The good news AND the bad news

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Good news 1: I got the job I interviewed for last week. Yippee! 50% pay increase and half the trip to work.

Good news 2: I had a fill last Wednesday and I can't eat a whole plate of food anymore. This has happened before after a fill, but last time my restriction lasted for a few days and I'm hoping the new "tweak" will keep me restricted for a while because...

Bad news: Every single one of the insurance plan options at my new job specifically exclude bariatric surgery or the maintence thereof i.e. I have to self-pay for anymore fills...ever.

Those of you who have followed my journey know I only lost 11 lbs in the first 22 weeks after surgery. I am just now getting to the point of restriction, and I've lost 2 lbs in the last 2 weeks. It might seem a little slow to some, but I am thrilled with a pound a week. I want to keep losing like this. Guess I'll be shelling out a portion of that raise to the fill doc, huh?

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Kryssa

Banded 10/18/05
by Dr. Peter Henderson Jr.
1st Fill - 11/30/05 - 1.0cc
2nd Fill - 12/14/05 - 1.5cc
3rd Fill - 12/21/05 - 2.0cc
4th Fill - 01/25/06 - 2.2cc
5th Fill - 02/21/06 - 2.5cc
6th Fill - 03/29/06 - 2.7cc
7th Fill - 07/05/06 - 2.9cc
8th Fill - 08/09/06

311/261/245 /140

Congrats to you. FINALLY!!!!!!!

Keep up the good work

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Mary
Banded 12/22/05
Dr. Spiegal-Houston, TX
189/142/Goal 125

That is a excellent raise. It is well worth to have to pay for the fills as you making the money!!! Keep on pushing on an everything will work out...The raise will be here forever but the fills and maintence will somewhat drop off when your at 135 sexy pounds!!!! But then you will have to buy more clothing...what the hell. make money spend money!!!

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Banded May 9, 2006
5/24/06 (-18)
06/21/06 (-20) plus 3.cc fill total 38 lbs in six weeks
7/21/06 (-13) plus another 3.cc fill
09/28/06 (-27)down a total of 78 lbs :hungry: 1.0 cc fill to a total of 7.00
10/04/2006 total weight loss 80lbs!:clap2:
Tufts New England Medical Center
Kisses=Besos:kiss2:

you lost TWO POUNDS?! Excellent work there!

Perhaps because it is a pre-exsisting condition it would be covered? I'd look into that.

I'm so excited that you are finally starting to lose weight. Excellent news!

oh, heh, and congrats about your new job too :clap2:

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3/14/05 banded
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