Hello,

I have been reading the posts on these boards with interest and have learned a lot of good/useful information. I have already met with a dietician at the BIDMC (Beth Israel) in Boston and submitted my application. I am waiting for one of the bariatric nurses to call me, and then they will get together as a group and decide if I am a good candidate. I contacted my health insurance carrier and I meet their criteria, so they should pay for the surgery (less my deductible of course! :biggrin1: )

I am hoping to have the surgery in October. It would be an ideal time for me to do it.

I'm 290 pounds, 5'10", and looking forward to getting this weight off so I can.....

1) Sit in an airplane seat and be comfortable

2) Not always be so darn hot! (temperature wise! )

3) Be able to run and play and climb at the park with my neices and nephew and not be so darn out of breath.

4) Be able to buy clothes off the rack and FEEL comfortable in them

5) Say goodbye to "relaxed" fit anything

6) Buy shoes! I have a size 11wide foot...I read that some people go down shoe sizes when they lose weight...this is great!

7) Go on rides at an amusement park and not worry the bar will cut off my circulation!

8) Ride a bike

9) Buy a cute bathing suit in a COLOR other than black or dark blue

10) Get a "short" haircut and not worry my face is "too fat"

And a million other things...but basically I want to FEEL better, not always be hot or sweating when others aren't, not get out of breath and feel like I am GOING TO DIE because I climbed up some stairs.

Thanks to everyone on the boards who have been so open & honest about the procedure. I chose lap-band because it meant a less invasive surgery and a quicker recovery time.

Margie :smellie:

HI Margie,

Welcome! I too am in the process of (hopefully) being banded around Sept. or Oct., I meet requirements, etc. etc., and now I'm going through the classes and appointments that my insurance requires before I'm 100% approved. Anyway, reading your post, you sound like my twin! haha 5"10", (310 pounds for me), size 11 foot, want to comfortably sit in an airplane seat, and want to say good-bye to those darned relaxed fit jeans!

I've been visiting this site for a couple of months now, and it's awesome! I feel so prepared going in to all of this (well, as prepared as I CAN be anyway!) because of the posts that I read on here.

I currently live in San Francisco and I absolutely love it here, but I'm an east coast girl at heart... grew up in NY!

Anyway, welcome and keep in touch! :-)

-Kim

Kim,

Yes - we have very similar stats! I hope we are both v. lucky and lose well! Keep in touch, would love to hear from you.

Margie