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TracyD
11-25-2008, 11:21 PM
Hello,
I'm hoping that all the November bansters will join the group so we can compare notes. I'll start:
My name is Tracy and I was banded on Nov. 20th. I have 3 boys and I'm finishing my teaching degree. My banding story happened really quick. My DH told me about a friend of his whose wife had the surgery and their insurance (same as ours) paid 100% of it. He asked if I was at all interested (very delicately of course) and I started doing the research. I finally called for information at a nearby physician and they made an appt for me on June 18, 2008. Insurance did pay 100%, and that day I started nutrition classes. With in 2 weeks I had all of my classes done and had lost enough for my letter to insurance. Everything else went smooth and I was scheduled for surgery on Oct. 9. Then 2 weeks before, I had a dr. visit and mentioned I thought I had Sleep Apnea. That put a stop to everything. Went for my sleep study and got a wonderful Cpap machine and was rescheduled for the 20th of Nov. I'm feeling pretty good today and actually snuck out for a quick drive to do some Christmas Shopping.

Can't wait to meet other November Bandsters.
Tracy:flowerysmile:

Phesty
12-04-2008, 08:40 PM
Hi Tracy! My name is Steph and I was banded on 11/18. I went to the doc on Monday and found out that I lost 13 pounds in 13 days! I was so excited!

GirlyGirl
12-05-2008, 12:00 AM
Hi Tracy and Steph, I was banded in June 08, but I'll keep an eye on your thread and jump in from time to time.... there is no thread on this forum sacred, we just jump in on everyone....! lol!

It's fun to have a thread to talk with people who are at the same stage! It's great that you started this one...

kat
12-05-2008, 07:10 AM
Hi All. My name is Kat and I was banded on November 6. Doing well! I lost about 15 pounds the first couple of weeks and nothing since then. No restriction at the moment, but my first fill is Dec. 15th - not so far away!
Feeling well, all things considered! My belly hurts when I bend over, but that's really the only discomfort. I can eat anything (darn!) - just trying to gut it out with willpower (we're all so good at that...) until my fill.
At least I haven't gained any of it back!
Good luck to all of you and hope you're doing well.