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Alexandra

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Alexandra    55

Alexandra
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:whoo: I'M APPROVED FOR RE-BANDING!!! :whoo:

My cell phone rang while I was on line at a department store...buying pants in a larger size! So not only was it the best phone call I've had in a loooong time, but the timing couldn't have been better. I saved another $50 by putting the pants back! :lol:

August 13 can't come soon enough for me. I am one happy camper!! :cheer2::P:Banane42::confused::woot:

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TexasBecky    1

TexasBecky
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Congrats! That is such great news for you. I've been following your posts and I know this is a big deal. Did you win an appeal or change insurance? Will you be getting the same kind of band you had before? I'm getting banded for the first time on August 2nd and can't wait.

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Alexandra    55

Alexandra
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Congrats! That is such great news for you. I've been following your posts and I know this is a big deal. Did you win an appeal or change insurance? Will you be getting the same kind of band you had before? I'm getting banded for the first time on August 2nd and can't wait.

I had to change carriers. My old carrier--which I'd switched to a year ago because my doctors dropped out of my OLD old carrier--twice denied my request for rebanding. They were a band-friendly carrier who paid for fills and other things, but felt that with a BMI of 30-31 I just didn't qualify for placement of a lapband. The fact that I'd had my band removed due to medical necessity made no difference.

LUCKILY, I happen to be an insurance broker and my company's anniversary was coming up. I asked my doctor's office which insurer they'd recommend for this situation, and they didn't hesitate to recommend Horizon BCBS of NJ. And, LUCKILY, Horizon happens to have a slew of new plans available that are more affordable than ever and have the benefits I need. So all these things came together to allow me to change to the right plan on July 1.

My doctor's office submitted the request only yesterday, I think. ONE DAY! What a wonderful way to start the weekend. :whoo:

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areellady    1

areellady
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YEEEEEAAAAAAA!!! Good for you!! You are so upbeat about your situation! I am SOOO glad that you got approved. Deanna

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sallyjo    0

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Alex, I am so proud for you. Just hang in and you will be back with us before you know it ( not that you ever left us ). I have been keeping up with you and praying, I just don't post much anymore but have been reading yours since before I got banded. I'm going on 15 months out and doing great. Almost at goal. The best to you.:whoo:

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Chickie    15

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You must be so thrilled, relieved, and excited!! Congratulations on such fast approval, and your new banding date!!

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chimboree26    24

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Congratulations!!! I know you are beyond thrilled. We are all so excited for you. :clap2:

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GR8    1

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Yahooooo! I am so happy for you!

You are such an inspiration to so many of us.

Hugs!

Gina

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NimbleBean    2

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Alex,

Yippee and Congratulations!

You are so supportive of all of us here that it's great to be able to offer our support back to you! Keep us posted!

Cheers,

Margaret

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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