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I'm soooo close! only 3lbs away! and I'm just over 6 months out. I can't wait to finally see the scale say 199

My insurance doesn't cover fills. at my doctors office they are 250 but I know most places are cheeper.

thanks! and it really does get easier after surgery but it also depends on if your surgeon puts anything in your band during surgery. My surgeon put in 3cc's during surgery so that helped with restriction, but I know some surgeons don't put anything in.

hahaha yeah it's been a crazy ride but sooooo worth it! I'm sure you will love your band too.

people make me sick! We are all working towards the same goal. We all want to get healthier and loose weight. I just don't understand how they can think like that.

I told most of my friends and family before surgery. but I didn't really tell people at work I didn't think it was any of their bussiness and what if I failed. I didn't want people expecting me to loose a bunch of weight overnight. Now that I'm only 35lbs away from my goal I'm debating on telling EVERYONE! hahaha I keep playing with the idea but I'm still afraid that people will think that I took the easy way out because I couldn't loose the weight by myself. I have told more and more people at work if it comes up. I have noticed that as I loose more weight it is hard to tell people that I just eat less and exercise. hahaha I have also realized that it is alot more awkward to tell guys about my surgery. They normally have no idea what it is so then I have to explain it and half the time they just end up really confused but still suportive.

good luck with your surgery and your pre-op diet! I don't know what you're allowed on your liquid diet but I know that jello really saved me. It helped me feel like I was at least eating something. I had to be on liquids 10 days before surgery and then 1 month after! it was painful before but not bad at all after surgery.

I felt the exact same way after surgery. But once I really started to see a difference on the scale and in the way I looked I didn't miss the satisfied feeling after I eat.

I was terrified! although I was more afraid of failing after surgery. what helped me feel better about the surgery was to go to youtube and watch videos of the lapband surgery.

I found mine too! I love it! I can't stop touching it. hahaha

I don't know where you are at in alberta but I'm from spokane, WA and I had my surgery in Richland, WA. It cost about 9,000. I love my surgeon and his statistics are really great! his name is Dr. Fox.

I'm going to need an arm lift and an inner thigh thift for sure. the rest I could go without doing. but the loose skin drives me NUTS!!!! My friends want to go swimming and I'm so nervous to go because my legs look horrible! the loose skin looks like celulite x100. hahahaha but I did already buy a swimsuit and plan on showing off my new body with or without the extra skin!

everyone looks so great!!!! and sarah.r you will be there sooner than you think! I know it!

It took a while for me to get approved because my insurance wanted me to do a 6 month diet before they approved me. and when I first decided I wanted to do this I was going to school in california but still wanted to do the surgery back home in washington. but once I got approved it only took 2 months until I had surgery. I got approved in october sometime and had surgery december 12th. my doctors set my date as soon as I got approved and let me do the testing until 10 days before surgery.

how did the general meeting go? I did have to do a psych eval but it was a piece of cake!

mine says an hour to an hour and a half. normally I can't drink until about an hour after otherwise I get sick

I had a really big butt before surgery now my butt is a lot smaller but still a bigger butt. I love it!

talk to your doctor about the NSAIDs. I also get really bad cramps and my doctor lets me take celebrex because it isn't so hard on your stomach. but for today probably the best thing you can do is use a heating pad and take tylenol.

Hopefully you won't have to wait until winter break. It's hard to wait for something so exciting.

My insurance paid 80%. let me know how your informational thing goes.

wow 80lbs on your own is amazing!!! I would never have been able to do that before the band. and that's good that your insurance is going to pay.

HAHAHA sorry to laugh but this sounds exactly like my family. When I told my dad about my surgery(I didn't tell him until about 4 months after) he told me "you know if you hadn't gotten fat in the first place you wouldn't have needed surgery." It just makes me laugh.

Congrats!!!!!!!

I drive 2.5 hours to get to my doctor and it's really not that bad since I did all my pre-op stuff at home. I've only had to go to his office for the seminar, 1st appointment, pre-op appointment, the surgery, and then about once a month or every other month for fills. I've only had 3 fills and I will only need about 1 or 2 more. my doctor was about 7,000 but that included only one fill after surgery. I would say just go with a doctor that you trust.

I have aetna and they denied me at first too. My doctor talked to them and then they said that if I did a 6 month diet I could apeal their decision. I did the diet and they approved me. don't give up with aetna, call again and see what they can do.