Hey just wanted to start a thread with other people who will be getting the lap band in august (since there wasnt a sub forum for it ) Anybody have a date yet??

Im set for August 24 and cannot wait!:bored:

(was supposed to get it done on july 28th but sister's sweet sixteen is the day after so i had to move it :thumbup: oh well lol)

Hi....aren't you very excited! I am right with you...I'll have my band on August 7th...I'm sure there are more August bandsters out there. Well Justin, I have just started to plan for my preop weight loss! Difficult but do-able...how about you?

I'm beyond excited.:thumbup: I havent started preop diet plans yet. i go for presurgical testing and another info session on August 13th so i assume that i will be instructed what to do at that point:huh2:. august can't come soon enough!

Yay for getting the August group rolling, I've been waiting for someone too! I am scheduled for surgery August 14th, can't come soon enough! I look forward to all of us getting to know one another!

Yay for getting the August group rolling, I've been waiting for someone too! I am scheduled for surgery August 14th, can't come soon enough! I look forward to all of us getting to know one another!

Awesome!! im glad that others are getting it before me so i might be able to hear how yours went

Thanks for starting the August 2009 group! My surgery date is August 4th! My pre-op date is July 20th and I have to start the pre-op diet July 24th. I am just starting my list of what I need to purchase for pre and post op. I am very excited, but a little nervous! Nancy in MA

njs where in Mass are you from?? I am from peabody and having surgery @ Lahey clinic in Burlington. I'm excited to have a fellow mass person in the group!! :tongue2:

I am from Stoughton and I am having my surgery at Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood. When I psot a t home I am logged in as "njs", but when I am here at work I am logged in as "nancyjean", just so you know it's me!:tongue2: When is your surgery date??

Hi all, I am from Central IL, and my surgery is scheduled for August 7th ,in Champaign IL, I am so ready, I go for my pre op on the 15th of July,I could have had it earlier but i had my vacation already booked and we are going on a float trip so had to make it in August , oh well worked out for the best , As i can't get FMLA till July 28th. Ok i will quit rambling now, and i can't wait to get to know you all.

Erica

I met with my surgeon yesturday and I am now awaiting insurance approval. I was told that once I am approved I will be banded in August. I do not have a date yet. Can anyone tell me how long it took to get an approval from the insurance company?

I got my 6 months of dr. visits done in April and was sent to insurance , I got denied ,sent them more stuff got denied again, and then i sent it to appeals. It went to appeals on June 8, got word of approval from surgeons office on June23, the approval letter was actually dated for June 11. I have BCBS of IL what insurance do u have?Some insurance is nice and some is not, sorry did not mean to come off negative. Sure hope ur insurance pushes it through real quick.

Erica

Hi All!

I'm scheduled for surgery on Aug 3rd. That is if all goes well with insurance, still haven't gotten an approval/denial letter but I've jumped through all the hoops. Going on 3 years now since I started said hoop jumping. Keep my fingers crossed.

Hi, It's Nancy from MA.

Nice to see that our group has grown to 7 of us so far! I have all my final appointments before surgery on July 20th. Pre-registration at hospital and meet with the anesthesiologist at 9:30 AM, the surgeon at 11:30 AM, the psychologist at 3:00 PM and then ALL DONE till my surgery on August 4th. Yeah!!!!

We'll be able to all help each other! Yeah!

Hey All! I'm Jen and am having my surgery with Dr. Fielding in NYC. I had my consult with the Dr today and am scheduled for surgery on August 3rd. Office said I should hear about insurance within a week, so fingers crossed! I've heard horror stories about CIGNA, but the patient coordinator said I had everything I needed so here's hoping! Can't believe it's only a month away! I start my all liquid diet on July 20th and have pre-surgical testing on July 30th. Yipee!!

Hi, it's Vanessa from WV..

I have been going at this for a year now.. I gained during my 6 month supervised diet so I was "kicked back to class" and told to lose 20 pounds. I went for my surgeon consultation and he was pleased to know that I had lost 25 pounds and bought a gym membership ( i go everyday, faithfully) I got the call @ work today that my paperwork had been submitted BCBS of KY and if we get an approval the surgery date will "probably" be sometime in August. Hopefully I will get to post a date within the next 2 weeks. (fingers crossed)

I just had my "last" test. I also had many hoops. I started in August of last year. I know more about the inside of my body than I ever have had before.

I finally have insurance approval and I'm waiting for Phillippe Quilici's office to set a surgery date.

I'm hoping for a date in July or August at the latest.

It is so great to have people to share this strange journey with.

Thanks,

Sallie