So I have the date for my surgery!! I have to do the liquid diet first for two weeks, which starts on the ninth of this month! Surgery is scheduled for the 27th at 11:30. I am so so excited, but also very nervous! I've waited for more than 6 months for this to happen! (I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for the insurance company, it was a pain, but they are paining for 80% of it, and that's a pretty good chunk) Well I hope to talk to some of you soon, I'm new to this site, so if anyone wants to talk or whatever, I'm here!

-Kelsey

I'm so excited for you Kelsey. I have been going to classes since November. My expected surgery date is February 2011. I'm not sure yet. I wish you the best. Also, I new to this site. I thought I could use all the support that I can get right now and post operative. Good luck.

So I have the date for my surgery!! I have to do the liquid diet first for two weeks, which starts on the ninth of this month! Surgery is scheduled for the 27th at 11:30. I am so so excited, but also very nervous! I've waited for more than 6 months for this to happen! (I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for the insurance company, it was a pain, but they are paining for 80% of it, and that's a pretty good chunk) Well I hope to talk to some of you soon, I'm new to this site, so if anyone wants to talk or whatever, I'm here!

-Kelsey

So I have the date for my surgery!! I have to do the liquid diet first for two weeks, which starts on the ninth of this month! Surgery is scheduled for the 27th at 11:30. I am so so excited, but also very nervous! I've waited for more than 6 months for this to happen! (I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for the insurance company, it was a pain, but they are paining for 80% of it, and that's a pretty good chunk) Well I hope to talk to some of you soon, I'm new to this site, so if anyone wants to talk or whatever, I'm here!

-Kelsey

Hello Kelsey and welcome to LBT. I'm pretty new too but I am also scheduled (tentatively) for the 27th. I'm still waiting on approval but my surgery center says I should be approved in plenty of time. I'm nervous and excited as well. It's a big step

Kelsey I just got my date today and it is the 28th!! I am just like you! Excited and a little nervous. I also just completed 6 months of Dr. supervised diet and therapist for my ins. company. They are paying 100% so as you say, it is worth it! I am hoping to learn a lot on this site. A friend who just had the band a few weeks ago told me this was a great site.

Good luck to you. We should monitor each others progress.

So I have the date for my surgery!! I have to do the liquid diet first for two weeks, which starts on the ninth of this month! Surgery is scheduled for the 27th at 11:30. I am so so excited, but also very nervous! I've waited for more than 6 months for this to happen! (I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for the insurance company, it was a pain, but they are paining for 80% of it, and that's a pretty good chunk) Well I hope to talk to some of you soon, I'm new to this site, so if anyone wants to talk or whatever, I'm here!

-Kelsey

Thank you for all the positivity and support!

And to Crossroads, I agree we should monitor each others progress and help each other since we are right there on the same boat!!

I too had to do the psyc evaluation, it didn't take as long as I thought it would though, which was good.

Hi, Kelsey! It looks like you and I will have the same surgery date.- the 27th. My insurance just approved me yesterday, so I am still pretty over-the-moon happy. I'm sure I'll get nervous/scared like most people, but it hasn't hit me yet. I tried to get banded 2 years ago but was denied by Tricare (not enough comorbid conditions). It was a big letdown, and reattempting it this time was difficult- I didn't want to get my hopes up. Anyway, all is well. Only 18 days until our new journey!

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I'm so excited for you Kelsey. I have been going to classes since November. My expected surgery date is February 2011. I'm not sure yet. I wish you the best. Also, I new to this site. I thought I could use all the support that I can get right now and post operative. Good luck.