MandaPanda

Hi! I'm not banded yet and this may be a stupid question but I was wondering...I keep seeing comments about feeling gas in your shoulders. Do you know why you feel it there as opposed to where you would normally feel gas? Thanks!

Hi! As I said, I haven't been banded yet but I have a 4 year old and a 22 month old and I had the same restriction when I had my second daughter. I found that I just explained to my oldest ahead of time that when Mommy got back from the hospital that I'd have to take it easy and wouldn't be able to lift her up. Then I reminded her a couple of times before and then again when I got home. I made her "mommy's little helper" and I think it made her feel included and I did lots of snuggling on the couch. I would think the same types of things would work with restrictions postop. Hope this helps! Amanda

Hi! Congratulations on setting a surgery date! I haven't been banded yet...Just wanted to send some moral support your way! Good luck! :thumbup:

Congratulations!!! :thumbup: I can't wait to hear about your progress! Amanda Still waiting to get started!

Thanks for your replies! You're both doing great since your surgeries! I hope I'll one day be a success story as well. We have UHC which I've heard is one of the easier insurances to work with. When we checked it out before, it was BMI>40 or >35 w/2 comorbidities plus 6 months of supervised diet and 5 years med records. I guess the new plan, still under UHC, models after Medicare so not sure what that really means. I have the 5 years history no problem but if I have to do the 6 months of a supervised diet then this will be a rather long journey. Amanda

Hello everyone, I'm new to the board and haven't been banded yet so thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Amanda, I'm 28 years old, 5'1" (and 1/2. lol) and weigh about 225 lbs. I've struggled with my weight since I was a kid and have steadily been losing the battle since I've had my children. I've watched the seminar video a number of times and had an initial consultation with a banding place here in AZ last year. This is something I've been researching a lot the past couple of years and have made the decision that this is definitely what I want to do. I haven't started the approval process or found a surgeon yet. My husband (who also has a weight problem but is still iffy about this surgery and i'm not pressuring him...much :smile:) has some connections so we're hoping to find the very best surgeon in the area. His insurance also just changed and while LAPBAND is still covered, the requirements have changed so we need to figure all that out again. I just wanted to tell everyone how much I've enjoyed reading through the forum and it really helped me to see that the choice I've made to pursue the band is really the right one. And once I'm banded (hopefully ) I'll be able to provide support to some of you. Hope everyone has a great weekend! Amanda Chomping at the bit to get started!