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yes i have hip medicaid and my surgeon says they are excellent and he has never had a problem with them in fact they will approve within a week !

when i have done slim fast in the past i would have a lot of bowel movements too

all i can say is wow , im going to be getting the lapband and i asked my surgeon if your body could reject the lapband and he was like noooo , it;s silicone and i know that your body can reject anything , well im happy you're better now take care god bless

get a new surgeon hun

thank you so much that helps

so i just made my appointment for the psychology and i am so nervous , my question is what do they ask you ? what do they dis qualify you for ? and would they disqualify me for having anxiety , depression , and being in the hospital before for it ? what do they ask you someone please help thanks so much

thank you i will

so i just made my appointment for the pshychology and i am so nervous , my question is what do they ask you ? what do they dis qualify you for ? and would they disqualify me for having anxiety , depression , and being in the hospital before for it ? what do they ask you someone please help thanks so much :thumbup:

thank you so much ! I i feel a little better now lol i just really want this to happen i guess i need to be patient :redface:

yes you guys are right , i don't have a surgery date yet cause im still doing all my appointments and stuff its really a pain in the ass . so who knows when i will have this surgery , i just want to do something so i wont keep gaining from now till then

hello everyone , I'am so frustrated , why you may ask well first off i am extremely sensitive and i was going about making all the appointments i needed to make for the LAP-BAND® and i been trying to find a psychologist that takes my insurance cause i would have to pay out of pocket for for nutritionist and psychologist and it would be 500 all together im trying to just pay out of pocket for the nutritionist so anyway i made 2 appointments already one for the cardiologist and one for the pulmonary doctor but i need a referal from my primary doctor cause its required by my insurance , i called trying to get them and my doctor got on the phone and was like "what's going on?" and im like im trying to get referals and hes like " what for ? who wants them ? " with this attitude and im like wtf! so i told him to remind him im having the LAP-BAND® done by dr geiss and hes like " who is that?" and im like he's up the island so then he says well i need you to have him fax over everything you need done cause i dont know whats going on then he hangs up on me so i start crying and then call my surgeons office and try to explain to her what a cock my primary doctor is and how he wants me to have dr geiss fax info over and shes giving me a attitude saying "what are you talking about" and im like "are you serious ???? " so she says just go to his office and show him the papers so now i need to go to my primary doctors tomorrow which is 30 min away to show him everything im having done on a piece of paper lets hope he accepts that , man in just sick of people with attitudes how can i do this when no one is wanting to help me im soo frustrated

hello everyone , I'am so frustrated , why you may ask well first off i am extremely sensitive and i was going about making all the appointments i needed to make for the LAP-BAND® and i been trying to find a psychologist that takes my insurance cause i would have to pay out of pocket for for nutritionist and psychologist and it would be 500 all together im trying to just pay out of pocket for the nutritionist so anyway i made 2 appointments already one for the cardiologist and one for the pulmonary doctor but i need a referal from my primary doctor cause its required by my insurance , i called trying to get them and my doctor got on the phone and was like "what's going on?" and im like im trying to get referals and hes like " what for ? who wants them ? " with this attitude and im like wtf! so i told him to remind him im having the LAP-BAND® done by dr geiss and hes like " who is that?" and im like he's up the island so then he says well i need you to have him fax over everything you need done cause i dont know whats going on then he hangs up on me so i start crying and then call my surgeons office and try to explain to her what a cock my primary doctor is and how he wants me to have dr geiss fax info over and shes giving me a attitude saying "what are you talking about" and im like "are you serious ???? " so she says just go to his office and show him the papers so now i need to go to my primary doctors tomorrow which is 30 min away to show him everything im having done on a piece of paper lets hope he accepts that , man in just sick of people with attitudes how can i do this when no one is wanting to help me im soo frustrated

