I'm new and going for the op Wed

[Katie2010 0]

No I'm not brave enough to go out of country, I'm going to False Creek in Vancouver, B.C. I do have to fly there, and will fly

back home the day after surgery. Hope I'm not being too

ambitious - flight is already booked!!::smile:

[Katie Spradlin 0]

Hello everyone!

My name is Katie and I'm scheduled for banding on May 17th (and I can't wait for it!) It was really a hassle trying to get all the paperwork to my insurance company, but when we finally got everything in to be submitted, they approved it within 24 hours! I had to call my primary care physician every day, twice a day and leave minute long voicemails for a month before he got my letter written for the insurance company. And then they decided they wanted three years worth of records for my BMI, so that meant calling his nurses twice a day, every day for another week. Sigh.

I had my EGD two days ago and found out I have a hernia (caused by excessive abdominal fat, as my surgeon put it) that may cause some difficulties but they will proceed with surgery. You know, I understand that I'm having the surgery because I'm overweight, and that the insurance company is paying for it because they consider me morbidly obese, but I still don't like being told how fat I am at every appointment. It's a little hard sometimes to keep positive about the surgery when I feel like my surgeon is crushing my self esteem at every turn.

But whatever! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all over the course of our journey together!

Best Wishes!

Katie

[Laura Lane 0]

that's just great!! you'll definitely love your new journey to weight loss......welcome to the loser's bench!!!:smile:

[healthy1 0]

Hi Katie,

I am afraid I will have the same problem with my doctor too.It took me 3 weeks just to get him to sign for a free flue shot from work.I more then likely will have to make an appointment to get it done.