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hi everyone I am just starting my journey and I have bcbs ppo ny state I will just like to know if the approval rate is good and how long did it take for you to get approve.. I live in central islip and I am gettiing banded with collins brathwaite very very nice doctor and almost all his staff had the surgery and are very very very nice one receptionist was on the phone with me for 20mins and it didn't even seem like I was bothering her she was very helpful.. he has a couple of receptionist and she went out her way to meet me I'm glad with my choice

You see I understand that completly but its like let say I ask my mother about realtionships she will go on and on and about school education you need it don't worry about relationships don't get pregnant ect (now remind you I already work in my feild I already have a bachlor degree so unless they have masters in fashion design then I'm done with schooling) so her response does not help but if I ask my friend or someone close to age they will have a better point of veiw, something I can relate to. But don't get me confuse I don't only look for advice from people in my age group but when I do have a certain question that I want ans by someone close to my age then I go on those forum. MS]Anywho, back to this sweet young girl's original post.[/font] Not that we got off track or anything ! LOL ! I'm sorry that I sometimes post in the wrong places. I try not to, but sometimes my malnourished and aged brain gets a little fuzzy. Please don't be upset with me if I post in the wrong thread. Please don't be anoyed with me for very long. I do understand your point about being in your 20s and wanting to talk with others in your age group, but remember a 50 year old woman has a great deal of experience with the female body ..... she was in her 20s at one time and many may also have daughters in their 20s. Also, a female body is always a female body unless you have some very big operations to change that.

Lol what you find disgusting I find funny

Does anyone have any humor????? I found that COTTON PONY to be quite funny I never heard of it in that term before. Lol cotton pony.... so silly

Well then that's good :thumbup:

Exactly : )

blunt person or not everyone on here stated their opposition and no one got mad and said f you. we all probably got aggravated cause different points are being made but cmon why get mad at a POST :thumbup: If someone could give their veiws and they get mad when someone else expresses that they dont agree with their veiws, what is the point of getting mad maybe once again i have to look in the dictionary.:thumbup: There shouldnt be any hard feelings especially in this SPECIFIC FORUM that deals with : LBT Rants and Raves *** Off-Topic DEBATE AREA *** Want debate? Get it here. Gripe, complain, moan, fight, rant and rave. Enter at your own risk!:tt1: I mean it says it all in the heading.. alot of forums on here in this particular section of LBT i dont agree with but i dont get mad and curse i just express my opinion and thats That:smile2:

Everyone have their own opinion there is no reason to get mad LBT Rants and Raves *** Off-Topic DEBATE AREA *** Want debate? Get it here. Gripe, complain, moan, fight, rant and rave. Enter at your own risk!

LBT Rants and Raves *** Off-Topic DEBATE AREA *** Want debate? Get it here. Gripe, complain, moan, fight, rant and rave. Enter at your own risk!

I was not talking about you (i was giving an example) I dont know your situation and its none of my concern like I said prior to your response everything you go through just make you wiser in certain areas of life (when i say "you" im talking in general) By having kids young and getting marry young i do believe you become wiser but wiser then people in your age group and younger not more wiser then someone in thier 60's ( just using 60's for a reference)

lol but not over someone else opinion. And not when they are saying they are soooooo mature.......

Long long long time ago ladies were force to marry men 3x there age and have kids and all that happend when that was consider legal, Time changes, and new laws are formed. So does that still mean you are more experience then a lady who is 90 yrs old who was force to get married and have kids at 15 Compare to a person who is 17 and pregnant with their 2nd child in 2009. i really don't think its the same If it was still politically correct to have kids at ages 15 14 be married by a man 3x your age will that still mean you have more experience, or are you just living your life??? I understand people goes through things that people shouldn't go through in their age group but what about when certain things were allow by law and people just lived life like that thinking it was the way of life :thumbup:(And I think it is great that you were able to handle your business with out depending on someone to help you):tt1:

Yup this is what a 60 yr old acts likes. Imagine all the old(er) people in the world giving the finger and texting:thumbup: lol Im sorry if you feel offended but you cant say you are 60 yrs old in the mind but say teenager things Some people did not agree with me on my views (like yourself) but i didnt say f.u bye so maybe if I use your same logic then well...... guess what i have more experience and maturity then a 29 yr old like yourself :thumbup: But I do not agree with that logic so i guess im stuck being 23:blink: :tt1: :thumbup:

Thank you.... i soooo agree with the stress :thumbup:

Just by your comment you are still your age maybe even younger.

