So I had to get to a certain weight before my ins co would approve my banding. Well, at weigh-in yesterday at the Dr. I made it!!! They are calling the ins co today or tomorrow to finalize the approval. I have to have a GI Scope first(Feb 15), so I'll be out of work for a day for that, then I'm ok for banding. I hope to have that date in a week!! I'm getting fustrated on how long this has taken (been about 14 months since I started this). Dr hs requested that I continue to lose a pound a week (ugh!), and has said I will be out of work for 4 weeks (because I do a bit of lifting -computers). The Boss wasn't happy about that!! Oh well! Thanks for listening!!

--Heather.

I thought that i would do banding within the same month I started my paperwork and stuff..lol but still waiting on my doctor to write a letter and submit paper work to the surgeon. I've already been to the seminar, dietician and the therapist. I guess its taking my doctor awhile to do the paper work cuz he told me "the lapband doesnt work" lol asshole. He better hurry with the stuff. I am hoping I can have it now at end of Feb early march. As far as my job. I got 3 weeks of pto still, and I should be able to return to work. I just stand for long periods of time.