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I'm approved with BCBS of AL
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I called the surgeons office last week and found out that I have been approved!! As some of you may know, I found out the first of Feb. (which was the last month of my 6 month diet) that I was pregnant. The entire month of Feb was spent in and out of my OB's office due to complications. Yesterday, I had my HCG tested for the millionth time and it is going down... which means I miscarried. It never got over 300 so it shouldn't take long for it to be back to normal non pregnant numbers and I can then proceed with the lapband. I'd much rather still be pregnant right now but God has given me lots of peace in KNOWING that I can get pregnant.. after being told for 5 yrs that I can't without treatment. So I'm calling the surgeons office again tomorrow to get it scheduled. I still have to go through an all day nutrition class required by the surgeon so it'll probably be a while before the actual surgery but i'm hoping for March.
as far as the 6 month diet... i did stick to it to EXACTLY as directed. There was only one month I was concerned about and it was because I saw the nutritionist about 10 days before I should ( because she was going to be out on vacation the rest of the month) Obviously, that wasn't a problem. I only lost 13 pounds during that 6 months. I didn't focus on it at all in Feb. due to the pregnancy. I look forward to getting the surgery done, getting involved with a support group, getting serious about exercise, getting some weight off and getting pregnant again!!!!