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Anyone getting banded in Nov?

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Bandista    7,466

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Hi there, congratulations! 15 days out and those early few days of pain then discomfort are a distant memory -- just kept getting myself up and walking and my body got all these new messages. The healing but also the new attitude of being a walker and a loser of weight. I don't think my body quite understood that before but it's getting it now! So happy, too. Just happier all-around. Out of food jail happy.

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kmb67    14

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LadyJ and Icy One, I'm right there with you--was hoping to be a Nov. bandster but my Drs office screwed up the paperwork. They are doing a peer to peer review with the insurance company today at 4:30 (if they don't screw that up too!) so I'm hoping to know something by the end of the day. If I get approved, I'll be a Dec. bandster. You're not alone, we can start a new group for us Dec. bandsters.

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Bandista    7,466

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LadyJ and Icy One, I'm right there with you--was hoping to be a Nov. bandster but my Drs office screwed up the paperwork. They are doing a peer to peer review with the insurance company today at 4:30 (if they don't screw that up too!) so I'm hoping to know something by the end of the day. If I get approved, I'll be a Dec. bandster. You're not alone, we can start a new group for us Dec. bandsters.

Hey, we're not letting you go that easily! Just think, a year from now we'll all be 2013 bandsters talking about how quickly a whole year passed. Wishing you the best for this afternoon's peer review. Hope you get the news soon and that's it's just what you want to hear!

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The Icy One    518

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Banded and on my way home! Woot! More later, still a tad foggy. :)

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yaya1397    79

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Banded and on my way home! Woot! More later, still a tad foggy. :)

Wow! That was fast! They are not keeping you overnight?

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The Icy One    518

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Wow! That was fast! They are not keeping you overnight?

Nope. Checked in at 5:45 left at nine. :) Headed home, as I type this. I have a cushy recliner with my name on it waiting for me. :D

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yaya1397    79

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Nope. Checked in at 5:45 left at nine. :) Headed home, as I type this. I have a cushy recliner with my name on it waiting for me. :D

I'm glad you're doing good. Get some rest then start walking around the house!

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The Icy One    518

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I am, thanks. :) I am home, chillin like a villain in my recliner, sipping warm tea and watching Top Chef. I have been trucking around the place, walking, too. Feeling pretty good. Tired but okay. Portie is a little ouchie but as long as I remember and watch how I move, not too bad. I'll live.:)

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I am, thanks. :) I am home, chillin like a villain in my recliner, sipping warm tea and watching Top Chef. I have been trucking around the place, walking, too. Feeling pretty good. Tired but okay. Portie is a little ouchie but as long as I remember and watch how I move, not too bad. I'll live. :)

:wub: Love the attitude!

tmf

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The Icy One    518

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I'm glad you're doing good. Get some rest then start walking around the house!

Thanks. :) I m convinced that a positive attitude is important. And I tend to be a bit irreverent about more minor medical stuff. A sense of humor makes it a little more fun. :)

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freedom4emjay    24

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sleep well tonight!! I leave for the hospital tomorrow at 5:30am! Please keep me in your prayers!

Nope. Checked in at 5:45 left at nine. :) Headed home, as I type this. I have a cushy recliner with my name on it waiting for me. :D

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bobbiejones27    17

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Congrats Icy. Glad it went well for you. Good luck freedom! I will be praying for you. I'm just around the corner. Getting banded next Tuesday!! Can't wait!

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The Icy One    518

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sleep well tonight!! I leave for the hospital tomorrow at 5:30am! Please keep me in your prayers!

I will. Good luck, tomorrow! :)

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The Icy One    518

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Congrats Icy. Glad it went well for you. Good luck freedom! I will be praying for you. I'm just around the corner. Getting banded next Tuesday!! Can't wait!

It's coming up fast and will be here before you know it! :)

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Twinsmommy0513    27

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Well everyone, i had my surgery this morning. Went pretty well. Doc even commented about how well i did on my diet because it was really easy for him. Home and resting for a while now. A little sore and the gas pain comes and goes but nothing that can't be handled.

Wishing everyone else well in the next couple of days. Lets do this. :)

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