crystal1260

WOOHOO!!!! That is AWESOME!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! ONEDERFUL!!!!

I just had my fist fill on the 15th with no local or any numbness. I was totally nervous more about this than the actually surgery but it was totally pointless the most I felt was a bit of presser thats it. good luck with your journey.

congrats on your weight loss so far. That is awesome that is how much I had lost on my first post op visit. Again congrats and keep up the great work.

So sorry to hear about your loss....... I had my surgery on a Monday and on that following Wednesday morning I had a function at my son and daughter's school I felt fine for the most part. Getting up and sitting down was the hardest but manageable. Again sorry about your loss and will send some prayers up for you and your family.

I too have had these dreams. I am seriously surprised by them and when I wake up it takes me a minute to realize it was just a dream and I am thankful it was only a dream and that I did not really just eat a double quarter pounder and fries from Mcdonalds. I have been banded a little of 2 months and am still having these dreams about once or twice a week and like you I am not really feeling deprived in any way.

As soon as my insurance approved me I was scheduled for about three weeks later. It had to be at least 2 weeks for your preop diet. I also agree with the last poster stay on top of your insurance co. I have BCBS of Georgia and they tried every trick in the book to deny and they even did deny once but in the end I was approved and my only regret is that I wish I would have done it years ago. Good luck to you on your journey.

I got banded because I wanted to be healthy. I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I knew that if I did not do something soon and drastic I would not be around to see my kids get married and have kids. I wanted to have the energy to go outside and play with them not just sit and watch them play. I wanted to be a better mother and wife. I just want to add that Ihave been banded almost 2 months and have lost close to 50 lbs. and just this past week we took a trip to Disney and I rode every ride with my children and husband and not once did I think about my weight. It was an amazing feeling I never thought that I would have. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!!!!

Same here don't know if I can deal with this for weeks. I am having the same pains again tonight. I feel for ya going though the samething.:tt1:

I was banded on the 3rd and last night could not sleep cuz all of a sudden I was feeling the same sharp pain in my rib area but on the left side. I don't know if it is gas pain or port pain. I have had the gas pain in my left shoulder and some in my chest but it was literally nothing compared to what I was feeling last night. It is better this morning though. So hopefully yours will pass too soon.

Congrats!!!! Way to go!!!

I was finally banded on Monday WOOHOO!!! Had to stay one night in the hospital. So far everything is going good. Of course I am in a little pain and gassy. But I went to my daughter and son's veterans day program today and felt pretty good for the most part. By the time it was over I was definitely ready to go though. Now it is Wednesday night and just feeling really sleepy. Don't have much energy right now. I have one more day of Clear liquids before I can start back on my Protein shakes and some other liquids. Well i am glad to finally join all the other bandster and to continue my journey on here with all your support and encouragement and hopefully I can give some back.

I am being banded at 7:30 tomorrow morning.:biggrin::cool2::biggrin: I am sooooo super excited at this moment I am not nervous. The only thing i am nervous about is if something comes up tomorrow and I will not be able to go through surgery I don't know what could come up but with all the hoops and emotional roller coasters this last 5 months who knows. I can't wait till I am there and being rolled back to the O.R. I will be staying a night in the Hospital so will update on Tuesday depending on how I am feeling. Question: My daughter has a function at school Wednesday morning.........Do you think I will feel up to going??? I am not doing anything other than sitting it is a veterans day program.

I am on day 11 of my 2 week liquid diet that i was advised to go on by my surgeon. This consist of 3 Atkins advantage shakes, 3 special K2o waters, sugar free fat free Popsicles or Jello, and Water. That's it and this is what he said I needed to do to shrink my liver. It is so funny how each doctor has his own specifications.

The best advice I can give is call twice week and make sure your surgeons office is doing the same. Be persistant and don't give up. I got a denial letter. NOw I am scheduled to have surgery this Monday Nov. 3rd. So don't give up and make sure your surgeons office is working for you too. Good luck keep me updated.

Hello there when my surgeons office first sent in the paperwork, BCBS for about two weeks denied receiving anything. Then they said she was sending it to the wrong fax # then when they gave her the right fax # they waited about another week to tell us they only received half the package. So she resent it again for the 3rd time and they finally acknowledged they received it. So after about two weeks of calling and bugging them they told us that I was denied for BS reasons. Then the next day I received the denial letter saying again BS stuff that I was supposed to sign a wavier knowing all the risks and that I did not have a psych eval which I did. And the funniest one was that they said the surgeons office did not specify which procedure I wanted LOL when right at the top of the letter it had the insurance code for Lap Band and it also said lap band right on it. So finally my surgeon got on the phone with the medical director at BCBS and said that all they needed was a letter from my PCP saying I was a good candidate for the lap band then finally about two weeks later I got the call yesterday saying I was approved. I had to have a psych eval, nutritionist consult, a check up with my PCP who ordered blood work a chest x ray and a echo gram. My bmi is at 47 I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Let me know if there is anything else you want to know and good luck on your journey.