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3 Months post-op w/ pictures. - I am a little over 3 months post op.  I have been stuck at 200.00 for about a week...So close to ONEderland, but my body is being stubborn.  I'm sure I'll have a good loss soon!...

Half way there! - As of today I am officially half way to my goal weight!  I am VERY happy with that because my doctors said that I would lose slower because I had previously had a Lap-band.  I h...

Heading home! - I had surgery Tuesday and I am finally going home today! The surgery took almost six hours b/c of scar tissue and a difficult hiatal hernia repair. I have felt like I was hit by ...

Surgery is tomorrow!! - I just found out I need to be there at 8am! I am excited, nervous, and worried about my girls while I am out of commission but I am SO ready for this! Thank goodness I have amaz...

Feeding tube??? - I had my final pre-op appointment today and they said that I may have a feeding tube placed in the remnant stomach just in case there are any complications which prevent me from...

Mmmm...simple but yummy protein shake. - I started my two week pre-op diet today.  The first week is three low cal meals with three protein shakes.  Next week is all shakes.  In anticipation I ordered a few of the thin...

Woo Hoo! I'm Approved!!! Surgery March 19th!!! - I just got a call and Anthem BCBS has approved my surgery!  It only took about a week which is fantastic!!  They scheduled my date for March 19th with a final pre-op on the 7th!...

How long does the actual surgery take? - I know this is highly subjective and can vary person to person but my coworkers and I were talking about it at lunch and I wondered how long it actually takes.  I figured I woul...

Waiting for Approval! - So excited! My information was sent to my insurance company for pre-authorization yesterday.  I called the insurance company today to confirm it was received and the worker I ta...

So mad at myself! - I had an EGD scheduled for this morning.  it is my last test to be done before it gets submitted to the insurance.  I was up at 5:45 getting my kids things around and getting lu...

Something my three year old said... - I have been worried about having the surgery, and having a few doubts but if anything could have confirmed my choice to go ahead it was what my daughter said to me last night.  ...

Here I go!!! - Things are moving along quickly! I had my psych eval yesterday and today my first doctor consult! Excited to find out I do not have to have 6 months of supervised weight loss to ...

New here and had a Lap Band nightmare and now cons - I  had a Lapband done in 2006 that prolapsed and by the time it was removed I hadn't been able to keep down even water for over a week.  My weight dropped dangerously low and it...