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Congrats!!! I got banded Friday; I know you’ll do great! Wow 9am? I had to be there at 5am lol. I hope the best for you sweetie!

Hey Katiebugs! I wont lie lol, I was banded Friday and (unlike my mom who had it done 2 ½ weeks ago) when I woke in recovery I was crying out in pain, my moms claims that she never remembered the recovery room lol. It defiantly hurt! (I also had a hiatal hernia) But then they gave me morphine and I was so much better. I have been able to move around and every thing just fine. I have a 12month old who is extremely clingy (just us too...well my BF works nights and hasn’t had a day off in 16+ days) and I had to hold him and cuddle with him as soon as I got home lol. I got banded around 7am and I left the hospital at 4pm, made it home around 6pm (traffic sux in Houston) and my son came home around 7pm from my ex-husbands (who only thinks I had a hernia repair, I didn’t want him and his family knowing about the lapband. Especially since he claimed a big part of his affair was my weight). I am taking my liquid vicodine, I honestly wouldn’t have been able to tolerate the pain or recovery and carrying around my son with out it. I am very lucky that I do not have the back and shoulder pain from the air that they pump into you. My chest hurts in the center between my breasts; it gets really tight and feels like I’ve swallowed a pill wrong but after a few seconds it passes. The stitches hurt a bit, but I think that if you take your pain medicine you will be just gravy. I’m a really big baby when it come to pain, though I waited till I was 3cm for the epidural when delivering my son and I do have 2 tattoos but the only reason for the 2nd is because it is my son’s name, Zodiac and birthday hehehe. Hope this helps.

Yeah, it’s crazy how many different things you’ll here regarding what different doctors recommend. Like with mine it’s strictly clear liquids the first week with the exception of sugar free fat free Jell-O and slim fast. 2nd week same with thicker soups 3rd week still lots of liquids but cut all liquids with sugars and calories (ex: Gatorade, milk, juice…) and start on mushies 4th week same as 3rd but increase to more solid foods. He is very adamant on never eating oatmeal because it is too sticky, but we are able to do maltomeal because is thin. I varied from it like not the smartest person in the world because I was hungry so I did some thin mashed potatoes and pudding….BIG mistake for me, I was in so much pain this morning. It went down smooth and I took very small bites and waited in between them… but this morning when I woke I was so nauseous I thought I was going to throw up it was horrible I was in tears. I am sooooo sticking to this from this point forward.

Arm pain maybe from the gas from them pumping us with air to get us banded.

I just got banded this friday the 11th and they also repaired a Hiatal Hernia, and I am currently at work today. I would have liked to have taken a day or two off, but I had a big training for a new ordering system today. Im sore but I'll live.

I was banded friday April 11th, which they also found a hiatal hernia and repaired, and I drove to work today. Was a little uncomfortable but did good.

I feel alot better today, friday was hell and yesterday was rough too. Looks like day by day i'll be doing better, just hungry LOL

So wow, just wow. I was so excited to be approved by my doctor to have the lap band done. It was going to be my fresh start to my new life (what’s left after my ex-husband ran off with another woman leaving with my then 6week old son (who’s now 12months) and now has a house with her up the street from me 5minutes) I was bummed that my insurance wouldn’t cover it but I was still happy to know I was a candidate... I've applied for 5 different loans to get the procedure done and so far 3 have flat out denied me and 1 approved me for $500, wtf? What is $500 going to do for me? I submitted to have it increased and am waiting on the last company to review my request as well... Did anyone else have such a hard time getting you approved? I unfortunately don’t have anyone that can co-sign for me and I just refinanced my home to remove my ex-husbands name from everything so I think that’s causing some pain as well... Anyone have any advice on a company to try? I think at this point I’m going to need to wait a few months to let my credit start building back up after all the hits its have between the 2 different mortgage companies and the 5 loans for the procedure that I've tried.

