I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Does anyone else know they are having surgery in July?

Be patient grasshopper they will come! Just keep posting and keeping this thread close to the top.. as more get their dates they will come looking for others and I think Lucky 7's is a GREAT NAME!!!!!!!!

Thanks tracy, I'm trying to keep myself together until the surgery date.

If you bump it, they will come. lol!

evilah

Me, me! Well, probably, since my consult is in late June, and they told me that they'd have me done before I change policies on August 2nd.

lauren! YAY!

That's awesome. How long have you been waiting?

Evilah

(I started deciding I wanted to go this route in february after swearing to lose weight in June of last year, and I lost 27, gained back 15, so here I am.)

lauren! YAY!

That's awesome. How long have you been waiting?

In total? Since late October. But I had to change from my original surgeon in late January, after all my stuff had been submitted to insurance, because I found out that they wouldn't pay for that surgeon. I have been waiting since then with this other surgeon. There's just been a lot of problems with the offices of both surgeons losing or failing to send materials, waiting for appointments, having tests dones, etc. I've lost probably a total of a couple of months just because faxes didn't get to the right offices or the offices lost my stuff. As you can imagine, it's very frustrating, especially when you see lots of people that started the process after you getting banded before you.

But the wait is almost over! Now I need to start finding good Protein sources and making reservations at a motel for the nights my nutrition classes are on (7 1/2 hour drive one way to the surgeon's office).

I did alot of faxing to get the insurance process moving. I can't believe I'm still out in July. I was sure I was going to be done in June. The coordinator "broke the news" to me yesterday. I had my intake in April and at the seminar I was told the surgery for insurance is 6 weeks out from intake including insurance approvals, etc. I gathered and submitted my weight history myself and repeatedly called my insurance and still I am 3 months out from intake for surgery. That's TWICE the amount of time... I'm so glad everything is coming together for you! I'm nervous and excited and I don't know what to eat. My problem is that I go up and down with my weight. I know how to lose weight, I just don't know how not to gain it during stressful times. That's like the story of my life, gain during stressful times, lose during peaceful times. Summers are usually when I lose weight and I normally I would be on a huge diet/excercise adventure right now, but I'm confused and I don't know if I should have my last go with food, see how much I can lose before the surgery, load up on Vitamins and good stuff so I can heal... I don't know! I am excercising and taking vitamins to keep my body healthy so I can heal. Currently fighting some nasty allergies!

How are you?

Evilah

Just think, the more you lose now, the less you have to lose after you're banded.

I'm pretty good. Tired, though, but I think that is because I don't get enough Protein. I'm starting to think I might have sleep apnea, also, so I really wish I had gotten tested for it.

Oh yeah, go get tested for sleep apnea. If you have any neck fat at all you probably have it. Not to be a doomsdayer but I think that's the way dr.'s look at it too... outside neck fat=inside neck fat=airway occlusion

Evilah

Has anyone else found out their July surgery date?

I was originally scheduled for the 10th, but can't find any childcare for the 4-6 weeks of no lifting... ugh.

Evilah

Doc says if all goes well July 9th is my big/little day

I'm excited and nervous at the same time. The one doc

looked at me felt my neck and said yup you can have the surgery

I don't know what I was expecting but I know it was more Than that

good luck to all

Count me in as a Lucky #7. My surgery date (I found out today!) is July 10th!!

~*Ash*~

Love the name. another is Lucky 7s - 7/07. There is a July 2007 thread that has been ongoing for short while. Join us there and invite everyone over so we call hall have a cool name like the other months. I don't have a date yet but anticipate July. I welcome all and look forward to getting to know you all.

sunny

Hi everyone! I am proud to be a Lucky 7'er. July 25th is the big day for me.

I see there are 2 threads for us July Bandsters. I guess we all need to meet up in one of them.

Here's the link for the other one: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/july-2007-bandsters-35694/index2.html

I am so excited!

I think Lucky 707 is a good name.