I understand your hesitation, but please help me out.

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[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

me liking your stuff wont do anything and so i wont..no offense

i feel clicking on links is dangerous but that being said..

you must like yourself first and make yourself well

i wish you all the best in your future with any WLS you do get..

[Jim1967 3,569]

Amanda, you might get better results if you post an actual direct legitimate link and not use bitmarks. URL redirection is threatening especially since no one knows you.

[Leena 108]

I responded to her other thread but will post it here as well.

Amanda- you may want to read the fine print of the contest rules, as well as what is and isn't covered. For example: an overnight hospital stay isn't covered. I know some people who've had lap abnd as a same day procedure and others who have stayed overnight. Given all of your other medical issues going on the likelyhood of having to stay over night increases. Also- complications aren't covered by the contest. Will your insurance cover complications?

Why won't your insurance cover the procedure? I watched your video and your husband was in uniform. I personally know 3 military wives who have had bariatric surgery of one sort or another. And another one who had a breast reduction that was medically needed- and her husband's insurance covered it.

When I had surgery a few years ago it was private insurance and I didn't meet their requirements as it was you had to be over a BMI of 35 for 5 years and I had only been over that for 4 years. I wasn't willing to wait yet another year and have my BMI creep up even further.

Your video also doesn't say how much you weigh, how tall you are, your BMI, etc

So, this seems a little shady. Upon some further research on your FB page you're linked to yourself: https://www.facebook...gins.5832/about And it looks like your avatar here. While the FB video you made doesn't.

If you're really just looking for a free surgery and people to vote for you who don't even know you, well good luck with that.

People here have had surgery, or are having it, worked hard to get here and have needed it.

Getting off my soapbox now.

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[Bandista 7,466]

Amanda, I hope you are able to get the medical care you deserve. I'm personally wary of linking to FB in any way because I'm not out there on FB with my weight loss journey. I guess in this day and age everyone is a little nervous but please know there is a lot of concern for your well being and best wishes for finding a solution.

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[Leena 108]

Amanda- please stop sending me private messages. It is completely out of line.

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[B-52 7,113]

I did follow your link...I did click to vote, but then a pop up came saying my profile including my friends list, etc, will be made available to others through that site.....

Sorry, but exited when I saw that.....there have been other Facebook pages - groups that want to post my info / profile also...yours is not unique....I just don't like putting my stuff "out there"

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[cheryl2586 3,053]

First of all if your husband is a veteran of any kind you get Tricare for life. I know of many people who served and have medical coverage the rest of their lives. I also don't get it. You have asthma which you will always have no matter how much you lose weight. You have esophagitis and gerd which is not always taken care of by the band. I don't think people are being rude but I don't want my information or my friends subjected to a page on Facebook. I think your friends on facebook who personally know you would be more willing to like this. I learned my lesson following links on facebook with two crashed computers.

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First of all if your husband is a veteran of any kind you get Tricare for life. I know of many people who served and have medical coverage the rest of their lives. I also don't get it. You have asthma which you will always have no matter how much you lose weight. You have esophagitis and gerd which is not always taken care of by the band. I don't think people are being rude but I don't want my information or my friends subjected to a page on Facebook. I think your friends on facebook who personally know you would be more willing to like this. I learned my lesson following links on facebook with two crashed computers.

My husband was medically SEPARATED not medically RETIRED therefore we do NOT get tricare for life. Goodness folks, scroll over if you don't want to help! Yes asthma, that I just developed in the last year is made worse by excess weight. My acid reflux was so bad at one point that it aspirated into my lungs putting me in the hospital with a pretty bad case of pneumonia amongst other things, then again I don't know why I feel I have to keep justifying myself to you people. Think what you want, done!

[dylanmiles23 2,198]

I was being treated for asthma for about 3-5 years with every kind of inhaler etc. every day. I coughed 24/7 all those years. I failed, meaning, I passed breathing tests. My lung doctor finally did the cameras down the throat into the lungs and found out I had a hernia and my stomach was in the wrong place. That day my lung doctor signed me up for the Lap Band and I never researched and didn't find this site until after the band. Before the surgery I took 6 pills a day just to eat so I wouldn't cough.

Has anyone done any kind of tests like that on you?

I wish you luck and hope you get the 'free' band. Just remember nothing is ever free. We all know that.