Hi there. I don't see a thread started for waiting to be approved for January 2008 bandsters.

I hope to be a January bandster...my best new year start ever!

I will be submitting to insurance soon. Thought we could give each other support until approval.:ranger:

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!!!

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.

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:

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

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

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.

boy that was fast!!! congratulations!!! we're all entering our own journeys....shaorn:)

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!

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.

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!

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.

I got a date!

February 4, 2008!!!

THAT IS SO GREAT CONGRATULATIONS! (SP) ANYWAYS HERE IS A BIG HUG ooooooooooo

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:

StLouisGal when is your date I still see at TBA on your signature.???!

What's going on over there in StLouis?

Wouldn't be awesome if we got the same date!!

No preop from what I was told at initial consult but that can change when I go for my second consult on Jan 30 after the surgeon reviews all the lab testing results.

I am still putting myself on a liquid diet for 5 days prior to surgery just so I can mentally be ok with it. After reading so much about the liver this and the liver that....I'd rather help the situation even if not required.

How about you do you have a preop diet?