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Hello to all !

I am waiting to be banded. I am still fighting with my insurance company for approval but hope to be banded with or without their help in two months or so. I Love what Big Paul wrote !!! You are all an insiration to me and I value all of your opinions. Hopefully I will be able to give someone some insight into my experiences down the road.

Take care and Keep posting !!

Michele:clap2:

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Hi Neighbor - good luck on getting approved - who is you Ins Co ~ Maybe someone here can give you some info for the battle.

By the way I am in Colo

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Hi, thanks for responding. I have BCBS of Wyoming and they consider lap band investigational/experimental. I am appealing and hope an independant agency makes the call. Anyway, I'm excited to start my journey and congratulations on the success you've had!!

Michele

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Hi Michele,

Welcome to LBT! Good luck with your insurance and on your weight loss journey!

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Hi, well we have a great birthday then!! I've been reading all of the posts that people have put on here. Today I read a lot about the things you all eat on a normal day. You have lost quite a bit of weight. I am hoping to be banded in a few months. So are you doing anything special for your birthday?

Michele :)

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Congratulations!!

I am having a birthday/bandiversary celebration on July 8 with my banded friends and not banded friends. What do you have planned?

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Teresita,

I hope to have an anniversary as you do anytime in July. I hope all the issues will be cleared up with insurance and I can finally be banded. Again, congratulations on the success you've had so far on your journey.

Michele:clap2:

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Hellooooooooooooooooo from Idahooooooooooooooo. great to have you on the team, I have been keeping a short journal about my trip thus far if interested take a look at it, its open to the public.

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Dear Shackdog,

Wow!! you are doing great !!! Sometimes I get really scared and wonder if I will have some of the problems that some of the people have had. Band erosion, throwing up all of those things are nerve racking. Anyway, when I read that you have had so much success (and many others on here) I know that I am doing the right thing for my body. :biggrin1:

It took me years to finally realize that I couldn't do this weight loss thing ( I yo-yo-ed ) and that I needed to do something different.

Well take care and keep up the great work. Your successess help the rest of us know that the lapband is a great tool to help us achieve our own goals.

Michele:clap2:

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Hi Michele! Welcome to LBT!

I'm in Idaho too, but I spent a good portion of my life in Cody. What part of Wyoming are you in?

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Hi Photonut,

Cody is so beautiful !! I on the other hand live in the northeast corner of Wyoming. It is not as beautiful as Cody by a long shot but we are very close to the Black Hills. You too have had success with your band, I'm so happy to be going through the same successes that you have had.

Michele:)

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