I don't have a date yet but paperwork was submitted this week for approval. I am hoping things go well and I'll be banded in September.

Looking for others who will be banded in September 2010.

Please chime in.

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I have a September 23rd surgery date! I am soooo excited!!!!

Hi Gale,

Do you think our doctors forgot about us? Still nothing for me either.

How was your trip?

Cathy

Cathy, My trip was what I needed, Thanks for asking.

It do look that way. I don't understand why his offoce

is not returning my calls.

Good Morning everyone! Hope everyone is having a good Monday so far.

I wanted to share about the Jillian Michaels Protein shake Mix... (after trying others before)... its $10 at walmart for 14 oz container- apx 14 servings, vanilla and chocolate only. Pretty good! No bad after taste (which I found with a few other protein drinks). VERY filling! 100 calories, 15 grams protein and only 3 grams of sugar and only 1.5 grams of fat! I use apx 14 oz of fat free lactose free milk with 1.5 scoops of the mix and blend it in the magic bullet (it doesn't stir or shake well). recommended serving is 6-8 oz of liquid with 1 scoop of mix.

Lovely- Yeah that really sux about your aunt. It is 6 months of supervised dieting based on SOME health insurance companies, if thats the route you are going. (haha I did my 6 months as required.. damnit I could have had it done already if I knew I wasn't "fat enough for long enough.") I heard of a several people on this site saying they had it within a month or two. Again, it depends on your surgeon and health insurance and other tests you need to get done. Did you go to the Cardiologist, Pulmonologist, Gastrointestinal Specialist, Nutrionist and Psychologist yet? Those "pre-tests" are they only things you would have to wait for really to get started. But you can get those done all within a week if necessary probably. Are you and your aunt going to the same surgeon?

Gale and Cathy- Keep calling! The squeeky wheel gets the grease (usually). Call every day if you have to. There is no reason for them to not at least acknowledge you two by explaining why its taking so long! Thats just not right.

Edited August 16, 201015 yr by danide

I am kicking the month off with a September 1st surgery!! Looking forward to starting off this adventure:redface:

Our Month:

(only 14 more days before our fun begins)

September 1 - BandedNellie, karmaandkismet*

September 2 - rkwilliams1013, Run Girl Run, pooky032281*

September 3 - Freshstart2010, gracerev, ILUVFOOD

September 7 - danide, Nani4five, sannersplace72

September 8 - NYsLegend78

September 9 - Butterfly2010

September 10 - jlr58, MrsFitand42

September 13 - lillyegg

September 14 - KAS1971, TheMaxwellFamily

September 15 - Kysmith72

September 16 - sunny-day, gogtigirlgo

September 17 - Stateofzen, hserrra, blondeej*

September 22 - ebonykisses, babyk*, kittykat56*

September 23 - emsbugbug

September 28 - Zippy74

September 30 - sourmissg, mrsbure

*newest additions

those approved/self pay and waiting for dates:

sarwenc

mom05

TheLovelyMissJ

HeatherinCA

Edited August 18, 201015 yr by Banded-Sept-2010

I got the GREASE today:thumbup:

I have been calling and emailing almost everyday since my approval on Aug 2 to get me a surgery date.

August 23 - Bloodwork

August 26 - Pre-op appointment

Sept 10 - Surgery

Good Morning everyone! Hope everyone is having a good Monday so far.

I wanted to share about the Jillian Michaels Protein shake Mix... (after trying others before)... its $10 at walmart for 14 oz container- apx 14 servings, Vanilla and chocolate only. Pretty good! No bad after taste (which I found with a few other protein drinks). VERY filling! 100 calories, 15 grams protein and only 3 grams of sugar and only 1.5 grams of fat! I use apx 14 oz of fat free lactose free milk with 1.5 scoops of the mix and blend it in the magic bullet (it doesn't stir or shake well). recommended serving is 6-8 oz of liquid with 1 scoop of mix.

Lovely- Yeah that really sux about your aunt. It is 6 months of supervised dieting based on SOME health insurance companies, if thats the route you are going. (haha I did my 6 months as required.. damnit I could have had it done already if I knew I wasn't "fat enough for long enough.") I heard of a several people on this site saying they had it within a month or two. Again, it depends on your surgeon and health insurance and other tests you need to get done. Did you go to the Cardiologist, Pulmonologist, Gastrointestinal Specialist, Nutrionist and Psychologist yet? Those "pre-tests" are they only things you would have to wait for really to get started. But you can get those done all within a week if necessary probably. Are you and your aunt going to the same surgeon?

Gale and Cathy- Keep calling! The squeeky wheel gets the grease (usually). Call every day if you have to. There is no reason for them to not at least acknowledge you two by explaining why its taking so long! Thats just not right.

yeah and all of this is stuff I will find out at the seminar. But she thinks she knows it all though... never mind the fact that she's going for a completely different surgery... and with a different surgeon in a different part of the state... lol oh well.

I got the GREASE today:thumbup:

I have been calling and emailing almost everyday since my approval on Aug 2 to get me a surgery date.

August 23 - Bloodwork

August 26 - Pre-op appointment

Sept 10 - Surgery

Cathy, I'm so happy to see you have your Surgery date

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Just got my date. September 30th. Thrilled and terrified all at once!

Mrsbure, I just notice we have the same Surgery!

i got the grease today:thumbup:

I have been calling and emailing almost everyday since my approval on aug 2 to get me a surgery date.

August 23 - bloodwork

august 26 - pre-op appointment

sept 10 - surgery

excellent! Congratulations!!!!!!

Cathy, I'm so happy to see you have your Surgery date

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Thank you Gale.

Now we have to get your doctor to return your calls. Have you tried calling from a different phone number? (just in case they have caller id)

excellent! Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you.

Cathy, I'm going to try that, I always call from

my cell I'm going to call from my home phone.

Hi Everyone! I am a September Sweetie hopeful. I just had my psych eval today. He gave me the clearance to take to surgeon's office. I didn't have time because I needed to rush back to work, but I called them and they told me to fax it in and that she would send paperwork to insurance tomorrow. My insurance does not require a six month diet. I don't know how long the approval will take, but I am thinking it should be before the end of September.

I haven't gone to my nutritional class. Do you know if that is done after the insurance approves?

I have been reading everyone's posts, comments, questions, and answers and I am addicted!

Thanks for reading.

Hi everyone! I am self pay and looking to schedule my surgery the weekend Sept 17th. Should know more in a week or so. Excited for you all!

Cathy, I'm going to try that, I always call from

my cell I'm going to call from my home phone.

Hi Gale,

Did you have any luck today?

As everyone here knows, after days and days of calling, emailing I got my surgery date yesterday for Sept 10. Then last night (after 6pm) I got a call from the doctors office that they might have another day available if I was interested but would not know for sure until this morning.

Because I was doing the pre-op diet already and have lost 5lbs they offered to change my surgery date. My pre-op appointment will remain as Aug 26 at 3pm, and then I'll go for surgery the following morning at 8am. So now that I'll be banded Aug 27, can I still be in this group? This has been my family.

Cathy