pigletmik

I got the wonderful band at the end of March, and have lost close to 40 pounds! My question is, when you lose a bunch a weight does it screw with your period? I have always been right on, but the last couple months I've notice I start a few days later than I normally would! Well this month I am over a week late! I don't think I'm prego, cause I had my tubes tide with after my last child 5 years ago! I just want to make sure this is what is going on! Please, any thoughts are welcome!!!!!!

Thank you so much for your help! I know getting the weight off will help! It's just hard to do when its hard to excersice and move! I'm gonna call my insurance today and find out again, what all I need to get this done! Thanks again!

I think my BMI is at 40, but just barely! And I had insulan resistants when I was at this weight after having my son, and then it went away after having my daughter! So thats why I went to the health fair at my hubbys work! I went to a chiro first, and told him all the problems I have, and all the things I've done, and that I was scared to death of him, but was desperate to get some relief! He tried to align me, I cried the whole time, it hurt so bad! He also told me if what he tried didn't work that he would do x-rays, and then send me else where! While paying for it out of pocket, cause they don't do insurance! So I didn't go back, I called the orthopedic. I saw a hip doctor(cause I thought it was to do with my hips!) and he's the one that said my disk was slipped, but he didn't do lower back and referred me to one of his colleeges that did non-surgical back problems! They wanted to give me a cortizon shot! I have always had backproblems, always, but I couldn't deal with having a shot to possible make it worse! I canceled my appt when I heard from several people that he was a quack and that he was gettin his license revoked!! I would rather deal with the pain, than to have that done! I don't know, these doctors are 1 hour drive north of me, and more orthopedic 1 hour and 30 mins drive south of me(I live in the mountains of wyoming, so we're in the middle of no where!) Its just at the frustrating point again, where I don't know where to turn, or what to do, or who to go to! But it's not gettin better! I just wish there was a big arrow to tell me where to go!:laugh:

Let me fill you in a little about my past. I tried gettin my insurance to pay for lap band last year, well they denied me because my BMI wasn't high enough. So I've been trying my hardest to lost weight, and have acutally gained 15 pounds, how, I don't know! In that time have I had my back looked at. I've had accident when I was a kids, falling outta tree, off horses, ya know kid stuff. But this was the first year I've had back pain like this. I had it checked out and come to find out that my lower vertebrae(sp?) is slipped about 10%. They put me on Celebrex to help, which it did. Well last weekend went for a ride on my mule, and for some reason he reared up, and I flew off and landed on my tailbone hard, of course! Gimped around for a few days, but was doing really well, to the point where I was doing some light exercise! Until this morning, when I replanted some plants, and now its REALLY sore! I mean it hurts to stand and walk again! Do I dare go through all the heartache and emotions of trying to get my insurance to pay, just to get denied? Or should I just heal and keep trying to lose weight? My husbands work had a healthfair acouple days ago, so I went in and had my blood work done, I get that this next week. Any imput will help! Thank you so much for your time!!!

Just a quick note, I did write a letter to my insurance explaining how if i don't get this done I'm gonna be having major health issues in the next year or two. And that this is my last resort, I don't have anything else to look forward to except getting sicker! I just hope they approve this time, if not I'm stuck!

I guess i just need some advice on what to do next, or just to vent to people who have been where I am now. My insurance denied my wanting the lap band. I am 29, my bmi is 38.5, I'm 5'6", and weight 238, so I'm borderline. I'm as healthy as could be, which is why they are dening me. Don't get me wrong i'm glad I'm heathly, I'm just overweight, and sick of it. I was insulan resistant 3 years ago, but went away when I had my last child, so I'm ok on that part. The only thing wrong with me right now is I'm on Wellbutrin for depression. I have a family history with high blood preasure, high cholesteral, heart attacks, back problems. Both my parents are over weight, and thats how i came to know about the lap band. My mom was thinking about getting it done, but is scared because she has never had surgery before. I've got atleast 7 years documented Dr. notes of trying to lose weight, which I did 4 years or so ago, with the help of Phentamine, I lost 50lbs. The problem was as soon as i went off of it i gained 30lbs back, so I don't want to do diet pills anymore. I've tried different diet pills, Weight Watchers last year, for 6 months, and only lost 6lbs. My best friend did it with me and lost 40! I've done the atkins diet, the south beach diet, watch my calories and who knows what else. I married into a hunting family, so we hike around the mountains for 2 weeks hunting for elk, I'm a very active person. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember, and for the last 10 or so years, have been trying to lose weight, I'm just over it. I don't know what to do next, I don't want to end up like my parents, and grow older and not be able to do the things I love. I don't want to miss out on playing with my children cause i can't breath and keep up. I just don't care, I guess. I need some words of advice or something to bring my spirit up or something. I don't get what i'm doing wrong. :smile2: