Greetings.

My name is Jon and I am from Merritt Island, Florida. I am 36 years old and am currently 5'8" and 280lbs.

When I was younger I had no issues with my weight - then again being in the Marine Corps reserves and full time with the LAPD tends to keep you active enough so that it's hard to put on weight! Since I left California and moved back to Florida I haven't been nearly as active and put on a lot of weight. Being a desk jockey doesn't help that much either, nor does working 16 hour days. Recently my position at work has changed and I am only putting in 8 hours a day, so now is the right time to take it off!

Both my wife Sonya and I will be getting banded on the morning of Dec 8th - her first then me. Her brother will be staying with us for a little bit to help out.

I think this is something I should have done long ago, but because of how my company set us up with Cigna, Bariatric procedures are NOT covered, so we're both going through as self-funded.

We both look forward to losing all the weight we've put on throughout the years, and I personally look forward to getting even close to the weight I was back when I was in the Marine Corps :-) .

I'll see everyone around the forum!

Edited December 5, 200817 yr by JWhipple
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Congrats to both you and your wife. You both have made what I consider life changing and life saving decisions. I will be getting banded within the next month. I wish my husband could also, but he had some health issues in the past, so I don't think they will let him get it. Both of you be blessed.....

My wife had been planning on it for quite a while and was rather disappointed when she had all of her ducks in a row and then found out at the last minute that our insurance wouldn't cover it.

We sat back and waited a number of months to go by so that a settlement in a lawsuit would come through. Once that arrived, she asked if I was interested. Of course I said yes, so she got the ball rolling for me and now less than 1 month later from step 1 I am getting ready to have it done the same day.

I've got hopefully a long life ahead of me - Monday will be day #1 of the new life!

Wife got home at around 2pm, me at 4pm.

She was able to go out for a walk not too long after getting home - me, I just now woke up.

Honestly, I don't even remember getting home. All I can remember from the point of them putting the oxygen mask on me was one brief moment afterward with the nurse telling me that I got a bit rambunctious when I first came out of the anesthesia. I do also remember waking up in my bed here at the house and it feeling like I was so swollen up with gas that I could barely breathe, but after taking some really deep, slow breaths, I was fine.

Anyhow, I look forward to interacting with everyone here!

(I'm heading back to the rack now! LOL!)

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by JWhipple