Hello everyone.

I am interesting in band surgery. I went through the insurance process and have been rejected twice after testing for various comorbidities. I am fat but I'm healthy! Yaaay!

My BMI is 38. I have to options: go take out an $8K-$15K loan or gain 10-15 pounds and have the 40 I need to get the surgery.

What do you guys think I should do?

Well, you don't have to shove the quarters UP your butt, you just gotta get them in your pants! Like the old joke about the Polish guy who can't get a date (I can tell Polish jokes cuz I'm one.) The Polish guy asks the Italian guy how he gets so many dates, so the Irish guy tells him to put a potato in his pants. The next time the Pole saw the Irish dude, he said the women were staying even farther away from him, so the Irish guy said, "Well, you're supposed to put the potato in the FRONT!"

I say wear men's underwear and sew the front flap closed and pack it with Kare's idea of silver dollars!

For the most compact weigt, I think lead fishing weights are best. Just go to a camping store and check out what would be easiest to put in your pocket--or sew to the inside seam of your pants.

Thanks so much Kare. I will definitely be checking that out.

just make sure you're not going thru any metal detectors hahahaha

When I had my first info session, I stuffed quarters in my sports bra. Two rolls of quarters = one pound. I almost got busted though. The doctor went out into the hallway for a second and I whipped the quarters out of there. It was a good thing too, because right after that, he lifted up my shirt to show me where the surgical scars would be. LOL!

I've never seen fishing weights, but I'm wondering if you could even sew them inside your clothes somewhere with a stitch or two so they don't fall out.

When I had my first info session, I stuffed quarters in my sports bra. Two rolls of quarters = one pound. I almost got busted though. The doctor went out into the hallway for a second and I whipped the quarters out of there. It was a good thing too, because right after that, he lifted up my shirt to show me where the surgical scars would be. LOL!

I've never seen fishing weights, but I'm wondering if you could even sew them inside your clothes somewhere with a stitch or two so they don't fall out.

ROFLMAO....can you imagine....ten bucks worth of quarters falling from your chest and you trying to figure out an explanation.

I've never seen fishing weights, but I'm wondering if you could even sew them inside your clothes somewhere with a stitch or two so they don't fall out.

The weights are meant to be tied on to fishing lines so they have holes in them. There are all kinds of shapes and sizes.

No fishermen in this group?

Re quarter rolls... I could just see you deadpanning to your Dr--"Need some change?" or

"I TOLD him to leave it on the dresser."

I'd probably just say something like, "Now how did THAT get there??"

how about those travel weights that you fill with Water? Get a big bra and tuck those away in there.

In the 70's, while going to rock concerts, I would tie those leather canteens full of wine to the area between my knee and ankle, around the calf. Bell bottoms were in style then and they are now. This way may be riskier though.

be careful about putting anything in a jacket. my nurse made me take off my shoes and jacket. if she/he asks you to pull your shirt just act really shy about showing any bra area (if you have weights there).