ShellieBell

Oh no.....Slime!!...I heard about it....read about it....and the way it looks....it's not going to go away.....ahhhh....lap band bliss...heehee!!

I had my initial consulation with my surgeon and I have set up apptointments to get my chest xrays...dietician etc....and showing the insurance co that they have no choice but to say yes. So it looks positive at this point. I am going to use these next 5 months to continue educating myself on the ins and outs of this crazy, wonderful, scary, exciting life changing thing they call LAP-BAND®.

I had my initial consulation with my surgeon and I have set up apptointments to get my chest xrays...dietician etc....and showing the insurance co that they have no choice but to say yes. So it looks positive at this point. I am going to use these next 5 months to continue educating myself on the ins and outs of this crazy, wonderful, scary, exciting life changing thing they call LAP-BAND®.

I am also going through my 6 month med supervised diet so I know exactly what you are going thru. I have done TONS of research due to the fact that I had been denied years ago and this time I am not giving them the opportunity to say no. Stay positive and use this time to educate yourself as much as possible. This forum is amazing and so helpful.

Yes the supervised diet just started so I have five more months....so I still have a long way to go before I can be approved.....but even though it's still months away I feel very positive that the doors will continue to open for me.....Hey....it will finally feel good to finally fit through them for a change

The site is awesome....I have learned so much from just the short time I have been a member. I wish you well on your journey. Keep everyone updated on your successes and struggles....because as for me it is through other peoples experiences that I have come to realize..." hey I am not as much as an outcast as I thought....and I am not the only person on this entire earth that is going through this"

Monday I go to have my initial visit with my lap band surgeon....I just got my "reminder" phone call from the Doc office. I am so excited to be able to tell him that I have the support of my other Dr's. I can almost hear it now..."Yes, your insurance has approved your request and your surgery date is on". I finally feel like I can accept that this may really happen. I tried several years ago to be approved RNY and my insurance company wanted no part of it. So...for now I will chalk it up to that it wasn't the right time and that everything happens for a reason...and I am ok with that.

Monday I go to have my initial visit with my lap band surgeon....I just got my "reminder" phone call from the Doc office. I am so excited to be able to tell him that I have the support of my other Dr's. I can almost hear it now..."Yes, your insurance has approved your request and your surgery date is on". I finally feel like I can accept that this may really happen. I tried several years ago to be approved RNY and my insurance company wanted no part of it. So...for now I will chalk it up to that it wasn't the right time and that everything happens for a reason...and I am ok with that.

Amen Sister....I have had plenty of pep talks with myself about this same conversation. I have been overweight all my life...all of it. I am pretty sure my skin gave up a long time ago....so in no way shape or form do I expect to ever...ever have abs of steal or the booty of a 20yr old.

I can totally relate to how you are feeling. I am looking forward to so many things....but mostly being comfortable in my own body. I look forward to hearing about your journey.....

*confession* I am always looking at your comments and posts...cause when I am reading your words of encouragement and positive outlook I feel like it's not a whole bunch of candy coated BS...and I like that.

Yay!!! I know you have to be soooo excited. Congrats on your 1/2 of a hundred lbs.

Good for you...sounds like you really needed to get that off of you. Hey....and I understand perfectly how a feel good rant can help. It might not exactly "fix" things but if you are anything like me...I love a good B*$@H fest every now and then. Best Wishes!!

Thank you soooo much for your wishes.....it feels great!!

35 days ago..... I had a sort of awakening. I had a very intense moment of realization...that if I didn't fight for me...who would? Today I was able to feel that incredible rush of emotion that consumed me during those first few minutes of deciding to change my life over a month ago....and it was great! I had the "talk" with my primary care physician about my desires for the LAP-BAND® procedure. I waited a month after deciding to pursue the LAP-BAND® because I wanted to be educated with as much knowledge my brain could hold. I wanted to know the risks; I wanted to know the benefits. I wanted to know the difference between the realize band and the LAP-BAND®. I wanted to know how other people felt after their surgery. Basically I wanted to be well armored with as much info as possible. It was as if I was preparing to fight and defend my feelings to the world why I deserve to have this procedure. And then it happened....as I was explaining to him my feelings(yeah....I had a whole speech prepared in my head of why I was a candidate for the band....and I wasn't afraid to use it!!! ) he just smiled at me....and said "lets do it"! he told me that he would support me 100% and that we would start the 1st month of a supervised diet today.....so that leaves me only 5 more months to go!! Yay me! I realized going into my doctor’s visit today that regardless if I did or didn’t have the support of my physician....I would be able to find support elsewhere. BUT... I really wanted him to embrace this idea for me like I embraced it for me. I needed that extra little bit of confidence from someone who knows my medical history...it just kind of validated my feelings. Trust me, there are not very many times I have left the doctors office with an extremely positive outlook about my weight....but today it was just the opposite. Today was just for me...and I have the feeling it’s just the first of many to come….and when I finally made it into the “safe haven” of my car I was able to give release the river of tears that have been levied back for way too long.

