YankeeFanatic

I definetly hear that If my insurance did not cover it I think I would self pay as well. I feel the same way you do I dont want my kids to look at me when they are older and say I wish I had a dad that wasent fat and could keep up with me and play sports with me. My daughter was just born And I was thinking the other day that after I get this surgery and hopefully take off all this weight, she will never know that I was fat. She will look at pics of me holding her when she was first born when she gets older and say who is that fat guy holding me

Hey Man I hear you. I have thought about getting it done like a year ago but use to kid myself and say thats not for me I can do it on my own. I would even go as far as saying they probablly wont even let me get it done ( yea ok I am 305 and 5' 9", I am a heart attack waiting to happen) SO I finally came to the conclusion that I can lose weight but I cant keep it off so I know now that getting the band is the right choice for me. I am going for my consulation on Wenesday (Thank God my insurance covers the whole surgery as long as you meet the criteria and with a BMI over 40 and on BP meidcation and have sleep apnea I know I fit the bill.

Wow that is so funny I felt the sam exact way, it was when the scall read ove 300 when I said shit I have to do somthing, funny though for me I went from being like 290 than the next time i weighed myself like a month or two later is was 320 I cant even tell you how much i felt like a dissapointment to myself I swore I woudl never be 300 lbs and here I was 320 lbs very depressing. I am just starting this journey I have my consultation on Wednesday but I do know that my insirance covers the operation 100 percent so I am happy about that. I am also down in weight as well I am 305 lbs now so I fell a little beter about that but I know after alot of research that the lap band is definelty for me and cant wait to get it done hope it goes fast. I had a sleep study done last night so atleast that is one thing out of the way . I must say that the sleep study was the most uncomfortable night sleep I ever had in my entire Life what a F*&^in nightmare. I was so tired after leaving that I had to come home and go to sleep for like 3 hours. Well enough rambling from me I am new here and just wanted to share my experience thus far hope to make some friends on here you guys all seem like nice guys

Yea I heard he is good at what he does, how long did it take you from the 1st appointment till you had your surgery

Hello I am 31 years old and from Long Island New York, I have been overweight ever since high school and I am so done with it. Recently I have really been gaining alot of weight and have had some health issues as well. I am over 300 lbs somthing I thought I would never ever let myself get above. I have high blood pressure and am on medication, on medication at the age of 31 that is so sad. I also have sleep apnea and am going this week for a sleep study and am probablly going to have to be on a machine. I am happily married and have two kids one is 3 weeks old (Alexa) and my other is going to be 3 in May (Andrew) I am really scared that I will not be around for them. I went to a seminar about the band last week and today I made the final decision that this is going to be the answer for me to get my life back (as corny as that sounds). I called to make a appointment with a DR in My area (Dr. Vohra). they took all my onformation and I had to gove them a copy of my insurance, I hope that I hear back from them tommorrow with a appointment to meet with the Dr and get the ball rolling on this thing. Well I just wanted to say Hello to evryone and hope I am making the right decision about this