Finally, after everyone answering my 1000 questions, LOL, I have an appointment to be banded on July 21, one day before my Birthday, what a present in Monterrey with Dr. Sanchez. Thank you everyone for your before help pretty soon I'll need your after help. I couldn't have gotten this far without your help.

Please keep me in your prayers as I take on this new journey.

Love you all,

Sherri

Congrats on setting your date! Will be praying for you!

That's great news Sherri....what a great birthday present!

My date for banding in July 17th so we will be going through this wonderful new experience together....my thoughts are with you so keep in touch!

Jo

Well I wish you nothing but good luck and good thoughts. I'll be thinking of you as well. Isn't this exciting.

I did get my bubble bursted somewhat tonight though. My 21 year old daughter is a Physician's asst. and when I told her tonight I wasn't waiting on the insurance she had a cow. She said NO your not getting it done there. You're going to wait and the insurance WILL eventually pay.

You know, that's not my only problem. All of the Doctor's here have done less than 500 of the lap bands. Now they done bunches of the Bypass by not the banding and in Mexico he's done more than 5000 but I just can't get my family on board. Oh well, life goes on.

Keep in touch and I'm so proud for you. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and especially on the 17th. Please keep in touch since we're having it done days apart.

Are you doing any preop dieting?

Sherri

Yes....I am very excited to be starting this journey and it's so nice to have someone who will be going through this at the same time.

I know what it's like when you decide you want the surgery.....you want it NOW!

I have been waiting for my insurance for 10 months and it's been the longest 10 months of my life.

I hate to say this but......IGNORE your daughter!!!

I'm sure she's just trying to be helpful because she loves you but this is such a personal journey and unless anyone has been through the anguish of failed diet after diet and having to carry all the excess weight around day after day then they have no idea what you are going through.

It takes alot of courage to finally admit you cannot "do it" any longer and decide to have surgery.....so I say go for it!

From what I've heard the Doctors in Mexico seem to be very competent and the fact that your Doctor has done 5000 LB surgeries more than speaks for itself.

I have an appointment on Friday with the Clinic Nurse and Dietician and I will know then whether I will have to preop diet.....I'm a little nervous and embarrassed about the dreaded weigh in and body measuring but I'm sure a few minutes of being uncomfortable will be worth it in the end.

Take care

Jo

Hi Sherri! My birthday is also on July 22nd!! Cool. I've never met anyone else who had the same birthday as me. You're giving yourself a great birthday present!! Congratulations.