Hi everyone, I'm Tammy from Kansas. I'm happy to have found this forum in my apps. There are a few abbreviation's you guys use and some I've figured out, but can I ask, what is Pbing?

Welcome, Tammy.

PBing is "Productive Burping" it is when you eat too big a bit, don't chew it enough or it gets stuck. Your mouth salivates a lot and then you spit up (just like a baby does) the food.

Are you thinking about getting the band, in pre op or post op? (Your profile is empty). Doesn't matter, you will find a lot of great information here, lots of great people. Keep asking questions.

Good luck to you.

Just wanted to welcome you to our humble community. You'll get a lot of support and questions answered here, so ask away.

~~~Stephanie

Thank you for that information. I've just finished my 6 month doctor supervised diet program and only lost 14 pounds. I saw a dietician once in the beginning but had no follow up with her so I don't know if that's enough or not. I have medicaid insurance and as of January they began covering lap band surgery.. I'm 5'8 and 275 lbs. with high blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep apnea, joint pain and herniated discs in my back and neck. Oh and borderline diabetic. My doctor agreed to refer me to the tallgrass bariatric center in Topeka so he's making the referral this month. I'm scheduled for the seminar next month an that's as far as I've gone on this journey. I'm not sure what the requirements with medicaid are. I tried to talk to them but got nowhere so if anyone has had medicaid insurance your input would be helpful. I'm really excited and hope I'm getting all my bases covered. I look forward to this forum. Glad I found you guys. I'm gathering much needed information... Any idea what my next steps might be?☺

Thank you Stephanie, its nice to meet you and I know I will have plenty of questions. I've been doing research since last July but I've learned more in this forum than what I've learned through my research. It's great to be here.

Good luck with your journey! I have med. insurance and I never once had to deal with them. Once I found the Doctor that I wanted, I tool all my info to them and they did all the paperwork and stuff for me. They let me know what all I had to do. My insurance required 5yr history of overweight, 6mths dr visits, 6mths nutritionist and BMI over 34. My doctor required me to lose 60lbs before I have surgery. I have one more month to go and 20lbs to go.

Hi Tammy

This is a great place for information.

I was self-pay.. but I've met some great people here and made a lot of great friends over the years.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

Julesdsrln

My doctor sent me to a dietitian the first month (January) but they didn't schedule any followups with her. I've finished the six months with my doctor but now I'm wondering if I'm going to have to see a dietitian for 6 months.

He didn't give me any amount if weight to loose. Was it your PCP that gave you those requirement's or the bariatric doctor?

Julesdarln

Btw, good luck with your last 20 lbs. i only lost an average if 4-5 lbs a month. You have it going for you girl...you can do it...