Ok I’m so wicked excited and nervous; I did my pre-work today and am all set to be banded on Friday April 11th! From the mommies out there, how hard was it to move around with the kiddo’s right after? For those whom have never read any of my posts, I’m a single mom with a 12 month old (well I have a boyfriend but he doesn’t live with me and works nights 11pm-7am and is in the police academy from 5pm -9pm. Therefore alone with baby lol) I have tons of goofy questions: 1. Can you feel it? I mean does it interfere with everyday life at first? 2. Of course I just have to know… How long before you can comfortably have sex? My nurse at Dr Spiegel’s clinic said soon as I feel ready but I wanted some real answers. 3. How realistic is it for me to think I’ll be back at my desk on Monday? 4. Are there any tasty protein drinks? My doc will not allow the powder mixes because they can clog the bands opening. 5. How soon did you start losing the weight? I know that it is different for everyone and its about weather or not we really stick to our diets or “New Way of Life” Also about how many lbs a week did you lose? 6. Do you have a hard time working out? I know no heavily lifting or working out for 3 months but what about jogging or the elliptical? I know, I know lots of questions but I’m so beyond excited that I am actually able to get this done especially after not getting insurance to cover it and being turned down for all my loans lol. Thanks bunches for all that respond! -Jess

mstrina27 Im pretty sore lol. I just laid him down in his crib and that was hard but not too bad, no havent really gotten any answers to my questions. My Doctor allows for lifting up to 50lbs so not sure if your doctor feels the same in regards to lifting your little one too. I ended up having a hiatil hernia (SP?) as well so that sucked. Makes things so much more difficult. LOL

So how is everyone doing today who got banded? Im a little sore but so far so good. Been hard picking up my son but we are managing. My boyfriend was suppose to be home when I got home to help me out but he’s at his parents. Sucks because its difficult and he leaves for work at 10:30pm so I was looking forward to being able to relax and recover while he was around to help me. Had tire issue today though from me hitting a curb yesterday lol, so he took my car to the shop and I don’t get it back to tomorrow, little worried because my carseat is in it and heaven forbid anything were to happen tonight and I can go anywhere. Look forward to hearing how y’all are doing.

Woot! Good Luck Alice150 tomorrow! Im so nervous and excited! Only 4 more days! I start my liquids Thursday... Lets see how chipper I am after a day of no food LOL!

Thanks everyone for being so wonderful. Sorry to hear yours ran off with another man. Yeah it’s been interesting to say the least and I have to say I’m very blessed to be able to scrimp by and afford my house and car. Sure I have no cable but hell I have electricity, gas and running Water and that’s what really matters. I had no luck getting the loans any where but oddly enough I am so blessed, my ex-husband has been asking me when I was going to get the car out of his name and well… I spoke with Wells Fargo and I was approved to get the car in my name and was able to get $11,000 out of the refinance! Yeah my interest rate is crazy high now on my car lol 15.99% but I only have to deal with my EX about my son and that’s it! And to top it off I have my surgery scheduled for April 11th, I’m so happy and excited and terrified all at one lol. Weight Loss Tickers

Self pay… Since my insurance doesn’t cover weight loss assistance I am on my own to find a way to get this taken care of. Any recommendations from those who also had to finance this procedure? I have been thinking about getting a personal loan from my bank in the hopes of getting a low interest rate, I really don’t think I can stomach more than having 8.25% interest. So far I’ve checked intro Health One Financial and they gave me a ball park of what they offered which was 11-22% inertest rate. I about fainted. Any advice? I’m all ears.

Wow, sadly enough I actually consider all of that lucky in a way. I was approved by my doc to get the surgery and Cigna stated that my company’s coverage doesn’t cover any weight loss assistance. Now I'm trying to get financed for the $11,900 to get it done Though I guess on the plus side once I get my financing in order I can have it done with in that same week. I hope that they get their S*** straight so you guys can get taken care of.

