Ok Banded pro's this is my first time posting , I would like to know if n e 1 has been banded in columbus, ohio at the Mt. Carmel hospital and if so how was your experience? I have just sent in my first set of paper work to be approve by their Dr. Also they are charging $300.00 for administrator fee (paper pushing to the Ins.), not to mention I will have to spend another $200.00 for their nutritionist and this $500.00 is not covered by my insurance:faint: . Are fee's normal? I was just wondering because I feel as much as the surgery cost, these things should be included! N E help would be nice

TM: Good luck on Wed. Make sure you Drink and walk. I will be thinking of you. Please let us all know how everything went and how you are feeling!! :smile2:

ThinnerMe - I'm thinking of you and will say a prayer for your successful surgery tomorow.

TM...yeah!..tomorrow's your big day! Good luck! We'll all be thinking of you and waiting to hear all about it.:crying:

Thanks so much for the prayers and well wishes! You guys are truely the best :thumbup:. Dr. Miller said he expects me to be home by Friday evening, so I will check in as soon as I can.

DH and I just spent the last hour deep cleaning the kitchen. He has a touch of OCD and HAD to pull out the stove and fridge TODAY to sweep and mop. Oh well, it is helping the time pass.

Everyone have a blessed afternoon.

Hugs and Prayers Angie!!!

good Luck Angie!!!!!

Thinking of you TM!!

Anyone going to be at the office tomorrow? I have a fill scheduled for 10am.

I will be at the office tomorrow at 9:15AM. I love those early appointments. Niki, I will probably miss you.

I'll be there at 11:30 probably miss you both at least hopefully for your sake!! Yeah I get my band back tomorrow!!!!

I will be there at 10. My fill is set for 10:15. Hope to see you there Niki

Has anyone noticed being more tired than they wish? I am trying to get a solid 7 hours of sleep and I just keep wanting more sleep. I have started this week taking some B12 vitamins to see if that helps with my energy level. It could just be a cumulative effect of stress from work, the funeral and weight loss but I was curious how others are doing on energy level. I see Dr. Miller next week for a checkup and I'm going to mention it to him. I think I'm getting enough protein in but I'll have to get more diligent again with using my online food tracker. I got off track with that once the personal life turned upside down a couple weeks ago. Thanks.

P.S. I'm praying for you ThinnerMe! Hope you'll be home from the hospital soon. (I think I remember that RNY is about 2.5-3 days in the hospital versus the overnight for lapband).

Okay, I saw this thread for "Hallow-Lean" to give myself a weight loss challenge and I signed up to kick my own butt in gear from Labor Day to Halloween. Anybody else game? Click on the link and add it there.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/hallow-lean-challenge-74140/index2.html

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Special K- are you watching your protien and getting enough? I was always tired after surgery and I had to keep reminding myself to get enough protien in. Also, do you take your multivitamins everyday? I also take a vitamin D with the multivitamins that I take. I am defiecient in vitamin D and that slows you down.

Special K, I am tired all the time. I am almost always napping by 2pm. (sometimes sooner) and in bed by 11pm. I was told it is because of my fibromyalgia flare-up, But, I am waiting to see what my blood has to say. Maybe if you have fibro, the stress could be making you have a small flare-up. just an idea. Hope you start feeling more energetic soon.

Kathy--YES!!! I have been really tired lately! Mine started a few weeks ago (after my TOM). I thought it was realated to that...but now it has been too long for that.

I am going to start taking my mulitvitamin again and see if that will help. I am in the same boat with getting lax with tracking my protein, so maybe that it the prob, too.