Moving forward, got insurance approval today! Yae. I didn't think I'd be this excited, but I am. After jumping through insurance hoops for 7 months this is awesome. 15 days till surgery. Have to call doc office tomorow and get all the details like what pre-surgery diet does my doc require? And yae me on my first topic start. I also decided I'm going to keep a journal, which I'll start today. Found several oneline ones. Only thing left is to get a good pre-surgery pic.

congratulations! I am having my surgery TOMMORROW MORNING ,DEC 13th ! , CANT WAIT !!HAVE TO BE THERE 5;45 AM! dr neal is also my dr, and lucky for me he didnt put me on a diet for 2 weeks beforehand, he just told me not to gain any weight, and lose a few lbs if possible. i lost 5 in 2 weeks. today was pre-op, easy and quick. i will let everyone know how it goes tommorrow. congrats and best of luck to you!

oh, and i forgot to tell you, there is a LapBand Support Group meeting tommorrow night, dec 13th 6pm at Harrison Hospital- Silverdale, in the Orchid Room. (downstairs- bottom level) great group of people, very supportive and helpful. i encourage you to go.i will be there if im feeling up to it, but kind of guessing i wont.

Dr. Neal too, cool. We should keep in touch. I got approval today, but haven't talked to the office about the specifics d/t I work nights so by the time i called the lady I needed was gone for the day. I heard Dr Neal didnt' require any special pre-diet, but I wasn't sure. I already lost 18 pounds in the last 6 months with the nutritionist, which Dr Neal was pleased with. I was wondering about support groups, but I work Tuesday nights starting at 7pm, so maybe there's another one you know of or i can find. I work Sun Mon Tue nights. I'm so excited for you, I hope you put up pics soon. But seriously, let's keep in touch. I'm so excited for you!