Hello ladies. I sympathize with you guys. I am recently divorced as of 12/26/2007. My husband and I had been together for 7 ½ yrs, married since 1/22/07. I gave birth to our son on 3/20/2007, I found out he was having an affair on 5/21/2007 with a little young chippy he meet on line :scared2: (I know I’m young buy she was only 21) I had just given birth to our first baby and he said the main reason was the fact that I was too fat. What’s sad is that I’m not too over weight, well if you follow the height chart I’m 80-100lbs over weight. To top it off I had started to lose weight from the pregnancy and it still didn’t matter…They now have a house together not to far from “our” home, sucks because she’s a little size 8 or something :drool: and now gets to be around my son. I can understand the frustration of finding out that they posted online, mine had meet this woman on an online game and I found IM’s dated back to April when my son was only 4wks old. (I found pictures and videos of everything; he flew her in to my home while I was to my parent’s ranch because he had a “Business Trip” and didn’t want us home alone) If you need anyone to talk to I’m here. I have made the decision to get banded so I can finally feel good about me for me and to be healthy for me and my son. Too bad my insurance doesn’t cover it, but soon as I finish refinancing my home (to get his name off it) I am going to finance the procedure.:cursing:

Tamihott, I found out today that my Companies insurance will not cover any thing for obesity regardless of the health issues it may cause. Though luckily for me I am healthy other than being almost 100lbs over my weight on the height chart. I did make my decision to get banded to live a better life for me and my son… I am currently in the middle of trying to refinance my house to get my ex-husbands name off it. Once that is taken care of I am looking into getting financing for the lap band procedure. I know after all the interest and what not this will cost me almost as much as a car lol, it’s worth it. I’ve been over weight since for 17yrs and my mother is as well I remember the shame I felt as her as a child and shame I felt/feel towards myself. I don’t want that any more and I don’t want my child to be ashamed of me either. Good luck to all of you I really hope you can get it covered but if not you are not alone, it was very hard for me to finally make the decision that I am going to do this being that I am raising my 11month old alone. It came down to the fact that I don’t want to end up losing my life to my weight or not being able to be there for my son because I was to over weight. Just take it one day at a time, good news is you got a pretty cool support group on here to go through this ever step of the way.

Thanks everyone for all the support. I did make my decision to get banded to live a better life for me and my son… Even though I found out today that my Companies insurance will not cover any thing for obesity regardless of the health issues it may cause. Though luckily for me I am healthy other than being almost 100lbs over my weight on the height chart. I am currently in the middle of trying to refinance my house to get my ex-husbands name off it. Once that is taken care of I am looking into getting financing for the lap band procedure. I know after all the interest and what not this will cost me almost as much as a car lol, it’s worth it. I’ve been over weight since for 17yrs and my mother is as well I remember the shame I felt as her as a child and shame I felt/feel towards myself. I don’t want that any more and I don’t want my child to be ashamed of me either. Good luck to all of you guys getting banded soon and thank you guys for your insight who have been banded. I really hope that I can get this done before my birthday so I can start being a new person by then. Until then I plan on continuing on with my diets trying to get some of this weight off and then hopefully I’ll get banded to help keep it off for once and lose even more! I’d love to take my son swimming for the first time this summer.

I am looking into LB, but I am terrified that something will go horribly wrong. I have an 11month old son and I am afraid that I would die in surgery; then again I’m afraid that being unhealthy will take him from me as well… My husband ran out of us when he was only 6weeks old and so its up to me to take care of him (his dad does see him its just me that he didn’t want anymore, I got trade up for a younger, dumber, thinner girl:broken_heart:) and I am afraid that I wont be able to lift him or take care of him after having this done. I do have a bf but he works opposite shifts than me. I would probably be able to have my mom come stay with me for a week, maybe two. Any advice?

Well I went in for the seminar and consult today. I expected the office to be a little different than it was, but was pleased over all with everything, I was told I am a canidiate for the procedure and we started the paper work. I heard Cigna is a pain to get approved through, but I'm praying that they'll cover it. Thanks all for your advise. -jess

Well I went in for the seminar and consult today. I expected the office to be a little different than it was, but was pleased over all with everything, I was told I am a canidiate for the procedure and we started the paper work. I heard Cigna is a pain to get approved through, but I'm praying that they'll cover it. Thanks all for your advise.

Thanks guys, hey Liz1531. Did you have any problems with being able to lift your son? How are things going now? I’m worried about not being able to play with him and do all the things like we do now. Also, once you were told you were a candidate for those of you that your insurance covered you how long was it till you were able to have the procedure? I go in this Saturday for the seminar and I was just trying to find out some of these questions before hand. I am praying that I am a candidate for the procedure and that my insurance will foot the bill.