CassCass

I like August All-Stars too!

I am so glad I found this particular forum. I have about 227lbs to lose and I was hoping I wasn't the only one. Everyone who has posted is a real inspiration. And MANY congrats!!

My self pay cost is $15,000. That includes pre-op appointments, the surgery and all things included in that, and a year of follow-ups and fills. We're having it out-patient though, which may be why it's less than some. I suppose staying overnight adds quite a bit. Best of luck to you!

Thank you both for the warm welcomes! I'll definitely look at the TTapp program. 92 lbs in 6 months is amazing! Congrats! And I agree about the skin issue. I'd rather be HEALTHY with excess skin than stay this weight and be unhealthy. I just have a way of Googling and discovering the worse case scenarios on any subject and getting nervous! It's a bad, bad habit! Haha!

I'm being banded August 7th! Exactly a week before my birthday! Talk about a good present. Starting July 24th I have to go on a low carb diet. I think that will be the hardest for me. I'm totally a bread and potatoes kinda gal!

Hello all! I've been lurking around a bit for the past few weeks. I didn't want to join before I got the good news! Today Dr. Smith here in Ft. Worth agreed to do our Lap Band! :biggrin2: We actually were able to get all our appointments out of the way today. Surgeon, psych, dietitian, and pre-op education! August 7th is the big date for both of us! We're self pay, so they got us in really quick. I couldn't be more thrilled and I think he is too, but he's trying to be macho about it! We both have a lot of weight to lose...over 200lbs a piece. Are there many here who have lost that much or are on their way? I'm actually more nervous about the after-skin than the actual procedure...I just Googled my way to terrified by looking up pictures. My goal is to lose enough weight to look beautiful in a wedding dress. We've been engaged for a year and a half and the weight is what has made me keep putting it off. Anyway, just thought I'd say hi! Hope everyone is doing well!