Is there anyone out there with a February surgery date? I found out last week that mine is on February 1. Was shooting for December 06, then hoping for January 07, now thankful it's finally set for February! My surgery is scheduled with Dr. Malley in Kansas City.

I GOT THE CALL THIS MORNING! THEY MOVED FAST!!!!

IVE BEEN APPROVED!!!! WOOOOO!

:::insert cartwheel to be performed later HERE::::::

woo!

im approved! Even the nurse working for my insurance was happy for me. !

They may move me up to FEB 13.

I'll know soon. I kinda hope they dont! i just started the liquid diet!

eee!

Good Luck!!

Lapband4menow

Riley

Hoping all goes well

Terry

Just banded on 2/6.

Congratulations Eva !!! :clap2:

I hope all went well and your recovery is smooth and swift

keep use posted on your journey in Bandland !!!

Terry

I am getting banded on 2/20 by Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana. Today is my first day of the pre-op diet - so far so good!

Good luck to everyone!

~Sara

Hey, lizrbit, congratulations :clap2: Feb. 13 would be awesome. No time to worry:nervous

Good Journey,

Terri

Wow, Gas, Gas, Gas, it is annoying. The pain from it is gone but I just feel bloated. No appetite at all! I am trying to remember to drink to not get dehydrated. Is anyone else feeling like this? I am using gas x, and a heating pad as well as putting an ice pack on my stomach when it feels uncomfortable. :faint:

Banded on Feb. 5th by Dr. David Rohrer in Great Falls, Montana. No complications during surgery, was banded with the VG (Vanguard, large!) band which he primed with 3 mLs in surgery.

Feeling pretty good so far... just getting used to the small swallows thing.

So far so good. Just can't sit hunched over a computer very long though...

Good Luck Today

DmMedina

MarshallMG

Marissa424

Hope every thing goes smoothly!!

Terry

Hi all, back from the hospital today after being banded yesterday, everything went OK, and band is in place, liver as OK. But it hurts, I cannot lie on my back because my shoulders start to hurt a lot, and the gas is very anoying. hope it improves. Thanks for the support, this is a great place. LU all

Gday Feb Crew, Congrats to those who have been banded!:clap2:

Holy smokes gang, I am one week post op and have lost 2 kgs, which is just under 5 pounds I think!:biggrin1: Yay. Susannah

Wow, Gas, Gas, Gas, it is annoying. The pain from it is gone but I just feel bloated. No appetite at all! I am trying to remember to drink to not get dehydrated. Is anyone else feeling like this? I am using gas x, and a heating pad as well as putting an ice pack on my stomach when it feels uncomfortable. :faint:

Yes! I feel exactly the same way, despite taking the daily maximum of Gas X strips.

I'm trying to stay positive.... but I didn't get my scheduling call yesterday and I was very depressed about it..... (I am a planner by nature and my entire balance goes off if my plans go awry) ANNOYING HABBIT... especially for the men in my life! LOL... just ask my ex husband and my current dbf...

but today is a new day

:update: APRIL 26th, 2007

I guess BCBS has been approving LapBands like wild fire and since they (dr's affiliation) only have ONE center that accepts them (Menorah) I am bumped all the way to the end of April.

I am a bit depressed about the long wait, but am happy to at least HAVE a date and I was put on the cancellation call list.

:typing: Now I'm off to update my RL people who know.

Tacy Stay positive and we will be sending you "postive thought waves". Need you in this group, so call them and tell them that you are needed in the Feb. group.

Mel I feel your pain girl! Holy crap this gas is annoying. I want nothing to do with food really either and the gas is a killer.