susi1662

OMG!!! After reading this thread, y'all have me terrified about getting banded! I am a very fast east eater and take big ole bites of food... maybe it's time to start chewing more when it's way way wayyyyyy before I get the band....:smile:

I have attended WLIA's seminar and I was very impressed with what I heard. My only concern was that they were only located on the east side of the valley and I am on the west side. But.... they have just opened a clinic at Banner Estrella Hospital which is very close. Another good thing is that my insurance is with Banner, and they only approve WLS at Banner facilites!

Hi BritBrit, I am in the same spot as you are. I went to lap band seminar back in Oct 09, and was not ready to make the appointment for the insurance consultation. I have not really thought about until recently, but the cost was too restrictive. I just recently found out that my insurance with cover more than half of the hospital costs, so I have been reading everything I can the past few days to get information, and get an idea what people have gon thru on their journey. I have an appt on April 6th to see what the insureance will cover, and what their precerts are. I feel like this is the first step, so I am happy for that!

Reading these posts has been really interesting to me! I have gone thru two sleep studies, and they were both awful. How they expect you to sleep with the wires and such, I don't understand! The first time was probably the worst for me because I was severely depressed, (I have bipolar disorder) and to top it off, while I was there, my daughter who was 15 at the time called to tell me that her stepfather had let her drive the car into the garage, and she had crashed into the washer and dryer and knocked a hole in the wall of the house! That really freaked me out, so much for sleeping that night! I was given a CPAP after that, but never once used it! My second time was better than the first, and was given another CPAP machine. (different insurances), It was hard at first to get used to my nasal pillows and the hard flow of air going down my throat, but eventually I got used to that, I wear my mask every night, and I admit I feel better in the morning. Not any more refreshed, but no sore throat etc. My mask slips all the time, I drool horribly but I breathe all night thru and don't stop breathing. Thats my CPAP story, just thought I'd add it to the rest!

My name is Susi, and this is my first time here on this forum. I have not been banded yet, but am starting to take the first baby steps towards getting the surgery!. I am 47n yrs old, and I have 3 grown kids:Jesse,age 24, Jeremy,age 23 and Kaity, age 19. I am a kindergarten teacher by profession, but am not currently working because of health issues. Much of the weight that I have gained has been in the past 3 years that I have not been working. I have struggled with my weight ever since I had my first son. I've not done the diet thing, I always thought I would fail. I did lose a considerable amount of weight caused by the side effects of medications I was taking at the time which caused me to have a sort of anorexia. But I soon began to gain weight again, this time again due to medications I was taking. I am called an undereater by some because I really don't eat much, but others say that I am a grazer... so I don't know what category you'd put me in! All I know is that I am extremely overweight and want to do something about it! I have many questions, and I think I'll be able to get them answered here! I am glad that I found the forum!