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HI Y'all....

Well...I did it..made an call to the local dr. for a consultation for a banding.

I was introduce to this site by a new friend that is getting the procedure in a week or so.

I have been lurking around for a week or so...

Like most that I read...I am just tired of fighting the diet battle...I know I should do more exercise, etc...

I am excited about the possiblities, and am going to give it shot if I meet all the criteria.

I have enjoyed reading the helpful comments made by all those who offer help to others.

Please start your prayers for me, and I am sure you will see lots of silly, need help, type of questions from me soon.

All the best..

Ken

'bigguy'...I HATE BEING CALLED BIG GUY,,so I used it as my name here, for the movivational purposes...it will remind me whenever I log on...why I am here, doing this,

I know it might seen wierd...but it is the way my silly brain operates.:)

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Hey everyone,

I've known about lap-band for 3+ years now and for some reason it has been this week that just clicked and I finally realized that I've been fat for 10 years now (since I was 18) and that I'm not going to accomplish a 120lb weight loss without some major help...so I did it, I made an appt for a consult.

I *might* be getting insurance, they will probably have an exclusion on the policy so my guess is I'll be self-pay....investing money in me being happy, no question it's the right choice.

How did everyone else finally decide "enough trying to do this on my own, it's not working, let's look at other options"??? Just curious...

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Welcome Big Guy and Jtag! I just joined the bandsters this week and this forum has been a Godsend! I'm hoping my surgery will be in August.

How I made the decision - I'm basically a positive person - except when it comes to my weight issue which I've battled all my life. when I was in high school I weighed between 135 and 150 - yep thought I was fat! I'm 5'8". Then when I got married I thought I was fat. Then I had a kid and another and another. Now I AM fat! Anyway, my sister (who is so incredibly thin and has been all her life) sent me a DVD of "The Secret". I guess she heard about it on Oprah. It's a little hokey, but the message of positve thinking just really stuck. For some reason I looked at my weight issue a little differently that day and just believed I would lose weight. I had no idea how. That was just a month ago. One night about 3 weeks ago I just decided on a whim to Google "lap band". I spent about 3 hours researching the procedure and doctors. The doctor I've chose is 3 1/2 hours away, but I'm happy with my choice. I just feel an incredible draw to him! The next morning as I was getting ready for work I turned on the tv and there was a commercial for lap band! I knew it was meant to be!

Had my psych eval today and I "passed" with flying colors. The pyschologist told me she thought I'd do really well even with the pre surgery liquid diet. That's the only part of this whole process that I'm a little concerned about. all I need to do is talk to the dietician and my paprework will be sent in to insurance. I will be talking to her some time next week. They are allowing me to talk to her over the phone because of the distance. With everyone's summer vacations I couldn't get both appts at the same time

BE POSITIVE:)

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Welcome Big Guy, I am in you area just across the lake I am being banded Aug. 6 in Slidell. I am sure that you will soon be able to change that handle to, "used to be big guy" LOL.

Jim

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hi BigHarleyGuy,

good luck with the banding.

I am actually in Covington, I put down N.O. since most folks know of it.

I am talking with DR. Lavin'x office at the moment...will know more next week.

Peace..Ken

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Yup thats where I have been going, I have been seeing Dr. Warden. He will be doing my surgery. I have been well satisfied with them, except for when my doc told me I had to lose 40-50lbs BEFORE the surgery. But I have been doing well on the Optifast diet, and will stay on it until surgery. I may lose more than the 50lbs before the surgery, if I keep it up.

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