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Waiting for Approval

4jin

By 4jin, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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4jin    0

4jin
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:)

loving it!!!!!!

I have to say it again APPROVED..oh..yeah...APPROVED...oh...yeah..

ok enough...

I am calling surgeon's office this morning to let them know. I am sure I need to go in for another consult and I think then I can talk surgery schedule.

Bet your bottom dollar....as soon as I have surgery date.....You guys will know!!!!!!!!!!

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I can't believe I still have a chance of being a January bandster!!!!

But regardless I am an honorary member and proud of it!!!

THANK YOU....THANK YOU...THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!!!

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I received a call from the surgeon's office. She will be calling me next week to schedule the dietician appt, another doc consult and anesthesiologist pre-op something or the other....

So it looks like I will be a February bandster.

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Congratulations!

Your ball is finally rolling again.:( February will be here before you know it and you will be on the band wagon. :prrr: Waiting is the pits isn't it! :rose:

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4jin    0

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yes but the wait now doesn't bother me the insurance waiting game did! ughguughgh....I still say they are evil!!:(

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yes but the wait now doesn't bother me that much the insurance waiting game did! ughguughgh....I still say they are evil!!:(

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I found out on December 11 that I was getting my date moved to December 31. So it is entirely possible they can get you in if you do all your visits next week. My pre-opt appt at the hospital I got everything done, and I had to get a final paper signed by my PCP.

PUSH THEM to get everything done next week and band you by the 31st.

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Sunrise    0

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OMGoodness!!!!!!!!!!Great NEWs! 4jin

and guess what!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm approved today!10 day wait!

but...the other news is

the surgeon called me today...I asked him for one last research on my situation once I found that PCOS bandsters were having a hard time losing, maintaining and just regaining back....also the problem the with band slipping during pregnancy.

Well he said he highly recommends the gastric bypass. And yes, I trust him. I have a really bad advanced stage of PCOS. (poly cystic ovarian syndrome).

I've had three IVF's and made it to month 5 with all three babies. Because of PCOS, my male horomone overrides and slowly stops the babies heart beat. So they have to take the baby because my body never passes the baby on its own. PCOS is not my friend!

I'm sitting here scared with tears because I was hoping the band would work for someone like me.

I need all the prayers I can get!

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Sunrise!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I AM VERY EXCITED FOR YOU~~~!!!!!!!!

I have read PCOS gets better once you loose the weight. I would recommend you do more research. Remember bypass will give you the loss effect fast and drastically on your body. How does PCOS react to the bypass? Once you have lost the weight because of the malnutrition how long do they require you to wait to become pregnant?

If you do become pregnant what are the statistics/research for PCOS and bypass patients during a pregnancy say?

I don't want to be critical or take sides here. I am asking the kind of questions and answers I want evidence of if I were in your situation.

And indeed I will pray that GOD gives you the revelation of what is best for you and your future family.

I will try to look for some of these answers for you. If you want to talk feel free to PM me.

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4jin,

Thank you so much for responding. Yes, I have done the research and there are pro's and con's with either surgery. I'm still processing everything. PCOS is so damaging to one's body. I have an advanced stage of PCOS. Meaning 7-8 years without cycles, my levels are extremely high. Based on research dramatic weight loss is needed to help with PCOS. However, my biggest concern is my heart enlarging due to my sleep apena. If pregnacy doesn't happen, that's fine. With ever God's will is for that is fine with me. PCOS is a mess, you can lose weight with PCOS but it still causes the body to process food differently and the weight comes back.

Please keep me in your prayers. My focus is on my heart.

thank you 4JIN for communicating with me. I'm here to support you too! Keep me updated!

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oh wow. an enlarging heart is something to be extremely concerned about. Your doctor has probably encountered this before. If I were you I would do a free consultation with another surgeon don't say what the other surgeon suggested and just compare opinions. I will definitely keep you in my prayers so that he will bring forth the option that is best for you.

please keep me updated.

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StLouisGal    1

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That is sooo terrific :):hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray: You will be a February Banster, probably like me! I am so excited for you. Only five days til I find out when my surgery is. :biggrin5:

That is only two weeks away. WOW, Do you have to do a pre-op diet? I am so excited for you (ooops I already said that, but I am) :party:

Your long wait is nearly over. Congrats!:rolleyes2:

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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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