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ashea0515

LAP-BAND Patients
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About ashea0515

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  • Birthday 05/15/1984
Finally checked out a free lap-band seminar after years of procrastinating. I think I'm really gonna go through with it now. Ive debated for years with people telling me "U can do it alone, you're just being lazy", "you're just not trying hard enough" or "when you're really ready to do it you will". Well Ive been really ready to do it for a long time and I have been trying as hard as I can. So here we go, I really think it's time that I just do what I feel is right and ignore all those bitches. Anyway, I'm 26 years old, 5'6" 360 lbs. I have 2 beautiful children; 5 and 2. They are my motivating factor. I wanna be able to take them to the park and play without sweating my ass off and being tired (lol), or to an amusement park and actually be able to ride a ride with them, or just be less frustrated period. Its like everything I do in life is a damn workout and it shouldn't be that way. Ive struggled with my weight my entire life, I was really happy about a year and a half ago, probably the happiest Ive ever been in my life. I was on weight watchers (which I LOVE and highly recommend) I lost about 90 pounds and was down to 250 from 334. Now I am at 360. I reached that plateau and was very frustrated, then got into abusing prescription medication and let my life go. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I am excited to begin a new journey now and love me again. I don't want to do anything else but accomplish this. Its my main priority so I can go back to enjoying life, my children and pursue my career. I need all the support I can get, so I hope everyone here can become my new virtual family lol Any comments or advice are greatly appreciated.
I went last week to a free seminar and the consultant told me I would probably have to lose weight before surgery.  I am currently 5'6" and 360 pounds at a BMI of 58.1.  She said I would probably need to be down to a BMI of 50 for surgery.  I have heard of people much larger having it done so I was surprised.  Does anyone know if this is true, and also would it be due to the surgeons preference for surgery safety issues or could aetna have something to do with it?  How much would I need to lose to be down to a 50 BMI?:eek:

Age: 39
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Starting Weight: 360 lbs
Weight on Day of Surgery:
Current Weight: 360 lbs
Goal Weight: 150 lbs
Weight Lost:
BMI: 58.1
Surgery: LAP-BAND
Surgery Status: Pre Surgery
First Dr. Visit: 01/01/1970
Surgery Date:
Hospital Stay: n/a
Surgery Funding: Insurance
Insurance Outcome: Yet to Apply

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