I have been posting and commenting throughout. This website and everyone is great and awesome!

Well, I had my PCP visit, psych visit & surgeon visit. My PCP is very excited for me. The referral lady is goofy. She sent the referral with the incorrect DX. The surgeon's office and I got her straight. UGH!

My psych visit went well. The LSCW was very impressed that I was educated about the surgery.

The surgeon is very nice. He is very straight forward, not too warm and fuzzy. That's okay with me.

Now I wait for Anthem to approve it. I'm attending the 4 hour meeting tomorrow so as soon as it is approved, the surgery date can be set.

WHOO! c:clap2:

<p>Ahhhh....I can't wait to be in your same shoes. I'm actually still in the beg process of this....so congratulations....and good luck...let us know when you get approved!<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/clap2.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Clap2" smilieid="217" class="inlineimg" /></p>

I'm waiting to be banded too! I finally have an appointment with....I'm not sure who, but they approved my insurance and I guess I'm considered a new patient. I have been looking into this for several months and once I made the decision that this was the right thing for me, it can't happen fast enough.

I've really enjoyed this forum and have learned alot!!!!! Some of you are very funny and I have appreciated the honesty.

My sister in law had lapband surgery 3 years ago and tried to convince me to do the same. At the time I felt weight loss surgery was for the weak and I was just going to tough it out and lose the weight myself. I've only gained 30 lbs. since then. LOL!

I have realized through reading everything I possibly can from this forum that people who have had lapband surgery are some very tough individuals. It makes me proud to think that I could count myself as one of them some day. (soon I hope). I know now that being banded is really hard. I'm sure I will work harder for this than anything I've ever done, and I'm up for it!

I know I will probably cry after surgery and miss food, I know I will probably barf at a restaraunt as I get familar with what I can tolerate. I know there will be bad days and I may have thoughts that maybe I shouldn't have done it. I know I will be afraid....afraid of success, and I know now that this will all be normal, because I've read it all here.

Thank you all for your strength and for encouraging one another.