Hello everyone,

I started lurking on your board about 5 days ago...right after I scheduled the surgery date which is 4/22/08. :biggrin2: I am extremely excited and scared at the same time. My Anthem BC/BS would not pay so it falls all on me. I don't mind too much for it is an investment in me and I need to have the surgery.

The surgeon is Fairfield County Bariatrics - Dr. Timothy Ehrlich. I am just trying to read everything here to make sure I am ready and know what to expect. I will have to do the 2 wk pre op liquid diet (Optifast) and am wondering what flavors are good. Guess I should buy 1 of each to try now just to be safe!

Enough rambling....looking forward to making new friends here soon. Take care for now.....

Good luck to you. I had my operation on 3/12 and am re-couping now. My insurance would not pay either, but I felt for my health this was the right thing to do. I had to do a high protien diet so that was easy (meat and veggies) it really wasn't as hard as I thought, I guess when your ready your ready. I'm in Colorado and will be thinking of you! Good luck!

Good Luck to you ctcutie. I'm not sure what flavor..I didn't do a pre-op diet.

Welcome, I'm from Ct and had the same surgeon. Why not join the rest of the Ct family on the local support group page?

Scroll down on the main page to the "Support" Section, then look for USA, then click on CT and you'll find us.

I was a self pay, too. Don't regret it but I was hoping that would be my plastic surgery money!

Thanks to all of you for the very warm welcome. I willl join the CT group as soon as I figure out how. Have a wonderful day everyone!!:biggrin:

Thanks to all of you for the very warm welcome. I willl join the CT group as soon as I figure out how. Have a wonderful day everyone!!:biggrin:

I forgot to mention, once you're banded you should consider joining the support group for the month in which you have surgery. You'll be in the same place as that group and it can be very helpful.

I'm a regular on the November 2007 group and check in with the Ct. group as well.

There are groups for those that have to lose a lot and those that are almost to goal and age related groups, like those in their twenties or thirties or forties etc.

Always easy to find someone on the forum in the same situation or questions etc that you might have, so look around the forum. Once you get used to the layout of the forum it gets easier to find these.

Thank you I really appreciate your help and support.