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There's another site that would be better for answering all you questions. When I was going through the sleep study process they helped me emmensly. There are even sleep docs that post there that can break everyting down for you, help you get the right equipment. Repost this on Sleep Apnea Support Forum Index Good luck and keep us posted...

I'm not banded yet, but from everything I understand, you are healing, and I assume you've hadn't had a fill yet. Right now it's about healing, and protecting your new pouch. After you start to get your fills, you'll have more restriction. Everyone is different as far as weight loss, and how fast. Excersice certainly expedites the weight loss. The band is a tool, and you get out of it, what you put into it. Good luck and be patient, it will happen.

You have to assume that if someone is very vague, posts one time then does not return they are most definately a troll. Not sure what it accomplishes. Perhaps a need for attention, even if it's negative. Like a misbehaved child that dosen't get enough love from their parents. They act out sometimes in a negative way just so someone will acknolwlege them. It's actually quite sad.

OMG!!!! After calling twice a day for the last two weeks, I get a call from the Docs office that my letter is ready to be picked up!!! Also, after calling the lab everyday for two weeks the doc finally walked the blood test order across the hall, and I had my lab work done this morning. Funny, I have an appt with a new GP on monday. We'll it only took 6 weeks to get approval, write a letter, and order blood test and an EKG. I'm keeping my appt monday with the new GP. After this hell, I'll never go back to my old one! Good news is as soon as my lab work is back, I can schedule my surgery!!!

I've heard of many people putting some weight back on after surgery, and between the first fill. Many have reported not being restricted. Right now it's about healing, and making sure your band is well anchored, then start the fills. Be patient, it will come.

We'll, I'm still waiting for my letter, still waiting for his office to call me for required blood test. I call now every day, and still NOTHING!! The day after I get this letter from him, I'm calling to get my records, and have already found a new GP. Sorry to rant, but this is sooooo frustrating!!

We'll sorta anyways. This morning I was actually working out on the tread mill, and was jamming on my mp3 when my son told me there was someone at the door. So I go to the door, and there's a we'll dressed man, and his son. I was toweling off, and he apologized for interupting my work out. I said that was ok, I was just trying to drop some weight. He told me he that was great and he told me the two things he see's as a doctor that effects healt the worst is smoking, and obeasity. So I asked what kind of doctor he was. He replied, "A gastroenterologist, that speacializes in weight loss surgery". I laughed and told him I was planning on getting the lap band. We talked for awhile, and he was suprised on how much I knoew about the procedure, and I told him about this site. He said that he's really in favor of the lapband procedure, and wished me luck. After about 15 minutest of talking about the lap band I came to realize he wasn't there to talk to me about the lap band, he was there to witness the word of God. He was actually a Jehova Witness.

While no WLS surgery is perfect, in Europe where they've been doing the Lap Band procedure much longer than in the US they have done studies showing that only 5% of lap band patients have to be reoperated on after 5 years vs 10% of bypass. Also head to head Lapband vs gastric bypass there was no difference in the amount of weight loss after 5 years. Lapband patients lose just as much, and it's much less invasive, and completely reversible. Read more here... Five-Year Study Of Morbidly Obese Finds Significant Benefits Of The LAP-BAND® Procedure Over Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

That would be the sweetest revenge! I had some trouble w/my PCP at first, but once he saw my determination, he went along with it. I just went to a pulmonolgist to get my cpap (a machine to help sleep apnea)read out, and told him I'm getting the lap band. He said he hates the lap band too. He said that he had at least a dozen patients in the last year get the surgery, and lost so much weight, they no longer need to see him, because the weight loss took care of the sleep apnea. Jokingly he said the lap band is going to put him out of business!

How did your appointment go? Did you get approved? Hope so, let us know how it went.

Finally got to talk to my PCP today. I told him that I wanted him to apporve the surgery. I told him that I have study this for the last 3 months, I thought about it really hard, and I've made my decision. I told him that if you are against WLS, that's fine, but I told him that I'm going ahead with or without his approval, but I would like him to remain my doctor. He said, ok lets go for it! He said he would have my letter to the WLS doctor faxed out by the end of the day! So I'm back on track!!!

