Entries for April 2008

I just wanted to blog a little about how gradeful I am for the friends I have made on this website. MI and Poo are my rocks, and everyone else, for the most part, has been so awesome. I really love being around such wonderful people.

Thank you!

Hi! I underwent LAP-BAND^® surgery on 4-22-08. The surgery went well and I'm recovering nicely at home. I've heard that some people return to work amost immediately after surgery, but they must be alot younger and heartier than I! Anyway, I'm hoping to hear from others about their banding experience, tips, suggestions, etc. I'm especially interested in how much weight you've lost in what period of time and how many fills everyone has had. Thanks for sharing!

I'm known with my immediate family and friends as a pessimist, I'm trying to change that slowly so I won't die early like my grandma who was a really unhappy lady. I believe those emotions transcend into your body and makes you unhealthy at times. Let me add something to my earlier post.

If I submit my app Wednesday, they get it May 1st, review it, call me and approve me May 14th, I could be in the classes as early as September 14th. The eight week class would end November 14th, and...

Just a thought I wanted to post. I see so many introductions here, and most of the people I meet in the chat are like me, awaiting approval or in the middle of their 6-mo doctor supervised diet.

Anyway, I wanted to just ponder it. I usually ALWAYS have some endevour I'm pursuing to lose weight, once and for all! Since I consider it the main hindrance in my life. Like I said in my past blog, it could be weight watchers, nutrisystem, even thought of self-sabotage like laxatives, but...

Although it wasn't any an approval, I still got to hear from the Kaiser Weight Management Program today.

I met a woman named Tina on obesityhelp.com. Although she had bypass, she's been such a joy and help! If any of you have smaller insurances (not BCBS or Aetna) and they are area specific (Like Kaiser) Obesityhelp.com is such an amazing site to search for other people with your insurance! I highly recommend it.

Anyway, Tina told me to call the department and ask for a...