MaRosie

Hi everyone, I just thought i would jump in as I too was banded on March 31st after a year of going to thru the hoops that Medicare put you thru. I am 67 and It was a medical thing with me getting this weight off. Although I have been trying for years, you know the ups and downs of weight on weight off. Well the surgery went well, but I too had a hernia and well they were fixing it they (Doctor) nicked my liver, so I was in lots of pain for 4 days and then I started to turn the corner. I will tell you "I HATE BROTH" But I did find some find some different kinds of flavors that was much better that I cubes.......jello wasn't to bad but now glad on am on liq. soups, and things like that. Well so glad that you are all doing good. Lots of luck... I was banded in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Hi Karen, My date is almost here...I will go to I F Monday, spend the night as i have to check in the hospital that day and then surgery on Tuesday at 12:30.......so excited about all this. I hope I have been doing well on my diet. I have Dr. Chamberlin, so I think we have the same liver diet. It is really hard for me to get the oz's down, but I really try and keep it light. i usually have a piece or 2 of the deli meat with a piece of low fat cheese rapped inside, rolled up......a 1/4 cup of cottage cheese and 2 cups of veg. also a fruit. Some times i will have a egg beatter with some veg. but don't really care for it to much. I went to my doc. and weight in, that was at 5 days and I had lost 8 lbs. I am not sure that is good because I hear that we should lose between 15 and 20 lbs.....I only have 13 days on this diet...I am somewhat worried but we will see how it goes when my 13 days are up. Well keep me posted. I am so excited about your weight loss. I hope mine is as good and that my health will be better. Have a wonderful day. Rosie

Hi Karen, I don't know if you remember me but I met you at our first New U meeting in I. F. Did you have your surgery? and if so how did it go? how are you doing now? questions, questions. Well I got a call from New U in Jan. saying I would have to go do another 6 months.....not likeing that. Went to my first meeting in Feb. Got a call from New U. and my time was waved, don't know why but so happy. Went and seen my doc. and got my date March 31, 09.....then got my diet. I am so happy, excited and nervous....... I have thought about you often wondering if you got your lapband. I have not been on here in sometime as I didn't really have anything to say and I think alittle down knowing I wasn't getting my date. Now all that has changed. Hope to hear from you. Rosie:smile2:

Hi everyone, Well it is not happening, at least not for awhile......yesterday, i got a call saying that medicare required me to go to 6 months of classes before they would pay for my band.......so that's it, i will have to do that. I should then get banded sometimes in last Jan or Fed, 09......it is a long time off but I won't give up now. i will stay in touch and hope to see all your progress....... ma:sad:

Hi zoomomma, well I am going to be banded in Idaho and have been to all the classes and seen the doc. and was just waiting for my date. i started this in May. I have medicare as my primary and bc bs as my secondary...just about a half hr. ago I got a call from Idaho and found out that medicare is requiring that i go to classes for 6 months before they will pay for my surgery. I am really crushed but I will go as I want this surgery more than anything. So I do not know if this is the norm or not but just be prepared. Ma:sad_smile:

My doc should have all the paper work by mid next week, and then i figure by the end of the following week maybe he will send everything into the my Insurance Co.........and although both my Insurance Co's will pay, I have no ideal how long it will take for them to ok all this............So I could be looking at a long time, but again maybe not......All i know is it will be worth it......but I will let you know as I hear anything and you keep me up to date on what is going on with you...Can't wait to hear about the diet... Rosie:thumbup:

Hi Karen, glad that you got your date, I can't wait to hear how you do. when do you start you liver shrinkage? I still don't have a date yet, but I when I do I will let you know. Rose

Has anyone been to or know anything about Dr. David Chamberlain in I. F. Idaho? He will be doing my band, and i really can't find anything about him.....Thanks for any help coming this way Ma:smile2:

Hi Joann, just was reading and if you have medicare as primary then you shouldn't have any problem with it being paid for as i understand. I am 67yo, 5'1 and 224 lbs. I have not been banded yet but am hoping to be soon, although I thought i had been waiting along time, well to me it is. Reading I have found out some have been waiting a year. I think the self pays goes much quicker because the doctors don't have to summit and wait for all the paper work to be processed with insurance co. I went to my first appt. in May and did all the classes and met with my doctor this month but no date....good luck to you and i will watch for everyone's progress.....Ma

Hi Karen, I also was in I F on aug. 13 and at the band classes, I had my psych eval that same day and also my doc. appt. I though that I would get my date that day but they said they would call with an appt. how did you know that you pass you psych eval? did they call you? well I don't know much right now.....but maybe be it's faster when you are self pay.....My daughter was with me and she said that she talked with a lady that was self pay and she gave her this web site, was that you? Well good luck on your coming banding...

Thank you.....

ok, I have to ask what is a tt? i am new and have not been banded yet.

you are looking good, I hope i will see some same results when I have my lapband...I am still waiting for my date......I am new and not sure this is the place that I should post...i have tried to find out how and where to post but I am losing the battle...I stayed up ontil 5 am this morning messing around on this site and got no where, did read alot tho....Good luck Ma