It's hard playing the waiting game. I just called insurance and they said they'd have my answer by the 7th letting me know if they will approve me or not. This has been a 7 month long journey and I've been obese for like what 9 years now.. what's one more week, right?? well, let me tell you...

It's such an emotional thing, especially since I've been on this forum for a few months now and I litterally became addicted to this place... if I get turned down, that means I won't be part of this forum anymore.... I would be like the weird lapband forum stalker who can't get a lapband or something if I kept coming here, right?... I'll be the non-banded freakshow. LOL. Yeah, trying to add humour here, is it working???

Some will probably say just to take out a loan and get it, but, I can't financially do that and do not want to get me and my husband into a rutt we cannot escape; especially being a homeowner, never knowing when the A/C will die, or the garage door will break, or whatever..

I'm so scared of hearing no, that it's causing me to not sleep at night, butterflies all the time, and hives on my back.... I will feel like my life will be over if I hear 'no'. I know it won't be, but I will feel odd coming to this forum anymore if I'm never going to be banded...

And all will be revealed in .... 8 days. :tongue: 8 Days of hell waiting.

Thanks everyone! Yes, I got a date of February 27th to get my surgery!!! I have to start the South Beach diet phase one 10 days before my surgery date, so I'll start that on the 17th, maybe even before that.. my pre-op is on Monday the 4th. Wooohooo. I hope I"m as successful as you guys are!!!