I finally got my Realize band, this is my second day out of the hospital, I feel pretty good, besides the bloatiness and gas. Wow this gas is a killer. But I will make it through this. Just think, I'm on the loosers bench now. Can't wait to see the weight fall off. I'm so excited to get my life back, this weight was taking away everything in my future. So far no complaints. All my friends at the Church have been so good to me, the Preacher and his wife came over and brought me a fiberoptic angel, it's so pretty. The Church is backing me in all this. My husband has been so sweet to me, he's a great guy. The Surgeon Dr. Rapp did a wonderful job, and he's really a nice guy. The hospital was great, all the nurses were helpful. I'm home now and the rest is up to me now. Wish me luck please. I got a head start on my New Year Resolution, and I'm so glad.

I've got a Date with Dr. Rapp on November 12th 2008 to have the Realize lapband done. I'm so ready, I will work at it til I get my New Me. And I will never allow myself to get this way again... So Happy. And excited. I need all your help, and if anyone needs mine I will surely be there. Thanks to all my friends on OH.

Today I opened up an Insurance form saying I was denied the Lap band surgery. Even though the Insurance Co. considers candidates for Bariatric surgery with the BMI of 40+...   Even though I have a BMI of 46, and I have the presence of obesity related diagnoses (Hypertension and Obstructive sleep apnea) there was no evidence that I have undergone pre-operative medical, psychological and/or nutritional evaluation and education as required by the medical policy SURG.00024, Surgery for clinically Severe Obesity "Don't that sound "AWFUL?"
My Doctor didn't sent in my information yet, they were holding off because I had red flags all over me, warning them that I wasn't giving it my ALL. I showed no presences of exercise...I wasn't showing the Dr's office that I was willing to do my job in this WLS Man I never thought I would be in this condition. My physician in this WLS has all the evaluations, but they are holding onto them to see if I am willing to follow the program, I know that this is a good thing now, I'm sure they have a lot of people come in thinking that this is an easy way out... Anyway's I realize now that the Surgeon and nurses aren't against me, they're against my attitude "I wasn't trying to help myself"... Also the Lapband or any WLS isn't an easy fix, and I realize it now.  
"IT'S NOT AN EASY FIX"!!!  
I always thought that WLS was a BIG..."COP-OUT",
IT'S NOT These people work hard to get this operation.  They have to prove that they deserve it, if that makes sense. It does to me now, I got busy, I guess you could say I got my inner MOJO. This Lap band isn't just a button that you push and loose weight, it's a tool that you have to use it properly or it doesn't work. I think of it as a hammer, if you hold the hammer at the iron and hit a nail, it will take forever to get that nail knocked into the wood, you've got to hold, that hammer at the end of the handle and give it a good whack, and that nail drives into the wood easily. I've learned that through many of my WLS sessions, and from many of you that wrote in their profiles. I thank each of you for that. It's time for me to be a better Me. Yesterday I joined a fitness workout program, I worked out for about an hour and a half. I thought I would wake up sore, but I was surprised I felt a lot better. I'm so motivated now, and ready... Today is orientation at the gym, a personal trainer is going to show me around the gym and help me get acquainted to each machine. And again this is a tool, there's that tool thing again, I heard that before...You actually have to work it, YIKES!!! But here I am, I'm going into this "head first"... It's like testing the water, but jumping in without testing it, JUST jump in and get use to it right away, because this is your New You... I didn't quit there, I joined a Water Aerobics class also, I went last night to my first class. There was about 15 women and one man, they were all so friendly and none of them had as much weight as I do, but they all welcomed me with open arms... I had a blast, it was so much fun, but it was painful at times, I never realized you could sweat in the water... The instructor was this 72 year old lady that looked like a model, she was so pretty and fit, it showed me that I have hope... The water was warm and the water really gives you a great workout... I'm going to go out today and find me something to wear, I wore shorts and T-shirt and it didn't help me maneuver about, it was like a weight when I was trying to do some things...Hopefully I can find a store with bathing suit still on sale. I also need water shoes, the pool has a rough floor and I heard that it can cause you to have sores... I hate myself in a bathing suit, and I dread it, but just think "what a inspiration" I'll be to me, and others when I start looking like a normal human being...Anyway's this is my story and I know now that I'm sticking to it...