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Do not bake muffins when she comes home. My husband did a week or 2 after my surgery and I could have quite happily killed him.

Eveyone who goes to that resturant knows what they are getting themselves into. That place has drawn attention to the amount of fats and calories that go into their sandwhiches. I think that itself is great. It is the silent resturants that cause us to eat the same amount of calories as this place but we don't think about it because we don't see the numbers. How many times do you see people go into the all you can eat places? There is no calorie counter there and they sure don't want you to acknoldge how bad it is for you because most people would think twice about going. I applaude the Heart Attack Grill for being honest and letting you know what is going into your mouth is what can kill you.

Eveyone who goes to that resturant knows what they are getting themselves into. That place has drawn attention to the amount of fats and calories that go into their sandwhiches. I think that itself is great. It is the silent resturants that cause us to eat the same amount of calories as this place but we don't think about it because we don't see the numbers. How many times do you see people go into the all you can eat places? There is no calorie counter there and they sure don't want you to acknoldge how bad it is for you because most people would think twice about going. I applaude the Heart Attack Grill for being honest and letting you know what is going into your mouth is what can kill you.

I'm March 15th. Start pre-op March 1st but actually I've already started getting used to the protein shakes.

I want to go to Onederland

I just looked at it, they don't call me "Grace" for nothing. Good luck. Looks fun but I would be injuried.

I'm getting banded in March and I'll telling the world. Then I will know that they are watching me so hopefully the more eyes on me I will work harder.

I'm getting banded in March and I'll telling the world. Then I will know that they are watching me so hopefully the more eyes on me I will work harder.

The thing that took the longest for me was to get the report on the psych eval to the surgeon. I think it took 2 months plus. I did the eval after my 2nd nut appt, so it did not hold anything up, but you may want to ask your surgeon's office if they have everything they need. Then you know who to call to keep the process moving.
The good news is, I have BCBS-IL, and once they had everything, it was approved within 48 hours. I called them daily, because I had no patience either. I think my daily call to them kept it at the top of the stack as well. As soon as I heard from BCBS, I called the surgeon to confirm, and they scheduled surgery at that time!
Hang in there, and just keep in contact with everyone handling everything. Remember that every day brings you closer to band day!
Hang in there

I too have BCBS-IL and I called them everyday sometimes twice a day. I was denied twice and stayed on them and the Dr's office until I was approved. I called them so much one lady told me "once the paperwork goes to the Dr and he/she approves/denies it WE WILL CALL YOU!" HAHAHA But guess what? I still continued to call and then 2 days later they (BCBS) called me to tell me i was approved and they would be faxing paperwork to my dr's office...So stay on top of it....

Oh I did call them everyday!!! Their first response for me was the same "we'll call you when it's approved". I told them that if they'd just approve it they wouldn't have to hear from me again, otherwise I'll call to check in about the same time tomorrow!

Welcome to the Forum!!! I have UHC too..... I am 2" taller than you and 10+ lbs heavier and had 1 c-section and 2 vbacs... I worry about the excess skin too.... but the folks here say as long as you loose 1-2 lbs a week, the skin stays tight........
I would wait until you get down to smaller bra size before you get a reduction....because the "girls" will get smaller with the weight loss.....Some folks use Spanks to keep their tummy's tucked away until they get plastic surgery..... if they get it at all..... this is just an opinion.... sorry if I am all over the place! just excited because I got my approval today!

I am down 110lbs since my August 2010 surgery. Dammmm it hard to lose the weight. I did it and I am ohhhh so proud of myself. Now on to bigger and better this. Maintanance day 1 here I come.