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I had the surgery on a Friday and went back to work the following Thursday. It was too soon and it was a miserable day. I was exhausted by the simplest activity and I'm a teacher so I need all the energy possible. If I had it to do over again I would have taken the rest of the week off and gone back on Monday. The surgery really knocked me out for longer than I expected. I thought I would bounce back much quicker than I did. Take the extra time if at all possible!

I was originally scheduled at Noble for Feb. 23, but only after my pre-op appointment did I find out that Tufts will only cover it at Baystate. Noble doesn't have as high a rating as Baystate hence Tufts will only pay for it there. I'm not sure if this is a recent change. PVSA (Pioneer VAlley Surgical Assoc.) said they had not run into this before. So now I'm waiting until 3/13 :tt2:!

I also have Tufts and am going through PVSA. I completed the I Can Change program. Waiting the 6 months is no fun, but in retrospect it gave me time to try (once again) to lose the weight on my own--convincing me that the lap-band is the right choice. My one word of caution is this: I was scheduled to have surgery 2/23 and found out yesterday at 4:00 that Tufts will not pay for it unless I go to another hospital--now I must wait until 3/13, rearrange work, etc. Tufts was very quick with approval (about 2 weeks once paperwork was handed in), but this hospital thing really messed things up! Good luck with everything! PVSA has been great, esp. with the last minute rescheduling to get me in ASAP.

I have surgery scheduled with Dr. Haag on 2/23. Anyone else have their surgery at Noble Hospital? Pre-Op appointment on Tuesday the 17th! It's getting close!!

I'm also scheduled for the 23rd. I'm ready to get started on this journey. I went to the info session 11 months ago! It's been a long time coming!