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RisaAnn1976    0

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This is my first time posting here. I had my first appointment with my surgeon (Dr. Benjamin Hung) in November 0f 2006, I was told that my insurance would not cover the lap band surgery, so I told myself to take a month and think about if I really truely wanted to do this. A month later I called the surgeons nurse and said let's proceed, I am ready to invest $14,000 in myself, my future and my health. I have already had my Psych eval, and meet with the dietician and passed both with flying colors, I went to a pre-op support group, and I have my final appointment with the pulmonologist (sp?) this Tuesday and if I have her okay I will get a surgery date (which I have been told will be sometime in February)! I am so excited and can't wait to proceed.

A little about myself, I am 30, I am recently divorced, and amazingly life has never been better, after my divorce I made a promise to myself that I want to be healthy in all aspects of my life. My marriage was damiging to me in all areas of my life and I will never go back to living life like that. My two dogs Summer (Labordoodle) and Sox (Schnazer, German Shepard mix) are the loves of my life right now. I have a BMI of 44, and have type two diabetes.

I have lurked around the posts here for about a month and have learned so much information, it is so wonderful to have such a resource from real people who are experiencing the same things.

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shutuplena    0

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Good for you that you're moving on with your life. You're moving in the right direction and you've come to the right place. Good luck!

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Welcome to the lapbandtalk forum. You will find a ton of information here. Congrats on moving forward with your surgery. I think it is very noble of those who want the surgery and have to do self pay. I think you will find that you diabetes will go away in a few months. Best of luck to you on this journey.

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Congrats and welcome! I applaud you for moving on with your life. Best of luck to you-Gigi

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