jeano3
I am a 41 year old wife and mother I have been struggling with my weight since my teens. I have tried every diet there is out there, some worked, some didn't.....I never reached my goal on any of them, and always re-gained the weight back and then some...I am currently at my highest weight of 265lbs. I discovered the Lap band while searching on the web. My husband and I went to the information meeting at the hospital...We were both concerned of the risk involved in weight loss surgery. On the way home from the meeting my husband could not understand why I would risk any type of surgery just to get thin.. (he likes me just the way I am) Then I explained to him what It feels like being this heavy, and how my weight effects more than just how I look, it's how I feel, it effects my self confidence. I think he understood because the next morning he called the insurance company to make sure they would cover the surgery and what my next step would be.... I called the surgeon and have a consultation on 12-1-2006 and the nutritionist appt that same day. I am so looking forward to this journey...This web site has given me so much information and I am so inspired by everyone....
Visit with Surgeon went well, Dec 11th and 12th tests were done..all looks good. Went to see PCP he was a little mad, that I did not go to him first..I had not seen him in 2 years and he thought I was no longer his patient, ..anyways he gave his blessing and we parted ways... I now have a new pcp. I was waiting and waiting for insurance papers to be filed... come to find out the insurance person at surgeons office left and left everything un-done!!!! Was begining to get discouraged, my surgeon goes out for maternity leave in Feb, and I am anxious to get this done...So my hubby got on the phone and called the insurance company and the surgeons office and got it all done!!! I now have a date of 1/16/2007!!!!! which is next week!!!