The things you went through dont make you age it just makes you wiser then another person who never delt with the same problems you had. You never had to experience slavery, you never had to experience the feeling of not being able to vote because you are women... so on and so fourth I bet you couldn't walk in the shoes of a holocaust survivor, I know I can not

And I understood the question it just stupid if a 29 yr old think they have the same experience as a 60 yr old just couldn't get pass that

Oh well next.........

A 29 yr old won't have the life experience of a 60 yr old that is a whole different era what 60 yr old went through and what a 29 yr old go through is way off base, that's 30 yrs less experience then a 60 yr old.. if the times were like it was 60 yrs ago I don't think a lot of 20 yr olds now would be able to handle it. So point of this is I would never say I have more life experience as a 60 yr old its just does not make sense

That is what i am talking about!!! I go to an AGE SPECIFIC (20's) forum for that purpose. Maybe I dont know what AGE SPECIFIC means i guess i have to look it up:wink2: If i had a non specific question i would post it as a regular post. If im in the AGE SPECIFIC group asking about weight lost or any excessive skin ect.. a 20yr old response will be different then a 45 yr old response I can not compare my self or problems with someone who is older. Its like someone older is talking about menopause in an AGE SPECIFIC FORUM and a 20 yr old is commenting on it by saying its ok you will get over it. You are going to be thinking to yourself: look at this kid he/she is like 20 they know nothing about this ugh wrong forum kid. :thumbup: i

Do anyone notice that in age specific groups that no one is the right age example I was reading something in the 20's (age) support group and i see 50 yr olds posting and replying in this forum i think that is kinda annoying sometimes. I will like to read about someone in my age group and how they are liking that lapband I cant compare my body with an 50 yr old its kinda annoying :scared2:this is just my rant. anyone notice besides me?????

Yeahhh cool when u start using it tell me how u like it.. even their website is like a weightlost myspace lol... good luck

Oh yeah with the iphone u never know it might be there (dosent iphone have like a million apps lol) if not their website is just as good.....

hey everyone. if anyone on here have an ANDROID BASED PHONE example: Motorola Droid, G1, My Touch ect.. there is a great FREE APP in the android market called CALORIE COUNTER by FatSecret. It is a great tool they have over 1000's different types of food, resturants menu, junk food, and fruits AND AND they also use the weight watcher point system (you dont have to be on weight watchers to use it, im not on weight watcher) If you cant find what you ate on the list you can use the built in scanner and scan the barcode and it will bring up the nutritional facts and save it It also have a food journal, a diary, exercise log and many more feature that i think will be great for us You can also go to their website and do everything on line if you dont have an ANDROID based phone All Things Food and Diet - FatSecret :thumbup::w00t::tt2::w00t::thumbup::w00t::thumbup::w00t::thumbup:

In my prior blog I was talking about going with Dr. Arif Ahmad but he was out of network and i was willing to deal with it since i could have the surgery with in a month and I read so much about him. But my ex supervisor (the best supervisor you can ever have) told me about the doctor she went to and he in my network. she had great results with him and his staff is very helpful and almost all his staff had the LAP-BAND® surgery (performed by Collin Brathwaite). so anyway I decided to listen to my ex supervisor and I called Dr. Brathwaite office and I spoke to a lady name Gina, who was very helpful and she didnt act like I was taking to much of her time by asking questions and asking her to explain stuff to me. So by the end of out 15 mins conversation she put me in a seminar, give me a consultation, nutrition appt, and phyc appt. I looked up a lot about Dr. Collin Brathwaite and he has very great reviews and PLUS PLUS PLUS he is in my network:thumbup: (YAY) so instead of my having to pay $500 (383$ as my deductible and the rest was for my nutrition appt and phyc) to Dr. Arif Ahmad all I have to pay is $150 to Dr. Collin Brathwaite. The 150$ is just for my nutrition and pych appt. so I am very excited and I cant wait to go through everything and be able to have a great 2010 to look back on when Jan come back around again:smile2: If anyone knows anything else about Dr. Collin E. Brathwaite I would really like to know