I wanted to start a thread for those of us who are waiting "with bated breath" for our surgeries in March.

I am supposed to start Optifast on February 26th. I am currently waiting for the shipment, including my surgical package to be delivered. Once I get my package I am supposed to call the clinic.

Ever since committing to this surgery (which I am paying for myself via a personal loan) I have been obsessed with reading everything I can about it and about people who have had it. I am still kind of hoping for some kind of "divine word" about whether or not it is the right thing for me to do.

I am "only" 75 lbs over my ideal weight but am type II diabetic. I am trying to figure out if my reason for doing this is my health or my vanity or a combination of both. The diabetes needs to be gone (when I am 20 lbs lighter it is gone) but I am sure looking forward to losing the weight and actually keeping it off for more than 20 minutes...

March 5th 9am for me!!! :clap2:

Hey be pro active on letters and such. I had to do some calling to make sure things got faxed and such. They originally turned me down because my paperwork had an incorrect weight amount listed for me in Aug of 2002. It said my OBGYn had me at 161. I WISH!!!!! I wouldn't be needing a band if I could get there on my own. Icalled and sure enough it was a mistake (I knew I hadn't seen that number since the mid 80's)

They faxed the copy of the chart where I weighed 291 to the insurance and there you have it. Also my psyc eval was done in Aug. and the doc office still didn't have it in DEc. again I did the calling and it got done quicker.

Hang in there girl and I'm pulling for you to be a March Bandster!!! Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

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Also tomorrow is my Birthday Wheeeee!!!!!

Knowing I will have the band I am actually looking forward to all the years to come!

Happy Thursday... be back to edit in a minute... bumping for now

Well, I might not be getting banded on March 12 after all. On the advice of some of the people on this board and my husband I 'fessed up and told the nurse about being bulimic. She is going to have hte Doctor call me to see if surgery can procceed as planned. If he says no maybe I will take that as a sign it is not meant to be. I have been agonizing over this decision.

I am just so frustrated. I don't want to be a Goddess, or a model or a perfect size 6. I just want to have energy and to feel "normal" not like I am either depriving myself or eating myself into an early grave. I'm scared that I won't be able to do this on my own and that my diabetes is going ot either kill or maim me. I am scared that if I don't do something I am going to keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger.... I am scared that I will spend the money on the band and still not lose and still get bigger and bigger and bigger....

I want to be able to run with my children and ride my horse without feeling that there is some question about who exactly should be wearing the saddle. I want to be able to get on my horse without having to use a stool. I want to have sex with my husband without having to be self conscious about what my fat is doing and what noises it is making.

I want to cry.

Mommy202-have you heard from your Dr.? I want to tell you this:

Don't give up! If your bulimia issues are going to interfere with the banding process or jeopordize your health, you certainly want to work through those first. Be patient with yourself and take this one step at a time. This is a gradual process toward a healthier future.

Your children and husband love you no matter your size. I enjoy riding my horse too - and she doesn't care what size I am either. Try to let go of those negative thoughts. I'm sending prayers and positivity your way! :pray:

March 5th 9am for me!!! :clap2:

We'll be going through this together - on the same day! I got my insurance approval in the mail yesterday, so it's all falling in to place.

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I am hoping for March . I was aiming for February, but when I met with my Dr. on the 23rd he said if we can't get around the 1yr supervised diet i am going to have to wait a year. Today I go to my primary dr. to start my 1yr diet just in case.

The reason I might have to wait it because I have fairly large hernia (basketball size) that needs to be fixed, but the dr. would like to repair it after I have some weight off. So he is call the medical director of my insurance and explaining my situation and see if I can get it done sooner.

We'll be going through this together - on the same day! I got my insurance approval in the mail yesterday, so it's all falling in to place.

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Yea for March 5th!! Keep me posted!!

Hang in there girl and I'm pulling for you to be a March Bandster!!! Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks! I am hoping that everything will start going faster, now that my surgeon's office has re-faxed all the paperwork.

