread this year for all those Lousiana LBTer's out there! How have ya been? Anything new? Where in this great state are you located?

Well...luckily last Friday was my birthday and my WONDERFUL mother gave me a gift card to a local spa....so...I may just go get me a massage and pedi or facial to relax.:biggrin: Then again.....I may want to save it until AFTER the surgery.:rolleyes2:

Hey Whimsy? Did u get banded today? How are you feeling?

is the Unjury chocolate. They also have an unflavored which I haven't tasted yet.

Went to the grocery store today with DH. Not looking forward to this...but atleast we can complain to each other since we will both be going through it. :thumbup:

Thanks Christine! I defintely had a blast and so did everyone else, because that's what they keep saying. I am definately hoping that I look a TON better by my birthday next year and then we could really rock it. I think my miny goal is to be someone presentable by my reunion in October!:laugh:

Butt clovers....now something just sounds off about that. LMAO!

Two birthdays? Woah! Must have put that in after my party last night. LOL

I will be the first. This is me celebrating my birthday party last night with a friend of the family. Definately eye opening looking at pictures of myself. Normally I don't take pictures.

Thank you and you as well!

Well I have 4 so a new one wouldn't hurt. LOL

Click on home and scroll all the way down to the bottom and you will see scheduled events. If you click on the pages it is the calendar and will let you add things.

Had another idea. Why doesn't everyone add their band date to the calendar on the home page so we know to check on you and send encouragement throughout the month. Just an idea.

I will be banded on the 7th. Nice idea to post everything in one central location. I start my liquid diet Monday so I will come here and complain and gripe and we can lean on one another for support. :rolleyes2:

Heck.....when I get to goal I might tat a clover on my arse :rolleyes2:

Can't take credit for it. Someone else created it. :rolleyes2:

Amanda, Beautifully written. I will be getting banded with you next week. Best of luck. To the OP......think of yourself and be confident in what you can accomplish and everything else will fall into place.

right click and copy the pic. Go to my account and select edit signiture and paste the pic.

Unfortunately, not local. We live about 4 hours away in Northern Louisiana. We are working through a local office here that Cribbins does the surgeries for and has trained the physician for aftercare. I have heard wonderful things about Cribbins and Hamn and don't mind the travel vs. the one suegeon here locally (no offense to anyone that uses my local surgeon).

Thanks! Appreciate it!

Well..................... I am being banded on March 7. My doc said that this Friday, Saturday and Sunday he wants me on a low fat diet and then starting Monday a liquid diet and of coarse nothing to eat or drink after midnight on Thursday. Friday is my birthday so I am sure we are going to dinner....might have to cheat a little on the low fat thing. I know, not a good start to my new life. I will probably guilt myself into eating right. However, I am definately not passing on the drinks. :glare:

Love it! Already updated my sig.

I am currently waiting on my predetermination from Empire BCBS. I spoke with the medical management nurse and she said since the surgeon submitted it as outpatient, then it did not need to be pre-certified but most surgeons want a pre-determination letter stating that they will cover it before they do the surgery. Let's keep our fingers crossed.