Weigh under 250 lbs!

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reduce the pain in my knees/hips/ankles

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Look down and see my feet

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Andrew Aldridge M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Aldridge and the staff at Flagstaff Medical Center are wonderful!! I have not had my surgery yet! I am very impressed with all the entire staff at FMC!!

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A bit discouraged
on July 15, 2008 9:40 am

Well, I got a call from the doctors office telling me that my insurance company had approved me for lapband surgery BUT, I have a pre-existing something rather!!! So, I call the insurance company and (this is funny) BCBS of Az needs to have proof of prior coverage....DUH...so I had to call BCBS of NM and get a certificate of prior coverage...to fax to BCBS of Az!!! Tell me how that makes sense! Anyway, my surgery date has been moved to the 28th of August, I guess I cannot complain, I am very fortunate that my insurance is going to cover the surgery and I don't have to jump through hoops like a lot of other people that I have seen. None the less it is still a bit upsetting. On the brighter side of things, I do have more time to prepare myself.

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SCARED!! EXCITED!!! BUNDLE OF EMOTION!!
on July 5, 2008 1:12 pm

I am anxious to get started with my weight loss goals. I go to the hospital for my pre-op appt. on the 11th. My lap-band surgery is scheduled for the 21st of this month. In a way I feel like I am telling food good-bye!! That makes me happy, but I (this may sound weird) but i think i am mourning!! LOL! I have wanted this for a long time so....it's time to get more focused!!

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July 2008

My Story

Hi! I am Melissa, I am a mother of three beautiful kids; 2 girls and a boy. I raised my first 2 children by myself until I married my husband 7 years ago. I always lived a very active life, I guess married life will slow you down a bit! A year after my son was born I had to have a hysterectomy. Life after the surgery was like a whirlwind!! I could finally relate to my MOTHER!!! LOL! The weight progressive hid itself if different areas of my body...at first it wasn't so bad because I am pretty tall, once I hit 250 it was OVER for me. I tried so hard to loose the wieght but thanks to my hormones or lack there of...I gained 25 more pounds. I have not been the same person that I used to be in a long time! I miss playing with my kids, riding my bike, hiking, putting on a swimming suit and walking into the community pool (I hope by next summer when my son asks if I will take him swimming I can say yes!), working! I am a hair stylist, I have given up woking as one because it hurts so bad to be on my feet for so long! I hope that my journey takes me back to me!!! My surgery is on July the 21st and I am sooooo EXCITED!