I hope I'm not jinxing myself by adding myself to this thread... LOL It looks like I'll have either a March 7th or 9th date... assuming the second surgeon is free that day as well... I hope either of THESE dates holds because the following week is spring break and recovery will be smoother if I don't have to worry about my night classes!!!

March is a good month to be banded, it's comming up a year now for me and I've lost 124lbs as of this morning.:whoo: I never could of done it without the band. Hi TracyinKS, it's me tannie from LCF!!

Sophia248

Thanks for the prayers and positivity. I can always use lots of both. I have not yet heard from my Doctor. I called the clinic again today and left a message. I have come to a certain peace about the matter finally. If the Doctor says it is not good for me then it is not good for me. He is the expert and has to make the decision based on all of the facts.

I have been asking for God's guidance on this decision and hope that the answer from God might come through my surgeon. Either way, life will go on. I just have to keep focussed on the many blessings in my life and remember that every single person in the world has their own trials and tribulations to deal with. In the "great grand scheme of things" being overweight is a far lighter cross to bear than some have.

Sophia248

Thanks for the prayers and positivity. I can always use lots of both. I have not yet heard from my Doctor. I called the clinic again today and left a message. I have come to a certain peace about the matter finally. If the Doctor says it is not good for me then it is not good for me. He is the expert and has to make the decision based on all of the facts.

I have been asking for God's guidance on this decision and hope that the answer from God might come through my surgeon. Either way, life will go on. I just have to keep focussed on the many blessings in my life and remember that every single person in the world has their own trials and tribulations to deal with. In the "great grand scheme of things" being overweight is a far lighter cross to bear than some have.

That's how I got my answer from the Lord. I prayed about the gastic bypass years ago before the lapband came out, and got a "NO" answer from the Lord. So this time I prayed about the band I saw someone who prayed and asked the Lord if it is meant to be to work it out thru their ins. company because the ins co would not cover the band. But the ins. co "somehow" changed their mind and covered the band for this lady. So I prayed that prayer too, and my ins co approved me in 3-4 days and all my tests, paperwork "everything" went very fast and smooth. I know it was the Sweet Lord. I hope you get your go ahead from the Lord. Sweet Blessings to you.

HELLO March Bandsters, and HELLO TANNIE!

I am awaiting insurance approval........

Tannie please post some inspiration for us March 07 wannabees! How about some pics or a NSV moment.... we need a pep talk over here!

March Bandster Babes!

TammyJ has taken over the thread since I have been scheduled in April

CarolynB - 03/01

Sophie248 - 3/05

GloGirl - 03/05 @ 9:00 a.m.

HeatherPA - 3/07 or 3/09 (no jinx here)

Mom202 - 03/12 in spirit:girl_hug:

Hotpink Bubbles 03/13

Kyethra - 03/14

TammyJ - 03/15

Machele - 03/16

WendyJ - 03/19

CrazyCran - 03/21

Eclipse - 03/21

ClickerSister - pending

Reesh - pending for early March

Sara Mos - pending

ginabobeana - Pending

mdicurn - Pending

Laurend - Pending

SusaninKC - Pending

TracyinKS - Bumped to April 26, 2007 (insurance approved 1/30!)

Sorry no pics to post, first of all I don't know how to do it, and I don't take many pics of myself. I do have alot of before pics none after having lost over 100 lbs.:omg: Anywayz here are some nsv off the top of my head. This is from going from over 400 lbs to 297. I still have a ways to go.

face is not fat anymore

no double chin

I look younger and prettier

went from a sz 34w to 24w (for now)

more confident

better outlook for my future that I will succeed

shoe sz 11w to 9w (so far)

wedding ring falls off (I wear a sz 7 gold band in front of my sz 11 ring)

clothes too big

some people don't recognize me from 1st glance

I get more attention

Get hit on by men and women:eek:

I take care of myself better

I pay more attention to my hair and makeup

Just paid 2,500 for a great smile:biggrin1: I feel I'm worth it now.

That's just from the top of my head!!