bamagirl73

hey ya'll! thanks for all the replies back. i must admit that i feel kindof jealous of those of you going to civilians and not having to wait so long for surgery :crying:, but that is ok. i just know that when i do get my surgery date it will probably be quick or at least feel quick to me (HOPEFULLY!) not that i want to wait or that i'm not ready. i have to say that since my seminar i have been eating things i know i won't be able to eat after the banding. it is exactly what they said NOT to do so i am going up and down 5 pounds from my seminar weight. on the brighter side, i have been going to the gym and no that isn't my excuse to eat more, LOL. i am eating "things" not "over eating", i think there is a difference :thumbup:. so i see my surgeon on wed 10/6 and i already know my labs were all good and my rheumatalogist cleared me. if my surgery is before thanksgiving i am gonna have thanksgiving dinner early :thumbup:. ok, this was long. sorry. so how is everyone else doing?

that is awesome and we are neighbors (sort of) i am in virginia beach and getting banded at the naval hospital. all that blood was crazy!!! i went to the seminar first and they ordered the labs and chest xray for us to be done before we could get our first appointment. after i see the surgeon i can schedule my psych and nutrition appt. then see surgeon again for a band date. i should be good to go. as a heads up, especially if you go to the MTF, they WILL need a current pap result, current as in the last year. they didn't give me an option to see a civilian. that is ok because i guess they do ALOT of bands and bypass here. good luck to you also.

hey ya'll! i don't have a surgery date yet, but almost. i went to seminar and had all the labs done, and now i see the surgeon on oct 6th. i am so excited and kinda scared. everything i have read on here about tricare and having to wait so long and do a 6 month diet isn't so. believe me, i am relieved. they said it would be a total of 4-8 months. that is awesome. i am a navy wife with tricare prime going to MTF so i just wanted to throw that out there. also, this site is wonderful. kudos to everyone!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! :biggrin::lol2: