Jennywren93

Thank you so much! I am nervous about any surgery, and knowing good things about the dr makes me more comfortable. I talked to someone at their office yesterday and they were nice and called right back with my answer. I had Pyloric Stenosis surgery as a 1 mo old and wasn't sure if that would knock me out of being able to do it. She talked to the "head surgeon" (? I think) and said it would be fine since I was so young. I was impressed at how fast they get back to you!

hi! I am from nashville (well, live in hendersonville) and was just looking for people in the area who have had it done, used the drs at baptist (I am going tomorrow night to a meeting there) and just general support. Nice to meet all of you

I can't help you with the information you need, but I was just wondering what you think of the dr? I am going on thursday for an "informational meeting" there and just wonder what you think of the drs there, staff, etc. How long did it take you to get approval, what insurance, etc. lol I live in Hendersonville, so these drs are my closest. Thanks in advance for any info you can give me

today I decided to do more research into the lap band, and before I get too excited (self-pay isn't an option right now), I called the dr to see if I could even get it (I had pyloric stenosis surgery at 1 mo old) and they said yeah, it should be fine. Then I called my insurance co to see if they "cover it", and yes they do- but we need a "predetermination letter" before you are approved. I have Principal insurance-anyone have any experience with them? last year I went to a plastic surgeon who "just knew' I would be approved for a breast reduction- and they denied me....so.... I am nervous about what hoops I might have to go through, or if they will just reject me immediatly. Anything I need to tell my surgeon for him to include in the letter so I get approved? or anything I can do before hand? (my bmi is 41 right now according to the wii fit)

Good luck to all of you having surgery tomorrow! Just reading about it makes butterflies in MY stomach! lol I will be praying for a swift/good surgery and swift recovery foryou all!

thanks Nance for the sage words of advice/support! I really appreciate it! I think my PCP doesn't really like me much, because I usually research the crap outta stuff, and come in knowing what is wrong with me (or my kids), just need his "yep" and pills! lol So, I WILL know everything I can before going under the knife!

thanks Stace (btw, my sister's name is StaceY) I am sure I will frequent these boards for quite a while and am sure I will find lots of support here. Thanks for the welcome! :seeya:

I just want to do SOMETHING that works and my weight will start going down instead of up! I want to help my kids in school sports (I was active as a kid), I want them to think I am beautiful- and I think it too! (they already do, but...) I want to feel "sexy" to my dh who, bless his heart, tells me I am sexy! but most of all I just want to be healthy and feel good about myself. My parents are overweight, but I have been the heaviest in "our" family for many years. With my size 8-12 sister making me feel "fat and ugly" in my mind.

well, I don't know if losing weight will help my fibro, but it SHOULD help me to stay on lyrica w/o gaining so much weight. And I am also hoping that losing weight will help me exercise more w/o as much pain. I too have plantar facitis (sp?) and know that when I was lighter my feet didn't hurt so much in the am- if at all- so I am hoping that weightloss will help that too

Hi everyone, I am a SAHM to 3 girls and 1 great dh, and am tired of being fat. Last year my kids said they would support me going on "biggest loser" :seeya: I know they were meaning it out of love (want me healthy), but I can't pretend it didn't hurt- and that was when I was 30+ lbs LESS!!! I have Fibromyalgia and have tried for the last few years to exercise from time to time, but it causes a 3 day flare every time :ihih: July we went on a 2 week trip, one place we went was a theme park. I couldn't fit into every ride and just being up on my feet for 10+ hrs and not doing much physically, I was wiped for 2-3 days after. I got on lyrica about 6 mo ago and it works wonderfully, I really love being pain free, but I have also gained over 30 lbs since starting it- where I was "holding my own" at 200ish for a year? This morning I woke up and for some reason "LAP Band" was in my head, so I started looking at it. I have heard of it from time to time, and I even asked my dr a few years ago about gastric bypass but he was deadset against it. I don't know how he feels about the Lap Band, but I am going to do this behind his back as much as I can. I don't want the lecture. I am tired of walking around starving and feeling like a bottomless pit! I can eat my dh under the table! And he eats a LOT! I have said that if I only had a smaller stomach to make me feel full faster, it would make all the difference in the world! So, Thursday happens to have a meeting about the lap band, I told my dh today about this, and he is all for it for me. I called and checked- our insurance will cover it, I just need a "predetermination' letter from the dr (SOP I assume). Being as I am now a 41 bmi, and have fibro, Ihope that is enough for them. So, I guess I will hang around the boards and look through the "issues" threads to see what I might expect- but overall I think I am in pretty good condition (no heart disease, good cholesterol, no diabetes/prediabetes) I think I should do fine. Any advice/things you wished you knew before making the decision?