JosShavaughn

Well crap, I'll remember to lie and say I've already quit!`

Nutritional visit went well, Monday my doctor will have everything to send to BCBS and then to wait on final approval!

What does this mean? Like I got my psych. clearance on Tuesday, and today the lap band doctors office called and said "well we got your psych. approval, you are a qualified candidate, but you are missing a nutritional consultation." I have the nutritional consultation under control, but what does the qualified candidate mean? Does this only have meaning w/ the doctor, or will it help with my insurance?

I think my BMI's 44 or so, and I'm 23. The ONLY problem I've had getting approved (thus far) was w/ the psychological part due to my bi-polar, BUT... I got approval on try #2, got the call tuesday. I had to go through a 6 month supervised diet, all these different doctors because of my insurance. Now I go to a nutritional visit tomorrow and then hopefully I'll get my approval (fingers crossed) by the end of the week. I'm hoping to have surgery in 2-4 weeks. At this point, I've done everything I can. My only suggestion, is DON'T SOUND CRAZY!! Lie a little if you have to. I made myself sound effin' amazing the second time! Although I had made lots of progress.

I got done with mine in June, and guess what, I'm still not banded. I got psych. approval this past tuesday which is what held me back and then I have to do a nutritional consult which is tomorrow. But really, I know it won't feel like it, but when you get done, it will have gone by faster than it seems. I'm looking at 2-4 weeks before surgery.

OMG, I've been on a cpap for a little over a year and I can't sleep without it!! I sleep like crap if I go without my ambien, ativan, and cpap. They keep me NORMAL!! Like without those 3 I sleep for 12+ hours a night and still don't feel rested, with those 3 things I sleep 8-10 hours and feel perfectly fine when I wake up. But I don't think my weight started my sleep apnea, because the sleeping for 12+ hours a night has been a problem my entire life, I think my weight just made it worse. I do think I had to send in my records from my sleep doctor to my lap band doctor. They shouldn't have given you a surgery date if they didn't have everything in order. They did that to my mom's worker and her husband, but for a different reason. I've never been given a date, so I never had anything changed or taken away from me. I still don't have the final approval for my band. I go tomorrow for my FINAL pre-op crap for my insurance!! I'm hoping everything goes well tomorrow so that the surgery doesn't get pushed back anymore. It's already been almost a year since I started the process for my insurance, it was only supposed to take 6 months, but since I didn't have enough "stability" in my life according to some skinny witch that's never been fat!! But she was kind of right... but she gave me my approval Tuesday. Okay, that's just my .02

OMG, I'm from Hewitt!! But I live in Stephenville now. I am hoping to go to waco this weekend. maybe party a little.

I'm semi close. I'm in Stephenville. I should be banded within a month.

I started the process in January of this year, finished my 6 month supervised diet, which I did nothing differently really, I've done my history and physical, I got denied the first time for my psychological evaluation, but went back last Thursday and got the call this Tuesday that I was approved. I got a call today saying I am only missing a nutritional consultation, which I go tomorrow for, once they fax my doctor the paperwork everything will be sent to my insurance. I'm expecting surgery to be in 2-4 weeks. Believe it or not, I'm starting to get really nervous. I know I have a great surgeon, my friend went through him, but this is the biggest thing/surgery I've ever done, so I am anxious to see how I will feel after I wake up. Wish me luck that everything goes smoothly and happens quickly. After almost a year, I just want it to be over with.

I'm 5'7", sometimes I think 5'8" but I have several heels, from 2"-4" and I wear them whenever I want. I don't wear the 4" hardly ever because they tend to hurt my feet more, but I rock the 2-3" heels practically ever time I'm not in work clothes.

I was BORN in Nacogdoches, Texas. I'm FROM Waco, Texas. But I'm LIVING in Stephenville, Texas (or HELL!!!!) I'll most likely go to law school in Alabama though. hehe that's just because they have no minimum GPA to get in!!!

I'm afraid being honest in my psych eval yesterday hurt my chances of getting banded. Is it possible that seperate psychological issues can get you denied for the band?

I'm still a pre-op, but I am very open, sometimes too much so, and I am sure I will have no problem bringing up the band and my weight loss.

I have 3 more monthly nutritionist appointments to go, april, may, and june. and my psychological evaluation, and then my insurance has to decide if I'm approved or denied, there's still a small chance I could be denied, and then hopefully I'll have my surgery in July. Has anyone else by chance had to do a pre-op program just to determine if they'll be approved or denied? Should I worry about the possibility of being denied or is that such a tiny chance it's nothing to worry about?

I was diagnosed I think in late 2007, but didn't start treating it until January 2009. I was taking 500mg of Metformin twice a day, that didn't do anything, so then I went to 1000mg twice a day, still nothing, so now my doctor has recommended I go to an endocrinologist to figure out a better treatment, but I want to have some ideas of what other treatments there are. My PCOS has caused me to gain weight no matter what I do. I was a competitive swimmer for 5 years and swam 6 days a week for 2-3 hours a day and either maintained an overweight size or gained weight. I have to shave my chin and neck like every other day, I "shed" more than normal. I've become morbidly obese. And I have no period, speaking of no period, I actually asked my doctor to put me on birth control to where I wouldn't get a period because of the fact that since I've never in my life had a regular period I have no idea how to plan for my period, when it's coming on, etc. So those who are more educated and experienced with their PCOS... Please help me here.

I'm not banded yet. If all goes well I will be banded in July. I'm 23. I am going to an endocrinologist sometime soon to find a treatment for my PCOS that will actually work. I was on 500mg twice a day, it didn't do jack, then I went up to 1000mg twice a day, that didn't do anything, so I've stopped taking metformin until I see the endo.

I've seen the thread, and it's VERY discouraging. After reading it I feel like I am never in my life going to get to my ideal weight.

I'm Bi-Polar as well and will be banded hopefully in July.

I'm looking for someone similar to myself, preferably post-op. I'm 5'7", 302 lbs, from Texas, have PCOS. I need to lose 166 lbs to be okay according to the BMI, which yes I know isn't accurate.

Sarah WOWOWOWOW... Looking at you now.. I would never think you have ever had surgery or that you ever had a need for it. You should be the posterchild for the lap-band.

are there any other women who have PCOS and have had Lap-Band? How has it helped with the PCOS? Has the PCOS made it difficult to lose the weight?

Hello, I'm Joshlyn. I'm 23 years old and as of friday 3/20 I weighed 302lbs. I have always been overweight, but it's been in the last 4-5 years that I really started putting on the weight. I have a friend that had her surgery in August 2008 and she's 19 5'5" and weighed 287 when she had surgery and she's lost like 50 lbs. I have another friend that's had it, as well as my own mom having it. The reason I've decided on Lap-Band is because I know that it is possible for me to lose the 166lbs I need to lose to get to the recommended weight, but at the same time, the rate at which I would lose the weight would force me to REALLY learn how to change my lifestyle for the best. I like that you don't lose weight so fast that you run the higher risk of losing your hair and stuff like that.

I am on my mom's insurance, which is blue cross blue shield. I'm 3 months in on my 6 month pre-op period, and I know that's just to determine if I'm eligible to get the surgery. My question is who else has BCBS and had to go through the 6 month process and what are my chances of being approved? I am just worried that I'll go through all of this and then I'll end up getting denied. The possibility being there really worries me.

I'm from waco but I'm currently living in Stephenville, which is an hour and a half north west.