I recently got approved and surgery is scheduled on November 4th in Chicago! I'd love to talk to and meet others who are getting or have been recently banded. I'm 23 and living in the Chicagoland area. I'd really love to talk to all of you and track our progress together!

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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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.

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.

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!

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

I will. Good luck, tomorrow!

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!

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.

Glad it went well for you twinsmommy. Best wishes to you on a smooth recovery.