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My insurance (UHC Choice Plus) requires a 5 year weight history, do any of you have any idea (or experience) on how long it takes your previous doctors to get that info sent back in? (I know they're all different but maybe a ballpark estimate?) I faxed the requests 2 weeks ago and my surgeon's office has only gotten 1 response back so far. I was thinking 2 weeks would be plenty of time. I think on Monday, I'm going to start calling them and harrassing them about it. I have 3 other doctors I'm waiting on. I'm just getting impatient. I figured that they'd all be back in by now and it would already be submitted to my insurance. One of the girls in my office is having back surgery on the 20th and will be out for 4-6 weeks. I was hoping to get my band done before then and be back by the time her surgery came up. We only have 4 people in our office and both of us can't be out at the same time. It just seems so bleak to me. If I can't get everything in and get my surgery scheduled before the 15th, I'll have to wait at least another month and a half! :biggrin: I guess I will most definitely be a March Bandster!

Last night at Wal-Mart I discovered something even MORE evil than just Girl Scout Cookes. Ice cream blended with GS Cookies. I think it was Breyers or Dyers brand and it was ice cream blened with you choice of Thin Mint, Samoas, or (my personal favorite - and the flavor I bought being pre-band myself) Tagalong. Yum! Of course I had one bite just to taste last night but I also have 4 kids at home, especially my ravenouse 14 Y.O. son who eats enough for 3 people and is still miraculously thin so I'm not thinking I'll get much more. But I had to at least taste it once. But besides that, I have personally ordered 4 boxes from my boss, selling for her neice. kinda felt obligated............

Count me in! Gotta end this "last supper" syndrome, too! I have/had a 8-10 can of Dr. Pepper a day habit and as of yesterday I have replaced 2 of those with bottles of Water and am going to progress until I am off ALL sodas. I can't gain 20 pounds before I even get my band. With my crazy schedule and 4 kids, I may not be able to jump right on a new exercise program tho. I will figure out something to get some sqeezed in. Um, maybe plug in the treadmill I have sitting in the garage? I'm in!

My dad died almost 10 years ago waiting for a heart transplant. We would have paid ANY price to get one for him. UNOS had him listed at the #1 priority spot in the nation for over a week and we still lost him. The point isn't about selling organs, it's about educating people to be donors and letting family members know that. There could have been someone who was willing to be a donor, but wasn't in any capacity to tell hospital staff that and maybe their family didn't know their final wishes. So in the end two families ended up losing a loved one. It happens time and time again. My best friend's brother and nephew were killed in a car accident just over a year ago. He brother died en route to the hospital and her nephew was on life support for a week before they finally declared him brain dead. When she called to tell me that, I asked her if the family would even consider donation (she knew of my dad) and she said no. The next day she called to tell me that his mother had agreed to donation and he ended up helping 5 people. He was 12 when he died and in the end gave hope and life to 5 others and their families. So he still lives on in some way. And even though I was at the other end of the spectrum with my dad, the hospital staff does not act like "vultures" just hovering around hoping for death. That's ridiculous! My message is, PLEASE consider donation, just for the sake of helping someone, not money. And if you do decide to be a donor, let your family know! Of course every one im my family are donors, but when I brought it up with my husband after we got married, he is against it. Everyone else in my family knows to go against his wishes if something were to happen to me. Because in the end, it's what I want to happen with my body, not him. Sorry this is long but think about it.

Yes I have "Last Supper" Syndrome too! I have been eating everthing in sight for the past couple of weeks. The sad thing is I don't even have an approval or a surgery date yet! I'm not worried about getting approved but I know I can't keep on eating every meal like it's going to be my last! Today was "Jeans Friday" and I couldn't even get on my "fat" jeans without laying on the bed to zip them then I had to take them off because they hurt too bad! UGH! :redface: I know I'm crazy because I will be able to eat once I get the band but my I have two sides of my brain telling me two different things. One is saying, "Eat or you're going to starve!" the other is saying, "Hey babe, maybe you should slow down there. There will be food on the other side." geez, just tell me this doesn't last forever. I'm actually getting sick of eating so much junk though so maybe I will start being more practical. (i hope!)

Thanks Destiny. I know I still have to wait to get my weight history back from my Dr's but I'm hoping that shouldn't take too long. But once I know that everything is together and submitted I'll probably start calling and checking on it every other day. At least! I'll keep ya'll updated on the progress!

I have had my initial consult, did my cardiac stress test the same day, got my blood drawn for all the bloodwork Saturday and have faxed medical records requests to my doctors for my required 5 year obesity history. I have UHC Choice Plus and have spent all this time reading of folks who were approved in just a couple of days (Destiny79) with UHC. I spoke with the insurance coordinator at the surgeon's office this morning and she told me that it would probably take up to 30 days! Do ya'll think she just did this so I don't start calling her every day bugging her? I've already given myself a two week time frame for my doc's to get my weight history in so it can be submitted but I don't want to have to wait another month on top of that! I want to be banded ASAP! Anyone else get told something similar and it only ended up taking a few days? Am I just being crazy and impatient?

Texas, DFW area. you?

Shoot! I've told everybody! My mom, my brother, my boss, all the girls in the office with me, my friends and if I'd been able to catch him, the mail man when he dropped my mail Saturday! LOL! they all know I'm fat, (hello-look at me!) and I'm excited to be doing something about it finally! Hell, I'd even shout it from the bow of the Titanic like Leo if I could! I'm embarassed by being fat not doing something about it! But every one that knows has been very supportive of me. The only person I'm getting crap about it from is DH, and I'm with Kudo on that one, I just don't think he can handle it.

Hi there. I'm fairly new to this forum but since everyone seems to be introducing themselves here's me: I'm 33, married, with 3 kids of my own and 1 stepson that lives with us. I'm in the DFW area, so shout out to jusme and crystal. My best friend got banded 3 years ago and has done great. I was pregnant at the time so just congratulated her and kinda pushed it onto the back burner for me. Well, I've finally decided to go for it and DH seemed fine with it while I was just talking about it, but now that I just had my 1st appt., was told I should be able to be banded next month, I'm getting shit from him. He's fat too, so I don't know if he's afraid that I'll lose all this weight and not want him anymore or what. The thing is I know I'm not doing it for anybody but ME! To save my life actually. My dad died of his 3rd heart attack 10 years ago at the age of 48. Three years ago, my mom had cardiac bypass surgery and just a month ago had to have bypass on her femoral artery that was 100% blocked. So looking at my family history, it doesn't have anything to do with anyone but me. And making sure I'm there for my kids for a long time to come. Whew! Thanks for letting me get that out, like ya'll had any choice! Anyhoo! Hi everyone!

ok, i've been reading through this whole site for about 2 weeks now and all of you either have inspired me, lessened my fear, or made me even more exicted to get this show on the road! i have my very first appt with the docs at true results in dallas on the 8th and am hoping to get my band done by march-ish. i have UHC and from what i've read here they seem to be the easiest to get approval from so the only thing i'm worried about is coming up with my 20% out of pocket that i have to come up with. (4 kids + 2 car payments + 1 new house = LOTS OF BILLS!!) but that's why i'm thinking my surgery will be in march because i'm going to use my tax refund to get mine done. sorry DH, he doesn't know yet that he won't be getting that 62 inch flat screen now, but on the upside he'll soon have a sexy smokin' hot wife! a lot better to look at i think! anyhoo, that's my story so far, i'm sure i'll be back to update ya'll next week!