35 days ago..... I had a sort of awakening. I had a very intense moment of realization...that if I didn't fight for me...who would? Today I was able to feel that incredible rush of emotion that consumed me during those first few minutes of deciding to change my life over a month ago....and it was great! I had the "talk" with my primary care physician about my desires for the LAP-BAND® procedure. I waited a month after deciding to pursue the LAP-BAND® because I wanted to be educated with as much knowledge my brain could hold. I wanted to know the risks; I wanted to know the benefits. I wanted to know the difference between the realize band and the LAP-BAND®. I wanted to know how other people felt after their surgery. Basically I wanted to be well armored with as much info as possible. It was as if I was preparing to fight and defend my feelings to the world why I deserve to have this procedure. And then it happened....as I was explaining to him my feelings(yeah....I had a whole speech prepared in my head of why I was a candidate for the band....and I wasn't afraid to use it!!! ) he just smiled at me....and said "lets do it"! he told me that he would support me 100% and that we would start the 1st month of a supervised diet today.....so that leaves me only 5 more months to go!! Yay me! I realized going into my doctor’s visit today that regardless if I did or didn’t have the support of my physician....I would be able to find support elsewhere. BUT... I really wanted him to embrace this idea for me like I embraced it for me. I needed that extra little bit of confidence from someone who knows my medical history...it just kind of validated my feelings. Trust me, there are not very many times I have left the doctors office with an extremely positive outlook about my weight....but today it was just the opposite. Today was just for me...and I have the feeling it’s just the first of many to come….and when I finally made it into the “safe haven” of my car I was able to give release the river of tears that have been levied back for way too long.

How stinking exciting!!!! You are an inspiration to me....It proves to me that the If I truly want this for the right reasons and allow myself to succeed..that I will. Thanks!!

I am curious if anyone had to convince or prove their need for the lap band to their Doctor? My family Doc is great and I love the confort level I have with on most things. He has shown great care and has been as gentle and supportive as he can be with my weight. I am just a little nervous about talking to him about wanting to get a lap band. I guess my biggest fear is that I won't have his support on it. Did anyone else have this fear? Did anyone have to justify why "dieting" alone wasn't working for you and that you felt that this would benefit you more in the long run?

Thanks so much....being full on less than a cup of food does sound "SWEET".

I am currently bandless( hoping to be approved sometimes this year) but...reading about everyones experiences has been so helpful. Thanks for warning about mother nature.....looks like I might be going a few rounds with her myself....heehee

Hey...just wondering if someone could help me understand what a "sweet spot" is. I have been doing tons of reading on this site...so I think I have an idea of what it is but I was hoping someone with a little more knowledge could help explain it. I am doing research on the lap band and hope to be approved by sometime this year. Thanks for any help!

Thank you for your story. I am in the begining stages of getting aproval for surgery so it is really great to read about other peoples experiences.

I am glad you found you incentive to keep going. I realize that the road ahead for me will also be bumpy. It is very helpful to hear about people persevering even when this path is ridden with potholes.

Thank you so much for your story. It definitely gives me something to think about and what to look forward to in the future.

Ok.....so, here is is my rant for the day. I am sure most of you can relate. I can remember for most of my life I was always told...."Don't be selfish"--- "the kind thing is to put others before yourself". I am starting to think my parents maybe went a little overboard. Cause I have gave, gave , gave so much of myself and locked all of my feelings inside and I used food as a deadbolt. Now I have people telling me to be selfish....put my needs first for a change and stop using food as a way to keep all of my feelings inside. I realize that there is a fine line between how we should be. Sometimes though...I just wish things could be simple. (By the way....I believe that at a certain point in your life as an adult, you are in control of you life, no matter how dysfuntionable your enviroment was as a child there comes a point that the responsibility of your life becomes your own) I know how to eat healthy. I know how to exercise. I also can realize at what point I have had way too much pizza...but I continue to eat because 'I just LOVE pizza'. In my quest to be approved for LAP-BAND® surgery....I am not only looking to be "approved" by my insurance. I am looking forward to this new life that being "selfish" at times is appropriate....... My inner child is gonna love this. :confused: