jeepingirl

Glad to hear you are not giving up!! try not to get too discouraged. set backs will happen even after you have the band. just try to stay motivated!!

Army wife here with tricare prime... from my initial visit with my pcm until my surgery date it was only 6 wks! very quick. tricare has been awesome throughout the whole experience! the only issue i had was with my pcm/nurses in the beginning trying to tell me tricare didn't cover it, i had my surgery in 08, very shortly after tricare approved them to be done lol. excited to see so many military wives on here- i had no idea!

i hope by now that you have found someone to deal with your band! i live in carthage (about 10 mins from watertown-army too :thumbup:) and am in need of a band dr. i called tricare and they told me that there was one that practices at samaritan hospital?? who/how far did you have to go?

First off congrats on the pregnancy! i lost an addt'l 25 in the first 14 wks of my pregnancy. (90 lb loss before getting prego) i definatly felt more restriction after getting prego and was only able to eat a few bites of salads and proetein shakes. my drs all told me not to worry, but when they misdated my pregnancy by 3 wks because my baby wasn't growing properly i had issues. everyone is different though neither of my ob's had a clue about how my band was going to effect the pregnancy (based on the fact that they NEVER could answer any of my questions) i took it upon myself and got unfilled for the pregnancy. and beleive it or not- didn't gain anything until after i had my daughter! i'm now struggling to get back on track (which is one of the reasons they say not to unfill). u need to do what you feel is best for you and the baby. only you will be able to decide that though- so if you're not comfortable get unfilled, or at least some of it taken out

Just moved cross country yet again, and having no luck finding a fill doc close by. A friend of mine said that where she goes will be like 2-3 hrs for me. Anyone know of any in the area?

Its been a very long time since i have been on here- but i'm to the point where i just need the support. I was unfilled at week 15 of my pregnancy due to losing 25 lbs during the 1st trimester and the baby wasn't developing properly. Lucky for me i didn't gain a bit of it back during the pregnancy and gave birth (via c/s) to a healthy baby girl in mid july 09. I went back to get filled a few weeks ago, and to my surprise gained a whopping 40 lbs. which isn't that bad considering the weight i lost early on. but to see that weight on the scale really threw me off. I had lost close to 80lbs before getting pregnant (i dont count the loss during the pregnancy) and i'm having such a hard time getting back in the mind frame of being banded. i'm feeling depressed and when i'm depressed all i want to do is eat...its a vicious circle and i can't seem to get out of it. So how in the world do you get yourself back into that state of mind? i'm sure it doesn't help that i have a very stressful job and we're getting ready to move cross country here in a few weeks! Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

add me in.... May 9th is my big day!

Got the call from the doc today...May 9th is the big day! i'm so surprised that it was that quick! i can't wait. guess the easy part is done, the uphill road is comin, but i couldn't be happier.

Hey everyone! i've been lurking around here for a few months now, finally decided to join in! i just had my first appt with the doc last week and am so excited to start my new life! i will be seeing dr. warnock out of wichita falls tx. I should be banded within the next 6 weeks. i've been fat my whole life. larger now than i have ever been. its time for a change! looking forward to talking with everyone and i'm so glad that i have support through this!