Mel Mel

Wow, 67lbs four months post op! That's inspiring.

I was wondering about this too because my doctor hadn't even mentioned a liquid diet pre-op. I was told to lose 12lbs before surgery to shrink the liver.

Not a colonoscopy but I am required for an upper endooscopy. Not looking forward to it, but it's important to makes sure I'm a good candidate for the surgery.

Thanks for sharing. I'm one of the new people that have been on the fence. I've been struggling with my weight pretty much my whole life. I've been very active for the last year and still not the results I should be seeing. DH is still concerned about the whole surgery aspect and doesn't want me going through this. But I don't think I can live like this anymore. I want to have children one day which isn't going to happen the way I am. I'm so unhappy with my energy level and my appearance. I know I "should" be able to do this myself but I haven't and I've always been trying! Even though I'm fairly healthy I'm not getting any younger and I know obesity related comorbidities will be lurking right around the corner. So why not gain control now utilizing this tool designed to help me? Congratulations on your progress! :thumbup: And I hope you have all the success you seek.

No date set, but I think April is going to be the month.

I went to the information seminar in january and had my first consultation in feb. Now I'm working on all my consultations. My surgery date isn't set yet, but April is looking like the month. The big thing is your insurance. Mine wants 6 consecutive months of documented weight history, which thankfully is retroactive, so I can submit my work physical and gyno appts etc...

My insurance requires 6 months of documented weights, which is retro active. That means the Drs. appointments I went to in Oct and December count and hoepfully they will give me November. This will allow my surgery date to be April. Between weighing in at the office and these visits I should be good to go. Try to find out the exact information they will need for your insurance and see if they have a form the PCP can fill out for you. I'd rather save my vacation time. Also, you can sign a release to have all the info sent to the Drs. office and they can take the info they need. Good Luck!

Hello. I'm married without children... yet. My goal is to get healthy for pregnancy and of course life lol. I've been to the information seminar and my consultation with the surgeon. I'm making all my appointments and I'm hoping that if all goes well my procedure will be in April. I'm still skeptical if this is right for me but I figure I'll talk to all the professionals and make my decision by april. In the meantime I do workout quite often and I really try to watch what I eat.

I wish I could tell you how to gain support but I'm having a difficult time myself. I'm not completely sold on having the procedure myself and I'm sure that makes it easier for hubby to not want me to have it done. For now I'm going to my preop testing and everything and he will come to my next meeting with the surgeon and have his questions answered. I think education is important. He read through some materials but did not make it to the information seminar so I'm really counting on him to make it to the appt.

I attended the information session. I pretty much knew about the procedure and which one I'd be interested in having. My husband unfortunately did not make it. He had to work and could not get out of it. He doesn't think I need the surgery (it's nice to know he loves me just the way I am) even though I most definitely qualify and have been struggling with my weight my whole life. I think the idea of surgery scares him and he'd rather I keep on working out and working on nutrition. The whole idea of surgery scares me and I'm not sure if I want to go through with it, yet. I'm nervous about this myself and I could really use at least, his understanding why this is important for me.

How long did it take from your initial consultation until your surgery? What did you have to do? I know it depends on surgery but what type of clearances can I expect? I know psych evals but how else do they follow you?

Oh wow! That is surprising. i was expecting maybe 3-6 months. I had no idea it would be about a year. Definitel helps. Thank you for sharing your experiences with me.

I'm 26 in NY though. I work as a nurse too. I'm familiar with the surgery but not before and afterward. It's really what happens after with the complication and what you can and cannot eat. I've been overweight my entire life and I really need to do something. I get so excited that this may be able to help me. Then unfortunately I come here and people are posting about sliming and such and I yes, it's a very real complication that can occur. But kinda puts me off to the procedure. Should I give WW another try? Should I workout with a personal trainer? Or should I really consider this surgery? I haven't even been to my consultation, but I've done a lot of reading about the procedure and this is what goes through my head all day long.

I know it won't be easy and it's not a quick fix. I'm just not sure if surgery is the correct option for me. I've been checking out LAP-BAND®.com and browsing through this site for information. I know two people from work who have had the procedure but I'm not sure if I'm ready to let others now how seriously I'm considering this, especially at work. I've been on popular diets. On weight watchers I slacked too much. On Jenny I got too tired of the foods. I even had a personal trainer. I've been to a seminar held by the physician I'd go to. He does the procedure at two hospitals, one of which I work at. I'm familiar with the procedure and immediate post-op care first hand. It's everything before and everything after. Especially after I'm worried about. I'm going to the seminar to get more information on a patient level, not nursing level and hopefully meet people who have had the surgery. Most likely I will book my consultation there and talk to the Doctor one on one about my fears and really find out if I'm a good candidate.

I'm 26 years old and I have been battling my weight for pretty much my entire life and I have spent most of my adult life as obese. As of now I am not 100% sold on the surgery but I will attend the seminar on January 12, 2010. I'm worried about post-op complications and rigid diet restrictions. It's hard to loose weight and nearly impossible to keep it off with traditional diets. I don't know if what I said made sense exactly but it seems overwhelming especially having not been successful before. I'm a little familiar with the surgery because I work in a hospital that performs the procedure. I'm just not sure it's the right choice for me but there's no way to know without educating myself. My husband doesn't understand what I go through because he loves me unconditionally. He will go to the seminar with me but doesn't think I would even qualify for the surgery. So far he is the only person I mentioned the surgery to.