hello everyone , I'am so frustrated , why you may ask well first off i am extremely sensitive and i was going about making all the appointments i needed to make for the lap band and i been trying to find a psychologist that takes my insurance cause i would have to pay out of pocket for for nutritionist and psychologist and it would be 500 all together im trying to just pay out of pocket for the nutritionist so anyway i made 2 appointments already one for the cardiologist and one for the pulmonary doctor but i need a referal from my primary doctor cause its required by my insurance , i called trying to get them and my doctor got on the phone and was like "what's going on?" and im like im trying to get referals and hes like " what for ? who wants them ? " with this attitude and im like wtf! so i told him to remind him im having the lapband done by dr geiss and hes like " who is that?" and im like he's up the island so then he says well i need you to have him fax over everything you need done cause i dont know whats going on then he hangs up on me so i start crying and then call my surgeons office and try to explain to her what a cock my primary doctor is and how he wants me to have dr geiss fax info over and shes giving me a attitude saying "what are you talking about" and im like "are you serious ???? " so she says just go to his office and show him the papers so now i need to go to my primary doctors tomorrow which is 30 min away to show him everything im having done on a piece of paper lets hope he accepts that , man in just sick of people with attitudes how can i do this when no one is wanting to help me im soo frustrated:frown:

well im going to also be eating 1 meal 6oz i think im going it make it 2 meals now 6oz with the slimfasts and juice

my surgery will most likely be at the end of december early january i plan on doing it for 2-3 weeks

hello all , i am trying to shed some weight before my surgery cause i know if i don't lose weight before the surgery i will gain 30 pounds easily , cause i know im getting the surgery . so im trying to lose 20 pounds on my own before the surgery i want to drink 2 slimfasts a day and drink juice and water and nothing eles all day if i get hungry i will eat 6oz of food but only 1 time a day so my menu would look like this breakfast. slimfast snack juice lunch slimfast snack juice dinner 6oz of food would this be ok do you think if i did this i mean i wont pass out would i ?

hello does any lapbanders have a facebook and want to add each other ? let me know or anyone planning on getting lapband:biggrin:

ok so i have to go for some more tests but i got on the scale and im up to 251 and i was like wow! that means i gained about 10 pounds within 3 weeks and im starting my own diet tomorrow so i can get down to 225 before my surgery well before my liquid fasting diet that the doctor wants me to do 1 week prior to surgery . so i am going to do slimfast shakes tomorrow and small meals cause if i dont i will end up 270 by surgery and i do not want that

chat is up and running now =)

hello my name is Emily , I am 26 years old i will be getting the lapband hopefully in December or early January I just need to complete a couple more things then my doctor said it will be fast since my insurance is fast, but I am looking for someone to do this with me and we can be buddies and it will be great , i want to have a buddy who will be having surgery around december or early january so we can do this together and write each other about our experience :wink2:

i was just wondering if insurance will cover tummy tucks and if not how much is it , and can you have a baby after a tummy tuck ?

i was wondering the same thing , i hope it gets fixed i been having a problem with it for 2 days now :wink2:

i dont know why but for 2 days now i cant get on the lapband chat its just got a roaming signal and wont load all the way anyone eles experiencing this?

do you have high bloodpressure ? and when you had the surgery did it go up more or lowered? meaning from the anesthesia

i found this in an article Sharon Osbourne has announced she will be undergoing surgery in December to remove the big rubber band she had installed inside of her in 1999 to make her tummy smaller. Also known as having a “Gastric Bypass,” Sharon previously lost 125 lbs with the surgery. Now she says she is removing the gastric band and relying on psychotherapy to help her with her eating issues. Sharon told PEOPLE magazine, "I have to figure out why I do what I do to myself. "I think I have some sort of self-destruction button." Even with that big ‘ol rubber band in her, Sharon still managed to gain 15 pounds this year as she tells PEOPLE, "I keep trying to eat more and more ... I'm a pig.” I love Sharon and was this close to buying her memoir, “Sharon Osbourne Extreme” a couple days ago. I can't help but keep imagining this band looking like one of those HUGE thick rubber bands you find around the office and start shooting at everyone. Although I know it's quite different, the thought of it still makes me laugh a little. I give the woman major props for making this decision and attempting to learn more about herself and the root of her eating problems through psychotherapy. Yay Sharon!