Karlzmom

My insurance carrier accepted my PCP's referral to the surgeon w/out requiring any additional documentation or additional time of monitoring.

I'm now scheduled to meet with my surgeon on the 17th, with my psych set for the 19th. According to my coordinator the info from those visits will determine whether I am approved for surgery by the doctors, and ultimately my insurance.

I'm a bit nervous, but resigned. Can anyone relate?

Also known as "sliming". Sometimes when food gets lodged in your throat, you produce a really thick nasty saliva and lots of it. It's supposed to help get the food unstuck.

Thanks for the info....maybe I was better off ignorant....Yuck!

Do not consider a fill if you are constantly foaming on your food, if you choose more liquid foods than solid because solid is too difficult to eat, if you can only hold down several bites of food, or if it is too cumbersome to eat at all.

We're in this for health - not the quickest route to size 6.

Forgive my ignorance, but what is "foaming"?

I just wanted to introduce myself, as I will no doubt be here regularly as I am starting down this path in my life. I met with my program coordinator for the 1st time this morning, and was told that my time to surgery will likely be relatively brief based on my history and my insurance.

My name is Kate, I'm 38 and was asked by my doctor what I knew about lap-band 48 hours ago. Its moving so fast, yet there has been so much leading up to this point that its not "spur of the moment."

I'm really looking forward to getting to know some of you, and certainly learn from all of you what is just around the bend.