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Congratulations, and good luck. How are you feeling? Just curious what I might be looking forward to my band date is April 16th.

I had my pre-op appt. today and the doctor did talk about this. He said that if the band slips it will slip down he said that the reason for this is because the muscle in the stomach are strong. So he told me make sure not to excerise my stomach muscle in the first 6 weeks post op. I did not ask about after 6 weeks.

Good luck, Hope all goes well. I live in long Beach also. My surgery date is 4-16. Cedar Sinai.

Good luck, Hope all goes well. I live in long Beach also. My surgery date is 4-16. Cedar Sinai.

Good luck, Hope all goes well. I live in long Beach also. My surgery date is 4-16. Cedar Sinai.

Hello, I had a fear of being laid off also, but so far I'm ok. My surgery date is April 16th. My company just did a re-org they say to avoid layoffs. Only a few people got let go. One of the doctor's office that I looked into for surgery told me if they lay you off try to take the cobra long enough to get the surgery even though it would be expensive it would be cheaper than paying cash for the surgery. Hope all goes well for you.

congratulations on your band, and good luck. It's really good to hear you are doing well and back to work. I have been wondering about that. My surgery date is April 16th and I was really hoping I would be able to go back to work within a week. I have a desk job also. So sounds like it could be possible.

Good Luck to you, My date is April 16th. I will be having mine done at Cedar Sinai. :biggrin:

Hi, I'm in California, I have UnitedHealthcare Options PPO. I was told I had to use a Center of Excellence in order to get the most coverage. I went to the Seminar in Nov. I just got a surgery date of April 16th. I did however drag my feet a little bit. But even if I hadn't it probably would have still taken at least 3 months. Good Luck to you,

Thanks, I'm very excited. Hopefully my weight lost ticker will look like yours one of these days. Have a nice day!

I'm so excited. I got a letter from my insurance company saying I was approved. Just waiting on the care coordinators to give me a call to setup an appointment.

Congratulations, what a great story. I have not been banded yet but I look forward to that day. Still waiting on insurance approval. Hopefully it will be soon. Have fun on your vacation.

Hi, Another newbie to the site. I'm 45, from Long Beach, CA. I've completed everything, just waiting for insurance approval now. I'm really looking forward to getting banded. L really love this website. Hope to be banded soon!:ohmy: