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HI I was JUST banded, and I DO have medical mutual of ohio. I had no problem getting approved, however I did go through all of the stuff that they asked. My bmi was just under 40, but I have severe rheumatoid arthritis, and did do six months of weight watchers. once you do it, you should be approved. It takes a month, from time of submisssion to approval

Well Im finally banded, and I cant believe it. I am three days post op as of today. It was a lot more painful than I expected it to be, but I can tolerate a lot of pain so I was up and hangin out and going to the bathroom. Everyone was shocked at my progress I didnt do well on the pre-opt diet, but not horrible either,s o my liver was fine, and I had lost 1.2 pounds. Now, Imd oing the liquid diet like a friggen champ. Its going tob e difficult so I will be looking forward to chatting with people.

Well Im finally banded, and I cant believe it. I am three days post op as of today. It was a lot more painful than I expected it to be, but I can tolerate a lot of pain so I was up and hangin out and going to the bathroom. Everyone was shocked at my progress I didnt do well on the pre-opt diet, but not horrible either,s o my liver was fine, and I had lost 1.2 pounds. Now, Imd oing the liquid diet like a friggen champ. Its going tob e difficult so I will be looking forward to chatting with people.

As long as its not too ridiculous, a few spelling errors dont make a difference. It shows a persons personality, background, education -- and in a forum environment I think I would appreciate that a little more than reading a buncha proper english. I dont use excessive slang, but if i spell which, as witch, or whatever or whatev I think its truely my per-rog-ga-teeve

I have been on a gluten free diet since early june and I have seen that it seems to help with the R.A part of it. Its a difficult diet, but I have lost some weight on it. GF is definitely not just for celiacs. Im really not sure about the wholething. I read that R.A is caused by leaky gut syndrome which ahppens when people have had lifetime poor eating habits and weird genetics. Then the body makes some bad white blood cells that are faulty and it starts attacking the joint lining. I tried the halluyah diet (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE ON CONSISTS BASICALLY OF BEETS, AND CABBAGE)... but it put me in remission, i just got SOO weak.

my date is set for september 5th

hi guys, it seems like its been forever since I have posted last. After i found out that I was accepted to have the surgery, all my enthusiasm about it seemed to go down the tube.. (i know.... that doesnt make any sense) i had a ton of high expectations of what kind of things I would have to do pre-op because of you guys, but all I got was a lousy 5 minutes( more like three minutes) with a dietician who told me to have shakes, salads, yogurts and leaner meats pre op. I have had everything from barbque ribs, to indian food, frosting, to whatever, on top of my slim fasts and everything. I havent really been able to force my real feelings up to the surface. My surgery is september 5th, about five days away. there was no real requirements, but they did expect me to lose weight and i havent lost a pound... do you think they will cancel me out? why cant i stick to the diet?

gosh, since learning of my approval i havent been back to lap band talk ever since. that just aint right. i have the appointment with my surgeon on the 28th, and will probably be having surgery late august

gosh, since learning of my approval i havent been back to lap band talk ever since. that just aint right. i have the appointment with my surgeon on the 28th, and will probably be having surgery late august

hi guys, I was wondering how everyone takes their pills now that they are banded? i take between 0-4 pills a day some of them seem large. Are all medications available in liquid form? Anyone take liquid Advil (Napraxen) Liquid Vicadin for pain (yuck) or any other commonly prescribed pain medication like tramadol, or something? how do you know if a medication is crushable or not? Thanks Guys :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

heres an indian food (vegan recipe) yum yum http://www.route79.com/food/channa-masala.htm

hey about being in chronic pain and lack of exercise. I know exactly how you feel! I have severe RA, and I can barely walk many days. However, my recent solution to this (something I use to say "i dont want to hear it to" is learning how to swim. Recently I learned to swim due to a job. I also have gotten steroid shots in both of my knees and my ankles in order to function better. I also dont exercise in the morning or the evening. Thats when the pain is best. Take tylonel, vicadin, or whatever you have to do, put heat on the area, and ice and get in the pool. Also recently I shelled out a thousand dollars for a top of the line elliptical machine that has very little to no impact on my joints, unlike a treadmill. Goodluck!

i also take vicadin regularly for chronic pain! eeeee your scaring me :-D

I dont have an answer to exactly why, but try warming some moist towels, and draping them over the area -- interchange with ice if needed too. Fill a bath tub up with salts and lay in it. Try a heating pad. If the muscle strain isnt relieved in a week I would ask a doctor

I was recently approved for Doctor Fegelman at Jewish Weight Management Center in Cincinnati Ohio. I dont have a date yet though. Its over near Kenwood Mall they accept a large variety of insurances, and the center has an impressive after care program

::Falls over laughing:: snot ball??? hmm -- i doubt it, i guess the only way to find out is to take a bite . on a more serious note, i hope you plan on seeing a doc

IM APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IM APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys, ive been actively with you since march. I just found out that I have been approved for lap band today and boy am I excited!!!! I cant believe it. I am so thankful to God for giving me this opportunity after I thought everything was taken away (I had lost sixty pounds in college, and then gained seventy back when I got rheumatoid arthritis having a year of loss of mobility). I am in pain everyday with every step I take. I hope that losing some of this weight will improve the pain I feel on my ankles and all the other joints everyday. My insurance company, medical mutual of Ohio is strict and boy am I blessed by god to have gotten approval on the first try RA is a very strong, but not listed comorbidity. It is an auto immune disease. I am happy. if anyone needs any more information about medical mutual let me know I am with dr fegelman at the jewish weight management center in cincinnati ohio

wow thats pretty darn cool -- :-) who thinks of something like that -- and I wonder if they were itchin to get into the shower after that. Iknow diet doesnt have sugar but still!

to put him to bed?! LOL hahahahaha

Well its been two weeks + waiting so far. The first time I called medical mutual someone told me there was no claim on file (!) I was only semi worried because I knew the jewish hospital folks knew exactly what they are doing. Now Im nervous. I called and got another representative! I was told my information is in the nurses review part and it would take another five to seven days (!!!!!!!!) thats it. I am crossing everything on my body now. Seven days is around the nineteeth. After my first week of work. i hope those nurses arent suspicious of my weight watchers diet

Well its been two weeks + waiting so far. The first time I called medical mutual someone told me there was no claim on file (!) I was only semi worried because I knew the jewish hospital folks knew exactly what they are doing. Now Im nervous. I called and got another representative! I was told my information is in the nurses review part and it would take another five to seven days (!!!!!!!!) thats it. I am crossing everything on my body now. Seven days is around the nineteeth. After my first week of work. i hope those nurses arent suspicious of my weight watchers diet

heres a morbid thought --- well when they dig up all of our bodies in the year 3000 for some bizarre experiement.. ashes to ashes... and the band, and a few nuts and bolts.

try bacardi lite w/diet cola... yeah we've all seen the commercials but that stuff is pretty good