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Welcome to LBT! Good luck on your journey.

Welcome to LBT all of you! Good luck on your journey!

Congratulations and good luck! LBT is an excellent source of information and support. Keep us posted on your progress!

Babette, Hi and welcome to LBT! There are a lot of people here who have had to do the pre-op diet. You might find some under the pre-op thread or I'm sure some will respond here too. Good luck on your journey!

Hi and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on getting your band and good luck!

Hi and welcome to LBT! Congtratulations on getting your band and good luck!

Glad to see this thread. I saw my doctor yesterday and he mentioned the Realize, although they aren't using it yet. I am not planning to have surgery until some time in June, and they will be using it by then, so he said I could be contacted to be one of the first they use it on. Sounds good to me!

:biggrin: Too true! In my case, to describe my ex would be deadbeat, but my current is definitely darling.

The d is for dear. DH = Dear Husband :biggrin:

Wow! Doing awesome! Good luck and keep up the good work!

You have found a great source of information and sport here. Congratulations and good luck to you!

Hi! Congratulations on your surgery and good luck!

Hi and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on making yor band decision and good luck to you!

Hi, Chris! Welcome to LBT and good luck!

It is a difficult decision, but you have seen first hand through your brother how different life can be. This site is a great place to start your research. Just call and make that appointment and get that ball rolling! Good luck to you!

Hi, Gina and congratulations on getting your band and all of you rsuccess. Good luck!

Hi and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on your date and good luck to you!

Hi, Jay! Congratulations on your band and good luck to you!

Hi and welcome to LBT! Good luck on your journey.

Hi and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on your decision to get banded and good luck to you!

Hi Carla! Welcome to LBT and good luck to you!

Well, I knew I would be denied by that insurance because WLS is excluded in my policy. But they had to submit to them because that is my primary insurance before they could submit to the plan that will cover it. So that denial really is a sort of progress.:sad_smile: Especially when I didn't even know it had been submitted. :scared2:

I just logged on to my primary insurance website. No idea why, because I never use it, but just did. Anyway, I clicked on the tab for preauthorizations and it showed my LB has already been submitted to them and denied (which I knew it would be, they don't cover it). I am so excited!! That means they are in the submittal process and I should know something in the next couple of weeks! :tongue: I didn't even know I had gotten that far in the process! I mean, I figured I was close, but haven't even met the doctor yet (will tomorrow). Oh wow! I am just babbling and really have no reason to be this excited! :redface: I just feel like if they are going to the trouble to do the insurance submissions, I should be getting a date soon. YIPPEE!!!! :w00t:

Wow, you are diong AWESOME!! Keep up the good work!

I will never look at tongs in the same way again...