hadc

I'm having many second thoughts about surgery. I had the epiphany last night that I'll never succeed in any kind of weight loss band or otherwise until I deal with my emotional eating. I had a terribly abusive upbringing and I eat to push down the feelings and the pain and I don't know where to even begin changing this. I'm terrified of getting this surgery and failing it because I haven't come to terms with my feelings. I have consulted a therapist and I'm willing to do the work to change this but I was wondering about some of your experiences. How have you dealt with emotional eating and have you successfully overcome it? Did you deal with it before banding or afterward?

I have my referral for a surgeon and am scheduled for the seminars and the evals but the surgeon coordinator for the hospital is saying it's a 8 month wait for surgery after approval! I guess I'm just a really impatient person sometimes but a year seems like a really long time to wait. I'm a borderline 40 BMI and I'm afraid that if I start my healthy habits before this surgery that I'll fall below the requirements and won't get it at all. Who would have thought that I'd be begging for surgery! LOL

I think you're right Gentyl, Tripler is always busy for everything. I guess now that I've decided to do it I want it done asap. I'll try to be patient and hope that I can get in earlier than 12 months.

Sadly, I'm only approved to go to the military hospital because we're in Honolulu. I tried to talk Tricare into giving me a referral for a specialist off base but unless the hospital sends me it's a no go. I hope hope hope that the military is just blowing smoke up my skirt and it won't be that long. (I think part of their job is to scare us away from the surgery)

Hi everybody, I've been lurking through the forums for a little while now and finally decided to jump in and introduce myself. I am Heather and I have been going through the decision to do the Lap band surgery. I've been overweight my whole adult life and it's finally gotten to a point the last few years that I don't have control and I've eeked into the "obese" catagory of the BMI charts. Through reading the forums and some of your experiences I've decided that my fear isn't worth staying fat for the rest of my life. Your stories and experiences are so helpful and informative that I couldn't ask for a better resource. I hope that this tool will finally give me the upper hand in this battle.