Ok, I"m feeling a bit guilty because it wasn't his mistake the first time he called, the nurse admitted that she forgot to put my cell on his message. I guess they do this electronically now. Then, I forgot I shut my ringer off on my cell phone during a meeting this am, and forgot to turn it on, and he called me twice today. So he has been trying to reach me, but just bad luck. Try again tommorow! Thanks everyone for all the great advice, and support!

Wish I had such luck. My insurance requires nothing except bmi over 40, or 35 with comorbids, but my bap band doc requires no matter what, sleep study, psyc eval, PCP approval, and 6 months supervised diet. I had done everything, then I got denied from my GP, so right now I'm stuck. I first started my lapband process in Feb, and I don't know when I'll ever get to have this done. It's very frustrating.

When I called his office to leave the message to call me, I asked them to have him call my cell phone. I got home that evening with no call from him to find he had left a message on my home phone. I called the next day and repeated that I would like him to call me on my cell; still no call. I'll try again today. I was thinking that I might be better off writing a letter to him. What do you think?

Just like smokers are addicted to nicotene, or alcholics to booze, we are addicted to food. Just like smokers use a nicotene patch, or gum or Chatix as a "Tool" to help them quit, or Alcholics use a drug to help them get off booze, we are not much different than any other addics. The band, along with education and support gives us the best chance to change our lives, and get off our addiction. Still, we have to want to make the changes, and have the dedication to do it.

Oh I see. Thanks for explaining. As for me, I don't really snack between meals, but my meals are rather large. So I hope this would be a perfect fit for me then.

Still holding on to a small piece of hope he'll change his mind. If not, he's fired, and I'll find a new GP. Was hoping he would call today, but don't look like it. I'll give him till tommorow, and after work if he hasn't called I'll stop by the office, and get my records.

It was actually my ENT that ordered the sleep study. Still waiting for the call back. I'm just about ready to walk in to the docs office and say, can I have my records please, and be done with it.

The band does not keep you from eating too much? But I thought with restriction, you cannot eat as much. I don't understand.

I called and left my PCP and aske for him to call me back. I'm going to insist on approval, or go to another doc. I'm going to change docs no matter what now, but in the intrest of time, I hope he will do the approval, and get me on my way. We shall see...

On my quest to find another GP. On top of denying me, he prescibed Zoloft, and when I looked up the side effects, number one was weight gain!! Now I don't really feel depressed accept being overweight. So how is putting on more weight going to make me feel? I threw my prescription in the trash! Just hope I don't have to do another 6 months with another doc!

Great story Grace, Congrats on your new life.

Hi, I'm a ex smoker of over two years. Now I'm a smoking cessation facilitator for the American Lung Association in my spare time. While there is no right way to quit, just your way. The method of slowly cutting back is not very successful. Less than 2% using this step down method are smoke free after a year. I suggest going to this site. A lot of great informaion and support just likie here. Smoking Cessation Get educated (power is knowlege) make a quit plan, then set a date. You'll love the new you, thin and smoke free. Don't that sound great! Good luck, and keep up posted.

They have done surgery as young as 12 from what I've heard. I'm sure you could if you want to. Find a seminar in your area, or talk it over with your peronal doctor, as long as it's not mine, he didn't approve me :biggrin:

Congrats Kago, I too have a dream of doing a tri. I set that goal after I quit smoking. I was well on my way then I don't know what happened. Now 60 lbs later it seems so distant, and after getting shot down by my GP for the surgery I'm kind of at an impass. It may be 6 mo. or even longer before I can get to schedule a date. My insurance don't even require anything but a BMI over 40, or over 35 with a comorbid. It's the lap doc that requires the GP approval and the 6 months, which I have with my original GP. If I go to a new one, then I bet I have to do the 6 months again! Congrats again, and maybe I'll catch up to you one day!